Daesung
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kang Dae-sung |
| Also known as | D-Lite |
| Born | April 26, 1989 Incheon, South Korea |
| Origin | Itaewon, South Korea |
| Genres | Hip hop, K-pop, R&B, rock, trot, Jazz |
| Occupations | Singer, MC, actor, model |
| Instruments | Vocals, drums, piano, guitar |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Labels | YG Entertainment YGEX (Japan) |
| Associated acts | Big Bang |
| Website | Official website |
| Korean name | |
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| Hangul | 강대성 |
| Hanja | 姜大聲 |
| Revised Romanization | Gang Dae-seong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kang Tae-sŏng |
Kang Dae-sung (Hangul: 강대성; born April 26, 1989), also known as D-Lite, is a South Korean singer, song writer, variety host and occasional actor, best known as being the main vocalist of popular Korean group Big Bang. Since his debut, he has released a Japanese album, several solo singles, performed in musicals, acted in a drama What's Up, and became a fixed member of reality-variety television series Family Outing and talk show Night After Night. He is well known for his witty persona on television.
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Early life and career [edit]
Daesung was born in Itaewon and attended high school at KyeongIn High School, but dropped out after a year to focus on his activities with Big Bang. Eventually, he passed his college entrance exams in 2008 and got admitted into Kyunghee University in Seoul.
2006–07: Debut with Big Bang and early works [edit]
Although his parents were against the idea of him becoming a singer, Daesung pursued a singing career and was eventually recruited by YG Entertainment after auditioning. He later appeared on a reality show which documented the formation of idol group Big Bang with five other trainees: G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, Seungri and So-1(Hyunseung). Hyunseung was eventually dropped and Big Bang debuted in 2006 with five members.
Their first appearance as a group was on August 19, 2006 at YG Family's 10th Anniversary concert. On September 23, 2006, they had their debut performance on television broadcast. Daesung's first solo single is "Useo Bonda" (Korean: "웃어본다", "Try Smiling"), which included in BIGBANG 03 single and the group's first album Since 2007, released at the end of 2006. The album was a fair success, but the group only achieved mainstream success with the release of the song "Lies" (Korean: 거짓말; Revised Romanization: Geojitmal) from their 2007 mini-album Always, which topped several charts upon its release. The singles, "Last Farewell" (Korean: 마지막 인사; Revised Romanization: Majimak Insa) from the mini-album Hot Issue and "Day by Day" (Korean: 하루하루; Revised Romanization: Haru Haru) from Stand Up, became chart-toppers as well.[1][2]
Shortly after the debut of Big Bang, Daesung was diagnosed with voice chord nodules. For nearly a year, he desperately struggled with his voice and developed sociophobia and stage fright. However, he was able to recover with the help of fellow singer and label mate Gummy, who had been diagnosed with the illness previously as well, and the two became close because of this situation. Before the release of Big Bang's second album, Daesung's condition improved drastically.[citation needed]
2008–09: Trot solos, Family Outing, Cats, and car accident [edit]
In between various albums and EPs as a group, the members were able to pursue solo activities. Daesung released his debut trot single "Nal Bwa Gwisoon" (Korean: "날 봐, 귀순", "Look at Me, Gwisun") in 2008.[3] He stated that although he was worried about dampening the group's image, he wanted to try something different.[4] He was admitted into the post-modern music department at Kyung Hee University in 2008.[5] The singer also joined the reality-variety show Family Outing as a permanent cast member. He also joined the Korean production of Cats, playing the role of Rum Tum Tugger.[6] Daesung started his hosting activities by acting as a host for MBC's music program Show! Music Core, alongside fellow member Seungri.
In the midst of Big Bang's break in early 2009, Daesung released his second trot single in early 2009, titled "Daebakiya" ("대박이야", "Big Hit").[4] He was also scheduled to join bandmate Seungri in the autobiographical musical Shouting.[7] However, he was injured in a car accident in August before the musical's run, and ultimately required surgery.[8][9] The accident happened on his way back home from the site of the filming location of Family Outing. Daesung was sitting beside the driver (his manager), while his coordinator sat behind. The injuries forced Daesung to halt all activities. Daesung eventually made his return in October 2009, joining his group for the Dream Concert.[10]
2010: Additional solo work, What's Up, Night After Night [edit]
According to his agency, YG Entertainment, he was supposed to release his solo album during 2010 along with bandmate T.O.P, however, neither released an album that year.
Daesung's new song, "Cotton Candy", was released at the end of January 2010.[11] It was composed by Jung Ji Chen, though Daesung personally wrote the lyrics to the song.[12] However, no accompanying album was released. In the beginning of 2011, YG Entertainment suggested that Daesung and Seungri would promote it during the year, but no actions have been made on Daesung's part yet. Seungri, however, did release a mini album in January 2011.
In 2010, Daesung began his shoot for MBC's pre-production drama What's Up, written by the famous scriptwriter Song Ji Na. The shooting of the drama finished in Feb 2011. He has also been one of the hosts for the variety-talk show Night After Night since November 2010. That same year, Daesung featured in Lee Hyori's new album H-Logic and recorded a duet titled "How Did We Get" with the female singer.
2011-present: Big Bang comeback and D'scover [edit]
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In April 2011, Daesung released a solo song, "Baby Don't Cry", which was included in Big Bang's 4th mini album special edition. The song was first performed in Big Show 2011 concert in February and charted on various Korean music charts together with the title tracks in the album.
On May 31, Daesung was involved in a car accident in which a motorcyclist died.[13] Investigation cleared the singer of charges,[14] but he had to suspend his public activities with Big Bang for a period of time.[15] During this time, Daesung spent his days working and volunteering at the church he often frequents.
Daesung had his first public appearance after the incident on November 6, 2011 when he attended the MTV EMA awards in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In December 2011 and January 2012, he also performed for YG Family concerts which took in South Korea and Japan.[16][17]
The musical drama "What's Up" started airing on MBN channel on December 3, 2011. "Lunatic", a track sang by Daesung for the drama's OST, was also released online on the same day.[18]
Daesung made a comeback with the rest of the Big Bang members in March 2012 with their new mini-album "Alive". The album includes a solo track sung by Daesung titled, "Wings". The lyrics of the song are written by himself.
Daesung released his first solo album, D'scover, on February 27, 2013. The solo album is in Japanese and has a total of 12 tracks with mostly remakes of Japanese originals. It also includes Daesung's solo tracks, "Wings" and "Baby Don't Cry." It was confirmed that Daesung would be holding solo concerts in Japan, starting with Kobe World Memorial Hall on March 23rd and 24th and followed by Tokyo Nippon Budokan Centre on March 30th and 31st. [19]
D'scover Tour 2013 in Japan [edit]
Initially, it was announced that Daesung would hold a total of four concerts at Kobe and Tokyo to promote the album. However, on February 28, it was announced that due to high demand, Daesung would be holding an additional 21 concerts over 17 cities, bringing the total to 25 concerts over 18 cities. The concert tour will kick off on March 23 at Kobe's World Memorial Hall and will end on June 18 at Kanagawa's Yokohama Arena.[20]
Discography & Filmography [edit]
Album [edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
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| D'scover |
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Singles [edit]
| Year | Single | Peak position | Album |
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| KOR [21] |
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| 2006 | "Try Smiling" (Daesung solo) | 99 | Since 2007 |
| 2008 | "Look at Me, Gwisoon" | 41 | non-album release |
| 2009 | "Big Hit" | 54 | non-album release |
| 2010 | "Cotton Candy" | 1 | non-album release |
| 2011 | "Baby Don't Cry" | 3 | Tonight |
| "Lunatic" | non-album release | ||
| 2012 | "Wings" | 8 | Alive |
Featured & Collaboration singles [edit]
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album | ||||||||||
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| KOR [21] |
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| 2007 | "Now We" (Nemo Ft. Daesung) | — | |||||||||||
| 2008 | "Family Day" (with Family Outing cast) | — | non-album release | ||||||||||
| 2010 | "How Did We Get" (Lee Hyori Ft. Daesung) | — | H-Logic | ||||||||||
| 2013 | "Shinai Naru Kimi e" (GUMMY Ft. D-LITE) | — | Fate(s) | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||||||||||
Drama [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
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| 2011 | What's Up | Ha Do Sung | Main Actor |
Variety shows (Hosting) [edit]
| Year | Title |
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| 2008-2009 | Show! Music Core |
| 2008-2010 | Family Outing Season 1 |
| 2010-2011 | Night After Night |
| 2011 | Running Man (ep 35-36, 84-85) |
Musical [edit]
| Year | Title |
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| 2008 | Cats (Korean version) |
Movie [edit]
| Year | Title |
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| 2010 | Sammy's Adventure: The Secret Passage (Korean version subbing) |
References [edit]
- ^ (Korean) "빅뱅 쥬크온차트 8주 연속 1위 기염, JOO도 2주만에 7위 진입". Newsen (in Korean). 21 January 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ^ "Big Bang's 'Day by Day' Sweeps J-Pop Charts for Four Weeks". KBS Global. 8 September 2008. Unknown parameter
|acc//www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/=ignored (help) - ^ (Korean) Mo, Shin-jeong. 빅뱅 대성, 트로트 싱글 '날 봐 귀순' 공개 (Big Bang's Daesung Reveals Trot Single "Nalbwa Gwisun"). The Korea Times. June 16, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
- ^ a b (English) Han, Sang-hee. Young Singers Jumping Into Trot Genre. The Korea Times. April 28, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
- ^ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 2009-05-02. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- ^ (Korean) 빅뱅 대성 “귀여움 즐길 ‘캣츠’ 무대 선보일터” (Big Bang's Daesung Delights in Cats). Newsen. September 17, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
- ^ (English) Big Bang members to play selves in musical. The Korea Herald. June 25, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
- ^ (English) Han, Sang-hee. Big Bang Member Injured in Car Accident. The Korea Times. August 12, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
- ^ (English) Dae-sung to Undergo Surgery This Week. The Korea Times. August 17, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
- ^ (Korean) Park, Se-yeon. 빅뱅, 대성 포함 ‘드림콘서트’ 총출동..5멤버 6개월만의 국내무대 (Big Bang, Including Daesung, Perform Together at "Dream Concert" for First Time in 6 Months in Korea). Joins.com/Newsen. October 9, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
- ^ "'패떴' 떠나는 대성, 솔로신곡 '솜사탕' 온라인공개". Star News. 2010.01.20. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ "Family Outing Daesung, Yoon Jong Shin, Singer, Composer and the possibility of renewed co-operation". Star News; rough translation by Miseremei. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "Police say Daesung killed motorcyclist, Korean Internet explodes". CNNgo. 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ "Big Bang's G-Dragon apologizes for marijuana scandal". Manila Bulletin. 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
- ^ "Korea's Big Bang wins MTV EMA award". Manila Bulletin. 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "2011 YG Family Concert". YG-Life. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ "Daesung to join YG Family for year-end concert". KBS Global and BIGBANGUpdates. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ "YG notice". Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ^ http://www.koreaboo.com/index.html/_/general/big-bangs-daesung-to-release-solo-album-r19142
- ^ (Japanese)"TOUR :: D-LITE OFFICIAL WEBSITE". avex marketing. 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
- ^ a b "Gaon Chart Search: Park Bom". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
External links [edit]
- Official website (Korean)
- Official website (Japanese)
- Big Bang's official site
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- 1989 births
- Big Bang (South Korean band) members
- English-language singers of South Korea
- Japanese-language singers
- Living people
- South Korean idols
- South Korean pop singers
- South Korean male singers
- South Korean hip hop musicians
- South Korean musical theatre actors
- South Korean rhythm and blues singers
- South Korean television personalities
- Trot singers
- YG Entertainment artists
- Kyung Hee University alumni
- Running Man (TV series) contestants
