Bang’s T.O.P. does not only collect artworks, he also lives in a house that’s almost like a museum in itself!

Jaw-dropping house photos of BIGBANG’s main rapper recently garnered attention among netizens who couldn’t shake off the idea that the house looks like a museum.

According to all K-pop, the 29-year-old idol lives in a luxurious home in the posh villa of Yongsan. T.O.P.’s house is 290 square meters and estimated to be worth approximately 3 billion KRW (about 2.6 million USD). The star combined two of these houses to make up a 594 square meters home that nestles his expensive collection of artworks.

The rapper-actor revealed on MBC’s “Radio Star” that most of his money goes to this hobby.

“I spend at least 95 percent of my income on buying new art,” said T.O.P.

He even installed a refrigeration system at his house to keep his art collection well-maintained.

It’s for this reason that the BIGBANG members dubbed him as “T.O.P.vre,” a wordplay of his stage name and the famous Louvre Museum in Paris.

BIGBANG’s youngest member Seungri, also known as the one with the business knack in the group, also revealed that T.O.P. doesn’t hesitate to splurge.

“I don’t think I can lend money to TOP,” said Seungri on Kim Shin Young’s MBC radio show in 2013, according to Soompi. “TOP loves furniture shopping. He spends a lot of money on his home interior. He purchases really expensive furniture that people can’t even sit on from Italy or Paris. If I lend him money, I think he’ll end up using it to buy furniture.”

Seungri contrasted T.O.P. to another member Daesung when it comes to money.

“Daesung has two or three financial planners for himself,” he said. “He has meetings with them at least once a week. Just like this name, I think he will achieve great things.”

Source: Korea Portal

BIGBANG’s T.O.P. will soon leave the glitter and bustle of South Korean’s entertainment industry to complete his mandatory military service. Ahead of the Kpop idol’s enlistment date, pictures of the musician’s million-dollar home caught the attention of avid fans.

Loyal fans have uncovered several snapshots of T.O.P.’s house through the musician’s social media account, as well as previously released photos. Located in Yongsan and priced at around $2.6 million (3 billion won), the property reportedly had two houses that the BIGBANG member renovated into a single villa.

Given the house’s eye-catching and high-end interior decorations, netizens compared the BIGBANG band member’s home to a museum, All Kpop reported. With T.O.P.’s interest in the arts, several paintings and unique pieces adorned various areas inside the musician’s house.

Several paintings from various genres were strategically placed on the walls with several spotlights focused on the art pieces to further highlight its design. T.O.P. even used a combination of a white colored spotlight and blue light to enhance the effect of a specific art piece, as shown in one of the musician’s previous Instagram posts.

Placed on what appears to be the entry way to the bathroom, the two-light combination gave the painting and the private room a more dramatic look. Moreover, with the large white bathtub positioned several feet across the said art piece, the painting can serve as a good focal point while enjoying a relaxing soak in the tub.

Meanwhile, T.O.P. is set to begin his 19-month mandatory military service on Feb. 9, Thursday. The K-pop group’s agency YG Entertainment recently announced that the BIGBANG band member would also like to keep his enlistment a low-key event, Korea Herald reported.

The Kpop idol will begin his military duty with the standard rookie soldier training to be held at the Nonsan army training center. After the completing the said program, BIGBANG’s T.O.P. will then be deployed to a specific army unit where he will spend the rest of his military service.

Source: Korea Portal