Big Bang’s autobiographical book sold over 160,000 copies since it was published on January 28th. If only their album sales were just as explosive. Big Bang held a press conference today to discuss and answer questions about their new book. Titled “Shouting to the World,” each member wrote an autobiography, paying special attention to their time as trainees and their road to success. G-Dragon stated,

"At first we worried about whether it would be right for us to write a book like this at our age, within our circumstances. But we talked about it, and we decided that we wanted to honestly write about our experiences and what we went through."

Big Bang members wanted to make sure everyone knows they are not bragging about their success; they emphasized that the book is more about self discovery than anything else, and that they made their dreams come true through self-drive, passion, and lots of hard work. DaeSung said,

"The book isn’t about Big Bang’s success, it’s about what we felt, experienced, and learned as individuals. Each member’s story is heart warmingly honest and contemplative."

Exposing the sacrifices and the mistakes they made - they confessed that some of their parents who had objected to their dream of becoming a singer even shed tears over it. How touching. All five members expressed their hopes that the book will be a source of encouragement to the readers. It seems like writing autobiographies to make extra money is becoming a trend for popstars. I think fans give these autobiographies too much credit. There’s nothing special about them except for the fact that someone rich and famous wrote them. Celebrities can write the most boring, lackluster books and crazed fans will be grabbing it off the shelves just because their favorite idol wrote it. Then again, I'm blogging on a gossip website, so I shouldn't be talking (johnny's gonna kill me). And no, English translations of the books are not in print.