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Is Big Bang making a comeback? Excited fans speculate after YG Entertainment’s cryptic 'who's next' tweet

The official handle of YG Entertainment shared a poster of an alien standing on top of a trophy. The poster also mentions October 16, 2020, which caused much speculation among fans

Big Bang, one of the biggest K-pop bands, has been missing in action for quite some time. However, a cryptic tweet by their agency YG Entertainment has given birth to new speculations the South Korean boy band’s return to the limelight.

The official handle of YG Entertainment shared a poster of an alien standing on top of a trophy. The alien can be seen standing under a UFO while waving with his hand. The poster also mentions a date of October 16, 2020, which caused much speculation among fans. The tweet reads, “WHO’S NEXT?#WhoIsNext #20201016 #ComingSoon #YG”

The moment the tweet was shared, loyal fans stormed Twitter to make their guesses. One user said, “YG Entertainment has released a 'Who’s Next?' teaser image announcing that something or someone is coming on October 16th.  Another TREASURE comeback? iKON? The long awaited BIGBANG? AKMU? SECHSKIES? Someone solo? Someone new? Hmmmm....” One user tweeted, “The only alien in YG is T.O.P Is BIGBANG coming? @YG_GlobalVIP.”

One individual stated, “Back to reality that YG will never release any BIGBANG member solo comeback this year. I'm not buy anything if it's not any BIGBANG related things. Will going back if BB breathe.” Another user added, “BIGBANG IS TRENDING WILL TOP HAVE COMEBACK, OR WILL BIGBANG HAVE COMEBACK WHAT IS HAPPENING.” One fan tried to decipher the poster shared by YG Entertainment and stated, “It's an ALIEN, TABI wbk. N there's a number 1 thing, isn't no 1 can also means TOP? N the fact that he didn't release any single album since dino age... N to see how weird the poster tho,  it's just.. oh my, this is it. It's time! ALIEN RISE” One shared, “if it’s not BIGBANG related then picking this date is f**king cruel @ygent_official”

The band is known for bringing K-pop into the spotlight. The band earlier consisted of five members namely G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, Daesung, and Seungri. However, Seungri left Big Bang in 2019 after a slew of controversies followed him everywhere. The members of Big Bang are dubbed as ‘Kings of K-pop’ and they are known for their trendsetting musical experimentation, self-production, and stage presence.

Big Bang has an extensive discography but they had their own shares of ups and downs. The last album released by the South Korean group was in 2016 titled ‘Made.’ The group did perform in a few live concerts to stay in the limelight. The boy band also gifted their fans a sort of farewell song titled ‘Flower Road’ in March 2018 before they headed towards their mandatory military service.

Between 2017 and 2019, T.O.P. enlisted for his two-year service as a conscripted policeman. The remaining members continued promotions without him and went on a Japanese and Seoul dome tour called the Last Dance Tour in 2018, as posted on the official website of YG Entertainment.

In the same year, 2018, the rest of the members -- G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung -- began their enlistment in the mandatory military service and Seungri was initially announced to enlist in March 2019 after he had announced his retirement in the same month. In January this year, it was announced that Big Bang will perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which would have marked the band’s comeback. However, due to the Covid-19 lockdown, the event got delayed with no further updates.

Now, the new poster shared by YG Entertainment has given hopes to their fans about their much-awaited return to music but there’s nothing official yet. MEA Worldwide (MEAWW) will keep you posted on the same.