Overview

• Industry sources say the former BigBang rapper has completed recording a full-length studio album slated for release in or after October 2025.
• Multiple music videos are planned with Squid Game production designer Chae Kyoung-sun overseeing the visual direction.
• Outlets report he is discussing a deal with Kakao Entertainment, but the company has publicly refuted that negotiations are underway.
• This would mark his first solo music release since the 2013 digital single Doom Dada.
• Coverage situates the planned return after his marijuana conviction and announced retirement, followed by a screen comeback in Squid Game and public hints of solo activity in 2025.