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Made (stylized as MADE) is the third Korean studio album and the fifth Japanese studio album by South Korean boy band Big Bang. It was released on February 3, 2016, in Japan under the title name Made Series and includes eight original singles previously released and Japanese versions of songs "Loser", "Bang Bang Bang", and "If You".[1] This album marks their comeback after a 3-year hiatus.

Details

Before the official album release this project was divided into four parts, which of them included two singles, released under each letter of the word MADE, namely M, A, D, E. The four parts was released on the first day of every month starting from May to September 2015, although the final part named E was released on August 5, 2015.[2] The last project of this album was to release the full album, called MADE. However, due to Big Bang's world tour and busy schedule, full album schedule got delayed.

Background

On April 17, YG Entertainment revealed the first teaser picture for Big Bang's comeback.[3] Later, the trailer for Big Bang’s MADE 2015 World Tour was unveiled.[4] YG Entertainment announced the title tracks of Big Bang’s “MADE Series: M” with the release of a third teaser.[5] Two of four teasers for D-1 to D-4 consist of songs info. On May 26 and 27, YG Entertainment teased fans with posters for Big Bang's "A” series titled "BANG BANG BANG"[6] and "WE LIKE 2 PARTY".[7] Their second posters consist of the songs details. On June 26 and 27, YG Entertainment announced the release of the third series D, with two songs "If You" and "Sober", a music video was only made for "Sober".[8][9] The fourth series "E" was scheduled to be release on August 1, but due to the band's world tour, they released it on August 5,[10] the release including two singles "Let's Not Fall in Love" and GD&T.O.P "Zutter", it's the first time in five years the duo release a song after 2010's GD & TOP.[11] On August 18, YG Entertainment announced the release date of the full album would postpone. Big Bang members would use 3 weeks to add new songs in this album and recharge after 4 months of promotions.[12]

Reception

As of June 23, 2016, Big Bang's MADE album music videos have a total of over 520 million views. Chinese video sharing websites such as Youku and QQ Music have a total of over 70 million views.[13]

All eight songs were selected as the biggest K-Pop songs on World Digital Songs by billboard. "Bang Bang Bang", "If You", and "Sober" took the first three places consecutively, "We Like 2 Party" 5th, "Let's Not Fall in Love" 8th, "Zutter" 9th, "Loser" 10th, and "Bae Bae" 11th. The most viewed K-Pop Music Videos was "Bang Bang Bang", while "Sober", "We Like 2 Party", "Let's Not Fall in Love" and "Zutter" took the 6th, 7th, 8th and 10th consecutively.[14] Also in Taiwan, all of the eight singles were selected in top 20 on the best Korean singles in 2015.[15]

Accolades

Critic/Publication List Rank Ref.
fuse 25 Most Anticipated 2014 Summer Albums Unranked [16]
35 Most Anticipated 2015 Fall Albums Unranked [17]

Commercial performance

M, A, and D have all received commercial success; M sold over 130,000 copies in just two days and peaked at #3 on the Gaon April chart, with eventual sales exceeding 134,000 in South Korea and 400,000 in China.[18] In two months, the singles sold 988,321 ("Loser") and 828,966 ("Bae Bae"), including combined sales of 17,000 in the United States.[19] In total, M has sold over 3,5 million copies worldwide. Furthermore, A sold 93,504 copies in June, and over 800,000 copies in China. The singles sold 1,799,000 (Bang Bang Bang) and 972,000 (We Like 2 Party) in South Korea. In US it sold 18,000 copies and Bang Bang Bang is gold certified on Japan. In total, A has sold over 3,8 million copies worldwide. The third single D sold over 800,000 copies in China in two weeks alone,[20] and "If You" sold 1,123,000 "Sober" sold 1,011,000 in South Korea. D has totaled over 3 million in sales to date. Across all of the four singles, over 14 million copies have been sold worldwide.

In 2016, the four singles with the V.I.P package have sold over 4.2 million digital copies in China[21][22] over 425,104 physical copies in South Korea Gaon Chart.

Track listing

M
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Loser"Teddy, T.O.P, G-DragonTeddy, TaeyangTeddy3:39
2."Bae Bae"G-Dragon, Teddy, T.O.PTeddy, G-Dragon, T.O.PTeddy2:49
A
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Bang Bang Bang" (뱅뱅뱅; bang bang bang)Teddy, G-Dragon, T.O.PTeddy, TaeyangTeddy3:40
2."We Like 2 Party"Teddy, Kush, G-Dragon, T.O.PTeddy, Kush, Seo Won-jin, GDTeddy, Kush3:16
D
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."If You"G-DragonG-Dragon, P.K, Dee.PP.K, Dee.P4:24
2."Sober" (맨정신; maenjeongsin)Teddy, G-Dragon, T.O.PTeddy, Choice37, G-DragonTeddy, Choice373:57
E
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Zutter (GD&T.O.P)" (쩔어; jjeoreo)G-Dragon, Teddy, T.O.PTeddy, G-Dragon, T.O.PTeddy3:14
2."Let's Not Fall In Love" (우리 사랑하지 말아요; uri saranghaji marayo)Teddy, G-DragonTeddy, G-DragonTeddy3:32

Sales

Chart Sales
China QQ (Special Made V.I.P package)[22] 188,424

Awards

Year Award-Giving Body Category Result
2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards Album of the Year[23] Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Made Series - BIGBANG CD Album". CDJapan. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "BIGBANG Comes Back on May 1, Release of New Songs for Five Consecutive Months?". YGLife. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  3. ^ "Big Bang announce comeback project, 'MADE SERIES', kicking off with two songs, 'Loser' and 'Bae Bae'!". Allkpop. Allkpop. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  4. ^ "Big Bang leave fans in a frenzy with theatrical trailer for 'MADE' tour + YGE explains the meaning behind the album title". Allkpop. Allkpop. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  5. ^ "BIGBANG – MADE SERIES [M]". YGLife. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  6. ^ "BIGBANG Teases First June Release with Poster for "BANG BANG BANG"". Soompi. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  7. ^ "Big Bang say 'We Like 2 Party' in their next poster for second monthly comeback project!". Allkpop. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  8. ^ YG Entertainment. "BIGBANG – MADE SERIES D 'IF YOU'". YG LIFE. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  9. ^ YG Entertainment. "BIGBANG – MADE SERIES D '맨정신'". YG LIFE. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  10. ^ YG Entertainment. "[Issue IS] Why does BIGBANG release August's new album on the 5 not on the 1 of the month?". YG LIFE. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  11. ^ YG Entertainment. "BIGBANG unveiled credit of "E" album… Created by TEDDY, GD, and T.O.P". YG LIFE. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  12. ^ "BIGBANG postpones 'MADE' Album Release Date; Boy Band Working on Next Album?". International Business Times. International Business Times. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  13. ^ "BIGBANG breaks records worldwide with "MADE" album series" (in Korean). Naver. July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  14. ^ "K-Pop's Hottest Summer Yet? The 20 Biggest Songs & Videos in America This Season". Billboard. September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  15. ^ "2015韓語年度單曲/專輯榜TOP 20 (in Chinese)". KKbox Taiwan. February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  16. ^ "25 Most Anticipated 2014 Summer Albums". fuse. May 12, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  17. ^ "35 Most Anticipated 2015 Fall Albums". fuse. August 26, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  18. ^ "BigBang《M》（5.1）数字专辑 QQ音乐独家首发 - QQ音乐". QQ music. y.qq.com. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  19. ^ "BIGBANG Occupy Top Two Slots on World Digital Songs Chart". Billboard. Billboard. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  20. ^ "QQ音乐数字专辑--MADE SERIES 《D》". QQ music. y.qq.com. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  21. ^ "QQ音乐数字专辑--MADE SERIES 《E》". QQ music. y.qq.com. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  22. ^ a b "BIGBANG 大礼包 - 腾讯视频". QQ Music. http://v.qq.com. Retrieved December 11, 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  23. ^ "MAMA Nominees". mwave. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
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