Taeyang “Learned a Lot from “WIN”, Touched by the Result”
[머니투데이 스타뉴스 이지현 기자] Boy band BIGBANG(G-Dragon, Top, Taeyang, Seungri, and Dae Sung)’s member Taeyang (birth name Dong Young Bae), who has recently come back as a solo singer, drew attention by mentioning the trainees who appeared in “WHO IS NEXT:WIN”(“WIN”), YG Entertainment’s survival audition show for selection of the company’s new boy band.
In an interview in the afternoon on the 11 at a café located in Mapo-gu, Seoul, Taeyang said, “I don’t watch TV that much, but I kept my eyes on “WIN” members. I couldn’t but doing so, since I was near them and had to advise them.”
He went on to say, “They reminded me of the initial resolution that I had when I was a trainee. While I gave them words of advice, I myself learned a lot, too.”
To a question “How did you feel about the selection of Team A (Gang Seung Yoon, Lee Seung Hoon, Song Min Ho, Kim Jin Woo, and Nam Tae Hyun) as the winner to make debut?”, Taeyang answered, “I was touched, and frankly, I think that was the right decision, considering various circumstances.”
“WIN” was a show that depicted the 10-week process of selecting the members of “WINNER”, YG’s new boy band to be formed seven years after BIGBANG’s debut. “WINNER” was selected by viewers’ vote for performance on the final battle stage which was held on the 25 last month at Olympic Park SK Handball Hall, located in Songpa-Gu, Seoul. Team A, the winning team, is expecting their official debut in the K-Pop world, under the name of WINNER.
Meanwhile, at midnight on the 8, Taeyang preliminarily released “RINGA LINGA”, one of the tracks of his second full solo album. He also staged a comeback performance in “INKIGAYO”, SBS TV’s music show. G-Dragon co-composed the song and wrote its lyrics. It is a hip-hop music, whose powerful rap stands out.
Taeyang has kicked off the performance for his second full solo album in earnest, by releasing “RINGA LINGA”. The official release of his second full solo album is scheduled for January next year, and fans will be able to enjoy 10 tracks including “RINGA LINGA”.
Big Bang is starting six dome tour concert in Japan from about the middle of this month, which will end in January next year. The tour concert begins at Seibu Dome on the 16, then will be held at Osaka Kyocera Dome, Fukuoka Yafuoku Dome, Nagoya Dome, Tokyo Dome, and Sapporo Dome, to drop the curtain at Osaka Dome on January 12 next year. Big Bang will hold total 15 concerts for the tour, and they are expected to draw 720,000 fans.
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