''Big Bang Made'' is a 2016 South Korean

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

featuring popular boy band

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on their tour, the

Made World Tour The Made World Tour was the second worldwide concert tour and ninth overall by South Korean boy band Big Bang, in support of their third Korean-language studio album ''Made'' (2016). The tour began on April 25, 2015, and concluded on March 6, 201 ...

in 2015, which became the most attended tour headlined by a Korean act in history. It was released in South Korea and Japan on June 30, 2016. It is the band's first film, released to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their debut.

Synopsis

In April 2015, BigBang made a comeback after a three-year hiatus as a group, and their

ended with a great success drawing 1.5 million people worldwide. The movie follows BigBang from the beginning till the end of their world tour in a documentary format to give up close and personal view of their 340 day long journey on tour as they perform in 32 cities across 13 countries. The movie shows the five singers off guard in their natural state, having fun on-stage during the concerts, as well as behind-the-scenes footage of the tour. The film also included interviews with each member.

Cast

Kwon Ji-yong Kwon Ji-yong (; born August 18, 1988), best known as G-Dragon (), is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur, known as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of K-pop". Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, G-Drag ...

leader songwriter and rapper *

Choi Seung-hyun Choi Seung Hyun, also known as Shawn Choi, is a South Korean film score composer. He has composed music for movies such as '' Oldboy'', '' The Classic'', '' Windstruck'', '' My Girlfriend Is an Agent'', and many more. His works are well known t ...

former member and rapper * Dong Young-bae vocalist * Kang Dae-sung vocalist * Lee Seung-hyun former member and singer * Gee Eun * Kim Tae Hyun * Lim Hea Kyung * Lee Jae Wook * Jeung Chi Young * Leroy A Bennett * Ed Burke

Release and reception

YG Entertainment released a series of teasers in anticipation of the movie release. On June 20, the first teaser was released with preview of G-Dragon interview, followed by Taeyang, T.O.P, Daesung, and Seungri each day after till June 24. ''Big Bang Made'' premiered at the CGV Yeongdeungpo in

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on June 28, 2016. The film was released in 2D and also in a Screen X version at CGV theaters. In addition to South Korea and Japan, the movie will receive a limited release in ten other countries including Singapore, Thailand, and United States. In South Korea, the movie drew 15,000 viewers across Korea in the first four days. In the six days, the film earned $229,491 from 31,384 viewers from 53 theatres. On July 14, the movie surpassed 50,000 viewers, making it the most viewed music documentary in Korea. In Japan, the movie was screened across 51 theatres, drawing 50,000 viewers in the first four days. The movie drew 120,000 viewers in Japan in total. The film was released online in China through

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on July 25, and within 24 hours it was watched by over 10 million people.

References

External links

* Official websites
Korean, English & ChineseJapanese
* * {{Big Bang BigBang (South Korean band) 2016 documentary films 2016 films South Korean documentary films Documentary films about singers 2010s Korean-language films 2010s South Korean films