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text_A: Big Bang won an Artist of the Year award in 2008.
text_B: Big Bang -LRB- Korean  : 빅뱅 -RRB- is a South Korean boy band formed by YG Entertainment .. YG Entertainment. YG Entertainment. Korean. Hangul. boy band. boy band. Big Bang. Big Bang ( 2009 album ). Consisting of members G-Dragon , T.O.P , Taeyang , Daesung , and Seungri , the group officially debuted on August 19 , 2006 .. T.O.P. T.O.P ( rapper ). Taeyang. Taeyang. G-Dragon. G-Dragon. Daesung. Daesung. Seungri. Seungri. Despite initial lukewarm receptions , their breakthrough came with the extended play , Always -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , which yielded the number one song `` Lies '' -LRB- Korean  : 거짓말 Revised Romanization  : Geojitmal -RRB- .. Korean. Hangul. extended play. extended play. Always. Always ( EP ). Lies. Lies ( Big Bang song ). Revised Romanization. Revised Romanization of Korean. The song went on to top major Korean music charts for a record-breaking seven consecutive weeks , and won Song of the Year at the 9th Mnet Korean Music Festival .. Korean. Hangul. Song of the Year. Mnet Asian Music Award for Song of the Year. 9th Mnet Korean Music Festival. Mnet Asian Music Awards. Mnet Korean Music Festival. Mnet Asian Music Awards. Big Bang 's follow-up releases furthered their success and popularity  : Hot Issue -LRB- 2007 -RRB- spawned the chart-topping song `` Last Farewell , '' -LRB- Korean  : 마지막 인사 Revised Romanization  : Majimak Insa -RRB- , while Stand Up -LRB- 2008 -RRB- produced `` Day by Day '' -LRB- Korean  : 하루하루 , Revised Romanization  : Haru Haru -RRB- .. Korean. Hangul. Revised Romanization. Revised Romanization of Korean. Hot Issue. Hot Issue ( EP ). Last Farewell. Last Farewell ( Big Bang song ). Stand Up. Stand Up ( EP ). Day by Day. Day by Day ( Big Bang song ). Big Bang. Big Bang ( 2009 album ). After receiving the Artist of the Year award from the 2008 Mnet Korean Music Festival , the group expanded their endeavors to Japan , releasing both their second Korean studio-album , Remember , and their first Japanese album , Number 1 , in the same year , and consequently winning three awards at the 9th MTV Video Music Awards Japan .. Korean. Hangul. Artist of the Year. Mnet Asian Music Award for Artist of the Year. Mnet Korean Music Festival. Mnet Asian Music Awards. Remember. Remember ( Big Bang album ). Number 1. Number 1 ( Big Bang album ). MTV Video Music Awards Japan. MTV Video Music Awards Japan. They would go on to release four more Japanese studio albums  : Big Bang -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , Big Bang 2 -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , and the Japanese-language edition of Alive -LRB- 2012 -RRB- and Made Series -LRB- 2016 -RRB- .. Big Bang. Big Bang ( 2009 album ). Big Bang 2. Big Bang 2 ( album ). Alive. Alive ( EP ). Made Series. Made Series. Amidst their Japanese promotions , the members branched out to do solo activities  : Taeyang and G-Dragon released solo albums , G-Dragon and T.O.P formed a sub-unit , Seungri and Daesung acted in musicals and hosted variety shows , and T.O.P went on to star in various films and television shows .. T.O.P. T.O.P ( rapper ). Taeyang. Taeyang. G-Dragon. G-Dragon. Daesung. Daesung. Seungri. Seungri. sub-unit. GD & TOP. After a two-year hiatus in South Korea , Big Bang reunited in 2011 with their EP Tonight -LRB- 2011 -RRB- .. South Korea. South Korea. Big Bang. Big Bang ( 2009 album ). Tonight. Tonight ( Big Bang EP ). Promotions were cut short when multiple members encountered legal issues .. By the end of the year , Big Bang emerged as the inaugural Best Worldwide Act winner at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards .. Big Bang. Big Bang ( 2009 album ). Best Worldwide Act. MTV Europe Music Award for Best Worldwide Act. 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards. 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards. Three months after their win in Europe , Big Bang released their most successful physical album , the Korean EP Alive -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , earning their second Artist of the Year Award at the 14th Mnet Asian Music Awards .. Korean. Hangul. Artist of the Year. Mnet Asian Music Award for Artist of the Year. Big Bang. Big Bang ( 2009 album ). Alive. Alive ( EP ). Artist of the Year Award. Mnet Asian Music Award for Artist of the Year. 14th Mnet Asian Music Awards. 2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards. Alive became the first Korean album to chart on the Billboard 200 , with the group embarking on their first ever world tour that concluded in early 2013 .. Korean. Hangul. Alive. Alive ( EP ). first ever world tour. Alive Galaxy Tour. The critically acclaimed Made -LRB- 2016 -RRB- was preceded by several chart-topping singles , winning the group their third Artist of the Year award at the 17th Mnet Asian Music Awards .. Artist of the Year. Mnet Asian Music Award for Artist of the Year. 17th Mnet Asian Music Awards. 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards. Their second world tour in support of the album gathered 1.5 million attendance , making it the largest tour by any Korean act .. Korean. Hangul. second world tour. MADE World Tour. Labeled as the `` Kings of K-pop '' and the `` Nation 's Boy Band , '' the members ' involvement in composing and producing their own music , most notably G-Dragon , has earned the group respect and praise from the music industry .. K-pop. K-pop. G-Dragon. G-Dragon. The quintet has been hailed K-pop icons for their part in spreading the Hallyu Wave around the globe along with their influence in the genre .. K-pop. K-pop. Hallyu Wave. Hallyu Wave. Big Bang have sold over 140 million records , making them the best-selling digital group of all-time in Asia and one of the best-selling boy bands in the world .. Big Bang. Big Bang ( 2009 album ). They have won numerous awards and set several records , including being the act who spent the most months at number one on the Gaon Chart and the most weeks at number one on Melon , besides being the all-time best-selling artist in Cyworld .. numerous awards and set several records. List of awards and nominations received by Big Bang. the most months at number one. Gaon Digital Chart#Artist with most months at number one. the most weeks at number one. Melon ( online music service )#Artists with most weeks at number one. Cyworld. Cyworld. Big Bang was the first Korean artist to enter Forbes Magazine '' 's Celebrity 100 and the 30 under 30 most influential musicians in the world lists .. Korean. Hangul. Big Bang. Big Bang ( 2009 album ). Forbes Magazine. Forbes Magazine. Celebrity 100. Forbes Celebrity 100. 30 under 30. Forbes 30 Under 30. Citing their global popularity and contribution to K-pop , The Washington Post '' have described them as `` the biggest band in Asia '' and the Hollywood Reporter as `` the biggest boy band in the world . ''. K-pop. K-pop. boy band. boy band. The Washington Post. The Washington Post
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