Big Bang Is Back After a 4-Year Hiatus

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After a 4-year hiatus, K-Pop group Big Bang is finally making a comeback. On 7 Feb., Y.G. Entertainment announced the boy band's plans to release a new song this coming spring, according to Yonhap News Agency. Big Bang, which debuted in 2006, went on a break in 2018 as members enlisted in Korea's mandatory two-year military service. The entertainment agency also revealed that T.O.P, the band's main rapper, has ended his exclusive contract with the company.

While T.O.P. will be featured in the band's upcoming single and will continue to join Big Bang "any time if he is available," the company said the artist is looking to develop his career as an artist and entrepreneur. The group originally consisted of five members — T.O.P., G-Dragon, Taeyang, Daesung, and Seungri — but Seungri announced his retirement from the entertainment industry in 2019 amidst his involvement in the Burning Sun sex scandal. In August 2021, Seungri was sentenced to three years in prison on multiple charges, including embezzlement, arranging illegal sexual services, and bribery.

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