CHOIDOT, the fan page for BigBang's T.O.P (Choi Seung-hyun), is back in business after announcing it was shutting down. The fan page said it decided to reopen after T.O.P reached out to the group first. That step, which could not have been easy, resonated deeply with them, it said.

In a statement on Wednesday, CHOIDOT said that after much thought and hesitation, it has decided to reopen CHOIDOT. Thanks to the courage he showed in reaching out first, it was able to take another step forward. It sincerely apologizes to everyone we worried and confused by announcing the sudden shutdown and then saying it would return.

The fan page described a painful stretch following the closure announcement. After announcing the shutdown, it spent days in a silence that was longer and deeper than ever, it said. It had spent nearly half the lives supporting Choi Seung-hyun, T.O.P, and being part of CHOIDOT, so bringing it to an end was much heavier and more painful than it had expected.

It added that during that time, when it felt as if it was falling apart, T.O.P reached out to them first. The fan page said that gesture, which could not have been easy, resonated deeply with its members and led them to resume operations.

CHOIDOT also said that in a heartfelt message that words cannot fully express, it was able to meet again the person it first came to love in 2006, Choi Seung-hyun. He may have been a little awkward in expressing his feelings, but he was still the person we had known and trusted. The courage he showed helped look back on the time that had passed, and now, it's going to try to find the courage to take another step.

Turning to its earlier grievances with T.O.P's agency, the fan page said that it may have been so preoccupied with the circumstances around them and all the things people were saying that it forgot how, at the beginning, simply loving him was enough. The agency responded to the disappointment and hopes it had expressed with announcements and apologies.

CHOIDOT added that its decision to leave then and the choice to return now were both sincere. Starting again does not erase the pain and doubts of the past. But now that it has confirmed each other's sincerity, the desire to be together again outweighed everything else.

The fan page closed with a message of renewed devotion. "What we realized after going around in circles was that our feelings have not changed at all since 20 years ago," it said. "We still love the sincerity of Choi Seung-hyun and the music he shares with us. Now that we have rediscovered those feelings, we will take one step at a time, at our own pace, even if we are not perfect."

CHOIDOT, the main fan page, has operated since T.O.P's 2006 debut. Last month, it said it had taken on the role of fan communication and support because T.O.P and his agency had not set up any such channels. It also announced it would shut down because it could no longer overlook the agency's attitude of taking fans' dedication for granted.

On November 1, T.O.P posted a lengthy message on social media. It knows all too well that the interest and love people send him should never be taken for granted, and he will carry his gratitude deep in his heart for the rest of his life, he wrote. He added that he sincerely apologizes to the CHOIDOT administrators and fans who were misunderstood and hurt because of him.

CHOIDOT, the fan page for BigBang's T.O.P (Choi Seung-hyun), is back in business after ann …

Former BIGBANG Member T.O.P's Fan Page Resumes After Announcing Closure: T.O.P Reached Out First