The Made World Tour (stylized as MADE World Tour)
was the second worldwide
concert tour
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and ninth overall by South Korean boy band
Big Bang
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, in support of their third Korean-language studio album ''
Made
Made or MADE may refer to:
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* ''Made'' (1972 film), United Kingdom
* ''Made'' (2001 film), United States Music
* ''Made'' (Big Bang album), 2016
* ''Made'' (Hawk Nelson album), 2013
* ''Made'' (Scarface album), 2007
*'' M.A.D.E. ...
'' (2016). The tour began on April 25, 2015, and concluded on March 6, 2016, in Seoul, South Korea. It visited 15 countries including China, Japan, Australia, Mexico, and the United States.
Background
The tour was first announced on April 1, 2015, with the announcement of the first two concerts in Seoul on April 25 and 26. On April 16, the first trailer of the tour was released on YouTube. On April 27, the remainder of the Asian leg was revealed with a total of 30 shows. In July, nine shows were confirmed in Mexico, Australia, Canada,
Taiwan
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and
Macau
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. It was the first time for the group to visit Mexico, Australia, Canada and Macau.
It was also revealed a highly acclaimed crew would be joining the tour, including LeRoy Bennett, Ed Burke, Gil Smith II, and Jonathan Lia. They previously worked with
Beyoncé
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and
Jay-Z
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on their
On The Run Tour as well as with Big Bang during their
Alive Galaxy Tour.
Reception
Commercial
In Asia, following the announcement of the tour, the first shows in Seoul sold out in a matter of minutes, resulting in server crashes due to high traffic. In Mainland China, Big Bang gathered a record-breaking 280,000 people in attendance from 13 shows, making the tour the most attended concert tour by a foreign act of all time in China, with three sold-out shows in Shanghai making Big Bang the only Korean act to hold three concerts in a row at
Mercedes-Benz Arena and sold-out show in Chengdu, as Big Bang held the largest audience drew by a Korean act for a single concert in China with 30,000 attending the show.
Further sold-out shows in Guangzhou, Beijing,
Dalian and Wuhan. In Hong Kong all three shows sold out in less than two hours after they went on sale, making Big Bang the first non-Chinese singer to sell out three concerts in Hong Kong on two separate occasions
The Macau two nights sold out within 3 hours leading to a third show being added, making them the first ever foreign artist group to hold three consecutive shows at The Venetian Macao, attracting over 28,598 fans with gross $5.3 million, and ranked the group at number 41 on the Top 100 International Boxoffice Grosses of the year at ''
Pollstar
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History and profile
Founded in 1981 in Fre ...
''s year end list.
In Singapore, demand was so high that "audio seats" were put on sale after regular tickets quickly sold out.
[ In Malaysia, hundreds of fans lined up in advance to purchase tickets for the July 25 concert, which eventually sold out in a matter of hours. Due to high demand, a second show was added on July 24, making them the first Korean act to hold a two-day concert in Kuala Lumpur.] in Japan Big Bang became the first foreign artist holding a dome tour for the third consecutive year, the tour sold out and 4 new shows added in Tokyo Dome
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and Fukuoka Dome
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due to high demand. the tour that drew 911,000 fans in Japan making it the most attended concert tour by a foreign act of all time in the country. In Australia, a second show was added in Sydney after high demand, the tour became the highest-grossing and most-attended tour by Korean artists in the country. with $5.8 million from 35,000 tickets sold in 3 shows. In North America, the tour became the most attended tour by Korean act as it was listed on ''Pollstar
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History and profile
Founded in 1981 in Fre ...
s year end list, on the Top 200 North American Tours, Big Bang ranked at number 126 and earned $7.8 million from four reported shows. in Mexico they performed their most-attended concert outside Asia with 15,000 tickets sold at Mexico City Arena. In Canada they performed Infront of 14,000 fans making it the attended concert by a Korean act of all time in the counrty. In the United States the tour became the most attended concert tour by a Korean act of all time at the time. Big Bang ended the tour with three encore shows in Seoul selling 38,000 tickets within 10 minutes. Total 1,500,000 fans attended the tour, making it the biggest tour made by Korean act.
Critical
The tour received universal acclaim from music critics. Jon Caramanica
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from ''The New York Times
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'' called Big Bang the "Smooth K-Pop Criminals" and described the concert as an "extreme, intense, overwhelming Korean pop carnival", listing it as one of the best tours in 2015. Bryan Armen Graham of ''The Guardian
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'' gave the Newark concert four out of five stars and begin his review by saying Big Bang deliver fully realised pop at its sophisticated peak, describing it as "K-pop heroes delivering candyfloss hooks with a sharp edge" while praising all five members' individual talents. The ''Los Angeles Times
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'' described Big Bang as "One of the most inventive, aesthetically visionary acts in its genre" and called their Anaheim concert an "incredibly significant moment for K-Pop", praising the diversity of their songs and performances. ''Grantland
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'''s Rembert Browne
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remarked that Big Bang is "a boy band that in reality is a supergroup Supergroup or super group may refer to:
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", praising each member's musical idiosyncrasies, saying "It's terrifying how good each member is". ''Billboard
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'' gave the concert a 4.5/5, calling Big Bang "five individuals that are separately complex, but together an undeniable supergroup" and stating how the group are still redefining what a boy band is today, and how they shine as a collective and on an individual, human basis. Writing for ''The Michigan Daily
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'', Allen Donne said Big Bang "is one of those musical entities that transcends language", a rare group that "both innovates and defines the direction a genre takes" and described the concert as an "electric, out-of-body experience" as well saying he was "lucky enough to witness this larger-than-life Korean pop group".
Other reviews from the tour included Maria Sherman writing for ''The Village Voice
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''. Sherman described the show as unique and "unlike anything in the western pop schema" saying that the concert "served to reflect the rainbow spectrum of human emotion". Julianne Shepherd of the '''' described the concert as "the true definition of a spectacular" and stated they "have never seen a group ''nail'' being a boy band the way Big Bang did, playing up each member's individual strengths and personalities but also flawless when it came time to come together as a unit". David Lee from the ''Vibe
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'' called Big Bang the "Kings of K-Pop" and praised their solo performances as the most interesting moments of the night, and naming the solo stages of the members as the one of the most interesting moments of the night, praising the group solo diversity from giving nightclub vibes with Seungri, Daesung's feel-good rock anthem, T.O.P's rebellion stage, Taeyang's ballad hit to G-Dragon ending it with pop song, and described it as an "amazing thing to witness". Gwendolyn Ng writing for ''The Straits Times
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'' opened the review with "Big Bang brings on the party with fancy moves, solid vocals and off-the-wall humour", and the live performance was "explosive" and stated that "Their solid vocals powered them through emotive ballads, high octane dance tunes and fiery rapping". Cassandra Monjo from ''the AU review'' ended her positive review by saying "A fantastic concert by a fantastic group of talented individuals! From the lighting to the musical direction, everything about this show was exactly what I'd expect from Bigbang: top quality". Siau Ming En from ''Today Online
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...
'' wrote on their review that the megastars Big Bang "wowed the Singapore crowd with not just their powerhouse moves on stage but also their seasoned and cheeky banter. Melanie Leung of the ''South China Morning Post
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'' began her article stating concert as the "Hong Kong’s most anticipated show of the year", praising "Their sleek costumes stood out against the blasting fireworks, and every dance move was slick as they delivered a string of hits".
Live Stream
On December 2, 2014 YG Entertainment
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held a press conference in Hong Kong to announce a partnership with Tencent's QQ Music, the largest online music service in Mainland China. On June 20, 2015, during a joint press conference, YG Entertainment and Tencent announced the latter would exclusively live stream Big Bang's concert in Shanghai the following night through Tencent's live concert streaming service, Live Music. On October 25, Tencent's Live Music held a second livestream for the concert in Macau which saw more than 120,000 paid viewers online, hitting a new domestic record for the number of paid online viewers.
The final concert in Seoul was aired live via Tencent's Live Music in Mainland China and Naver
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's ''V'' App internationally, with a total of six separate live-streams: five following each member and one showing the entire group. On the ''V'' app, the concert recorded 3.62 million views (total views from six different live-streams).
Set list
Tour dates
Cancelled shows
Box office score data
Personnel
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Final In Seoul DVD.
Creative directors
* LeRoy A. Bennett
* Ed Burke
Video content
* Jonathan Lia – Producer
* Ed Burke – Creative direction
* Dikayl Rimmasch – Director
Band
* Big Bang (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 recipi ...
, T.O.P
Choi Seung-hyun (; born November 4, 1987), better known by his stage name T.O.P, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He performed as an underground rapper before joining the record label YG Entertainment and ...
, Taeyang
Dong Young-bae (; born May 18, 1988), better known by his stage names Taeyang (meaning "sun" in Korean) and SOL (when performing in Japan), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and dancer. After appearing in Jinusean's music video "A-yo", Taey ...
, Daesung
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 Sou ...
, Seungri
Lee Seung-hyun (; born December 12, 1990), better known by his stage names Seungri (Hangul: ) and V.I (when performing in Japan), is a former South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, businessman and sex offender convicted of facilitating prosti ...
) – Lead vocals
* Gil Smith II – Music director/Keyboard 1
* Adrian Porter – Pro Tools Programmer
* Omar Dominick – AMD/Bass
* Bennie Rodgers II – Drums/Percussions
* Justin Lyons – Guitar
* Dante Jackson – Keyboard 2
Dancers
*Hi-Tec
** Park Jung Heon
** Kim Byoung Gon
** Kwon Young Deuk
** Kwon Young Don
** Lee Young Sang
** Lee Han Sol
*Crazy
** Won Ah Yeon
** Park Eun Young
** Kim Min Jung
** Kim Hee Yun
** Choi Hye Jin
** Oh Hye Ryeon
Show
* Lee Jae Wook – Choreographer
* Chris Grant – Co-choreographer
* Jeung Chi Young – Concert director
* Gee Eun – Visual director/stylist
* Kim Tae Hyun – Hair stylist
* Lim Hea Kyung – Make-up artist
* Hwangssabu – Personal trainer
Gallery
File:BIGBANG MADE TOUR IN DALIAN.jpg, Bigbang Made Tour in Dalian, China, 27 June 2015.
File:BIGBANG MADE TOUR IN DALIAN - 2.jpg, Bigbang Made Tour in Dalian, China, 27 June 2015.
File:BIGBANG - Made Tour Final - 2.png, Bigbang Made Tour Final in Seoul.
File:BIGBANG - Made Tour Final - 3.png, Bigbang Made Tour Final in Seoul.
File:Seungri - Made Tour Final - 5.png, Seungri in Bigbang Made Tour Final in Seoul.
References
External links
Official Site
YG Entertainment
{{Big Bang
2015 concert tours
2016 concert tours
Big Bang (South Korean band) concert tours
Concert tours of North America
Concert tours of the United States
Concert tours of Canada
Concert tours of Mexico
Concert tours of Oceania
Concert tours of Australia
Concert tours of Asia
Concert tours of Japan