Bigbang’s T.o.p And Nana Confirm Relationship

There was no coy “we’ll check the facts” holding statement, no week of speculation. Within hours of the reports surfacing, both camps simply said yes and then Nana herself turned to her fans with a disarmingly candid note. In an industry where dating confirmations are usually lawyered into blandness, the openness here was its own small headline.

The Confirmation

On October 2, actress Nana (Im Jin-ah, 35) addressed the relationship directly through a fan-communication platform. “You must have been very surprised,” she began checking on her fans before herself before adding, “I’m a little shy too. We’ll date beautifully and healthily.” It was warm, unguarded, and notably on her own terms.

Her partner’s side had already spoken. T.O.P‘s representatives confirmed to multiple outlets that the two “first met and formed a connection through a music video shoot, grew closer, and developed into a romantic relationship around June.” Both agencies aligned on the timeline, placing the couple at roughly four to five months together as of the announcement.

T.O.P and Nana ‘완전미쳤어! (Studio54)’ photoshoot / Nana Instagram

Two Careers, Two Comebacks

What makes this pairing resonate isn’t just that two public figures are dating it’s who they are, and where each sits in their career arc right now.

Nana, born Im Jin-ah, rose to fame as a member of the second-generation girl group After School before pivoting into a successful acting career and a parallel reputation as a global beauty icon. For years she has placed near the top of international “most beautiful face” rankings, a kind of soft-power celebrity that transcends any single drama or album. Her transition from idol to respected actress is one of the cleaner reinventions of her generation.

T.O.P real name Choi Seung-hyun, 38 carries a far more complicated story. As a founding member of BIGBANG, he was part of one of the most influential K-pop acts of all time, a group that effectively wrote the template for the genre’s global expansion. His rap presence and magnetic screen charisma made him a star twice over, in music and in film.

A Relationship Framed by a Long Road Back

To understand why this confirmation lands with such weight, you have to understand how far T.O.P had stepped away. He ended his contract with YG Entertainment and formally departed BIGBANG, and for years signaled he was done with public life entirely at one point telling fans he would not return to the entertainment industry at all.

His re-emergence came through an unlikely door: a polarizing but high-profile role as Thanos in Netflix’s Squid Game Season 2 (2024), a performance that put him back in front of a global audience and reopened a long-dormant conversation about second chances. He has since signaled ambitions to return as a solo musician. That a music video shoot is where he met Nana is a fitting detail the very creative work of his comeback became the setting for a new personal chapter.

This is the lens through which to read Nana’s choice of words. “Beautifully and healthily” is a gentle phrase, but in context it reads as a quiet statement of intent: a relationship she’s willing to stand behind publicly, not hide from.

T.O.P and Nana ‘완전미쳤어! (Studio54)’ photoshoot / Nana Instagram

The Takeaway

Celebrity romances come and go, and most dissolve back into the news cycle within a day. This one holds attention because it sits at the intersection of two of K-entertainment’s most-watched narratives Nana’s steady ascent and T.O.P’s long, scrutinized road back toward relevance. By confirming quickly and speaking plainly, both have taken ownership of the story rather than letting it be written for them. Whatever comes next, they’ve started it the way Nana said they would: openly, and on their own terms.