On January 15, KST, T.O.P gave a series of media interviews for the first time in eleven years. He touched upon many topics related to his career, including his departure from BIGBANG.
In particular, the idol shut down rumors of alleged fighting, revealing his lashing out when mentioned with the group was out of shame. T.O.P also shared that he wanted to protect BIGBANG from any further damage.
Now, I have to move forward on my own, and I believe I must endure the criticism that comes with it. If I were to return to the team that I caused harm to, the team/members would also be labeled for the past mistakes that I made, and I wouldn’t be able to face them. The suffering within me is so great that I’ve been saying for a long time that I want to leave.
— T.O.P
Additionally, he stated that he was not in contact with the members currently, saying he “still feels so guilty that I can’t bring myself to reach out.”
Many fans hoped that this admission was the start of a possible reconciliation, expressing hope that the idol would someday meet with BIGBANG. Recently, G-Dragon’s social media activity served to fuel hopes of this even further.
On January 25, KST, G-Dragon uploaded a story to his Instagram account. The short story was a still image of the idol with a moving filter on top.
(250125) UPDATE
@ xxxibgdrgn Instagram story#GDRAGON2025 #지드래곤 @IBGDRGN pic.twitter.com/chHP07C5jV
— G-DRAGON INTERNATIONAL (@gdragonintl) January 25, 2025
What stood out was that G-Dragon used “Baby Good Night” by GD&T.O.P as the music for the update before it was deleted. GD&T.O.P was the subunit made up of G-Dragon and T.O.P, last active in 2016.
The idol is currently in France and the portion of the song he used was the French spoken monologue, potentially why he used the track. However, many fans see it as a good sign, renewing hope that the two idols will at least begin speaking again.
girl 😭 dont make it so obvious pic.twitter.com/qhKTvjA1kd
— َ (@kw8nji) January 25, 2025
mint hair…. gd&top song…. name a bigger gtop yearner than kwon jiyong himself https://t.co/3k07w8BUAl
— ana ★ (@pvnchdrvnklove) January 25, 2025
I know that im not the only one being delusional 😭 it’s me and jiyong missing gtop 😭 https://t.co/oEU4JwiF0B
— Sasha & TOP✨ (@xxxohitstop) January 25, 2025
