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South Korean rapper and actor T.O.P

Jaehwa Bernardo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1759282177958photo_2025-10-01_09-29-24.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">South Korean rapper and actor T.O.P. <em>Photo from T.O.P&#x27;s Instagram account</em></span></span></span></div><p>K-pop rapper T.O.P, who rose to fame as a member of the hit boy band BIGBANG, is set to make a comeback later this year, more than a decade since his last solo release, according to a South Korean media report.</p><p>On Tuesday, the Korea Herald, citing sources from the music industry, <a href="https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10586412"><strong>reported</strong></a> that the artist born Choi Seung-hyun would drop a full-length album in the fourth quarter of 2025.</p><p>&quot;T.O.P’s studio album is scheduled for release sometime in or after October. He has completed recording and plans to shoot several music videos,&quot; the source told the Herald in its exclusive report.</p><p>According to the report, the 37-year-old rapper enlisted the help of Chae Kyoung-sun, a production designer and art director whom he worked with while starring on Netflix&#x27;s survival drama &quot;Squid Game.&quot;</p><p>Should it push through, the album will be T.O.P&#x27;s first release since the hip-hop piece &quot;Doom Dada&quot; in 2013.</p><p>T.O.P first gained popularity as a member of <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/19/21/k-pop-playback-15-years-of-bigbang"><strong>BIGBANG</strong></a>, one of South Korea&#x27;s most successful boy bands, having sold at least 140 million records worldwide since its debut in 2006.</p><p>In 2023, T.O.P announced his departure from the group.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/1/16/t-o-p-opens-up-about-leaving-bigbang-squid-game-casting-1800"><strong>READ: T.O.P opens up about leaving BIGBANG, &#x27;Squid Game&#x27; casting<br/></strong></a></div><p>Most recently, T.O.P returned to the public eye for starring in &quot;Squid Game,&quot; playing Thanos, a rapper who joins the deadly games after falling for a crypto scam.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uYIo8gMEZDU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>K-pop rapper T.O.P, who rose to fame as a member of the hit boy band BIGBANG, is set to make a comeback later this year, more than a decade since his last solo release, according to a South Korean media report.</p>

K-pop rapper T.O.P, who rose to fame as a member of the hit boy band BIGBANG, is set to make a comeback later this year, more than a decade since his last solo release, according to a South Korean media report.

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Ex-BIGBANG member T.O.P eyeing solo comeback after 12 years — report

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published Oct 01, 2025 11:04 AM PHT

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