YG Entertainment denied Friday rumors that Taeyang of Big Bang will be releasing a new album in January.

According to a local report, a number of insiders in the K-pop industry said that Taeyang would return in five years with new music.

However, the agency said that “nothing is confirmed regarding Taeyang’s comeback.”

Taeyang married actor Min Hyo-rin in 2018 and welcomed their first child, a son, late last year. As a member of Big Bang, the singer has released a string of hit solo songs over the years, including “Only Look at Me” (2008) and “Eyes, Nose, Lips” (2014).

Big Bang last dropped the single “Still Life” earlier this year.

BY SHIN MIN-HEE [shin.minhee@joongang.co.kr]