Made Series

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Made Series
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Box set, CD+DVD, digital, play button and standard edition cover
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 3, 2016 (2016-02-03)
Studio YG (Seoul)
Genre
Length40:33
Label YGEX
Producer
Big Bang chronology
The Best of Big Bang 2006–2014
(2014)
Made Series
(2016)
Made
(2016)
Alternative cover
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CD+Blu-ray and limited edition cover

Made Series (stylized in all caps) is the fifth Japanese-language studio album by South Korean boy band Big Bang. The album was released in Japan through YGEX on February 3, 2016. [1] The eleven tracks includes Japanese versions of three of the group's Korean hits and the original eight songs from 4 single albums released in 2015.

Contents

Release

The album was released in seven different editions, including CD, Blu-ray, Photo book, music videos, dance videos, making of mv and live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015. [1] On January 6, 2016, the Japanese music video of "Loser" and "Bang Bang Bang" were released on their official channel on YouTube. [2] [3]

Reception and chart performance

The album sold 80,262 copies on the first day and charted at number one on Oricon daily album chart, [4] then in the first week the album sold 128,000 copies, breaking their own record of first-week sales which held by their previous album The Best of Big Bang 2006-2014 in 2014. [5] In the year end the album sold 201,227, ranking 20th on the best-selling album in Japan, and becomes the highest-charting album for Korean artist in 2016. [6]

The album was chosen as one of the best Japanese albums in 2016 by KKBox, while the Japanese version of "Bang Bang Bang" ranked 1st place on the top 10 track in Japan, and praising the song as energetic, and calling it a classical song from the band. [7]

The album won three awards in 31st Japan Gold Disc Award, best 3 albums in Asia, and the Japanese version of "Bang Bang Bang" won song of the year by download. [8]

Track listing

Disc 1: Made SeriesStandard and Digital edition [9]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Loser" (Japanese version) Teddy, T.O.P, G-Dragon, Sunny BoyTeddy, Taeyang Teddy3:41
2."Bang Bang Bang" (Japanese version)Teddy, G-Dragon, T.O.P, Verbal Teddy, G-DragonTeddy3:42
3."If You" (Japanese version)G-Dragon, Shoko Fujibayashi G-Dragon, P.K, Dee.PP.K, Dee.P4:27
4."Loser" (Korean version)Teddy, G-Dragon, T.O.P Teddy, TaeyangTeddy3:40
5."Bae Bae" (Korean version)Teddy, G-Dragon, T.O.PTeddy, G-Dragon, T.O.PTeddy2:50
6."Bang Bang Bang" (Korean version)Teddy, G-Dragon, T.O.PTeddy, G-DragonTeddy3:41
7."We Like 2 Party" (Korean version)Teddy, Kush, G-Dragon, T.O.PTeddy, Kush, Seo Won-jin, G-DragonTeddy, Kush3:16
8."If You" (Korean version)G-DragonG-Dragon, P.K, Dee.PP.K, Dee.P4:25
9."Sober" (Korean version)Teddy, G-Dragon, T.O.PTeddy, Choice37, G-DragonTeddy, Choice373:58
10."Let's Not Fall in Love" (Korean version)Teddy, G-DragonTeddy, G-DragonTeddy3:32
11."Zutter (GD & T.O.P)" (Korean version)Teddy, G-Dragon, T.O.PTeddy, G-Dragon, T.O.PTeddy3:17
Total length:40:33
Disc 2: CD+DVD Edition and CD+Blu-ray Edition – DVD and Blu-ray bonus tracks [9]
No.TitleLength
1."Loser" (Music video Japanese version) 
2."Bang Bang Bang" (Music video Japanese version) 
3."Loser" (Music video Korean version) 
4."Bae Bae" (Music video Korean version) 
5."Bang Bang Bang" (Music video Korean version) 
6."We Like 2 Party" (Music video Korean version) 
7."Sober" (Music video Korean version) 
8."Zutter" (Music video Korean version) 
9."Let’s Not Fall in Love" (Music video Korean version) 
10."Bang Bang Bang" (Live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015) 
11."Tonight" (Live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015) 
12."Hands Up" (Live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015) 
13."Loser" (Live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015) 
14."Bad Boy" (Live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015) 
15."We Like 2 Party" (Live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015) 
16."Bae Bae" (Live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015) 
17."Fantastic Baby" (Live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015) 
18."Koe o Kikasete" (Live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015) 
19."My Heaven" (Live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015) 
20."Feeling" (Live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015) 
21."Sober" (Live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015) 

Charts

Certifications and sales figures

Certifications and sales for Made Series
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [15] Gold202,600 [16]

Release history

Release history and formats for Made Series
RegionDateFormatLabel
Japan [1] February 3, 2016
YGEX
Various

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