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The "Kings of K-pop" since 2006, now a trio of G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung. Start with "Still Life" and you'll see why a record number one count for any group isn't a fluke.
- Members
- 3
- Debut
- 2006 (20 years)
- Generation
- 2nd gen (2004 to 2011)
- Label
- YG
Start with: Fantastic Baby
Achievements
- Won Best Worldwide Act at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards with over 58 million votes
- Alive (2012) became the first Korean album to chart on the US Billboard 200 (number 150)
- "Loser" and "Bae Bae" took the top two spots on Billboard's World Digital Songs in 2015, making them the first K-pop boy band to top the chart
- The 2015 Made World Tour drew 1.5 million fans, the largest tour by a Korean act at the time
- "Still Life" (2022) debuted at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart, their 11th number one, a record for any group
Timeline
- 2006Debut on August 19 at the YG Family 10th Anniversary Concert in Seoul
- 2008First Japanese EP For the World and Artist of the Year at the Mnet Asian Music Awards
- 2012Alive Galaxy Tour, their first world tour, with about 800,000 attendees
- 2015Comeback with the Made singles M, A, D and E after a two-year hiatus
- 2018Flower Road released before the members' military enlistment
- 2019Seungri retires from the entertainment industry in March
- 2022Return with the single "Still Life" on April 5 as a quartet
- 2023T.O.P announces he has withdrawn from the group, leaving three members
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