The past few days, I’ve been wondering what the letters on the back of T.O.P.’s jacket imply.
Turns out he has been curating his own wine? Let’s go!
I know T.O.P has owned a vineyard for a few years.
I believe he is! In the Prestige HK interview he mentioned he wanted to share good wines with everyone.
ooh, as he should
Of course lol I'm not even surprised.
rofl its not impossible
He had his vineyard for a while and it seems like most celebrities are tipping into alcohol business like Snoop Dogg so it would make sense.
interesting
Yes, I think this is being severely misunderstood. T.O.P isn't leaving BIGBANG, he's leaving YG management. That's why his letter addressed the YG staff and not his members.
I think Kpop fans forget that labels in Korea are more than just music labels. They manage all aspects of their artist's careers...endorsements, appearances, acting roles (eg BLACKPINK's Jisoo or iKON's Chanwoo) all goes through YG.
It's not like in the US. Interscope has nothing to do with Lady Gaga's acting roles, Def Jam has nothing to do with Rihanna's clothing line. They are truly just music labels.
T.O.P's arrangement with YG is much more American in that sense. He's free to do his own thing outside of BIGBANG. That's why you saw he immediately announced this wine business. He also has a lot of interest in the art world and has curated art shows before. I think he'll have a business related to that.
In fact, this may start a conversation in the Kpop industry, where labels will start truly being music labels, instead of managing all aspects of a career.
Kpop "managers" aren't managers or agents like you see in the US. They're just employees of the label.
It's sort of like Hollywood in the old days. Actors signed to film studios (ie Paramount) and they were contractually obligated to appear in only that film studio's movies.
Now actors are freelance. They can appear in Paramount, Disney or whatever.
So he'll have a lot of freedom to do his own thing. People need to pay attention to the "EXCLUSIVE" part to "ending his exclusive contract." He still has a contract with YG for BIGBANG activities. Because he'll obviously need to get paid.
Also of note...YG LET T.O.P out of his contract. All 4 of them renewed in late 2020 or early 2021. He still had years left on his contract. They could have held him to that but YG let him out of it. Which shows the respect and fondness YG has for T.O.P.
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