Korean trot music made an unexpected appearance at Coachella, one of the United States’ best-known music festivals.
BIGBANG appeared at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 12 (local time) in California.
G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung performed an official set under the name BIGBANG, signaling the start of activities marking the group’s 20th anniversary.
It was BIGBANG’s first official performance since its 2017 “Last Dance” tour, nine years ago.
The group took the Outdoor Theater stage, a venue comparable in scale to the main stage, and performed 17 songs. The set included hits such as “Bang Bang Bang,” “Fantastic Baby” and “Haru Haru,” along with solo tracks including “Home Sweet Home” and “Ringa Linga.”
Daesung drew particular attention by performing his solo song “Look at Me, Gwisun,” creating a moment in which Korean trot rang out at a major U.S. festival and quickly spread across online communities and social media.
Daesung displayed large Korean subtitles reading, “Hello. I’m Daesung,” then performed his new song “Hando Chogwa” and his signature track “Look at Me, Gwisun,” drawing loud cheers from fans in attendance.
G-Dragon told the crowd, “BIGBANG’s 20th anniversary has just begun,” adding, “Huge things are coming. We’ll make the 20th anniversary coming-of-age celebration fun.”
To close the main set, BIGBANG performed “Bad Boy” and “We Like 2 Party,” telling fans, “This year marks BIGBANG’s 20th anniversary. We’re still together like this.” The group ended the show after an encore of “Spring Summer Fall Winter.”
BIGBANG is scheduled to return to Coachella for a second performance on April 20, and is also expected to embark on a global tour.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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