Big Bang Made is 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 is the band's first film, released to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their debut.

Big Bang Made
Theatrical release poster
Directed byByun Jin Ho
Produced byOh Dong Won
Yang Min-suk (Executive supervisor)
Yang Hyun-suk (Executive producer)
StarringBig Bang
Production
company
Distributed byCGV
Release dates
  • June 28, 2016 (2016-06-28) (CGV Yeongdeungpo)
  • June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30)
Running time
122 minutes[1]
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box office$1.5 million[2][3][4]

Synopsis edit

In April 2015, BigBang 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 BigBang 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]

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Release and reception edit

"Big Bang shines the most when they are just being themselves. The movie is a collection of such moments. Without any artificial setting, the camera follows Big Bang members and records them in their most natural state. As a result, viewers can see Big Bang members not only as artist but also just as guys next door."

— 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.[7] In addition to South Korea and Japan, the movie will receive a limited release in ten other countries including Singapore, Thailand, and United States.[11]

In South Korea, the movie drew 15,000 viewers across Korea in the first four days.[12] In the six days, the film earned $229,491 from 31,384 viewers from 53 theatres.[13] On July 14, the movie surpassed 50,000 viewers, making it the most viewed music documentary in Korea.[14] In Japan, the movie was screened across 51 theatres, drawing 50,000 viewers in the first four days.[15][16] The movie drew 120,000 viewers in Japan in total.[11]

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.[17]

References edit

  1. ^ "Unless you're a die-hard, skip 'Big Bang Made'". Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "BIGBANG MADE (2016)". Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Thailand Box Office - August 4–7, 2016". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "BIGBANG10 the Movie: BIGBANG MADE - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  5. ^ "BIGBANG10 the Movie: BIGBANG MADE (2016)". IMDb. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  6. ^ "Movie shows Big Bang in their natural state". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  7. ^ a b "BigBang concert comes alive on screen". The Korea Times. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  8. ^ "Big Bang 10 - Big Bang Made". BIGBANG10. BIGBANG10. Archived from the original on 2016-08-01. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "T.O.P and Taeyang's teaser trailers are unveiled". koogle.tv. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Movie 'Big Bang Made' draws 120,000 viewers". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  12. ^ "'BigBang MADE' Movie Kicks Off To Great Start". Fashion&Style. Archived from the original on 2016-07-06. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  13. ^ "KOFIC - Box Office Daily (Jul 13, 2016)". KOFIC. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  14. ^ "빅뱅, 10주년 영화 '빅뱅 메이드'…해외 10개국 추가 개봉". Retrieved July 14, 2016 – via Naver.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "영화 '빅뱅메이드' 中 강타…18시간만에 1000만뷰 돌파". Retrieved July 25, 2016 – via Naver.

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