T.O.P announces first Asia fan meeting tour 'T.O.P PRE-STUDIO 2026', kicking off in Yokohama on July 9

T.O.P's agency Topspot Pictures announced on June 29 that the artist will hold his first Asia fan meeting tour, T.O.P PRE-STUDIO 2026, marking 20 years since his 2006 debut with BIGBANG.

July 9 at Pia Arena MM in Yokohama, Japan. The venue holds roughly 10,000 seats. That first show is free and open exclusively to TOPSX members, his Japanese official fan community. It's his first solo stage performance in 20 years, and his first live performance of any kind since a BIGBANG group concert in 2017.

Full tour dates, host cities, and ticket reservation details will be released through official channels at a later date.

The announcement comes after a busy stretch of solo work. T.O.P surprise-dropped his first solo full-length album, 다중관점 (ANOTHER DIMENSION), in April. It hit No. 1 on iTunes charts in 15 countries and entered the Billboard World Albums Chart at No. 20—his first-ever entry on that chart as a solo act.

Before the album, T.O.P returned to public life through acting under his legal name Choi Seung-hyun. His comeback vehicle was Netflix's Squid Game Season 2, released in December 2024, where he played the character Thanos. (Yes, that Thanos—the in-universe nickname, not the Marvel one.) During press for the series, he stated he has no intention of rejoining BIGBANG.

T.O.P officially left BIGBANG in 2023, having been referred to trial in 2017 on cannabis charges.