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, and the fourth and last from their ''Made Series'', before releasing the full album.

Background

The first single announced on July 24 included the sub-unit

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, the teaser was released the next day. This was the first collaboration of the duo in four years.

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confirmed there would be a second track by the entire band; "Let’s Not Fall In Love" was revealed on July 30.

Commercial performance

In South Korea The album charted at number one on ''

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'', making it the third from ''MADE Series'' to chart first after '' M'' and '' D'', in the end of August the album sold 84,002 copies in South Korea. In Japan the album charted at number 15 on the ''

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'' chart with 4,090 copies sold. After releasing the album, BigBang achieved a "triple kill" by topping the digital, streaming and album charts on

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. The single charted first and second with "Let’s Not Fall In Love" and "Zutter" consecutively on ''Billboard World Digital Songs'', in a tie with

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for being the only K-pop act to hold the top two slots on World Digital Songs three times, after topping it with both '' M'' and '' A''. The two singles sold 13,000 copies in less than two days.

Reception

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explained that "''Let's Not Fall in Love'' showcases the boy band at their most sentimental", and is a classic BigBang song with a unique sound because of a "lack of a definitive chorus and T.O.P and G-Dragon showing off new vocal colors instead of their usual personality-driven raps", while ''Zutter'' is a "hip-hop cut peppered with trappy snares, knocking percussion and woozy synths to emphasize both dudes' distinctive spitting styles.". The Inquirer called it the most emotionally resounding work the band has showcased so far. Osen said that the two single have a "different moods and colors" and that something only BigBang can do and they have wide artistic spectrum.

Promotion

It was announced that GD&TOP would have a live broadcast on

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's ''V app'' on August 4. The live countdown gathered over 620,000 views, and after five days the highlight video was watched over a million times on ''V app''. The first television appearance was held on

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Accolades

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Sales

Release history

References

External links

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Big Bang Official Website
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