Clips From College Festival Show OG Group's "Chokehold On K-Pop"

Amid the vibrant college festival season in South Korea, BIGBANG member Taeyang‘s performance at Yonsei University‘s 2024 “AKARAKA” is going viral…

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…for the amount of exhilarated reactions!

Taeyang, who attended the festival as a soloist, performed some of BIGBANG’s greatest hits from the 2010s, like “Bang Bang Bang” and “Fantastic Baby.”

오늘도 연세대 (ft. 태양) ^^

(2024년 코첼라인코리아 💙) pic.twitter.com/M7k9WMq1hG

— 행복하다 (@vl8bb) May 25, 2024

At Yonsei again (ft. Taeyang)
This is Coachella in Korea, 2024

— @vl8bb/X

Clips showing the performances, backed by the undivided vocals from the students in the audience, proved that BIGBANG—after 17 years since their debut in 2006—still “has K-Pop fans in a chokehold.”

The reason why I will never take ppl who said bigbang is irrelevant seriously

Ctto: 85jin#TAEYANG #태양 @Realtaeyang pic.twitter.com/PUCnj66nzz

— 빅뱅과 함께 언제까지나 💛💛💛💛💛 (@bigbang_5men) May 25, 2024

After the clips circulated, online communities like theqoo hoped for a BIGBANG reunion and, if possible, a concert to excite them all once again.

Screenshot 2024-05-25 at 5.10.35 PM — | *theqoo*

“NGL, this is a religious experience…”
“Had a lot of fun, thanks to Taeyang. LOL. Looking at the clips, though? We sang louder than he did. Haha. We should get paid, too!”
“Who can stay still to ‘Bang Bang Bang’ and ‘Fantastic Baby,’ really? F*cking jealous [of everyone who was there].”
“Wow… This looks so fun.”
“LMAO. Taeyang didn’t even have to sing.”
“It must have been super fun for Taeyang to perform, too.”
“Wow… It’s basically his concert, haha.”
“This is insane! It’s his concert!”
“I wish I could be a part of the audience singing. Haha.”
“Has fans in a chokehold…”
“He’s performing alone, but the stage is literally too small for him. What a star. He’s amazing, haha.”