BIGBANG
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BIGBANG is the group of G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung, whose 2026 records come through YG Entertainment while the three record solo under different agencies. In August 2026 they marked their 20th debut anniversary with the single BiiiG and opened the world tour XX : COSMOS in Goyang.
- Debut
- 19 August 2006
- Members
- 3
- Fandom
- V.I.P
The group
BIGBANG is G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung. The three are signed to different agencies for their solo work — G-Dragon to Galaxy Corporation, Taeyang to The Black Label, Daesung to R&D Company — and reunite under the BIGBANG name, with YG Entertainment announcing and releasing the group’s 2026 records.
On 19 August 2026 they released the digital single BiiiG at 6 p.m. KST to mark the 20th anniversary of their debut. It was the group’s first new music since the digital single Still Life in April 2022 — a gap of about four years and four months.
Two days later the BIGBANG 2026-2027 WORLD TOUR ⟨XX : COSMOS⟩ opened at Goyang Stadium with a three-night run from 21 to 23 August. All three dates sold out. The tour is billed as 33 shows in 19 cities across Asia, North America, Europe and Oceania, running to February 2027.
Before the group’s own return, the three had recorded together as guests on G-Dragon’s single HOME SWEET HOME in November 2024.
Official links
Timeline
- Appearance
Pinggyego Ep. 116, and G-Dragon on the 'Geoje yaho' impression
The episode posted to the YouTube channel 'DdeunDdeun', with G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung on it; G-Dragon spoke about a video impersonating his voice.
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World tour XX : COSMOS opens at Goyang Stadium
A three-night run from 21 to 23 August opened a tour billed as 33 shows in 19 cities across Asia, North America, Europe and Oceania, running to February 2027. All three Goyang dates sold out.
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BIGBANG as the guests of '집대성' Ep. 120
Ep. 120 of the YouTube show Daesung hosts, titled '우리 캠핑 갈고야'.
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20th-anniversary digital single BiiiG
Released at 6 p.m. KST, the group's first new music since the digital single Still Life in April 2022 — a gap of about four years and four months.
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MBC's Infinite Challenge broadcast a 'Haru Haru' music-video making-of
Six of its members each played one member of BIGBANG, and the finished video was shown at a concert on 25 December.
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Third mini album 'Stand Up' released, with the title track 'Haru Haru'
The release moved from 1 August to the 8th, and the title track came out of a collaboration with Daishi Dance.
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First full-length album BIGBANG Vol.1 released
Eleven tracks, with 'Dirty Cash' as the title track.
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Third single Bigbang 03 released
Five tracks; 'Good Bye Baby' has lyrics by Taeyang.
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Second single Bigbang Is V.I.P released
Four tracks, with 'La-La-La' as the title track.
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First single Bigbang First Single released
Four tracks, with 'We Belong Together' as the title track.
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Members
Music
BiiiG
봄여름가을겨울 (Still Life)
꽃 길 (FLOWER ROAD)
에라 모르겠다 (FXXK IT)
LAST DANCE
MADE
E
D
맨정신 (SOBER)
BANG BANG BANG
A
BAE BAE
LOSER
M
Monster
Still Alive
Bad Boy
BLUE
FANTASTIC BABY
ALIVE
Tonight
Remember
하루하루 (Haru Haru)
Stand Up
Hot Issue
Always
BIGBANG Vol.1
Bigbang 03
Bigbang Is V.I.P
Bigbang First Single
Videos
Stories
Explainer
What is Taeyang's 'Quintessence'? His first full-length album in nine years
Taeyang released his fourth full-length album 'Quintessence' at 6 pm on 18 May 2026, his first full-length album in about nine years, Newspim reported. The title track is 'LIVE FAST DIE SLOW', and he called the album the start of BIGBANG's 20th anniversary year.
BIGBANG at 20: 'BiiiG' and the XX : COSMOS World Tour
BIGBANG — G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung — released the digital single 'BiiiG' on 19 August 2026 and opened the XX : COSMOS world tour in Goyang two days later. Here is what the charts recorded and where the official routing's 33 shows in 19 cities lead.
Feature
G-Dragon's Four Solo Records: From 'Heartbreaker' to 'KWON JI YONG'
G-Dragon put out his first record, Heartbreaker, on 18 August 2009, and followed it with the mini album One Of A Kind in 2012, the full-length album COUP D'ETAT in 2013 and the mini album KWON JI YONG in 2017. Here are the four, by date, by format and by what was recorded at the time.
G-Dragon's 825,000-Attendee World Tour and His First Solo Fan Meeting
G-Dragon released his third full-length album Ubermensch on 25 February 2025, then toured 17 cities in 12 countries over 39 shows, ending in December with 825,000 attendees. In February 2026 he held his first solo fan meeting, drawing about 40,000 people over three days.
BIGBANG in 2006: three singles in four months, then a first full-length album
BIGBANG released its first single on 29 August 2006, two more on 28 September and 22 November, and its first full-length album on 22 December. Four records in four months. Here they are, with the release dates, tracks and credits YG's official discography records.
G-Dragon on the 'Geoje yaho' impression, Pinggyego Ep. 116
BIGBANG's G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung appeared on Episode 116 of Pinggyego, posted to the YouTube channel 'DdeunDdeun' on 22 August 2026. G-Dragon brought up a video impersonating RESCENE's members saying 'Geoje yaho', and said his own part goes by too short and too fast.
Taeyang's five solo albums: from 'Hot' in 2008 to 'QUINTESSENCE' in 2026
Taeyang has released five albums under his own name between 2008 and 2026. The first was the mini album Hot; four full-length albums followed — Solar, RISE, WHITE NIGHT and QUINTESSENCE. Here are the five in order, with their release dates, formats and what the reporting of the day recorded.
'Lies', 'Haru Haru' and the music video Infinite Challenge shot again
BIGBANG's first two years in two songs. Star News reported that 'Lies' won a 'Song of the Month' award on about 127,000 Cyworld background-music sales in August 2007, and OSEN that the third mini album carrying 'Haru Haru' moved to 8 August. That December MBC's Infinite Challenge shot the song's video again.
BIGBANG's Goyang finale: what the three said on stage about 20 years
BIGBANG closed the Goyang leg of their 20th-anniversary world tour 'XX : COSMOS' on 23 August 2026 at Goyang Stadium. G-Dragon described the 20 years as the culmination of all their history, and the new song 'BiiiG' had its first live stage; the tour runs to 33 shows in 19 cities.
Daesung's first solo mini album D's WAVE and its Asia tour encore: what happened
Daesung released his first solo mini album \"D's WAVE\" on 8 April 2025, opened the tour of the same name in Seoul and played 11 Asian cities, closing with a Seoul encore in January 2026 and Osaka shows on 31 January and 1 February. R&D Company said the Seoul encore sold out.
G-Dragon's KAIST visiting professorship and the track sent into space
KAIST said on 5 June 2024 that it had appointed the singer G-Dragon as a visiting professor in its Department of Mechanical Engineering, for two years from 4 June 2024 to June 2026. On 9 April 2025 the university said it transmitted his track 'HOME SWEET HOME' into space.
BIGBANG's Two Coachella Stages and the 20th Anniversary World Tour Announced There
BIGBANG joined the Coachella lineup announced on 17 September 2025 and played the Outdoor Theatre in Indio, California on 12 and 19 April 2026. The first set ran 60 minutes and 17 songs; on the second night G-Dragon announced a 20th anniversary world tour starting in August.
Roundup
BIGBANG Daesung's YouTube show '집대성' and its guests in the summer of 2026
'집대성' is the YouTube show BIGBANG's Daesung hosts. The channel describes it as Daesung's show about going out of the house, and a new episode goes up at 6 p.m. every Friday. Here are six episodes from June to August 2026, with their release dates, guests and view counts.