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Bigbang Perform To 36,000 Fans In Hong Kong, South Korean Band Banned From 'Inkigayo'

K-Collection In Seoul

(Photo : Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 11: Seungri, G-Dragon, TOP, Taeyang and Daesung of Big Bang perform on the stage during a concert at the K-Collection In Seoul on March 11, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea.

South Korean band, BigBang, certainly made one heck of a bang at their Hong Kong concert. More than 36,000 fans had headed out to the AsiaWorld-Expo Arena (AWE). This concert was part of BigBang's MADE 2015 tour.

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BigBang performed at the AWE Arena for three consecutive nights. Each concert lasted for two hours. For the opening act, the boys performed their hit song "Bang Bang Bang." Only four songs from their upcoming MADE album made it to their performance in addition to "Bang Bang Bang."

The other hits included "Loser" and "Bae Bae." The boys also performed some of their old hits which included "Lies" and "Bad Boy." For those who were unable to catch the boys' performance in Hong Kong, fret not as BigBang's MADE 2015 tour continues to 15 countries, totaling to 70 concerts. On Oct. 4, BigBang is set to perform at Anaheim, Calif.

In other BigBang related news, the boys have been banned from the SBS show, "Inkigayo." Reports by SBS claim that G-Dragon and TOP were missing, and due to their absence their group was removed in entirety from the show. Both TOP and G-Dragon were unable to make it to the show due to their conflicting schedules.

"It has always been problematic when a 1st place group does not appear on the live broadcast unless they had an unavoidable reason. Big Bang's case is the same. They might have been filming their MV, but the staff must have seen it as a problem as unfair to the rest of the groups," stated the representative of SBS.

Due to BigBang being banned from the show, fans of the Korean band have reacted negatively to the decision made. Some reports have even likened the incident to the fictional events happening on the hit television series, "The Producers."

Some insiders in the industry also claim that the sudden changes in the "Inkigayo" broadcast with BigBang being banned from the show are highly related to the conflicts between BigBang and EXO fans. For now, all that is left is speculation and rumors as the spokesman or BigBang themselves have yet to comment on the ban.

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