Suga
Suga 민윤기 | |
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| Birth name | Min Yoon-gi |
| Born | March 9, 1993 Ilsan-gu, Daegu, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
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Template:Contains Korean text Min Yoongi (born March 9, 1994; Korean: 민윤기), better known as Suga, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer. He is the lead rapper of the South Korean boy group BTS, managed under Big Hit Entertainment. In 2016, he released his solo mixtape, Agust D.
Biography
Suga was born on March 9, 1993 in Daegu, South Korea.[1] He started his music production career in middle school after being inspired by Stony Skunk and Epik High, and eventually delved into the underground rap scene.[2] He originally entered Big Hit Entertainment as a music producer after placing second in their nationwide 'Hit It' auditions with a self-composed rap.[3][4]
Career
BTS
On June 13, 2013, Suga made his debut as a member of BTS on Mnet's M! Countdown with the track "No More Dream" from their debut single album 2 Cool 4 Skool.[5][6] He has produced and written lyrics for a variety of tracks on all of BTS's albums.
Solo Work
Pre-debut, Suga collaborated with fellow BTS members Rap Monster and Jin on a cover of Kendrick Lamar's School of Tears as well as another song titled Adult Child.[7] Suga also released other songs under other original tracks, titled All I Do is Win and Dream Money.[8]
On October 27, 2013, Suga released his first original mixtape song under the group's SoundCloud titled It Doesn't Matter.[9]
On July 20, 2016, it was leaked that Suga had been filming a music video for his upcoming solo mixtape.[10] The whole mixtape was then released on August 16, 2016 under the group's SoundCloud and Apple Music, titled Agust D, one of Suga's aliases.[11][12] Suga also released a music video of Agust D that was uploaded onto BTS's official YouTube channel.[13] The music video reached 1 million views in less than 12 hours.[14] After the music video for Agust D was released, it was announced that Suga would be releasing two more music videos for his mixtape.[15]
Discography
Mixtape
Tracklist and details
| Year | Title | Album Details |
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| 2016 | Agust D |
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Songwriting and production credits
| Year Released | Artist | Title | Album | Role |
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| 2016 | BTS | "Fire" | The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever | Co-writer |
| "Save Me" | Co-writer | |||
| "Epilogue: Young Forever | Co-writer | |||
| 2015 | BTS | "Intro: Never Mind" | The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2 | Producer, Writer |
| "Run" | Co-writer | |||
| "Whalien 52" | Co-writer | |||
| "Ma City" | Co-writer | |||
| "Dead Leaves" | Producer, Writer | |||
| BTS | "Intro: 화양연화" | The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1 | Co-writer | |
| "I Need U" | Co-writer | |||
| "Hold Me Tight" | Co-writer | |||
| "Dope" | Co-writer | |||
| "Boyz with Fun" | Producer, Writer | |||
| "Converse High" | Co-writer | |||
| "Moving On" | Co-writer | |||
| 2014 | BTS | "Intro: Skool Luv Affair" | Skool Luv Affair | Co-writer |
| "Boy In Luv" | Co-writer | |||
| "Where Did You Come From?" | Co-writer | |||
| "Just One Day" | Co-writer | |||
| "Tomorrow" | Producer, Writer | |||
| "BTS Cypher Pt. 2: Triptych" | Co-writer | |||
| "Spine Breaker" | Co-writer | |||
| "Jump" | Producer, Writer | |||
| BTS | "Danger" | Dark & Wild | Co-writer | |
| "War of Hormone" | Co-writer | |||
| "Hip Hop Lover" | Co-writer | |||
| "Let Me Know" | Producer, Writer | |||
| "Rain" | Co-writer | |||
| "BTS Cypher Pt. 3: Killer" (featuring Supreme Boi) | Co-writer | |||
| "Would You Turn off Your cellphone?" | Co-writer | |||
| "Blanket Kick" | Co-writer | |||
| "24/7=Heaven" | Co-writer | |||
| "Look Here" | Co-writer | |||
| "2nd Grade" | Co-writer | |||
| 2013 | BTS | "N.O" | O!RUL8,2? | Co-writer |
| "We On" | Co-writer | |||
| "If I Ruled The World" | Co-writer | |||
| "Coffee" | Co-writer | |||
| "BTS Cypher Pt.1" | Co-writer | |||
| "Attack On Bangtan" | Co-writer | |||
| "Satoori Rap" | Co-writer | |||
| "We Are Bulletproof Pt. 2" | 2 Cool 4 Skool | Co-writer | ||
| "No More Dream" | Co-writer | |||
| "Like" (좋아요; Joayo) | Co-writer |
- ^ "화양연화 Young Forever". bts.ibighit.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ "[INTERVIEW] 130722 - Cuvism Magazine". bts-trans. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ "bts-trans : [ENG] 101109 SUGA BigHit 'Hit It' Audition Finals..." bts-trans. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ elimsbts (2013-02-28), 빅히트 오디션 후보자 (후보2번 - 민윤기) | SUGA of 방탄소년단 (BANGTAN), retrieved 2016-08-16
- ^ "[Video] BTS Rides the School Bus in Making of 'No More Dream'". mwave.interest.me. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ^ 130613 BTS - We Are Bullet Proof & No More Dream (1080P) Youtube vid
- ^ Jinnie Jin (2013-10-25), Adult Child - Jin, RAP Monster, Suga [BTS], retrieved 2016-08-16
- ^ "BTS". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ SUGA 싸이하누월 MIX Final, retrieved 2016-08-16
- ^ "[단독] 방탄소년단 슈가, 데뷔 3년만에 첫 솔로 믹스테이프 발표". Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ "Agust D - Agust D". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ "Agust D by Agust D on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ ibighit (2016-08-15), Agust D 'Agust D' MV, retrieved 2016-08-16
- ^ ibighit (2016-08-15), Agust D 'Agust D' MV, retrieved 2016-08-16
- ^ "방탄소년단 슈가, 오늘(16일) 'Agust D' 믹스테잎 공개…"저항과 복종 사이에서" - 스타서울TV". Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ "Agust D - Agust D". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2016-08-16.