Hot Issue (EP)

Hot Issue is the second Korean EP by South Korean boy band Big Bang, released under YG Entertainment.

Hot Issue
EP by
Big Bang
ReleasedNovember 22, 2007[1]
Genre
LanguageKorean
Label
  • YG
  • Yedang Company
Producer
Big Bang chronology
Always
(2007)		 Hot Issue
(2007)		 For the World
(2008)
Singles from Hot Issue
  1. "Last Farewell"
    Released: November 22, 2007

Big Bang's first EP after Always further established the group's popularity in South Korea, with the single "Last Farewell" topping online charts for 8 consecutive weeks,[2] sold over 5 million digital downloads.[3] The group's leader, the then 20-year-old G-Dragon produced and wrote the lyrics for all tracks on Hot Issue. "Last Farewell" is a blend of trance hip-hop beats and pop melodies. The song also features rapping by G-Dragon and T.O.P and melodic vocals from Taeyang, Daesung, and Seungri. "Crazy Dog" features synthesizers and a sampling from the Seo Taiji and Boys song "In My Fantasy."[1] "Last Farewell" won several awards, including Song of the Month at Cyworld Digital Music Awards.[4]

The EP sold over a 120,000 copies in South Korea.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Intro (Hot Issue)" (featuring CL)G-DragonG-DragonBrave Brothers1:23
2."Fool" (바보; Babo)G-DragonG-DragonBrave Brothers3:46
3."But I Love U" (G-Dragon solo)G-DragonG-Dragon, S KushS Kush4:15
4."I Don't Understand"G-DragonChoi Pil-kangChoi Pil-kang4:06
5."Crazy Dog"G-DragonG-Dragon, Brave Brothers, PerryBrave Brothers3:40
6."Last Farewell" (마지막 인사; Majimak Insa)G-DragonG-Dragon, Brave BrothersBrave Brothers3:52
Total length:21:01

Sample credits

  • "But I Love U" contains a sample of "Rhu of Redd Holt Unlimited" by Paula
  • "Crazy Dog" contains a sample of "You In the Fantasy" (hangul: 환상 속의 그대; rr: Huansang Sogae Goodae) by Seo Taiji & Boys

References
  1. "Hot Issue". YG Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  2. Kim, Hyung Woo (2008-01-21). "빅뱅 쥬크온차트 8주 연속 1위 기염, JOO도 2주만에 7위 진입" (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on 2008-02-09. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
  3. "BIGBANG Sales". onehallyu. 2016-08-28.
  4. "Song of the Month". Cyworld. 2009. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  5. "Big Bang 1st and 2nd in Hanteo's Annual Album Sales Chart". Asianpopcorn. Asianpopcorn. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
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