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Daesung in the teaser photo for his extended play 'D's WAVE.' Photo from Daesung's X account

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BIGBANG's Daesung to release EP 'D's WAVE' in April

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:959px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1742206665132DAESUNG.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Daesung in the teaser photo for his extended play &#x27;D&#x27;s WAVE.&#x27; <em>Photo from Daesung&#x27;s X account</em></span></span></span></div><p>Daesung, a member of the hitmaking K-pop boy group BIGBANG, announced Monday he would drop his first South Korean extended play (EP) in April.</p><p>On his X account, the 35-year-old singer unveiled a teaser poster for the collection titled &quot;D&#x27;s WAVE,&quot; scheduled for release on April 8.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1901559133754601656&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-03-17T07%3A39%3A31.324377%3Ac5578e08-d7be-4694-af56-e5933e8d7c5d%26action%3Dview&amp;sessionId=158403e163faede2ff463397111bfda3bf1cbc92&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:874px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1901559133754601656"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>The singer born Kang Dae-sung made his debut in 2006 as a member of BIGBANG, one of South Korea&#x27;s most commercially successful acts, known hits like &quot;Fantastic Baby&quot; and &quot;Bang Bang Bang.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/9/2/bigbang-members-reunite-for-taeyang-s-concert-1159"><strong>READ: BIGBANG members reunite for Taeyang&#x27;s concert<br/></strong></a></div><p>In 2008, Daesung ventured into solo music with the trot track &quot;Look at Me, Gwisoon.&quot; However, his solo career was mostly focused in Japan, where he released the albums &quot;D&#x27;scover&quot; (2013) and &quot;D&#x27;slove&quot; (2014).</p><p>In 2024, Daesung also put out the single <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/3/5/watch-kim-seon-ho-moon-ga-young-in-daesung-s-falling-slowly-mv-1653"><strong>&quot;Falling Slowly&quot;</strong></a> with an accompanying video that notably starred actors Kim Seon-ho and Moon Ga-young.</p><p>Currently, Daesung hosts the YouTube show &quot;ZIP Daesung,&quot; where he interviews fellow K-pop artists and Korean actors.</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/2Yjm8wZHL6M?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>Daesung, a member of the hitmaking K-pop boy group BIGBANG, announced Monday he would drop his first South Korean EP in April.</p>

Daesung, a member of the hitmaking K-pop boy group BIGBANG, announced Monday he would drop his first South Korean EP in April.