Big Bang’s Japan leg of ‘Big Bang Alive Tour 2012’ has been reported by a mu-mo Entertainment News to have been sold out in mere minutes after it went on sale.

‘Big Bang Alive Tour 2012 in Japan’ has gained an explosive response drawing over 1 million people to apply to purchase the ticket however the tickets are limited to only 150,000 seats, it means that more than six times the amount of people have applied.

Big Bang’s world tour garnered a lot of attention as the group will visit 16 countries and 25 cities in North America, Europe, Asia and South America. The tour is also directed by Laurieann Gibson, the Emmy nominated stage director of Lady Gaga’s ‘The Monster Ball Tour.’

Japan tour was originally planned as 10 performances in five cities however additional performances in Yokohama and two more in Osaka have been added. The tickets for the additional added performances will begin at 10:00AM JST on May 12.

The five member popular idol group Big Bang is preparing to spread its explosion on the music scene all around the world through their first world tour.