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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.〔(Big Bang reveals new track from upcoming album and release date! )〕 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. ==Release and promotion== 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Big Bang to hold ‘ALIVE TOUR 2012′ around the world through Live Nation! )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id504496802 )〕 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''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Big Bang To Perform On Inkigayo On March 11 )〕 "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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alive (EP)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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