YG Entertainment had it all planned. In 2026, its 30th anniversary, it decided to join Big Bang, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and plans to shake up the K-pop scene again by launching a new boy group after six years.
YG Entertainment, celebrating its 30th anniversary, has signaled an aggressive move. In the '2026 YG PLAN | YG ANNOUNCEMET' video posted on the official blog on the 4th, chief producer Yang Hyunsuk took the microphone himself for the first time in about six months since last August and outlined the projects YG Entertainment has prepared for this year.
The first is Big Bang's resumption of activities. Big Bang, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, will reunite with YG and move forward together. Yang Hyunsuk said, "We have agreed to hold performances with Big Bang members. Because we have worked together for a long time, all YG staff are doing their best to create a perfect and excellent show."
After successfully concluding BLACKPINK's world tour last year and showing perfect synergy, YG will present the long-honed chemistry with Big Bang members on stage in 2026. The members, who left YG and are now active at their respective agencies, will reunite under the name "Big Bang" for the first time in a long while and shake the global market.
Next, BABYMONSTER plans to cement its global dominance this year with two album releases and a large-scale world tour, and TREASURE plans to open the second act of full-scale activities with a mini album in June. In particular, TREASURE will return with "YG-style traditional hip-hop," and Yang Hyunsuk said, "The members came and said they wanted to do hip-hop themselves. You can expect the most YG-like music we haven't shown until now."
The outline for the future also became clearer. Yang Hyunsuk said, "We are preparing a new boy group targeting this fall," and added that the remaining two members of the four-member girl group 'Next Monster' (provisional name), following iValley and Chanya, will be revealed soon.
Earlier, Yang Hyunsuk personally took the lead last month and announced an unrestrained course of action. Announcing '2026 YG SPECIAL AUDITION : GO! DEBUT,' he said, "The passion I had then, when I searched for young talents like GD and Jennie, is burning inside me again," and expressed his belief, "If we sit in the office and just wait because global talent prospects flock to Korea's major agencies, a second GD and Jennie will never be born."
With him rolling up his sleeves and taking center stage, expectations are high. The outlines of the new groups announced last year are becoming clearer, and with activities planned for Big Bang, TREASURE and BABYMONSTER, 2026 is expected to be a more packed year in the music industry than any other.
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