Big Bang Made
Big Bang Made was a 2016 South Korean documentary film featuring popular boy band Big Bang on their tour, the Made World Tour 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.[5] It's the band's first film, released to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their debut.
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Directed by | Byun Jin Ho |
Produced by | Oh Dong Won Yang Min-suk (Executive supervisor) Yang Hyun-suk (Executive producer) |
Starring | Big Bang |
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Distributed by | CGV |
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Running time | 122 minutes[1] |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | $1.5 million[2][3][4] |
Synopsis
In April 2015, Big Bang made a comeback after a three-year hiatus as a group, and their Made World Tour ended with a great success drawing 1.5 million people worldwide. The movie follows Big Bang 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.[6] 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.[7]
Cast
- Kwon Ji-yong
- Choi Seung-hyun
- Dong Young-bae
- Kang Dae-sung
- Lee Seung-hyun
- Gee Eun
- Kim Tae Hyun
- Lim Hea Kyung
- Lee Jae Wook
- Jeung Chi Young
- Leroy A Bennett
- Ed Burke
Release and reception
— Big Bang 10[8]
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.[9][10] Big Bang Made premiered at the CGV Yeongdeungpo in Seoul on June 28, 2016.
The film was released in 2D and also in a Screen X version at CGV theaters.[11] In addition to South Korea and Japan, the movie will receive a limited release in ten other countries including Singapore, Thailand, and United States.[12]
In South Korea, the movie drew 15,000 viewers across Korea in the first four days.[13] In the six days, the film earned $229,491 from 31,384 viewers from 53 theatres.[14] On July 14, the movie surpassed 50,000 viewers, making it the most viewed music documentary in Korea.[15] In Japan, the movie was screened across 51 theatres, drawing 50,000 viewers in the first four days.[16][17] The movie drew 120,000 viewers in Japan in total.[12]
The film was released online in China through Tencent QQ on July 25, and within 24 hours it was watched by over 10 million people.[18]
References
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- "Big Bang 10 - Big Bang Made". BIGBANG10. BIGBANG10. Archived from the original on 2016-08-01. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- "G-Dragon Talks Bigbang's Fear, Admits They Are 'Scared' In New 'Bigbang Made' Trailer". Design & Trend. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- "T.O.P and Taeyang's teaser trailers are unveiled". koogle.tv. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- "BigBang concert comes alive on screen". The Korea Times. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- "Movie 'Big Bang Made' draws 120,000 viewers". Korean Herald. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- "'BigBang MADE' Movie Kicks Off To Great Start". FASHION&STYLE. Archived from the original on 2016-07-06. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- "KOFIC - Box Office Daily (Jul 13, 2016)". KOFIC. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- "빅뱅, 10주년 영화 '빅뱅 메이드'…해외 10개국 추가 개봉". Naver. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- "BIGBANG、10周年記念映画「BIGBANG MADE」のメンバー別ティザームービーが日本に到着". Musicman-Net. Archived from the original on July 9, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- "映画「BIGBANG MADE」、公開4日で観客動員数2万5千人超えでメンバーの公約に再び注目が集まる!". K-PLAZA. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- "영화 '빅뱅메이드' 中 강타…18시간만에 1000만뷰 돌파". Naver. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
External links
- Official websites: Korean, English & Chinese, Japanese
- BIGBANG 10
- BIGBANG10 the Movie: BIGBANG MADE on IMDb