Bahk Eun-ji has been with The Korea Times since 2012, building a career across multiple desks. She began at the Business Desk, where she conducted in-depth interviews with key figures in Korea's corporate world. Later, she moved to the Politics & City Desk, focusing on education policy and social affairs. She later served as team leader of the digital content team, leading curation efforts on the newspaper’s homepage and reshaping print stories for social media audiences to enhance digital reach. Now back on the Politics Desk, she covers the National Assembly and the Ministry of National Defense, with a renewed focus on political developments.
BigBang goes quiet on music awards
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By Bahk Eun-ji
BigBang will miss year-end music award festivals on three networks - KBS, MBC and SBS - reports said Wednesday.
A source at YG Entertainment said the K-pop band will focus on its new album.
BigBang has been performing around the globe with its “BigBang World Tour 2015~2016 MADE.”
“The members feel sorry for fans that have been waiting for the performance of the band, but they want to produce a more perfect album and performances,” the source said.
BigBang swept the nation’s major online music charts, including Melon, Bugs, Genie and Naver music, with two songs, “Bang Bang Bang” and “Loser,” when the album “MADE” was released.
The band’s music video for “Bang Bang Bang” was the most-watched K-pop video of the year on YouTube.