It seems that BIGBANG TOP was supposed to be a member of the DearMoon Project 2023 crew. The idol recently shared a photo that confirms this idea.
BIGBANG TOP will become a member of the DearMoon Project 2023 team? Here’s what Idol shared
On December 6, it was announced that the “Still Life” singer will be part of Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa’s DearMoon project. Three days later, BIGBANG TOP was confirmed as one of the eight artists selected for the crew.
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(Photo: Website: DearMoon)
BIGBANG TOP will become a member of the DearMoon Project 2023 team? Here’s what Idol shared
The DearMoon Project is a lunar orbital mission where crew members will travel around the moon in 2023 for six days aboard a SpaceX spacecraft.
TOP will be the first Korean idol to fly into space. In an interview, he said, “I feel great (a sense of) pride and responsibility to become the first Korean civilian to go to the moon and represent my country.”
(Photo: Instagram: @dearmoonproject)
BIGBANG TOP will become a member of the DearMoon Project 2023 team? Here’s what Idol shared
The rapper also revealed why he applied for a lunar orbital mission, saying, “I applied to DearMoon (project) because I want to feel new stimulation and enlightenment.”
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In fact, BIGBANG TOP is just one of over a million people who have submitted applications to DearMoon Project 2023. According to Tesmanian, people from 249 countries and regions around the world have applied for this mission.
(Image: Instagram: @choi_seung_hyun_tttop)
BIGBANG TOP will become a member of the DearMoon Project 2023 team? Here’s what Idol shared
While it may seem impossible to be selected as a member of BIGBANG given the sheer number of applicants, he was actually “destined” to be a member of the crew.
On December 12, BIGBANG TOP updated their Instagram account with a new set of photos. The first two pictures show an image with the words “Dear Moon”.
(Image: Instagram: @choi_seung_hyun_tttop)
BIGBANG TOP will become a member of the DearMoon Project 2023 team? Here’s what Idol shared
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Many would probably think that the painting was made recently to commemorate its success as part of the DearMoon 2023 project, but in fact the work was made four years ago – suggesting that TOP really was meant to travel into space on a mission called “DearMoon”.
(Image: Instagram: @choi_seung_hyun_tttop)
BIGBANG TOP will become a member of the DearMoon Project 2023 team? Here’s what Idol shared
In the caption, TOP wrote: “Personally, 4 years ago when I was having my hardest time, my dear friend Joel painted this for me. It wasn’t an accidental miracle. It was a fateful encounter created by greatness in ART.”
(Photo: Website: DearMoon)
BIGBANG TOP will become a member of the DearMoon Project 2023 team? Here’s what Idol shared
Meanwhile, in addition to the “FANTASTIC BABY” singer, the seven other spacecraft crew members selected for DearMoon Project 2023 are DJ and producer Steve Aoki, photographer and filmmaker Karim Iliya, actor Dev Joshi, musician and YouTuber Tim Dodd, Brendan Hall, choreographer Yemi AD and photographer Rhiannon Adam.
In addition, there will be two backup crew members, namely dancer Miyu and snowboarder Kaitlyn Farrington.
How did Yusaku Maezawa choose the 8 crew members?
Reportedly, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has said that he will select people he considers artists, mentioning two qualifications each crew member had to possess in order to be selected: “They must be able to thrive on this space journey and have the potential to help humanity and society, and must be able to support other crew members.”
(Photo: Facebook: DearMoon)
BIGBANG TOP will become a member of the DearMoon Project 2023 team? Here’s what Idol shared
The DearMoon project is currently scheduled to launch in 2023. However, according to Space.com, the launch date could be pushed back significantly as Starship has yet to be approved for a flight to the Moon and for orbital travel around the Earth.
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Written by Maria Scott
