# Soridata Artist Profile - BIGBANG

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> **BIGBANG** (빅뱅) was a South Korean Boy Group that debuted in 2006.  They retired in 2023 with a 4 artist final line-up.

They hold the 7th most Music Show Awards among all artists in Korea. They are the 14th most streamed artist in Korea. 

BIGBANG was formed under "YG Entertainment" after an intensive preparation process documented through the reality program "BIGBANG Documentary". Out of the six original trainees competing for a spot, Hyunseung (who later debuted in BEAST/Highlight) was eliminated in the final evaluation. Before their formation, G-Dragon and Taeyang had spent six years as trainees under the agency, initially preparing to debut as a hip-hop duo named "GDYB", while T.O.P was an established underground rapper known as "Tempo", recruited into the company through G-Dragon's recommendation.

Throughout their career, the group was involved in high-profile legal controversies and public scandals. In 2011, Daesung was involved in a traffic accident involving a deceased motorcyclist, though he was cleared of all charges after investigation revealed the motorcyclist was already dead having hit a lamp before Daesung hit him. That same year, G-Dragon tested positive for marijuana in Japan, though charges were dropped due to low concentration levels and his status as a first-time offender. In 2017, while serving his mandatory military service, T.O.P was indicted and convicted for marijuana use, receiving a suspended prison sentence.

The group experienced a permanent lineup change in March 2019 following the "Burning Sun scandal". Seungri permanently retired from the entertainment industry and withdrew from BIGBANG after being indicted for multiple charges, including embezzlement and arranging prostitution; he was subsequently sentenced to 18 months in prison. 

In May 2023, T.O.P officially announced his departure from the group to focus on his individual career. The remaining trio (G-Dragon, Taeyang, and Daesung) later parted ways with YG Entertainment upon contract expirations, though they have maintained the group's legacy through independent activities and occasional reunions.

# General Information

- Soridata ID: 28
- Group Gender: Male
- Stage Name: BIGBANG (빅뱅)
- Fanclub Name: VIP
- Original Company: YG Entertainment
- Active Since: 2006
- Debut Day: 2006-08-19
- Current Status: Disbanded

# Metrics and Achievements

- Success Rating: 5.0
*_Success is a star rating that goes from 0 (min) to 5 (max), each star represents one of the following: Sales up to 500000, Streaming score up to 700, Awards up to 5, Youtube Views up to 250 million, Yearly awards up to 7. Example: An artist with 250000 sales (0.5 stars), 900 streaming score (1 star), 8 awards (1 stars), 200 million Youtube views (0.8 stars) and 6 yearly awards (0.85 stars) would be rated ~4.16._*
- Time to Success: 384 days
*_Time to Success measures the duration from debut until an artist reaches their first major milestone: reaching #1 on the Circle Chart Weekly, achieving cumulative sales of 100000 units, or winning a music show award (whichever occurs first)._*
- Last Release: 2026-08-19
- Perfect All-Kills (PAKs): 7 (3° in regards to all artists)
- Music Show Awards: 85 (7° in regards to all artists)
- Most Awarded Song: [Loser](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CTced9CMMk)
- End of year Awards: 37 (8° in regards to all artists)
- Streaming Weekly data (from Circle Chart Digital, available since 2010):
    - Score: 40369 (14° in regards to all artists)
    - First Places: 22
    - Times Charted: 623
    - Times Charted on top 10: 123
    - Songs charted: 40
    - Songs charted on top 10 (popular songs): 33
- Billboard Global 200 weekly data (available since 2020, counting only Korean acts):
    - Score: 575 (46° in regards to all artists)
    - Times Charted: 5
    - Best place: 9
- Physical Sales (Circle Chart Album, published since 2010): 3,514,210+ units
- Total Youtube Views (from official videos): 4,973,660,851+

# Members of the group

- [G-DRAGON (지드래곤)](https://soridata.com/artists/G-DRAGON.md): Kwon Jiyong (Date of Birth: 1988-08-18 - 38 years) from South Korea as Leader, Vocal, Rapper
- [Daesung (대성)](https://soridata.com/artists/D-LITE.md): Kang Daesung (Date of Birth: 1989-04-26 - 37 years) from South Korea as Vocal, Maknae
- [T.O.P (탑)](https://soridata.com/artists/TOP.md): Choi Seunghyun (Date of Birth: 1987-11-04 - 38 years) from South Korea as Vocal, Rapper
- [TAEYANG (태양)](https://soridata.com/artists/TAEYANG.md): Dong Yongbae (Date of Birth: 1988-05-18 - 38 years) from South Korea as Vocal, Dancer

# Previous Members of the group

- [SEUNGRI (승리)](https://soridata.com/artists/SEUNGRI.md): Lee Seunghyun (Date of Birth: 1990-12-12) from South Korea as Vocal, Dancer, ex-Maknae

# Links and references

- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/BIGBANG/)
- [Youtube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzw-C7fNfs018R1FzIKnlaA)
- [Melon](https://www.melon.com/artist/timeline.htm?artistId=198094)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bang_(South_Korean_band))
- [Namu.wiki](https://namu.wiki/w/BIGBANG)
- [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/artist/bigbang/318754656)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Kxlr1PRlDKEB0ekOCyHgX)