Bang Yong Guk will be going on his first world tour as a solo artist.

On April 24 KST, YY Entertainment released a poster announcing the news of Bang Yong Guk's world tour 'THE COLORS OF BANG YONG GUK'.

According to the agency, Bang Yong Guk will kick off his world tour on May 19 in Osaka, Japan. After that, he will continue to perform in Joliet, Boston, New York, Charlotte, Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles and Auckland. In July, he will meet fans in London, Lisbon, Cologne, Paris and Warsaw. In addition, it is confirmed that the world tour will continue in Asia, and the schedule will be opened at a later date.

Meanwhile Bang Yong Guk is set to release his third mini-album 'THE COLORS OF LOVE' on May 2 KST and make a comeback after 1 year and 2 months. This new album is an album with the theme of 'love', just as the name 'Color of Love' would suggest. Bang Yong Guk participated in writing and composing all the songs, expressing the thrill and warmth of love and the cold pain after a breakup. 

The title song will be "Ride or Die", and will be released on May 2 at 6 PM KST on various music sites.