"Sunset Glow" (

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: 붉은 노을;

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: ''Byulkeun Noeul'') is a song recorded by South Korean singer

Lee Moon-sae Lee Moon-sae (; ; born January 17, 1959) is a South Korean ballad singer who is often considered a Korean pop icon. Since his debut in 1978, he has released 16 full-length albums, including 1987's ''When Love Passes By'', which sold 2.85 million ...

. It was released on September 15, 1988, as a single for his fifth studio album ''가로수 그늘아래서면 (Under the shade of a tree)'' (1988). The lyrics and music were composed by Lee Yeong-hun.

Big Bang version

"Sunset Glow" (

: 붉은 노을;

: ''Byulkeun Noeul'') is a song recorded by

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. Released on November 5, 2008 through

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, it served as the lead single from the quintet's second studio album ''Remember'' (2008). It is a remake of

Lee Moon-se Lee Moon-sae (; ; born January 17, 1959) is a South Korean ballad singer who is often considered a Korean pop icon. Since his debut in 1978, he has released 16 full-length albums, including 1987's ''When Love Passes By'', which sold 2.85 million ...

's song of the same title.

Background

Prior to recording,

Yang Hyun-suk Yang Hyun-suk (born January 9, 1970) is a South Korean music executive, rapper, dancer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame as a member of Seo Taiji and Boys during the 1990s. After the group disbanded, he founded and became the Ex ...

, CEO and founder of YG Entertainment, contacted Lee Moon-se to request permission for Big Bang to cover the song, whose original single was released in 1988. During the 2008

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, the two artists performed the song together. The song reached number one on the KBS's music show ''Music Bank''. It charted on Melon Top 100 Chart for 31 weeks. In 2012, "Sunset Glow" was covered by

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's Niel, C.A.P. and Chunji for SBS's ''1,000 Songs Challenge.''

Track listing

Awards

Music program awards

References

External links

* {{Big Bang singles 1988 singles 1988 songs Big Bang (South Korean band) songs YG Entertainment singles Korean-language songs Songs written by G-Dragon 2008 singles 2008 songs