Taeyang QUINTESSENCE Teaser Rollout Sets May 18 Full-Album Comeback

Taeyang’s QUINTESSENCE teaser rollout has set the schedule for his fourth full-length album, with release materials arriving across early May ahead of the album’s May 18 launch. The campaign includes a comeback trailer, poster, and visual film, while the album itself is scheduled for release at 6 p.m. KST on major music platforms.¹²

The project marks Taeyang’s first full album in about nine years, following WHITE NIGHT, which was released in August 2017.³ The confirmed materials place the comeback in a staged rollout: the solo album was first announced at midnight KST on April 1, followed by a May 4 trailer, a May 5 poster, and a May 6 visual film.¹

Taeyang QUINTESSENCE Teaser Timeline

The teaser sequence has been presented as a structured lead-up to the full album rather than a single preview. Soompi’s rolling update listed the initial album announcement at midnight KST on April 1 and confirmed the comeback date as May 18 at 6 p.m. KST. The same update recorded the official trailer on May 4, the poster on May 5, and the visual film on May 6.¹

Allkpop also reported the release of the May 6 visual teaser for Taeyang’s fourth full-length album, noting that the teaser came before his first full album since WHITE NIGHT in 2017.⁴ StarNews reported that THEBLACKLABEL released the QUINTESSENCE poster image through official social media on May 5 and again identified the May 18, 6 p.m. release timing.³

The title QUINTESSENCE has been described by DIPE as referring to the purest essence or core. DIPE also noted cover artwork showing two angels forming the letter Q, connecting the visual identity to the album title.²

Album Details and Track Information

The comeback is centered on QUINTESSENCE as Taeyang’s fourth full album. THEBLACKLABEL announced the album for release across major music platforms on May 18 at 6 p.m. KST, according to DIPE.² That timing has also been repeated in reports from Soompi, allkpop, and StarNews, giving the release date consistent support across the available source material.¹⁴³

Track information available from allkpop identifies Live Fast Die Slow as the title track. The same report names Open Up featuring The Kid LAROI and Would You featuring Tarzzan and Woochan of ALLDAY PROJECT among the B-side tracks.⁵ No full track count is provided in the supplied source material.

The visual materials have been framed around the album campaign rather than a separate single release. The May 4 trailer introduced the album’s comeback presentation, while the May 6 visual film extended the rollout just under two weeks before release.¹⁴ The May 5 poster, released through THEBLACKLABEL’s official social media, added another dated asset between the trailer and visual film.³

Because the available sources identify QUINTESSENCE as the first full album since WHITE NIGHT, the comeback is also being reported in the context of a long gap between full-length solo releases. StarNews described it as Taeyang’s first full album in about nine years since WHITE NIGHT in August 2017.³

Seoul Exhibition Scheduled With Album Release

A release-linked exhibition has also been scheduled in Seoul. OSEN, carried by Korea Daily, reported that Taeyang will hold an album exhibition tied to QUINTESSENCE from May 18 to May 31 at WORKING WITH FRIEND in Yongsan, Seoul.⁶

The exhibition is scheduled to run with nine daily entry sessions from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.⁶ The supplied source material does not provide ticket prices, reservation instructions, exhibit contents, or whether any album-related merchandise will be available at the venue.

The exhibition dates align with the album release window, opening on May 18, the same date QUINTESSENCE is scheduled to arrive at 6 p.m. KST.⁶² That gives the campaign both a digital music release schedule and a physical fan-facing event in Seoul, based on the confirmed information available.

Taeyang’s QUINTESSENCE campaign now has a clear pre-release timeline: April 1 announcement, May 4 trailer, May 5 poster, May 6 visual film, and a May 18 full-album release at 6 p.m. KST. The confirmed details also include a Seoul exhibition from May 18 to May 31, making the teaser rollout part of a broader album launch rather than an isolated preview.

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