BIGBANG announces comeback; T.O.P leaves YG
MANILA, Philippines — BIGBANG's T.O.P has left YG Entertainment after 16 years. The agency announced today, February 7.
It also revealed that BIGBANG is set to release a new song after four years.
The record label said that the group will return without Seung-ri who has recently retired after being involved in the "Burning Sun" scandal. Their spring song will also be released with a music video.
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“T.O.P’s exclusive contract with YG has ended, and he will be taking on a wide variety of new challenges as both an artist and an entrepreneur. We respected T.O.P’s desire to broaden the scope of his individual activities aside from just his promotions with BIGBANG, and he successfully came to an agreement about this with the other members," read the statement.
The agency added that T.O.P will "always participate" in the group's activities whenever he is able and when the conditions are right.
The yet-untitled song is the group's comeback after the release of their last song "Flower Road" in 2018.
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