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Taeyang, a member of the group BIGBANG, will make his solo comeback next month.
On the 20th, Taeyang announced the release of his new solo album "QUINTESSENCE" via social media.
According to the details released by Taeyang, the album will be released at 6 p.m. on May 18.

With this, Taeyang will release his new album for the first time in approximately three years since his second EP "Down to Earth," which was released on April 25, 2023.
BIGBANG, the group to which Taeyang belongs, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Accordingly, on the 19th, BIGBANG took the stage at the outdoor theater of "Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival" (hereinafter "Coachella"), the largest music festival in the United States, held in Indio, California, and announced, "We have finished preparing our new album. We will begin the BIGBANG 20th-anniversary world tour in August. Please wait for us," receiving cheers for the group's new album.
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