Made Series

Made Series
Made Series
	Box set, CD+DVD, digital, play button and standard edition cover
Studio album by Big Bang
Released	February 3, 2016
Studio	YG (Seoul)
Genre	Dance-pop; hip hop; PBR&B;
Length	40:33
Label	YGEX
Producer	G-Dragon; Teddy;
Big Bang chronology
Alternative cover
	CD+Blu-ray and limited edition cover

Made Series (stylized in all caps) is the fifth Japanese-language studio album by South Korean boy band Big Bang. The album was released in Japan through YGEX on February 3, 2016.^[1] The eleven tracks includes Japanese versions of three of the group's Korean hits and the original eight songs from 4 single albums released in 2015.

Release

The album was released in seven different editions, including CD, Blu-ray, Photo book, music videos, dance videos, making of mv and live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015.^[1] On January 6, 2016, the Japanese music video of "Loser" and "Bang Bang Bang" were released on their official channel on YouTube.^[2]^[3]

Reception and chart performance

The album sold 80,262 copies on the first day and charted at number one on Oricon daily album chart,^[4] then in the first week the album sold 128,000 copies, breaking their own record of first-week sales which held by their previous album The Best of Big Bang 2006-2014 in 2014.^[5] In the year end the album sold 201,227, ranking 20th on the best-selling album in Japan, and becomes the highest-charting album for Korean artist in 2016.^[6]

The album was chosen as one of the best Japanese albums in 2016 by KKBox, while the Japanese version of "Bang Bang Bang" ranked 1st place on the top 10 track in Japan, and praising the song as energetic, and calling it a classical song from the band.^[7]

The album won three awards in 31st Japan Gold Disc Award, best 3 albums in Asia, and the Japanese version of "Bang Bang Bang" won song of the year by download.^[8]

Track listing

Disc 1: *Made Series* – Standard and Digital edition^[9]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Loser" (Japanese version)	Teddy, T.O.P, G-Dragon, Sunny Boy	Teddy, Taeyang	Teddy	3:41
2.	"Bang Bang Bang" (Japanese version)	Teddy, G-Dragon, T.O.P, Verbal	Teddy, G-Dragon	Teddy	3:42
3.	"If You" (Japanese version)	G-Dragon, Shoko Fujibayashi	G-Dragon, P.K, Dee.P	P.K, Dee.P	4:27
4.	"Loser" (Korean version)	Teddy, G-Dragon, T.O.P	Teddy, Taeyang	Teddy	3:40
5.	"Bae Bae" (Korean version)	Teddy, G-Dragon, T.O.P	Teddy, G-Dragon, T.O.P	Teddy	2:50
6.	"Bang Bang Bang" (Korean version)	Teddy, G-Dragon, T.O.P	Teddy, G-Dragon	Teddy	3:41
7.	"We Like 2 Party" (Korean version)	Teddy, Kush, G-Dragon, T.O.P	Teddy, Kush, Seo Won-jin, G-Dragon	Teddy, Kush	3:16
8.	"If You" (Korean version)	G-Dragon	G-Dragon, P.K, Dee.P	P.K, Dee.P	4:25
9.	"Sober" (Korean version)	Teddy, G-Dragon, T.O.P	Teddy, Choice37, G-Dragon	Teddy, Choice37	3:58
10.	"Let's Not Fall in Love" (Korean version)	Teddy, G-Dragon	Teddy, G-Dragon	Teddy	3:32
11.	"Zutter (GD & T.O.P)" (Korean version)	Teddy, G-Dragon, T.O.P	Teddy, G-Dragon, T.O.P	Teddy	3:17
Total length:					40:33

Disc 2: CD+DVD Edition and CD+Blu-ray Edition – DVD and Blu-ray bonus tracks^[9]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Loser" (Music video Japanese version)
2.	"Bang Bang Bang" (Music video Japanese version)
3.	"Loser" (Music video Korean version)
4.	"Bae Bae" (Music video Korean version)
5.	"Bang Bang Bang" (Music video Korean version)
6.	"We Like 2 Party" (Music video Korean version)
7.	"Sober" (Music video Korean version)
8.	"Zutter" (Music video Korean version)
9.	"Let’s Not Fall in Love" (Music video Korean version)
10.	"Bang Bang Bang" (Live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015)
11.	"Tonight" (Live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015)
12.	"Hands Up" (Live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015)
13.	"Loser" (Live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015)
14.	"Bad Boy" (Live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015)
15.	"We Like 2 Party" (Live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015)
16.	"Bae Bae" (Live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015)
17.	"Fantastic Baby" (Live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015)
18.	"Koe o Kikasete" (Live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015)
19.	"My Heaven" (Live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015)
20.	"Feeling" (Live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015)
21.	"Sober" (Live performance a-nation Stadium Festival 2015)

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Made Series*
Chart (2016)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[5]	1
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard)^[10]	1
Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard)^[11]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Made Series*
Chart (2016)	Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[12]	20
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard)^[13]	24
Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard)^[14]	23

Certifications and sales figures

Certifications and sales for *Made Series*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[16]	Gold	202,600^[15]

Release history

Release history and formats for *Made Series*
Region	Date	Format	Label
Japan^[1]	February 3, 2016	CD CD+DVD CD+blu-ray digital download playbutton	YGEX

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Japan New Album [Made Series]". YGEX (in Japanese). Japan: Avex. January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
^ "BANG BANG BANG M/V(JP Short Ver.)" (in Japanese). YGEX. January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
^ "LOSER M/V(JP Short Ver.)" (in Japanese). YGEX. January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
^ "デイリー CDアルバムランキング - 2016年02月02日付" (in Japanese). Oricon. February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "週間 CDアルバムランキング 2016年02月15日付". Oricon. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
^ "2016 Oricon Chart Year End - Albums". Oricon. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
^ "BIGBANGが楽曲部門1位に！ KKBOX2016年年間チャート発表". Japan KKBox. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
^ "The Japan Gold Disk Award 2017". Retrieved February 26, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "MADE SERIES(CD+Blu-ray+スマプラ・ミュージック&ムービー) [CD+Blu-Ray]" (in Japanese). Amazon. January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
^ "Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
^ "Japan Top Albums Sales". Billboard Japan. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
^ "CDアルバムランキング-2016年度". Oricon. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
^ "Japan Hot Albums Year End". Billboard Japan. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
^ "Japan Top Albums Sales Year End". Billboard Japan. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
^ "2016 Oricon Chart - December Week 4". Oricon Chart. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
^ "Japanese album certifications – BIGBANG – MADE SERIES" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved October 21, 2021. Select 2016年02月 on the drop-down menu

External links

[MadeSeries-1] "Japan New Album [Made Series]". YGEX (in Japanese). Japan: Avex. January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.

[2] "BANG BANG BANG M/V(JP Short Ver.)" (in Japanese). YGEX. January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.

[3] "LOSER M/V(JP Short Ver.)" (in Japanese). YGEX. January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.

[oricon-dai-4] "デイリー CDアルバムランキング - 2016年02月02日付" (in Japanese). Oricon. February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

[1week-5] "週間 CDアルバムランキング 2016年02月15日付". Oricon. Retrieved February 10, 2016.

[6] "2016 Oricon Chart Year End - Albums". Oricon. Retrieved February 12, 2017.

[7] "BIGBANGが楽曲部門1位に！ KKBOX2016年年間チャート発表". Japan KKBox. Retrieved February 12, 2017.

[8] "The Japan Gold Disk Award 2017". Retrieved February 26, 2017.

[Tracklist-9] "MADE SERIES(CD+Blu-ray+スマプラ・ミュージック&ムービー) [CD+Blu-Ray]" (in Japanese). Amazon. January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.

[10] "Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan. Retrieved September 27, 2016.

[11] "Japan Top Albums Sales". Billboard Japan. Retrieved September 27, 2016.

[12] "CDアルバムランキング-2016年度". Oricon. Retrieved January 18, 2017.

[13] "Japan Hot Albums Year End". Billboard Japan. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

[14] "Japan Top Albums Sales Year End". Billboard Japan. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

[15] "2016 Oricon Chart - December Week 4". Oricon Chart. Retrieved January 5, 2017.

[RIAJ-16] "Japanese album certifications – BIGBANG – MADE SERIES" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved October 21, 2021. Select 2016年02月 on the drop-down menu

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