BIGBANG debuted on August 19, 2006. 2024 marks their 18th anniversary since debut.
The group has gone through ups and downs, along with member changes. Seungri officially left the group in 2019, while T.O.P officially left in 2023.
Many fans still hold the members close to heart, hoping for a reuniting of the group. On August 19, 2024, fans began congratulating the group on social media. They tagged the members in posts on Instagram for their 18th anniversary.
Fans began noticing that T.O.P had allegedly started to block fans who tagged him in the posts.
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
Fans have noted that the star may not want to be labelled as part of the idol group anymore. T.O.P has expanded his reach beyond that of a singer, and is known to have delved into art and art collection especially.
I know he’s not with BB anymore and he wants to focus on other things but it’s just sad that he doesn’t want to celebrate his anniversary in the industry but I believe they’re all still in good terms, it’s just that TOP is TOP though. Yung d mo gets pero parang gets mo din, ganun… https://t.co/7AvHzIcAWS
— kaycee ||¦||¦¦ ia 2NE1 is fckn BACK (@kjhxx131_) August 19, 2024
On the other hand, he was seen liking posts that congratulated him on his debut anniversary, rather than the group’s.
Dont think so, he likes a post about debut anniversary. But ya, she’s so lucky girl 😭 gets some repost and like too https://t.co/MivDy8cSI1 pic.twitter.com/o0bXtW5SRz
— 캐롤라이나 최 🌸 (@bucinirenewendy) August 19, 2024
It seems like T.O.P is still appreciative of fans, although he may not have plans on returning to the industry. He is currently not signed to any agency, and has not been active in the media.
