GD & TOP

GD&TOP is the debut album of South Korean artists G-Dragon & T.O.P, members of Big Bang. Released on December 24, 2010, the album marks the first collaboration between the two away from their group. The duo promoted the album extensively, including a world-wide premiere showcase and numerous performances. Three singles were released for promotion: "High High," "Oh Yeah," and "Knockout." While "High High" went on to become a chart-topper, the latter two singles charted in at #2 and #3 respectively. GD & TOP were featured in British singer Pixie Lott’s song ‘Dancing On My Own’ on the Japanese Edition of Young Foolish Happy which was released on March 21, 2012.

The album is listed, by Gaon Album Chart as the fifth best-selling album of 2010 in South Korea, with 130,000 copies sold.

Background

While working on materials with their bandmates for their next album, G-Dragon and T.O.P began to experiment with different styles. According to G-Dragon, the members were trying new "combination" with their music, in which the vocalists — Taeyang, Daesung, and Seungri — were to record their own music as a trio while G-Dragon and T.O.P were to branch off as a duo since they "hadn't been with our fans for the past two years." Although the division of the group was initially for Big Bang's materials only, G-Dragon and T.O.P saw positive response to their materials from the fans and went to Yang Hyun-seok, the CEO of YG Entertainment, to allow the duo to release an album. After receiving Yang's approval, news of their collaboration was announced in November 2010.