[EP Hype]T.O.P's Comeback: One Album, 13 Years, and a Pop Art Legend
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T.O.P (최승현) · TOPSPOT PICTURES
ANOTHER
DIMENSION
TOP SPOT — 1st Full-Length Album
🗓 3 April 2026
Thirteen Years in the Making
The last time T.O.P released solo music, Barack Obama was in his second term, Instagram had no video, and K-pop had yet to become the global force it is today. That was November 2013 — the year of DOOM DADA, a track so cinematically strange that it made every other K-pop release that year look timid by comparison. Then came the silence.
Now, in 2026 — with a Netflix series under his belt, a Grammy-winning engineer in his corner, and an 88-year-old pop art icon designing his cover — T.O.P returns with ANOTHER DIMENSION (다중관점): his debut full-length solo album, his first music since leaving BIGBANG, and quite possibly the most art-directed K-pop release in years.
"내가 살기 위해 음악을 만들었다."
T.O.P, 2025 — "I made music to survive."A Career in Six Chapters
2006
BIGBANG Debut
Debuted as lead rapper of BIGBANG under YG Entertainment. "Lies" (거짓말) became the group's breakthrough, cementing T.O.P's deep, bass-heavy rap as one of second-generation K-pop's most recognisable voices.
2010
Solo Debut + GD&TOP
"Turn It Up" marked his solo debut. The GD&TOP collaborative album followed, pushing both artists into experimental, genre-blurring territory far beyond their group output.
2013
DOOM DADA — His Last Solo Music
A surrealist hip-hop statement with a music video that still holds up as one of K-pop's most unsettling artistic moments. It peaked at #4 on the Gaon Digital Chart. In hindsight, it reads like a farewell letter — though nobody knew it then.
2016–22
The Long Silence
A marijuana conviction. A departure from social media. A near-total withdrawal from public life. T.O.P described this period as spending his days "between my home and music studio, cut off from the world" — but writing constantly. The album we're about to hear was built in those years.
2024
Squid Game S2 — Thanos
Returns to public life as Thanos in Netflix's Squid Game — the second-most-watched non-English series in streaming history. A purple-haired, pill-dependent rapper who owes debts and enters the games: the casting was almost too on the nose. He won a Gold Derby Award for Supporting Actor. The comeback had quietly begun.
2026
ANOTHER DIMENSION
First full-length solo album. 11 tracks. Produced entirely by T.O.P. The album he spent years making, in the years he spent surviving.
What Is ANOTHER DIMENSION?
The title — 다중관점 — translates roughly as "multiple perspectives" or "another dimension", and it sets the tone immediately. T.O.P served as lead producer on all 11 tracks and has described the album as something he built during his years of isolation: not a return to the polished K-pop machinery of his past, but a document of what happened when he had nothing but a microphone, a studio, and time.
The production is where things get interesting. T.O.P partnered with IRKO — the Italian-born, LA-based engineer whose credits include Jay-Z's Kingdom Come, Kanye West, André 3000, and The Weeknd — for sound design and full-album mixing. Every track was mixed in Dolby Atmos spatial audio, a deliberate decision that positions this as a listening experience rather than background streaming fodder.
Age-Restricted Release — 19+ Only
ANOTHER DIMENSION is classified as an adults-only (19+) release in South Korea. All physical editions — Standard, NEMO 다중관점, and NEMO 다른차원 — carry this restriction. This applies to both digital streaming platforms and physical purchase in Korea. Outside Korea, no additional age-gate is applied, but the album's lyrical content is intended for a mature audience.
Dolby Atmos Mix T.O.P — Lead Producer, All 11 Tracks IRKO — Sound Design & Mixing Grammy-Level Production
The visual team is equally arresting. American pop art legend Ed Ruscha — whose text-based paintings hang in MoMA, the Tate, and the Gagosian — contributed to the album cover artwork. Art direction and music video design come from Chae Kyung-sun, the production designer responsible for Squid Game's iconic visual language. Cinematography was handled by Kim Ji-yong, DoP on Decision to Leave and A Bittersweet Life. The music video stars singer-actress Nana, who filmed her scenes in late 2025.
Music Production & Mixing
IRKO
Grammy-winning multi-platinum engineer. Works include Jay-Z, Kanye West, André 3000, The Weeknd. Based in Los Angeles.
Album Cover Art
Ed Ruscha
Legendary American pop artist, b. 1937. Works held at MoMA, Tate Modern, Guggenheim. One of the most significant living painters.
Art Direction & MV Design
Chae Kyung-sun
Production designer on Squid Game S1 & S2. Architect of one of the most distinctive visual identities in modern television.
MV Cinematography
Kim Ji-yong
Director of Photography. Credits: Squid Game 2, Decision to Leave, A Bittersweet Life, The Wailing.
Tracklist — 11 Tracks
The official tracklist was revealed on 27 March 2026. The lyric booklets are split across three physical versions, each covering a different third of the album.
다중관점 Ver.
Tracks 01–04
다른차원 Ver.
Tracks 05–08
의식확장 Ver.
Tracks 09–11
01 탑욕 (SELF CRUCIFIXION)
02 완전미쳤어! (Studio54) Title
03 DESPERADO Title
04 나만이 (THE GIANT)
05 서울시에 사는 기분 (SEOUL CHAOS)
06 A Small, Filthy Show Window
07 Another Dimension Holy Dude !!!!!!!!!!
08 Stendhal Syndrome
09 꼬깔코온 (FOR FANS)
10 To be confirmed on release
11 To be confirmed on release
✦ Track 09, 꼬깔코온 (FOR FANS), stands out immediately — a title that speaks directly to the people who kept his light on during the long years of silence. Track titles for 10–11 will be updated on release day, 3 April.
완전미쳤어! (Studio54) — Official Teaser
The lead single is named after Studio 54 — the legendary New York disco club that defined glamour, excess, and creative transgression from 1977 to 1980. The teaser leans into this: bold typography, controlled chaos, a tone that sits somewhere between a gallery installation and a fever dream. It's not trying to win a music show. It's trying to make you feel something you can't quite name.
Available Versions
Pre-order open now · Releases 3 April 2026 · 3 editions available at soojib.com
✦ SOOJIB Pick
Standard Ver. — The One to Own
For a debut album 13 years in the making, the Standard Ver. is the complete edition. It's the only configuration with a physical CD-R, and it bundles all three lyric booklet versions together — 다중관점 (tracks 1–4), 다른차원 (tracks 5–8), and 의식확장 (tracks 9–11) — so you get the full written record of the album in one box. The Art Print (4 types, random) adds a collector dimension. And then there are the curator-grade blue nitrile gloves included in the box — a T.O.P touch that's equal parts archival art reference and provocation. Whether you read it as a comment on how we handle precious things, or simply as T.O.P being T.O.P, it's the detail this album deserves.
CD-R Lyric booklets — all 3 versions Art Print (4 types, random) Credits Paper Blue Nitrile Curator Gloves Glove Pack Sticker
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ANOTHER DIMENSION
Standard Ver.
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CD-R · All 3 lyric booklet versions · Art Print · Credits Paper · Blue Nitrile Gloves
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ANOTHER DIMENSION
NEMO 다른차원 Ver.
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NFC Card · Ecozone Case · Official Photocard Set (6pcs) · Artist Photocard · Sticker Set (2pcs)
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ANOTHER DIMENSION
NEMO 다중관점 Ver.
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NFC Disc · Mini Jewel Case · Keychain · Mini Jewel Cover Set (2pcs) · Artist Photocard
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