Big Star (South Korean band)

Big Star
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop dance-pop
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Brave Entertainment
Associated acts	Brave Girls Electroboyz 1Punch
Website	빅스타.com
Members	Feeldog Baram Raehwan Sunghak Jude

Big Star (Korean: 빅스타, often stylized as BIGSTAR) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2012. Their members consist of Feeldog, Baram, Raehwan, Sunghak and Jude. Big Star is currently signed to Brave Entertainment.^[1]

History

Big Star released their first single, Bigstart on July 12, 2012.^[2] They have held 100 live performances in Japan. They launched their first solo concert in March 2014, performing four concerts every week throughout the summer. Their 50th live performance was a concert at the Yakult Hall. Their 100th live performance was on September 26, 2014 at the Akasaka Blitz, Tokyo. A Goodbye fanmeet was on September 28 at the Yokohama Premiere Hall. Big Star celebrates the milestone of becoming the first idol group to hold 100 concerts in Japan as they follow in the footsteps of legendary K-Pop band, g.o.d, who held the same number of concerts in Korea during their tour.^[3] In September 2015, they made a long-awaited return with a new mini-album "Shine A Moon Light".^[4]

Members

• BaRam (바람) (birth name: Lee Young Jun; 이영준) born October 8, 1990 in Busan, South Korea
• RaeHwan (래환) (birth name: Kim Rae Hwan; 김래환) born February 15, 1992 in Gangneung, Gangwon-do, South Korea
• FeelDog (필독) (birth name: Oh Gwang Suk; 오광석) born February 26, 1992 in Busan, South Korea
• SungHak (성학) (birth name: Jung Sung Hak; 정성학) born January 16, 1993 in Gwangju, South Korea
• Jude (주드) (birth name: Kim Dong Hyun; 김동현) born November 25, 1994 in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea^[5]

Discography

EPs

Album Information	Track list
Blossom Release Date: October 4, 2012 Label: Brave Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	Shut Up (Intro) 생각나 (Think) 눈감아 (Close Your Eyes) 내일은뭐하지 (What Should I Do Tomorrow?) 새로운사람 (Someone New)
Hang Out Release Date: August 8, 2013 Label: Brave Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	Be Brave (Ft. ElectroBoyz) 날라리 (Hooligan) Run & Run 흔들어 (Shake It) 독 같은 여자 (The Same Girl)
Shine A Moon Light Release Date:September 4, 2015 Label: Brave Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	달빛소나타 (Moonlight Sonata) Birthday 줄래 안줄래 왜이래 Outro

Singles

Single Information	Track list
Bigstart Release Date: July 12, 2012 Label: Brave Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	BIGSTAR (Intro) Hot Boy Baby Girl
I Got The Feeling Release Date: November 28, 2012 Label: Brave Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	느낌이와 (I Got The Feeling)
Standing Alone Release Date: December 12, 2013 Label: Brave Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	홀로서기 (Standing Alone)
Forget U Release Date: September 12, 2014 Label: Brave Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	너를 지워본다 (Forget U) 너를 지워본다 (Forget U) (Inst.)

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart position	Album
		Gaon Chart [6]
2012	"Hot Boy"	-	Bigstart
	"Thinking Of You"	-	Blossom
	"I Got The Feeling"	-	I Got The Feeling
2013	"Run&Run"	-	Hang Out
	"Standing Alone"	-	Standing Alone
2014	"Forget U"	-	Forget U
2015	"Full Moon Shine"	98	Shine A Moon Light
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released.

References

1. Profile on MissKpop, retrieved October 22, 2014.
2. "용감한형제의 보이그룹 '빅스타', 기대 속 데뷔 음원 공개". Etoday. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
3. Lily James (September 29, 2014). Will Big Star Follow In The Footsteps of K-Pop Band g.o.d?. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
4. Samantha Marie Lifson (September 5, 2015). BIGSTAR Make Long Awaited Return With 'Moonlight Sonata'. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
5. "BIGSTAR(빅스타)". bravesound. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
6. ":: 가온차트와 함께하세요 ::" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved November 6, 2010.

External links

• Official website