Big Bang (빅뱅) is a South Korean hip hop band. The group first gained recognition when their formation was documented on television, titled the Big Bang Documentary, from July to August 2006. The show was also aired online on GomTV and on MTV Korea. Initially a six-member group, one member dropped out during the airing of the show before the official debut, leading to their current line-up of G-Dragon, T.O.P, Tae Yang, Daesung, and Seungri signed to YG Entertainment. In recent years, the members have branched out to do solo activities: Taeyang and G-Dragon released solo materials while T.O.P, Daesung, and Seungri started acting.
2005–2006: Formation and early works
Before the group's debut, several members already had exposure in the entertainment industry. Leader G-Dragon and lead vocalist Taeyang, signed with YG Entertainment since they were both twelve years old, were known as GD and YB. T.O.P was an underground rapper under the stage name, T.E.M.P.O. Big Bang made their official debut on August 19, 2006 at the Gymnastics Arena in Seoul Olympic Park during the YG Family concert.
Following the performance, the group's first single BigBang was released and spawned the airplay singles "We Belong Together," "A Fool's Only Tears" (Korean: 눈물뿐인 바보; romanized: Nunmulppunin Babo), and "This Love". The single debuted with over 17,000 copies sold in the month of August and later went on to sell approximately nearly 40,000 copies. The second single BigBang is V.I.P was released a month later, selling 21,000 copies in that month. It finally netted sales of 32,000 copies.The last single followed its predecessors', with final sales nearing 40,000 copies. At the end of December 2006, Big Bang held their first concert, The Real. The following month, their debut album.
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