KB News Desk
Big Bang has been appointed as the inaugural honorary ambassadors for the Korea AeroSpace Administration, becoming the first artists to represent the agency since its launch in 2024.
According to YG Entertainment on Friday, the group will help promote Korea’s space ambitions and major aerospace initiatives, serving as a bridge between the agency and the public.
“The Korea AeroSpace Administration appointed Big Bang to help engage the public in the country’s new journey in aerospace,” said KASA through a press release issued by YG. “We hope to expand public interest and participation in Korea’s space program through various outreach activities with the group.”
The appointment comes as Big Bang prepares to celebrate its 20th anniversary with a space-themed comeback and world tour.
The group’s upcoming tour, “XX: Cosmos,” shares its cosmic concept with the group’s name, which refers to the origin of the universe.
As part of the partnership, Big Bang will participate in KASA’s public engagement campaign, “Dream Capsule.”
The initiative invites members of the public to submit messages about their dreams and aspirations related to space exploration. To commemorate Big Bang’s debut anniversary, the group also launched a dedicated microsite on Friday where fans can leave their own messages for Big Bang as well as their memories associated with the group.
According to the agency, those submissions will be converted into code inspired by the Arecibo Message — a 1974 binary-encoded radio transmission carrying basic information about humanity and Earth — and loaded onto the fifth launch of South Korea’s Nuri rocket for transmission into space.
YG added that the campaign is intended to give fans a unique way to participate while also encouraging broader public interest in Korea’s growing aerospace ambitions.
Big Bang is set to release its new digital single “Biiig” on Aug. 19, marking the group’s first music since April 2022. The release will also coincide with the 20th anniversary of its debut.
The group will then kick off its “XX: Cosmos” world tour with three concerts in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, from Aug. 21 to 23, before continuing to 19 cities across North America, Europe, Oceania and Asia.
