BIGBANG’s Seungri to drop first LP later this month

July 3, 2018
This file photo provided by YG Entertainment is of Seungri, a member of boy band Big Bang. (Yonhap)

This file photo provided by YG Entertainment is of Seungri, a member of boy band Big Bang. (Yonhap)

SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) — Seungri of boy band BIGBANG will release his first full-length solo album on July 20, his agency, YG Entertainment, said Tuesday.

The LP titled “The Great Seungri” is his first release since August 2013 when he dropped the EP “Let’s Talk About Love.”

With the release, he will stage concerts at Jangchung Arena in Seoul on August 4-5.

Seungri is the only member of the popular boy band who has yet to start his mandatory military service. He is expected to enroll within this year.

YG Entertainment said the album is nearly complete and contains sounds from a variety of different genres.