BIGBANG drew about 40,000 fans to Goyang Stadium on Sunday for the first Korea concert of its XX: COSMOS run, eight years and eight months after LAST DANCE in Seoul. The three-member group of G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung marked its 20th debut anniversary with more than 30 songs in two and a half hours. The show opened the trio’s first full world tour and included the new anniversary single BiiiG.
K-pop boy band BIGBANG members, from left, Daesung, G-Dragon and Taeyang, perform during the group's "XX : COSMOS" world tour concert at Goyang Stadium in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, Sunday. The three-night run marked 20th anniversary of the group's debut as well as its first concert in Korea since 2017. Courtesy of YG Entertainment
GOYANG, Gyeonggi Province — Eight years and eight months away, and two missing founding members, counted for little at Goyang Stadium on Sunday.
One of K-pop's most long-standing, iconic boy bands, BIGBANG packed more than 30 songs into two and a half hours. Roughly 40,000 fans answered with a roar loud enough to leave ears ringing.
The three-night run, titled "XX : COSMOS," was the group's first concert in Korea since "LAST DANCE" at Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome in December 2017. It marked BIGBANG's 20th debut anniversary and the opening leg of its first full world tour as the trio of G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung.
