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Taeyang
태양
Background information
Birth nameDong Young-bae (동영배)
Also known asTaeyang, Sol, YB , Taekwon
Born (1988-05-18) May 18, 1988 (age 36)
Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
GenresK-pop, R&B
OccupationSinger
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano, Guitar, Drums
Years active2001–present
LabelsYG Entertainment (South Korea)
YGEX (Japan)
Websitetwitter.com/Realtaeyang

Taeyang's signature
Birth name
Hangul
동영배
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDong Yeong-bae
McCune–ReischauerTong Yŏngbae
Stage name
Hangul
태양
Hanja
Revised RomanizationTaeyang
McCune–ReischauerT'aeyang

Dong Young-bae (Korean: 동영배; born May 18, 1988), better known by his stage name Taeyang (Hangul: 태양, Hanja: 太陽, meaning Sun) or Sol, and is a South Korean singer, dancer, recording artist, model and actor. After appearing in Jinusean's music video "A-yo", Taeyang began training under YG Entertainment at the age of 12 alongside fellow member and leader G-Dragon. After six years of vocal and dance training, he made his debut in 2006 as a member of popular Korean boy band, Big Bang.

Career

2000—2008: Early beginnings and debut with Big Bang

Main article: Big Bang (Korean band)

Taeyang's first appearance in the entertainment industry was with Maddie in the hip-hop group Jinusean's music video "A-yo".[1] The collaboration eventually lead him to successfully auditioning into the group's record label YG Entertainment, where he met fellow trainee G-Dragon and former trainee (now a member of 2PM) Jun. K. G-dragon and him were later coined as GDYB.[2] In 2003, Taeyang provided the rap verse in singer Wheesung’s single "Player" on the latter's second album.[3]

Although Taeyang was scheduled to debut alongside G-Dragon as the duo GDYB, the plan was scrapped by their record label. Instead, they were joined by four other trainees (T.O.P., Daesung, Seungri, and Hyun Seung) to form the group Big Bang. The group's formation was documented on television as a documentary.[4] Before their official debut, however, Hyun Seung was dropped and their final lineup consisted of five members. Choosing the stage-name Taeyang (Korean: 태양, meaning sun), Taeyang abandoned the idea of rapping to focus on singing.[5] Their first album, Since 2007, was a fair success,[6] and included Taeyang's first solo song "Ma Girl." The group 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.[7][8]

2008—2010: Solo career establishment

Taeyang performing on Alive World Tour in September 2012

After contributing to singer Lexy's album, Taeyang was scheduled to release a solo album. Initially scheduled for a September release, the project was pushed back due to conflicting schedules with his group.[5] Taeyang released his debut mini-album Hot on May 22, 2008, backed by a production team that included 1TYM's Teddy Park, Yang Hyun Suk, Kush, and his fellow member G-Dragon.[nb 1] Moving beyond the hip-hop genre of Big Bang, Taeyang incorporated mainly R&B songs into his album, stating that it was his "main focus".[5] He expressed disappointment with the album, however, admitting that he did not write any of the songs. He later stated that he would do so in the future to fully express and incorporate his thoughts and ideas into his music.[5]

The first single released was "Only Look At Me" (Korean: 나만 바라봐), an R&B song written by Teddy and Kush.[9] He had won critical acclaim for the song. G-Dragon later recorded a "Part Two" version to the song. The second single was "Prayer (Korean: 기도)" which featured Teddy of 1TYM. Promotional videos were shot for both. In support of his album, he also staged his first solo concert, Hot.[10] Later on, Taeyang received two awards from the 7th Korean Music Awards: Best R&B/Soul Song for "Only Look At Me" and Best R&B/Soul Album.[11] Taeyang is the first "Idol group" or boyband member to receive such awards.

Throughout the majority of 2009, Taeyang contributed to his group's activities, recording the song "Lollipop" with his group and labelmate 2NE1. He later flew to Japan to promote the group's Japanese albums. After Big Bang's activities have ended, he went back to the studio to prepare for his next solo activities. Taeyang released his first digital single "Where U At",[12] followed by another digital single, "Wedding Dress". Promotional videos were filmed for both "Where U At" and "Wedding Dress." "Wedding Dress" was voted #3 on an online poll for a Dutch radio station.[13]

Taeyang's first full-length album Solar was released on July 1, 2010. Two versions of this album - the “Regular Edition” and the “Deluxe Edition” - was released. The regular edition contained 11 songs, while the deluxe edition limited to 30,000 copies had 12 songs, including “Only Look At Me” and “Prayer" from Hot. On the first day Taeyang's solo album "Solar" released, July 1, deluxe edition of the album had sold out its 30,000 circulated copies.[14] The album was later released on iTunes,[15] charting at the number-two spot on the iTunes' Top R&B-Soul albums chart in the United States and number-one in Canada's, making him the first Asian musician to do so.[16] Two singles were released for promotions: "I Need A Girl" featuring bandmate G-Dragon and Sandara Park, and "I'll Be There." At the end of 2010, I Need A Girl (4 Weeks) I'll Be There (1 Weeks) Only Look At Me (3 Weeks) Korean Song Music Chart's Win. Taeyang won the "Best Male Artist" award at the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards at the end of the year and the Seoul Music Awards Best Male Artist award.

2013

Taeyang's new single "Ringa Linga" will be released on 8 November 2013.

Discography

See also: Big Bang discography

EPs

Single

  • Ma Girl (2006)
  • Prayer (2008)
  • Only Look At Me (2008)
  • Where U At (2009)
  • Wedding Dress (2009)
  • I Need A Girl (2010)
  • I'll Be There (2010)
  • Ringa Linga (2013)

Albums

Live Albums

  • Hot Live Concert Tour DVD (2008)
  • Solar Live Concert Tour DVD (2010)

Solo Concert Tour

  • Hot Concert Tour (2008)
  • Solar Concert Tour (2010)

Charted Songs

Year Single Peak position Album
[17]
2006 "My Girl" (Taeyang solo) 12 Since 2007
2008 "Prayer" (feat. Teddy) ("기도," Gido) 3 Hot
"Look Only At Me" ("나만 바라봐," Naman barabwa) 1
"Ma Girl" (Japanese version) (Taeyang solo) 14 With U
2009 "Where U At" 3 Solar
"Wedding Dress" ("웨딩드레스," Wedingdeureseu) 1
2010 "I Need a Girl" (feat. G-Dragon Sandara Park) 1
"I'll Be There" 1 Solar International

Music Chart Wins

Music Bank
Year Date Song
2010 July 16 "I Need A Girl"
Inkigayo
Year Date Song
2008 July 6 "Only Look At Me"
July 13
July 20
2010 July 18 "I Need A Girl" ft. G-Dragon
July 25
M! Countdown
Year Date Song
2008 June 19 "Only Look At Me"
June 26
July 3
2010 July 8 "I Need A Girl" ft. G-Dragon
July 15
September 2 "I'll Be There"
Year Title Peak positions Peak positions Album
KOR
[18] 		JPN
[19]
2002 "Unfold at a Higher Place" (GDYB) — — YG Family 2nd Album (Why Be Normal?)
2002 "Everybody Get Down" (SWI.T Ft. Taeyang) — —
2003 "Player" (Wheesung Ft. Taeyang) — — It's Real
2006 "Run" (Se7en Ft. Taeyang) — — 24/7
2006 "Give Me Permission" (Se7en Ft. Taeyang) — — Se7olution
2007 "Get Up" (Lexy Ft. Taeyang) — — Rush
"Rush" (Lexy Ft. Taeyang) — —
"Super Fly" (Lexy Ft. Taeyang, G-Dragon, and T.O.P.) — —
2007 "Should Have Loved You Less" (Kim Johan Ft. Taeyang) — — Soul Family with Jo Han
2008 "Real Talk" (YMGA Ft. Taeyang) — — Made in ROK
2009 "Friend" (T.O.P and Taeyang) — — Friend, Our Legend OST
2009 "Korean Dream" (G-Dragon Ft. Taeyang) — — Heartbreaker
2009 "Hallelujah" (T.O.P., G-Dragon, and Taeyang) — — IRIS OST
2010 "Fall in Love" (Thelma Aoyama Ft. Taeyang) — 4 Love! 2 - Thelma Best Collection
2011 "By Instinct Remix" (Swings Ft. Taeyang and Yoon Jong Shin) — —
2011 "Tomorrow" (Tablo Ft. Taeyang) 2 — Fever's End Part 2
2013 "Let's Talk About Love" (Seungri Ft. G-Dragon and Taeyang) 1 1 Let's Talk About Love
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role
2001 Besame Mucho
Music Videos
Year Title Official MV on YouTube Note
2001 Jinusean - "AYO" YGEntertainment Younger version of Sean
2002 YG Family - "YMCA 야구단" YGEntertainment Cameo
2003 1TYM - "Hot 뜨거" YGEntertainment Cameo
2006 "MA GIRL" YGEntertainment
2008 "PRAYER (기도)" BIGBANG
"ONLY LOOK AT ME (나만 바라봐)" BIGBANG
2009 "Where U At" YGEntertainment
"Wedding Dress" YGEntertainment
2010 Thelma Aoyama - "Fall in Love"
"I Need a Girl" YGEntertainment
"I'll Be There" YGTAEYANG
GD & TOP - "High High" Cameo
2011 Tablo - "Tomorrow" ygtablo
2012 G-Dragon - "One of a Kind" BIGBANG Cameo
2013 G-Dragon - "MichiGO" BIGBANG Cameo
2013 CL - "The Baddest Female" 2NE1 Cameo

Solo Awards

Years Awards
2008
2010
  • 12th Mnet Asian Music Awards: Best Male Singer Award
  • 2010 Allkpop Awards: Best Male Solo Artist
  • 2010 Korean Popular Culture & Art Award:Minister Commendation for Culture and Tourism
2011

Notes

  1. ^ According to the credits on the album's jacket.

References

  1. ^ Template:Ko icon"Taeyang Profile - Naver". Naver. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  2. ^ Template:Ko icon"'준비된 그룹' 빅뱅, 대폭발 예고". Sports Chosun. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  3. ^ Template:Ko icon"'태양'이 누구인가요?". Nate. 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  4. ^ "Big Bang Profile". KBS World. 2008-06-13. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  5. ^ a b c d Template:Ko icon"동영배를 들어라, 빅뱅 '태양'". Nate. 2008-06-13. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  6. ^ Template:Ko icon "Album Sales For The Month of February 2007". Industry Association Of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-02-15. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  7. ^ Template:Ko icon "빅뱅 쥬크온차트 8주 연속 1위 기염, JOO도 2주만에 7위 진입". Newsen (in Korean). 21 January 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  8. ^ "Big Bang's 'Day by Day' Sweeps J-Pop Charts for Four Weeks". KBS Global. 8 September 2008. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |acc//www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/= ignored (help)
  9. ^ Template:Ko icon"빅뱅 태양, 'HOT'로 솔로 데뷔 코앞". JK News. 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  10. ^ Han, Sang-hee (2008-07-17). "Big Bang Members Branch Out as Soloists". JK News. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  11. ^ Template:Ko iconOh, Mi (2009-03-12). "Taeyang of Big Bang Wins Double Prizes from the Korean Music Awards". CBS. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  12. ^ Ryu, Seung-yoon (2010-03-30). "Big Bang members to continue solo career". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  13. ^ "Tae-yang Climbs in the Dutch Music Chart". KBS World. 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
  14. ^ "Taeyang's Solo Album Sold Out Instantaneously". KBS World. 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
  15. ^ "Solar Flare Up: Big Bang's Taeyang's Shines Bright on Brand New 'International' Release". DFSB Kollective. 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  16. ^ Template:Ko iconMun, Wanski (2010-08-26). "태양, 캐나다-미국-일본 아이튠즈 차트 '톱5'". Nate. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  17. ^ ":: 가온차트와 함께하세요 ::". Gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  18. ^ "Gaon Chart Search: Taeyang". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  19. ^ "Oricon Chart Search: Taeyang". Oricon Chart (in Japanese). Oricon Industry Association. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by 12th Mnet Asian Music Awards - Best Male Solo Artist
2010 		Succeeded by

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