''Big Bang'' (also known as ''1st Japanese Album'') is the second Japanese studio album by South Korean boy band
BigBang
Big Bang (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by YG Entertainment. The group consists of four members: G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, and Daesung. Originally a five-piece band, Seungri retired from the entertainment industry ...
, and was released on August 19, 2009.
Production
Production of the album started from the release of the group's first Japanese single, "
My Heaven",
in June 2009.
The song enjoyed mild success; afterwards, the group's second single was released, "
ガラガラ GO!!"
(Gara Gara Go!!), and approximately a month later, the single had sold over 30,000 copies.
BigBang finished recording the album by the end of July. The song "Love Club" is the only track sung entirely in English.
Commercial performance
''Big Bang'' debuted on the daily
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...
charts at number 2
with over 12,000 copies being sold on the first day.
The album went on to chart at number 3 on the weekly Oricon charts.
Track listing
Certifications
Release history
References
External links
Big Bang Official SiteBig Bang by Universal Music Japan
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BigBang (South Korean band) albums
2009 albums
Universal Music Japan albums
Universal J albums
Japanese-language albums
Albums produced by G-Dragon