The group BIGBANG, celebrating their 16th anniversary since debut, will be making a comeback as a four-member group.

This will be their first new song release in approximately 4 years since "Flower Road."

Their agency, YG Entertainment, officially announced the comeback on the 7th, stating, "BIGBANG is scheduled to release a new song this spring. Recording for the new song has been completed, and they are currently awaiting the music video shoot."


Following this, they added, "TOP has concluded his exclusive contract with YG along with BIGBANG's comeback and will be launching personal projects, embarking on various challenges as an artist and entrepreneur." They also stated, "We respect TOP's desire to expand his activities beyond BIGBANG, and we have had thorough discussions with the members regarding this. He will join BIGBANG's activities whenever the environment is right."

BIGBANG debuted on August 19, 2006, and has since released numerous hit songs, earning love both domestically and internationally. They are recognized as an artist group where members themselves participate in lyric writing and composition. Beyond music, they have exerted significant influence on general popular culture, including fashion and choreography, leading the K-pop scene as top runners.

Notably, they have consistently showcased their presence through musical completeness amidst controversies, continuing their resurgence and peak periods. The [MADE] series, released as their 10th-anniversary project in 2015, dominated the music scene by capturing both musicality and public appeal. "Flower Road" (2018), released after member TOP's drug scandal, also topped the charts, demonstrating BIGBANG's musical influence.

However, during the military service of G-DRAGON, Taeyang, TOP, and Seungri's retirement from the entertainment industry in 2019 following the "Burning Sun scandal," BIGBANG became a four-member group. Furthermore, BIGBANG and their agency YG Entertainment signed their third contract renewal in March 2020, following those in 2011 and 2015, outlining long-term activity plans.

Despite the contract renewal, the four-member BIGBANG's global comeback stage, anticipated at the US's largest music festival, "Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival" (hereinafter referred to as Coachella) in 2020, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, indefinitely postponing their return.

After all four members completed their military service, BIGBANG spent their 15th anniversary without any special musical activities. In 2022, they were removed from the Coachella lineup, leading their fandom to stage protests demanding YG Entertainment to guarantee their activities as a four-member group.


And on the 7th, the long-rumored fate of BIGBANG was finally officially revealed. While they are making a comeback, member TOP has concluded his exclusive contract with YG and decided to continue his activities either individually or as a member of the group.

Attention is focused on what kind of music BIGBANG, facing a major turning point, will present in their comeback, and whether they can overcome the negative image accumulated through past controversies will also be a key factor.

These are English translations of articles from our GTTOUR Japanese website.