K-pop group Big Bang, which changed the paradigm of K-pop, is finally returning. They are raising the heart rates of music fans worldwide to a peak with an overwhelming-scale project that visualizes a vast cosmos even before their comeback.
Big Bang will release their new digital single [BiiiG] simultaneously worldwide at 6 p.m. on the 19th, their first in 4 years and 4 months. Then, starting with the solo concert held at Goyang Sports Complex from the 21st to the 23rd, they will open the curtain on their debut 20th anniversary world tour BIGBANG 2026-2027 WORLD TOUR 'XX : COSMOS', spanning 19 cities and 33 shows worldwide.
The new song 'BiiiG', released on the 19th, is the culmination of the identity of the K-pop legends who created the 'big (BIG)' movement. It is a new song presented for the first time in a long time since 'Still Life' released in 2022, and it is expected to show the clearest picture of Big Bang's 'present', who have built a singular musical world over the past 20 years.
Over the years Big Bang has produced numerous mega-hits such as 'Lies', 'Last Farewell', 'Haru Haru', 'FANTASTIC BABY', and 'BANG BANG BANG', rising to the ranks of irreplaceable artists. Their cultural influence, spanning music and producing, fashion and performance, became a solid foundation for today's global K-pop craze.
In the recently released visual teasers, G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung proved a higher level of class, drawing praise of 'as expected, Big Bang' with an aura they emit without special effects and bold styling.
The world tour following the new release is expected to be a stage that proves Big Bang's continued strength. The tour title 'XX : COSMOS' combines 'XX', representing the 20th anniversary since debut, and 'COSMOS', a cosmic concept denoting connection·continuity, signifying the bond with fans that links past, present and future.
The three shows at Goyang Sports Complex, which open the tour, sold out early including restricted-view seats, demonstrating unchanged ticket power. Covering North America, Europe, Oceania and Asia, the tour grew to 19 cities and 33 shows with the recent addition of Manila, Philippines.
Big Bang, a pioneer that expanded the radius of K-pop tours worldwide through the past 'ALIVE GALAXY' tour, has promised an unprecedented stage condensed with 20 years of know-how through this tour.
In addition, Big Bang's steps marking their 20th anniversary have gone beyond the realm of popular music. The most notable is their appointment as inaugural honorary ambassadors of the Korea AeroSpace Administration. Like their name 'Big Bang', which signifies the birth of the universe, they will serve as the face of the 'dream capsule' project that converts messages from fans worldwide into an 'Arecibo code' and launches them into space aboard Nuri rocket No. 5.
Also, from the 14th in the Jamsil area there are large-scale media exhibitions, MD pop-ups and space message experience events in progress, and on the evening of the debut day, the lakeside stage at Seokchon Lake will be illuminated with special lighting motifs of Big Bang's signature 'bang bong' (light stick) at 8:19 p.m.
Like their name, which caused a massive explosion in the music industry, Big Bang has become one vast 'cosmos' over 20 years. The living legend of K-pop, which has continued to expand without stopping, has started the countdown to shake the world once again.
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