With the recent return of G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung from Big Bang, many fans are hoping that this famous group can reunite with 4 members, including T.O.P - the rapper who announced his departure from the group from 2023.
Big Bang fans are keeping an eye on the signs from the members related to T.O.P, and speculate that this could be a premise for the return of the 4-member Big Bang lineup.
Recently, G-Dragon appeared on Jung Hyung Don's YouTube channel, and T.O.P's name was unexpectedly mentioned. When talking about the duets, G-Dragon listed two collaborations, GD&Taeyang and GD&TOP.
Although the male singer did not say anything more, this detail immediately attracted the attention of the Big Bang fan community. Many fans pointed out that this was the first time G-Dragon publicly mentioned T.O.P's name in many years.
Previously, G-Dragon had often hinted at the former member of Big Bang, but did not directly mention T.O.P.
At the end of March, when holding a solo concert in Korea, G-Dragon moved fans by leaving a segment of T.O.P while performing the song "Last Dance". Some people also discovered that G-Dragon had raised his arms to cover his face - a behavior T.O.P often does when performing the last part of "Last Dance".
In an interview with Korean media in January, T.O.P first explained the reason for leaving Big Bang. He shared: "I was the one who caused great damage to Big Bang and my old company (YG) due to the mistakes I made. I left the group because I didn't want to continue to hurt the company and the members.
The feeling of guilt is too great. I felt that if I stayed in the group, my name would be associated with the group like a stain. I couldn't face it, it was really painful.
The male singer confessed that removing Big Bang's name from his Instagram post was a wrong act: "When I read fans' posts hoping to reunite, my heart really hurt.
When I look at old photos of Big Bang posted by fans and posted with me, I feel like I'm looking at a photo of a broken family. That is a pain that cannot be expressed in words.
That does not mean I deni my relationship with Big Bang. However, the way I acted at that time was really thoughtless. I would like to bow my head and express my deepest apologies to you once again.
At that time, T.O.P said he no longer contacted the Big Bang members. Because he still felt guilty, T.O.P could not proactively contact them again.
