In anticipation of his upcoming enlistment in the army, BIGBANG’s T.O.P sent his fans a farewell message.

On December 29, the rapper posted a video on his Instagram after concluding a performance in Japan. In the caption, he wrote in Japanese, “Goodbye for now. Please stay healthy. I will miss you a lot. I’ll mature with that longing and come back again.”

“Good night V.I.P Japan,” he added.

A video posted by T.O.P (@choi_seung_hyun_tttop) on Dec 29, 2016 at 4:48am PST

In the video, the rapper expressed his affection by waving and shooting a finger heart for his fans.

T.O.P bid the bittersweet goodbye after his final Japanese performance with his fellow members G-Dragon, Taeyang, Daesung, and Seungri before he officially joins the military on February 2017.

All the best to T.O.P on his enlistment!

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KBS and YG Entertainment has recently responded to controversy about YG artists’ lack of appearance on KBS shows.

On December 29, a source from the KBS variety department said, “It is not true that BIGBANG’s appearance on an end-of-year program fell through. We had positive talks with YG’s side, but the situation just wasn’t right this time. Please refrain from wild speculations.”

The source continued, “The program’s producing directors and YG Entertainment were in talks about the appearance, but just because we have meetings with the celebrity or manager doesn’t mean that all singers end up appearing on the show.”

“Casting is inherently under the PD’s control,” they concluded. “It’s speculation to think that we reject a particular agency or have bad feelings toward them. It’s not good to make negative reports through overly simplistic deductions or outside hopes. It’s possible that the timing just wasn’t right.”

Meanwhile, YG Entertainment responded to the issue by stating, “In order to appear on the KBS music program, BIGBANG tried to keep the ball in the air, but since they didn’t get an answer, their appearance fell through.”

This statement caused rumors of a rift between YG and the KBS variety department. In addition, BIGBANG’s new song was also deemed unfit for broadcast by KBS, who cited the use of profanity and vulgar expressions as the reason.

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