[Exclusive]'Comeback' Top overshadowed retirement reversal..For the 9th year, KBS's regulation of appearance 'Cannabis Power Tag' [synthesis]

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• Seven songs from the first full-length album, KBS is banned from broadcasting..Agency "No reconsideration"

It has been confirmed that singer and actor T.O.P (real name Choi Seung-hyun) has been regulated by KBS for nine years. As the new song was declared unbroadcastable and the appearance regulations were maintained, it is expected that there will be restrictions on terrestrial broadcasting activities.

According to a report by Star News on the 8th, Top is currently included in the list of KBS broadcast regulators. Usually, restrictions are lifted at the request of the production team if the singer's comeback and appearance in a music program are promoted, but Top has not yet been removed from the list. In other words, it has been nine years since he was indicted without detention on charges of smoking cannabis in 2017 and was regulated by KBS.

Although Top broke his long absence as a singer through this album, restrictions on his activities are expected to be inevitable for the time being due to regulations on broadcast appearances and deliberation issues.

Earlier in June 2017, Top was indicted without detention on charges of smoking cannabis and was suspended from broadcasting by KBS. Later, in July of the same year, he was sentenced to 10 months in prison and two years of probation, and after his status as a police officer was lifted, he completed his mandatory military service as a social service worker. After the incident, he announced his intention to retire from the entertainment industry through his personal SNS, and left the group Big Bang and suspended his activities for a while.

However, he announced his return through the Netflix series 'Squid Game' Season 2 at the end of 2024, and resumed his singing career with the release of his first full-length album 'ANOTHER DIMENSION' on the 3rd. This is the first solo album in about 13 years since "Doomda Da Da" in 2013.

However, a number of songs, including the title track of the album, "Totally Crazy," were judged to be unavailable by KBS. KBS has declared ineligible for seven of the 11 songs in its first full-length album, including "BE SOLID," "Kokalcoon," "Feeling Living in Seoul," "Another Dimensity Holy Dude!!!!!!," "ZERO-CAKE," and "Top Desire."

KBS cited ▲ lyrics containing swear words, expletives, and vulgar expressions ▲ mentions specific product brands ▲ households that may encourage harmful drugs or drug use for teenagers and other illegal activities as reasons for ineligibility. In response, Topspot Pictures, the agency, told Star News, "We are not willing to be re-examined because it is already completed music," adding, "We respect the broadcaster's ineligibility because it is also a 'multi-view.'"

Meanwhile, Top is achieving global results despite activity constraints. The first full-length album recorded about 1.47 million streams on Spotify, the world's largest music platform, on the first day of its release, the highest number of K-pop solo artists released this year. In addition, it became the first solo album to surpass the 1 million mark this year.

In addition, as of the 4th, it entered the third place on the Worldwide iTunes album chart and 16th place on the Apple Music Worldwide chart, announcing a successful return. It topped iTunes album charts in 15 countries around the world, including Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, and proved its presence by being at the top of major music markets such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan.

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