Big Star (South Korean band)

Big Star (Korean: 빅스타, often stylized as BIGSTAR) was a South Korean boy band formed in 2012. The group consists of Feeldog, Baram, Raehwan, Sunghak and Jude. Big Star was signed to Brave Entertainment.[1] On July 1, 2019 Brave Entertainment announced that Big Star have disbanded after the members contracts expired.[2]

Big Star
2015 빅스타 - 달빛소나타 뮤직비디오 메이킹 01.png
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2012–2019
LabelsBrave Entertainment
Associated actsUNB
Website빅스타.com
Past members
  • Baram
  • Raehwan
  • Feeldog
  • Sunghak
  • Jude

HistoryEdit

Big Star released their first single, Bigstart, on July 12, 2012.[3]

In 2014, Big Star became the first idol group to hold 100 concerts in Japan.[4]

On June 27, 2017, Brave Entertainment confirmed that Bora and Feeldog had been officially dating for about six months after meeting each other on Hit the Stage.[5]

In October 2017, Big Star appeared in the KBS survival show, Idol Rebooting Project: The Unit. On February 10, 2018, Feeldog came in 4th place on The Unit, making him an official member and leader of the show's group, UNB.[6]

In July 2019, the group disbanded following the expiration of members' contracts.

Former MembersEdit

  • Baram (바람)
  • Raehwan (래환)
  • Feeldog (필독)
  • Sunghak (성학)
  • Jude (주드)

DiscographyEdit

Extended playsEdit

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[7]
Blossom
Track listing
  1. Shut Up (Intro)
  2. 생각나 (Think)
  3. 눈감아 (Close Your Eyes)
  4. 내일은뭐하지 (What Should I Do Tomorrow?)
  5. 새로운사람 (Someone New)
 — N/A
Hang Out
  • Released: August 8, 2013
  • Label: Brave Entertainment
  • Format: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Be Brave (feat. ElectroBoyz)
  2. 날라리 (Hooligan)
  3. Run & Run
  4. 흔들어 (Shake It)
  5. 독 같은 여자 (The Same Girl)
 14
Shine A Moon Light
  • Released: September 4, 2015
  • Label: Brave Entertainment
  • Format: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. 달빛소나타 (Moonlight Sonata)
  2. Birthday
  3. 줄래 안줄래
  4. 왜이래
  5. Outro
 8
"—" denotes release did not chart.

SinglesEdit

Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Sales Album
KOR
[10]
"Hot Boy" 2012 73 Bigstart (single album)
"Thinking Of You" (생각나) 96 Blossom
"I Got The Feeling" (느낌이 와) 96 Non-album single
"Run & Run" 2013 — N/A Hang Out
"Standing Alone" (홀로서기) — N/A Non-album singles
"Forget U" (너를 지워본다) 2014 — N/A
"Full Moon Shine" (달빛소나타) 2015 99 Shine A Moon Light
"—" denotes single did not chart.

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Profile on MissKpop Archived 2017-12-06 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved October 22, 2014.
  2. ^ https://www.soompi.com/article/1335817wpp/bigstar-announces-disbandment-following-expiration-of-members-contracts. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "용감한형제의 보이그룹 '빅스타', 기대 속 데뷔 음원 공개". Etoday. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  4. ^ Lily James (September 29, 2014). "Will Big Star Follow In The Footsteps of K-Pop Band g.o.d?". Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  5. ^ "Breaking: Former SISTAR Member Bora And BIGSTAR's Feeldog Confirmed To Be Dating". Soompi.
  6. ^ "KBS 아이돌 리부팅 프로젝트 더 유닛 - 유닛소개". theunit.kbs.co.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  7. ^ "Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  8. ^ "August 2013 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  9. ^ "September 2015 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  10. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  11. ^ "2015 Week 38 Download Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-06-29.

External linksEdit

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