Fantastic baby

Fantastic baby
Big bang
publication	: March 7, 2012 : March 28, 2012
length	3:51
Genre (s)	Electropop  · EDM  · Hip-Hop  · Hip House
text	Kwon Ji Yong Choi Seung-hyun  Park Hong-jun
Producer (s)	Kwon Ji-yong  Park Hong-jun
Label	YG Entertainment
album	Alive

Fantastic Baby ( German  Fantastisch Schatz ) is a song by the South Korean boy group Big Bang and part of their fourth Ep Alive .

background

Fantastic Baby was the last single from Big Bang's fourth EP Alive . Previously released in February, Blue and Bad Boy . The song was released on February 29, 2012 as a download .

composition

Stylistically, the song is classified into the genres of electro-pop , EDM , hip-hop and hip house . The band members G-Dragon , TOP and the producer Teddy Park were responsible for the production of the song .

Review and Importance to K-Pop

Fantastic Baby is considered one of the greatest K-Pop hits of all time. The music video is the most watched by a K-pop group on YouTube . The song sold over seven million times worldwide and is one of the best-selling digital singles ever.

During the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics was Fantastic Baby played.

Music video

BIGBANG - FANTASTIC BABY M / V on YouTube : BIGBANG, March 6, 2012

The music video for Fantastic Baby was filmed in an abandoned warehouse. Seo Hyun-seung directed the film. In June 2016, the music video was the first by a South Korean band to reach over 300 million views on YouTube. As of February 2018, the music video had been viewed over 340 million times on YouTube.

Commercial win

Chart successes, sales and awards

Charts	Highest position	Annual charts	Sales
South Korea	2 (... weeks)	5	+ 4,036,298
Japan ( Billboard )	8th × 2Double platinum (… Where.)	-	+ 500,000
People's Republic of China	6 (a)  (? Wks.)	-	+ 2,570,000 (b)

^(a) The chart placement was taken from the Chinese music portal QQ Music.

^(b)The sales were taken from Kuguo .

Awards

year	Awarder	category	result	Ref
2012	Cyworld Digital Music Awards	Song of the Month (March)	Won
	Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards	Song of the Month (March)	Won
	MelOn Music Awards	Song of the Year	Nominated
		Global Star Award	Nominated
		Netizen Popularity Battle Award	Nominated
2013	Seoul Music Awards	Bonsang	Won
	MTV Video Music Awards Japan	Best dance video	Won
2014	World Music Awards	World's Best Video of the Year	Won

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jeff Benjamin: New 'Pitch Perfect 2' Trailer Features BIGBANG's K-pop hit 'Fantastic Baby ( English ) on April 16, 2015. Accessed July 19, 2017th
2. ↑ Most Viewed Kpop MV (All time) . Retrieved July 19, 2017.
3. ↑ BIGBANG's “Fantastic Baby” Played at the Olympics Opening Ceremony, Trends Worldwide . In: Bigbangupdates . February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
4. ↑ BIGBANG's "Fantastic Baby" Earns Two Gold Medals on Youtube ( Korean ) In: Soompi . March 17, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
5. ↑ Big Bang Fantastic Baby M / V Revealed! ( Korean ) In: KpopStarz . March 6, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
6. ↑ 빅뱅 '판타스틱 베이비' 유튜브 3 억뷰 돌파 ... 특별 포스터 공개 ( Korean ) In: Donga . June 23, 2017. Accessed February 20, 2018.
7. ↑ Sales of Fantastic Baby in South Korea:
   • 2012 년 Download Chart (# 5) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2012 년 06 월 Download Chart (# 106) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2012 년 29 주차 Download Chart (# 86) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on February 21, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2013 년 01 월 Download Chart (# 320) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2013 년 02 월 Download Chart (# 324) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2013 년 03 월 Download Chart (# 361) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2013 년 04 월 Download Chart (# 387) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2013 년 05 월 Download Chart (# 384) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2013 년 06 월 Download Chart (# 378) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2013 년 07 월 Download Chart (# 386) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2013 년 08 월 Download Chart (# 345) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2013 년 09 월 Download Chart (# 374) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2013 년 49 주차 Download Chart (# 292) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2013 년 12 월 Download Chart (# 346) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2014 년 01 월 Download Chart (# 307) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2014 년 02 월 Download Chart (# 292) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2014 년 03 월 Download Chart (# 381) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2014 년 04 월 Download Chart (# 371) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2014 년 05 월 Download Chart (# 387) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2014 년 06 월 Download Chart (# 317) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2014 년 07 월 Download Chart (# 364) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2014 년 33 주차 Download Chart (# 383) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2014 년 34 주차 Download Chart (# 340) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2014 년 36 주차 Download Chart (# 383) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2015 년 05 월 Download Chart (# 281) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2015 년 06 월 Download Chart (# 243) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2015 년 07 월 Download Chart (# 245) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2015 년 08 월 Download Chart (# 231) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2015 년 09 월 Download Chart (# 359) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2015 년 42 주차 Download Chart (# 336) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2015 년 43 주차 Download Chart (# 387) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2015 년 45 주차 Download Chart (# 394) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2016 년 09 주차 Download Chart (# 396) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2016 년 03 월 Download Chart (# 316) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2016 년 04 월 Download Chart (# 323) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2016 년 05 월 Download Chart (# 332) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2016 년 06 월 Download Chart (# 352) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2016 년 07 월 Download Chart (# 328) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2016 년 08 월 Download Chart (# 331) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on September 17, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2016 년 37 주차 Download Chart (# 356) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2016 년 38 주차 Download Chart (# 364) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
   • 2016 년 39 주차 Download Chart (# 382) ( Korean ) In: Gaon Chart . Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
8. ↑ ゴ ー ル ド デ ィ ス ク 認定 ( Japanese ) In: RIAJ . Retrieved February 20, 2018.
9. ↑ 酷 狗 单曲 畅销 榜 . In: Kuguo .
10. ^ Song of the Month . In: Cyworld . Retrieved February 2, 2018.
11. ↑ 국내 대표 음악 차트 가온 차트! . Gaon. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
12. ↑ Winners from the '2012 MelOn Music Awards'! - allkpop.com . Allkpop. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
13. ↑ Winners from the '22nd Seoul Music Awards' - allkpop.com . Allkpop. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
14. ↑ Big Bang and 2PM Win at the 'MTV VMAJ 2013' . Mnet. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 4, 2017. 
15. ↑ World Music Awards :: G-Dragon Wins "World's Best Entertainer" and "World's Best Album" Awards . World Music Awards. Retrieved June 4, 2016.