G-DRAGON, SOL, and D-LITE celebrated BIGBANG's 18th anniversary, but will TOP erase his traces?

As the popular group 'BIGBANG' celebrated their 18th anniversary, the progress of current members G-DRAGON, D-LITE and SOL and former member T.O.P. have drawn attention by being compared.

On the 19th August, 'BIGBANG' celebrated their 18th anniversary, and as the most popular idols representing K-pop, members G-DRAGON, D-LITE and SOL each posted a post celebrating their 18th anniversary.

First, on the day of their 18th anniversary, G-DRAGON posted a photo of the album cover of BIGBANG's digital single 'Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter' released in April 2022 on his personal channel with the phrase '#bigbang18thanniversary'. Along with this, SOL and D-LITE's accounts were tagged.

SOL also posted a photo of 18 yellow hearts on her personal channel with the text "#18thanniversary" SOL wrote on the fan café, "I'm thankful that we have been together for 18 long years and until this moment. I don't know how big a blessing it is to have someone to be with for such a long time".

D-LITE also uploaded a post on his official channel celebrating the 18th anniversary of his debut, in which D-LITE told his fans, "Thank you for always being there for me for 18 years" and "I will be the one who always strives to sing for a long time without resting on my laurels".

Meanwhile, T.O.P is taking a completely different path. T.O.P was a member of BIGBANG, but last year he announced his departure, saying, "I am facing a new chapter in my life." T.O.P began erasing all traces of BIGBANG, including posting a photo of himself with a cross out over the word "BIGBANG" that was in front of his name in the headline of an article at the time.

Currently, T.O.P's profile also has no 'BIGBANG' related history: his debut date is 2010, he is introduced based on his solo album, and 'BIGBANG' has been removed from his awards.

Meanwhile, some 'BIGBANG' fans said that T.O.P has blocked the accounts of 'BIGBANG' fans celebrating the 18th anniversary of his debut. According to them, T.O.P visited and blocked fans who tagged themselves on the 18th anniversary of 'BIGBANG's' debut on their SNS accounts every day.

Fans of 'BIGBANG' have expressed their displeasure at this, as T.O.P. had continued to work as 'BIGBANG' in the past, even after he had some problems in the past, such as suspected drug drugging while serving as a duty police officer. However, when it came time to leave the group, his behaviour of erasing all traces of 'BIGBANG' has drawn the ire of fans.