Alive (EP)
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| EP by Big Bang | ||||
| Released | February 29, 2012 June 3, 2012 (Special edition) |
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| Recorded | 2011 - 2012 | |||
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| Length | 23:41 | |||
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Alive is the fifth Korean-language extended play by South Korean group Big Bang. It was released on February 29, 2012 by YG Entertainment. Big Bang members G-Dragon and T.O.P wrote the music and lyrics, respectively, for nearly all tracks on the album. The EP had three singles,"Blue", "Fantastic Baby", and "Bad Boy". A repackaged version of the EP entitled Still Alive was released on June 3, 2012, and featured the single, "Monster". Both EP versions and their singles attained success on national charts in South Korea, and the EP became the first K-Pop album to chart on the United States' Billboard 200 album chart.
Beginning on January 27, 2012, the track listing and title of Big Bang's upcoming EP, Alive were released. Teddy Park of YG Entertainment and Big Bang member G-Dragon produced the majority of the music for the EP with the help of other producers such as DJ Murf and Peejay. G-Dragon also wrote the majority of the songs on this album with the help of T.O.P. and Teddy Park.
"Blue" was released on February 22, 2012, as the EP's lead single, and thereafter Big Bang released previews of other tracks on YouTube every day from February 23–28. They also announced the Big Bang Alive World Tour, in support of the album.
The Alive EP and its second single, "Bad Boy" were released on February 29, 2012. Promotions began with televised performances from the album on March 11, 2012, on SBS's Inkigayo. "Fantastic Baby" was the album's third single, released March 7, 2012.
The EP was repackaged as a special edition with additional songs and re-titled as Still Alive. The special edition and its single "Monster", were released June 3, 2012. "Blue", "Bad Boy", "Fantastic Baby", and "Monster" were also re-recorded with Japanese lyrics and included on Big Bang's full-length Japanese album, Alive. Other album tracks, in their original Korean language form, were also included on the album.
Alive became the first Korean album or EP to chart on the United States' Billboard 200 and at its time of release, held the record for being the best selling K-Pop album ever in the United States, selling over 4,100 copies in its first week of release. It also charted at number four on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, at number twenty-two on the Independent Albums chart, and number four on the World Albums chart.Alive reached to number six on Japan's domestic Oricon weekly album chart as a Korean import. The EP finished 2012 as the second best-selling album of the year in South Korea.
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