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D-Lite
Kang Dae-sung (Hangul: 강대성; born April 26, 1989), better known mononymously as Daesung and his Japanese stage name D-Lite, is a South Korean singer, actor and television personality who made his musical debut in 2006 as a member of the South Korean boy band Big Bang under the record label YG Entertainment. He debuted as a solo artist in South Korea with the number one trot song "Look at Me, Gwisoon" in 2008. Since the inception of the Gaon Digital Chart in 2010, Daesung achieved two Top 10 songs, the digital single "Cotton Candy" and "Wings" from the Big Bang album '' Alive'' (2012). In 2013, he released his first solo album in Japan, ''D'scover'', under the label YGEX and embarked on his first Japanese tour. The following year, he released two more albums, ''D'slove'' and his first chart-topper, '' Delight.'' D'slove Tour made him the first Korean soloist to gather over 100,000 fans for two Japanese tours in a row. In 2017, he held his first solo Japanese dome tour, pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'scover
''D'scover'' is the debut Japanese studio album by South Korean artist, Daesung, also known by his Japanese stage name, D-Lite, member and main vocalist of boy band Big Bang. The album consists of a number of rearrangements and remakes of Japanese songs as well as multiple original pieces and was released on February 27, 2013. Background Following the success of Big Bang's fifth mini-album, '' Alive'', and their world tour, the members decided to pursue solo activities. During this time, the leader of Big Bang, G-Dragon released his first mini-album and plans were made for another solo album by vocalist, Taeyang. The remaining members, T.O.P and Seungri, undertook ventures away from music such as acting and hosting and guesting on Japanese variety TV shows. Daesung himself wanted to release an album in Japan and began making preparations in late 2012. Promotion Release On December 5, 2012, a press release was held by Daesung's label YG Entertainment revealing their intent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'slove
''D'slove'' is the second Japanese studio album by D-Lite (Daesung), member of the South Korean group Big Bang The Big Bang event is a physical theory that describes how the universe expanded from an initial state of high density and temperature. Various cosmological models of the Big Bang explain the evolution of the observable universe from the .... D'slove 2014 tour in Japan To support his album, D-Lite started his second Japanese tour, visiting 9 cities and drew a total of 170,000 fans from 17 shows, D-Lite become the first K-Pop artist to bring in more than 100,000 fans to his concert tour for two consecutive years. Track listing Charts Oricon Charts (Japan) Release history References {{Authority control 2014 albums Avex Group albums YG Entertainment albums Daesung albums Albums produced by G-Dragon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D-Day (D-Lite EP)
''D-Day'' is the second Japanese extended play of South Korean artist, Daesung, also known by his Japanese stage name, D-Lite, member of boy band Big Bang. The album was released digitally on March 28 and physically on April 12, 2017. Background and composition In December 2016, Daesung's first Dome Tour was announced, with shows in the Japanese cities of Saitama and Osaka. In support of this tour, a new album's name and release date was announced in February of the following year. ''D-Day'' contains seven songs written and composed by top Japanese artists, including Ayaka, Hata Motohiro and Mizuno Yoshiki. Kameda Seiji, who previously produced his Japanese covers album, ''D'scover'', will be the album's main producer. Daesung wrote some songs himself as well, including "Spring Breeze Melody." Compared to his previous album, Daesung stated that ''D-Day'' is more upbeat and energetic, and that he recorded with "the spirit of a 20-year-old." The track "Venus" is a funk song w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delight (D-Lite EP)
''Delight'' is the first Japanese extended play of South Korean artist, Daesung, also known by his Japanese stage name, D-Lite, member and lead vocalist of boy band Big Bang The Big Bang event is a physical theory that describes how the universe expanded from an initial state of high density and temperature. Various cosmological models of the Big Bang explain the evolution of the observable universe from the .... The album includes 9 versions of 4 songs, including 3 new enka songs, all of which recorded in Japanese. The album was released through 'Enka! Avex Produced by YGEX.' Background and release On September 18, 2014, YG Entertainment announced that Daesung will be releasing a concept album ''D-Lite'' on October 29 in celebration of year-end party season. The album will contain a total of nine tracks, including three new enka songs, the lead track will be "Look at me, GwiSoon", originally written by G-Dragon, but the Japanese lyrics will be written by Kenichi Mae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YG Entertainment
YG Entertainment Inc. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency established in 1996 by Yang Hyun-suk. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and music publishing house. In addition, the company operates a number of subsidiary ventures under a separate public traded company, YG Plus, which includes a clothing line, a golf management agency, and a cosmetics brand. Current artists include Sechs Kies, Big Bang (South Korean band), Big Bang, AKMU, Akdong Musician, Winner (band), Winner, iKon, Blackpink, and Treasure (band), Treasure as well as actors and actresses including Kang Dong-won, Choi Ji-woo, Cha Seung-won, Lee Sung-kyung, Jin Kyung, Jang Ki-yong, Yoo In-na, Son Na-eun, and Yoo Seung-ho. Other notable artists include Jeon Somi, who is under YG Entertainment's subsidiary The Black Label. Former artists include Wheesung, Epik High, 1TYM, Gummy (singer), Gummy, Seven (Kor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YG Family
YG Entertainment Inc. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency established in 1996 by Yang Hyun-suk. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and music publishing house. In addition, the company operates a number of subsidiary ventures under a separate public traded company, YG Plus, which includes a clothing line, a golf management agency, and a cosmetics brand. Current artists include Sechs Kies, Big Bang, Akdong Musician, Winner, iKon, Blackpink, and Treasure as well as actors and actresses including Kang Dong-won, Choi Ji-woo, Cha Seung-won, Lee Sung-kyung, Jin Kyung, Jang Ki-yong, Yoo In-na, Son Na-eun, and Yoo Seung-ho. Other notable artists include Jeon Somi, who is under YG Entertainment's subsidiary The Black Label. Former artists include Wheesung, Epik High, 1TYM, Gummy, Seven, Minzy, Park Bom, 2NE1, Nam Tae-hyun, Lee Jong-suk, Psy, Seungri, B.I, One, CL, Lee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'slove Tour
D'slove Tour is the second Japanese tour by South Korean singer Daesung, member of Big Bang The Big Bang event is a physical theory that describes how the universe expanded from an initial state of high density and temperature. Various cosmological models of the Big Bang explain the evolution of the observable universe from the .... It was attended by over 170,000 people, making it the highest attendance in a Japanese national tour held by a Korean soloist at the time. This tour also made Daesung the first Korean soloist to gather over 100,000 fans in Japan for two consecutive years. History In early 2014, YG Entertainment announced that Daesung will embark on a second Japan tour, and announced a total of 12 shows across 7 cities. More than 200,000 people applied for the tickets, which resulted in an additional performance at Nippon Budoukan and two additional shows at Osaka-jo Hall. He was expected to be joined by 138,000 fans. The tour officially commenced with two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'scover Tour
D'scover Tour is the debut concert tour and first Japanese tour by South Korean singer Daesung, member of Big Bang. The tour was directed by Daesung himself. It was originally planned as an concert series in Kobe and Tokyo, but after high demand for tickets, a national tour was announced. In total, 300,000 fans applied for the 102,000 additional tickets that were put to sale. All concerts were sold out. History On December 2012, it was announced that Daesung would hold a total of four concerts at Kobe and Tokyo to promote his new album ''D'scover ''D'scover'' is the debut Japanese studio album by South Korean artist, Daesung, also known by his Japanese stage name, D-Lite, member and main vocalist of boy band Big Bang. The album consists of a number of rearrangements and remakes of Japanese ...''. However, on February 28, 2013, it was announced that due to high demand, he would be holding an additional 21 concerts over 17 cities, bringing the total to 25 concerts over 18 cities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
G-Dragon
Kwon Ji-yong (; born August 18, 1988), also known by his stage name G-Dragon (지드래곤), is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and fashion designer, known as the " King of K-pop". G-Dragon is the recipient of numerous awards, including seven Mnet Asian Music Awards, six Melon Music Awards, two Korean Music Awards, two Golden Disc Awards, two MBC Entertainment Awards, among several other awards. Additionally, he is the first and only solo artist to receive the Mnet Asian Music Award for Artist of the Year in 2013. Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, G-Dragon officially debuted in 2006 and rose to prominence as the leader of the South Korean group Big Bang, which went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands in the world. In 2009, he released his first solo album '' Heartbreaker;'' the album and its title track of the same name were commercially successful, becoming the best-selling album by a Korean soloist at the time and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Korea Times
''The Korea Times'' is the oldest of three English-language newspapers published daily in South Korea. It is a sister paper of the ''Hankook Ilbo'', a major Korean language daily; both are owned by Dongwha Enterprise, a wood-based manufacturer. Since the late 1950s, it had been published by the Hankook Ilbo Media Group, but following an embezzlement scandal in 2013–2014 it was sold to Dongwha Group, which also acquired ''Hankook Ilbo''. The president-publisher of ''The Korea Times'' is Oh Young-jin. Former Korean President Kim Dae-jung famously taught himself English by reading ''The Korea Times''. Newspaper headquarters The newspaper's headquarters is located in the same building with ''Hankook Ilbo'' on Sejong-daero between Sungnyemun and Seoul Station in Seoul, South Korea. The publication also hosts major operations in New York City and Los Angeles. History ''The Korea Times'' was founded by Helen Kim five months into the 1950-53 Korean War. The first issue on November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itaewon
Itaewon (; IPA ) is multi-cultural commercial area located in Seoul, South Korea. it is one of the most popular neighborhoods in Seoul, known for its nightlife and trendy restaurants. Etymology The name Itaewon was originally derived from the name of an inn located there during the Joseon Dynasty. Today it's called Itaewon alluding to its abundance of pear trees (梨泰院). According to a folktale, the name was also written using different Hanja characters that alluded to foreign babies (異胎院). When the Japanese invaded Seoul (1592–1593) during the Imjin War a group of Japanese soldiers seized a Buddhist temple in what is now Itaewon where Buddhist nuns lived. The soldiers stayed at the temple for a while and raped the Buddhist nuns. When the soldiers left they burned down the Buddhist temple. The raped Buddhist nuns now homeless settled nearby and eventually gave birth to children. People from neighboring villages named the area where the children were raised ''Itaewon'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What's Up (TV Series)
''What's Up'' () is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Lim Ju-hwan, Kang Dae-sung, Lim Ju-eun, Oh Man-seok, Jang Hee-jin, Kim Ji-won and Jo Jung-suk. It aired on Saturdays to Sundays at 23:00 on MBN starting from December 3, 2011, and ended on February 5, 2012. This series is about the dreams, passions, and love of twenty-year-old youths, in a University musical department. Synopsis Jae-Hun (Lim Ju-Hwan) is a high school dropout who roams the streets at night with his two best friends. One day, his friends try steal from a drunk guy without Jae-Hun and are caught by the police. He tries to rescue his friends and gets involved in an accident that leads to the death of a stranger. A while later, he decides to go to university to study acting. Park Tae Yi ( Kim Ji-Won) comes to Seoul to take an audition for entry into in the university. She lives in the countryside with her grandfather, and inherited her musical talents from her father. Ha Do Sung (Daesung) is the fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
