Big Bang Made

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Big Bang Made
Big Bang Made film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byByun Jin Ho
Produced byOh Dong Won
Yang Min-suk (Executive supervisor)
Yang Hyun-suk (Executive producer)
Starring Big Bang
Production
company
Distributed byCGV
Release dates
  • June 28, 2016 (2016-06-28)(CGV Yeongdeungpo)
  • June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30)
Running time
122 minutes [1]
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box office$1.5 million [2] [3] [4]

Big Bang Made is a 2016 South Korean documentary film featuring popular boy band Big Bang on their tour, the Made World Tour in 2015, which became the most attended tour headlined by a Korean act in history. It was released in South Korea and Japan on June 30, 2016. [5] It is the band's first film, released to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their debut.

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Synopsis

In April 2015, BigBang made a comeback after a three-year hiatus as a group, and their Made World Tour ended with a great success drawing 1.5 million people worldwide. The movie follows BigBang from the beginning till the end of their world tour in a documentary format to give up close and personal view of their 340 day long journey on tour as they perform in 32 cities across 13 countries. [6] The movie shows the five singers off guard in their natural state, having fun on-stage during the concerts, as well as behind-the-scenes footage of the tour. The film also included interviews with each member. [7]

Cast

Release and reception

"Big Bang shines the most when they are just being themselves. The movie is a collection of such moments. Without any artificial setting, the camera follows Big Bang members and records them in their most natural state. As a result, viewers can see Big Bang members not only as artist but also just as guys next door."

— Big Bang 10 [8]

YG Entertainment released a series of teasers in anticipation of the movie release. On June 20, the first teaser was released with preview of G-Dragon interview, followed by Taeyang, T.O.P, Daesung, and Seungri each day after till June 24. [9] [10] Big Bang Made premiered at the CGV Yeongdeungpo in Seoul on June 28, 2016.

The film was released in 2D and also in a Screen X version at CGV theaters. [7] In addition to South Korea and Japan, the movie will receive a limited release in ten other countries including Singapore, Thailand, and United States. [11]

In South Korea, the movie drew 15,000 viewers across Korea in the first four days. [12] In the six days, the film earned $229,491 from 31,384 viewers from 53 theatres. [13] On July 14, the movie surpassed 50,000 viewers, making it the most viewed music documentary in Korea. [14] In Japan, the movie was screened across 51 theatres, drawing 50,000 viewers in the first four days. [15] [16] The movie drew 120,000 viewers in Japan in total. [11]

The film was released online in China through Tencent QQ on July 25, and within 24 hours it was watched by over 10 million people. [17]

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