Intro of Big Bang

BigBang (빅뱅) is a South Korean hip-hop boy band. The group's formation was chronicled on the television series Big Bang Documentary, from July to August 2006. They are a five member idol group who debut in 2006. Big Bang went on to release successful singles and EPs. They wins a couple of awards like the "Artist of the Year" award from the M.net KM Music Festival and the Seoul Gayo Daesang Award. They also became the first foreign group in Japan to receive the Japan Cable Broadcasting Award for "Best Newcomer", and the first from Korea to receive the Japan Records award.

Music style

During the early days of their career, Big Bang's music was predominately hip hop, although they incorporated R&B songs into their albums as well. But now they sung from hip hop to ballad to even trot (oldest form of Korean pop music). Big Bang has been called "rich in variety" for their fans. Big Bang described their group as "an idol group not born of talent but through effort".

Dance style

They will choreographed some of the dance moves for their song. While they once relied heavily on street dancing for their moves, Big Bang have made a transition towards more choreography. Their dance moves have been widely copied and covered.

Image and cultural impact

Big Bang's influence extends beyond the music industry, shaping major trends in the fashion industry. Dubbed as "Big Bang fashion", their style has gained a following throughout Asia. They style starting is into Hip-Hop image concept for their debut. After releasing some albums, they go for a change in image, with the group leaning towards a more preppy-punk style, including skinny jeans with Converse or high-top sneakers. Although some fans started to complain their style are like girls as they wear skinny jeans but when they starts to combine some hip-hop style into it which become their own Big Bang style, the fans have noting to dislike about. As that have become their style.

They also released a book call " Shouting to the World ", where the members wrote about the difficulties in their career. This book became the best-seller in their own country.

They even influenced the creation of a Chinese boy band call 'OkBang', who were described as having "many similarities to Big Bang in terms of musical style, wardrobe and hairstyles".