On March 2, Prestige Hong Kong released a portrait of T.O.P, which adorned the March cover and read, "T.O.P is back after 5 years." According to the article, the reason for T.O.P's long hiatus and how he conquered tough times through art and music will be revealed.
He will also reveal a new passion that has changed perceptions of mental health and future plans, including a solo album. T.O.P also shared the same content on his social media channels that day. T.O.P recently signed an exclusive contract with YG Entertainment. YG Entertainment announced the news last month and announced that BIGBANG 4 will release a new song this spring for the first time in years.
Top performed as an underground rapper before joining the record label YG Entertainment and debuting as the lead rapper for the boy band BIGBANG in 2006. The group went on to become one of the best-selling groups of all time in Asia and one of the best. Selling boy bands to the world. In 2010, when the group was on hiatus, Top and G-Dragon collaborated to release the album, 'GD & Top'. As a solo rapper, he has released two digital singles, 'Turn It Up' (2010) and 'Doom Dada' (2013), which peaked at number two and four respectively on the Village Digital Chart.
T.O.P made his acting debut in 2007 through the TV series 'I'm Sam' (2007), followed by 'Iris' (2009) and the TV movie 'Nineteen' (2009). He made his film debut with '71: Into the Fire' (2010), for which he received acclaim and won several awards including Best New Actor at the 2010 Blue Dragon Film Awards and the 2011 Baeksang Arts Awards. Subsequently, he played lead roles in the film 'Commitment' (2013), for which he was awarded the New Asian Actor of the Year at the Busan International Film Festival and 'Taza: The Hidden Card' (2014).