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Just like the fumes in his official teaser image, the heat of the flames in the pictorial also hint that the sun is drawing near aka Taeyang's comeback.

During his interview with the magazine, Taeyang shared how he prepared for his solo comeback in three years, "I took on various genres of songs so it won't be tiring to listen to... There is something I really wanted to do for my solo activities this time and I had a strong determination to clearly include the things I wanted to do this time around."

When asked how it felt to be a coach for Team A on 'WIN', he shared, "From the moment I decided to pursue music, I had a sense of desperation. Although my trainee days were difficult times, when I look back on it now, it was a time when I had the most innocent passion. So I feel good when I look at the current trainees."

Watch out for more details on Taeyang's comeback coming soon as you check out his new look below! You can catch the full pictorial through the November issue of 'ELLE'.