‘The Sun That Rises At Night’ was intense and hot.

It was the return of a legend whose song, choreography, everything could be described as ‘typical’. K-pop representative performer Big Bang‘s Taeyang had an encore concert of his world tour ‘The Light Year’ at Incheon Inspire Arena for two days on the 1st and 2nd. He showed his unchanging popularity by filling the audience of over 17,000 twice, and Taeyang put on a perfect stage as if ‘demonstrating’what a model concert ‘like Taeyang is.

His signature greeting in R&B style and his muscular body wearing only a leather jacket were still there. Rather, the Taeyang of 2025 has become more experienced and relaxed. His successful career as a solo singer was reflected in the setlist of the concert that day. Starting with ‘I’ll be There’, he nonstop performed 23 songs including ‘Eyes, Nose, Lips’‘In My Heart’, which were truly ‘until the end’.

The highlight of the concert on the 1st was the congratulatory stage by ‘Full Big Bang’, who participated as guests. The special stage, which opened with Big Bang‘s youngest member Daesung, reached its peak with the appearance of G-Dragon, and ended with a joint performance of the new song ‘Home Sweet Home’ that the three of them released late last year, including Taeyang.

Daesung, who has become a talker who is directly proportional to his singing ability, shared the ‘new news’ that “G-Dragon will be holding a solo concert in Korea in March”. He also garnered attention by showing off his manicured fingernails, saying “For the first time in my life”, and adding “G-Dragon did it for me in my waiting room”.

After meeting global fans by touring Asia starting with the Seoul concert last year, Taeyang will continue his global tour this year, starting with this encore concert. This domestic encore concert, which will be the culmination of the tour, is expected to be reborn as an even more magnificent performance with more to see as the audience size has been expanded to communicate with more fans.

Taeyang has been steadily promoting his music since 2023, when he released his second mini-album, ‘Down to Earth, filled with diverse tracks such as ‘Vibe’, ‘Shoong!’, and ‘In My Heart’(Seed). He also featured in GD’s comeback title song ‘Home Sweet Home’, released last year, not only showing his unchanging friendship but also dominating the music charts, flaunting his power as a ‘legend’.


Reporter Heo Min-nyeong mignon@donga.com

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