Taeyang’s beloved dog passes away

BIGBANG member Taeyang recently announced the passing of his beloved pet dog, Boss.

On June 5, Taeyang informed fans through Twitter that Boss had entered veterinary care for a sudden herniated disk surgery. Four days later, the singer updated his Twitter and Instagram, asking fans to pray for Boss while sharing a vulnerable photo of the dog.

On June 10, Taeyang revealed that Boss had passed away by his indicative tweets: “2008.07.15 – 2013.06.10 [BOSS]“, “Goodbye, Boss. I enjoyed the last five years. Thank you, and I’m sorry.“, and “I lost my baby today. He will be always in my heart.” The singer also thanked the veterinarians for taking good care of Boss throughout the whole process.

BIGBANG member G-Dragon tweeted a final farewell that said: “Goodbye, Boss.“ Taeyang’s brother, Dong Hyeon Bae, also sent a message of condolence. He said:

“Goodbye…Boss. I won’t forget you. Don’t forget me and rest in peace. Because of you, I was happy the last five years. Thank you. I’m sorry for not knowing that you were sick sooner. I’m sorry that I did not treat you very well… I wanted to go to the Han River with you. Run as much as you want there. I love you Boss. I miss you.”

May Boss rest in peace.

Sources: (News & Photo) – bigbangupdates, @Realtaeyang (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6), youngbeezzy, @ibgdrgn

Big Bang to hold 15 shows in 6 domes of Japan

Big Bang is going to hold a 6-dome tour in Japan starting this November, following the success of G-Dragon‘s concert series in the country for his 2013 One of A Kind World Tour.

It was during the last day of G-Dragon’s Special Dome concert in Nagoya, Japan where the rest of the members made a surprise appearance to personally announce the good news to the fans.

According to their company, they will set the record for being the first foreign group to make a 6-dome tour with a total of 15 shows in Japan.

Check the schedule of their 6-dome below as posted from their Big Bang Japan website:

Last year, the group performed their 2012 Alive Galaxy World Tour, which was held in 24 cities in 12 countries around the world, setting a record-high of 800, 000 overwhelmed audiences.

Sources: [News] Sports Chosun, Big Bang Japan, Korea JoongAng Daily [Photos] Big Bang Japan, Big Bang Facebook

YG Entertainment introduces “The Baddest Female!”

YG Entertainment recently introduced the baddest female of the company, and it’s none other than CL!

The leader of 2NE1 is gearing up for a solo debut and has recently unveiled the music video of her title song, The Baddest Female. The music video highlighted CL’s strong rapping skills, as well as the sexy and classy style the singer is known for.

In addition to these talents, BIGBANG‘s G-Dragon and Taeyang, Lydia Paek, Masta Wu, Mademoiselle Yulia and Teddy all made cameos to show their support for CL’s solo debut.

Check out the video below:

We’re very excited for CL’s upcoming solo debut! Stay tuned to hellokpop for more updates.

Sources: (News & Photos) – 2NE1 (1,2,3); Video – 2NE1′s official Youtube

Big Bang’s G-Dragon and Taeyang to be featured in CL’s music video

It is confirmed that Big Bang members G-Dragon and Taeyang will be featuring in CL’s (2NE1‘s leader) first solo music video that is due to be released on the 28th of May. YG Entertainment artists are known for their great bond and support for one another. This tradition can be seen in G-Dragon and Taeyang’s appearance in JinuSean’s music video for Phone Number back in 2004. Recently Se7en, Teddy and Taeyang also did a cameo in G-Dragon’s music video for MichiGO.

It is reported that the genre for CL’s solo song  is not easily heard within the domestic music industry, which is the ‘Dougie’ genre with a dub step sound and will be of the latest style in the hip-hop genre. For years, the Korean music industry emphasizes girl groups with a cute or sexy concept. However, as a female rapper, CL’s concept is the opposite of what the industry usually promotes and there is a lot of anticipation from her upcoming solo debut.

CL’s solo debut will be concurrently going against strong female solo singers like Lee Hyori, Seo In Young and IVY. Despite the intense competition, CL was given confidence and extra boost from YG’s president, Yang Hyun Seok‘s words of encouragement: “Even if you’re last, enjoy the moment with all your heart.”

This will be CL’s first solo venture since debuting as the leader of 2NE1 back in 2009. It is expected that her debut will amaze and impact the music industry.

Source : News & Photo- OSEN , CLTheBaddestFemale

The Smiths are at home with YG

On May 6, YG Entertainment welcomed Hollywood celebrities Will Smith and Jaden Smith at their headquarters. They just came from Taipei, Taiwan where they held their promotions for their movie After Earth.

The news of the Smiths’ arrival in Korea is not new but updates from fans spread like wildfire all over Twitter and photo-sharing sites about their visit to the YG building, which was later confirmed through photos by CL of 2NE1 and one of YG producers who goes by the name Choice.

The Smiths are scheduled to meet with Jay Park on the red carpet event for the movie who sang a self-written song for After Earth’s official soundtrack as requested personally by Will Smith.

They are also to appear in a collaboration project of General Idea, owned by Korean Bumsuk Choi and MSFTSrep (Misfits Republic) established by Jaden Smith in 2010. The event details can be found in the Seoulcialite website.

Sources:News – Seoulcialite Agency; Photos – chaelin_cl (2), choice37, fromyg, xxxibgdrgn