BigBang draws 120,000 fans to three Taipei Dome concerts

Taipei, Oct. 12 (CNA) South Korean boy band BigBang drew 120,000 fans to three concerts at Taipei Dome from Friday through Sunday and thanked them for their support over the group's 20-year career.

The Taipei Dome concerts were part of BigBang's "2026-2027 World Tour XX: Cosmos." Friday's concert was BigBang's first performance in Taiwan in 11 years.

During the encore, group leader G-Dragon (GD) shouted "I love you" in Chinese and said he was especially happy to perform in Taiwan with bandmates Taeyang and Daesung. "Taipei, I'm very grateful to you all!" GD said in Chinese, asking fans to wait for the band's return.

Daesung thanked fans for standing by BigBang over the past 20 years, saying he had never taken that support for granted and had worked hard to sing and dance for them. He said he hoped to keep performing and entertaining fans for as long as he could take the stage.

"I've been so happy these past three days. Taipei, see you next time," he said in Chinese.

Taeyang said the past three days had felt like a miracle and that BigBang's 20th anniversary would not have been possible without the love of its fans. "You are the reason we can stand here today," he said, before thanking Taipei in Chinese.

BigBang opened the concerts with its signature hit "Fantastic Baby," followed by songs including "Hands Up," "Tonight," "Blue," "Loser" and "If You." The three members also each performed solo and came down from the stage to greet fans.

The group is scheduled to return to Taiwan for performances at Kaohsiung National Stadium on Feb. 27-28, 2027.