BIGBANG Celebrates 18th Debut Anniversary — But TOP Gives VIPs Mixed Emotions After 'Doing' THIS
While VIPs rejoiced after getting BIGBANG crumbs from GD, Taeyang, and Daesung, T.O.P. drew mixed reactions for "doing" THIS on their 18th debut anniversary.
On August 19, "Kings of K-pop" BIGBANG celebrates their 18th year since debuting in 2006 as a group under YG Entertainment.
Although the members didn't gather together to enjoy the special day, the trio commemorated it with VIPs (fandom) with respective Instagram posts.
(Photo : Daesung, GD, Taeyang (@fakesickness))
Starting with G-Dragon, he posted the album cover of their last digital single so far, "Still Life," released in April 2022, and wrote the hashtag, "bigbang18thanniversary." He also shared photos of the remaining members Taeyang and Daesung.
Leader #GDRAGON 's IG post about BIGBANG 18th Anniversary 🥹💛
— GDRAGON'S BUTTERFLY FAN ACCOUNT 🦋(◕ᴗ◕)💛✌ (@Coup_dEtat5) August 18, 2024
He tagged #DAESUNG & #TAEYANG .
& The bgm "A Fool of Tears " 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/jF5q9eBPov
Daesung, who was tagged in the post, also sent his congratulations by regramming GD's post. On this day, VIPs also screamed in happiness after videos circulated where the two were seen celebrating GD's 36th birthday together on Aug. 18th.
AHHH THEYRE SO CUTE 😭😭😭😭
— erik ☆ gdragon my forever love (@rascallylad) August 19, 2024
jiyong saying no no no but dae insisted to put the cake cream on Jiyong's nose
gd and daesung hanging out on gd’s birthday im weeping pic.twitter.com/DIgLuZdd6I
Lastly, although Taeyang is busy taking care of his wife and son born in 2021, he didn't forget to celebrate their anniversary. On IG, he also posted a photo of a crown emoji on top of a tower of yellow hearts, representing BIGBANG and its fandom VIPs.
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These small gestures were truly appreciated by their fans and gave them happy hearts, when T.O.P., a former member of the group, drew attention for allegedly blocking fans who were tagging him in OT4 posts.
While he already left the team, some VIPs still honor his contribution to BIGBANG, then mentioning him in their posts. However, fans noticed that the former idol blocked posts linking him to the group.
these being posted one hour apart is taking me outttt 😭🤣 ot4s deserve blocking only https://t.co/xoDwvmMWVE pic.twitter.com/dwRpr2HpnD
— apri 🍑🌼 (@purinriri3) August 19, 2024
I think TOP didn't block ot number this or ot number that but he blocked whoever tagged him in the group anniversary post, no matter what ot number you are. He just doesn't want to be associated with the group anymore
— 딘🪽 (@guemasihbingung) August 19, 2024
T.O.P blocking any VIP who tags him on the anniversary posts is really him telling us he no longer wants to be known as only T.O.P of BIGBANG… and that’s low key sad af😭
— FAÉ ⁵ (@faeeVIP) August 19, 2024
Instead, he would only hit the "like" button to those who were congratulating him alone, as Aug. 19th is also his 18th debut anniversary as a K-pop idol.
With this, fans are guessing that T.O.P. doesn't want to be associated with BIGBANG anymore, nor want anything to do with them.
He has not made any comments regarding this and his last posts were all about the wine brand that he launched, the T'SPOT wine.
Meanwhile, BIGBANG was originally a 5-member act consisting of G-Dragon, Taeyang, Daesung, T.O.P, and Seungri.
During their prime, they rose as K-pop's #1 boy group after releasing numerous hit songs such as "Lies," "Haru Haru," "Sunset Glow," "FANTASTIC BABY" and many more.
Unfortunately, their position crumbled when two of the members, T.O.P. and Seungri were embroiled in two separate issues amid their military hiatus.
In 2017, T.O.P. revealed that he had smoked marijuana while serving as a police officer. As a result, he was sentenced to 10 months in prison and 2 years of probation and was judged '"unfit" to serve as a police officer again, completing his military service as a social service agent.
(Photo : Seungri (News1))
In 2019, Seungri announced his withdrawal from BIGBANG along with his retirement from the entertainment industry after the controversy surrounding the "Burning Sun Gate."
He served a sentence of 1 year and 6 months in prison on nine charges but he is currently facing multiple controversies again related to his frequent sightings in clubs.
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Written by Eunice Dela Cruz
