SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Rapper T.O.P of popular boy band BIGBANG was ordered by police on Monday to discontinue his duty as a conscripted policeman, an alternative to his mandatory military service, following his conviction for smoking marijuana. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said it held a disciplinary review committee and concluded that [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Popular singer and actor T.O.P. of boy band BIGBANG was given a suspended sentence by a Seoul court on Thursday for smoking marijuana multiple times last year. The Seoul Central District Court found Choi Seung-hyun — his real name — guilty of the use of the illicit drug and [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) – G-Dragon, member of popular K-pop band BIGBANG, on Friday became mired in controversy over reports that red paint on his new album’s packaging washed off easily. A number of fans who bought the album have complained that the red paint over the USB rubbed off easily, with some fans posting [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — G-Dragon of K-pop group BIGBANG has stormed onto the Billboard 200 album chart, marking the artist’s third time to do so, his management company said Tuesday. YG Entertainment said his fourth solo album “Kwon Ji Yong,” released on June 8, ranked 192nd on the chart as of June 12, [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Contrary to his stage name T.O.P, Choi Seung-hyun, member of the popular K-pop boy band BIGBANG, hit the rock bottom of his successful 10-year-plus career this week. He has been indicted on charges of smoking marijuana and his military service that began in February was put on hold pending [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The family of T.O.P, a member of South Korean boy band BIGBANG who was hospitalized for an apparent drug overdose, on Wednesday disputed an earlier police account of the singer’s health, claiming he was in much worse condition. “The condition of my son is quite bad. It’s been misreported [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — G-Dragon, leader of South Korean idol band BIGBANG, announced his third solo world tour of 19 cities, according to his agency Tuesday. G-Dragon will kick off the “ACT III, M.O.T.T.E” tour with a concert at Seoul World Cup Stadium in western Seoul on June 10, YG Entertainment said. The [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Two South Korean boy band members will begin their mandatory military service in February, their agencies said Tuesday. Junsu of the K-pop trio JYJ, also known as Kim Jun-su on the musical scene, and T.O.P of BIGBANG will start their two-year service at police departments in February. Both 29 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – T.O.P of the popular K-pop boy band BigBang said Monday he feels honored to curate a charity auction by one of the world’s largest brokers of collectibles. “I carefully chose each one of the items to be put on sale in this event together with the Sotheby’s, keeping in close [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean boy band BigBang was included on the Forbes’ list of the world’s 100 highest paid celebrities for this year. The U.S. economic magazine unveiled this in its article titled “Bigbang Theory: How K-pop’s Top Act Earned $44 Million In A Year” on Wednesday (on local time). It reported [...]