{"id":5961,"date":"2026-04-01T16:05:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/?p=5961"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:10:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:10:56","slug":"taeyang-announces-solo-comeback-after-three-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/?p=5961","title":{"rendered":"Taeyang Announces Solo Comeback After Three Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Singer Taeyang\" height=\"1970\" src=\"https:\/\/image.xportsnews.com\/contents\/images\/upload\/article\/2026\/0401\/1775009811698420.jpg\" width=\"1200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>BIGBANG&#8217;s Taeyang has announced his highly anticipated return.<\/p>\n<p>On April 1, The Black Label hinted at Taeyang&#8217;s comeback by uploading a teaser to its official social media channels.<\/p>\n<p>This marks his first comeback in approximately three years since his second EP, &#8216;Down to Earth,&#8217; released in April 2023. Taeyang, renowned for his exceptional performances and captivating stage presence, is set to unveil new music. As an acclaimed all-around solo artist, his return is generating significant interest.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/image.xportsnews.com\/contents\/images\/upload\/article\/2026\/0401\/1775009837264116.jpg\" width=\"1200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The recently released image features the word &#8216;QUINTESSENCE&#8217; along with an intriguing message. Starting with &#8220;The word that stays in my mind, the word most needed by this era&#8221; and concluding with &#8220;The most important thing is invisible,&#8221; the message is fueling curiosity and building anticipation for his comeback.<\/p>\n<p>Taeyang previously met global fans on a fan meeting tour across seven cities, including Seoul, from July to December last year.<\/p>\n<p>He is also scheduled to perform as a headliner with his BIGBANG members at Coachella, the largest music festival in the U.S., on the 12th, showcasing his diverse activities as both a group member and a solo artist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BIGBANG&#8217;s Taeyang has announced his highly anticipated return. On April 1, The Black Label hinted at Taeyang&#8217;s comeback by uploading a teaser to its official social media channels. This marks his first comeback in approximately three years since his second EP, &#8216;Down to Earth,&#8217; released in April 2023. Taeyang, renowned for his exceptional performances and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":5962,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[345,495,1112],"class_list":{"0":"post-5961","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kpop-news","8":"tag-bigbang","9":"tag-kpop-music","10":"tag-taeyang-comeback"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-3.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5961"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5963,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5961\/revisions\/5963"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}