''Hot Issue'' is the second Korean-language

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(EP) by

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n boy band

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. It was released under

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on November 22, 2007, and spawned the single " Last Farewell".

Composition

The group's leader, the then 20-year-old

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produced and wrote the lyrics for all tracks on ''Hot Issue''. "Last Farewell" is a blend of trance hip-hop beats and pop melodies. The song also features rapping by G-Dragon and

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and melodic vocals from

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, and

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. "Crazy Dog" features synthesizers and a sampling from the

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song "In My Fantasy."

Reception

''Hot Issue'' marked BigBang's first EP after ''

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'' and further established the group's popularity in South Korea, with the single " Last Farewell" topping online charts for 8 consecutive weeks. Due to the song's digital success, it won the Song of the Month award at

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. The extended play sold over a 120,000 copies in South Korea.

Track listing

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Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

References

External links

Big Bang Official Site
{{Authority control BigBang (South Korean band) EPs 2007 EPs YG Entertainment EPs Korean-language EPs 2000s Korean-language albums Albums produced by G-Dragon