Tae Yang

Tae Yang is the vocalist and second leader (after G-Dragon) of Korea Boy Band Big Bang. Tae Yang began training under YG Entertainment at the age of twelve alongside fellow member and leader G-Dragon. After six years of vocal and dance training he made his debut in 2006 as part of Big Bang.

Tae Yang Profile :

Stage Name: 태양 TAEYANG

Stage Names in Big Bang: Tae Yang, SOL

Position: Vocalist / Choreographer

Former Stage Name: YB Tae Kwon (YB 태권)

Real Name: Dong Young Bae (동영배)

D.O.B.: May 18, 1988

Height & Weight: 174 cm / 56 kg

Blood Type: AB

Debut: YG Family 2nd Album (2002)

Education: Daejin University in Theater & Film

Specialty : Rapping, dancing, beat boxing, singing, & foreign languages (Japanese & Chinese).

Hobby : Gardening, listening to music, watching TV, & BasketBall

Personality : Does his best in everything, over-achiever.

Doesn’t like to fight, he talks about his problem with the opponent.

He listens to you well and thinks about what he is going to say before he says anything.

Likes : church, summer, clothes, games, and mangas.

Musicians he admires : Usher, Omarion, Justin Timberlake

Tae Yang has been with G-D in YG Entertainment since he was 12. He started out as a rapper but is now one of the vocalists of Big Bang. He was known for being scared of girls, and is still known as the shy, sweet and sensitive one in the group. Currently,Tae Yang is the first one to release the solo album from Big Bang.

Wedding Dress will be released by Tae yang on November 13th as a digital single along with a music video.

ACHIEVEMENTS

2005.05.22 TAEYANG First Solo Mini Album [HOT]

2008.02 BIGBANG [BIGBANG is Great] Concert CD/DVD

2007.01 BIGBANG First Japanese Mini Album [For The World]

2007.11 BIGBANG 2nd Mini Album [Hot Issue]

2007.10 KIM JO HAN Vol. 5 [Soul Family with JOHAN] Featured in: '조금만 사랑할걸 (I Should've Loved You Less)'

2007.08 BIGBANG 1st Mini Album [Always]

2007.04 LEXY 3rd Album [RUSH] Featured in: 'Get Up', 'Rush', 'Super Fly'

2007.02 BIGBANG [The Real] CD/DVD

2006.12 BIGBANG 1st Album [Vol.1 Since 2007]

2006.11 SE7EN 4th Album [Se7olution] Featured in: '허락해줘 (Accept Me)'

2006.11 BIGBANG 3rd Single Album

2006.09 BIGBANG 2nd Single Album

2006.08 BIGBANG 1st Single Album

2006.03 SE7EN 3rd Album [24/7] Featured in: 'Run'

2003.08 Wheesung 2nd Album [It's Real] Featured in: 'Player'

2002.10. YG FAMILY 2nd Album [Vol.2 97-YG-02 Why Be Normal] Featured in: '저 높은곳에 펼쳐 (Unfold At A Higher Place)'

AWARDS

2008

-- 2008 April 18th - 2008 Nick Korea Kids Choice Awards - 'Best Male Singer'

-- 2008 5th Annual Korean People's Music Choice Award. Netizen Award - 'Dance & Electronic Section Prize'

-- 2008 January 31st - 17th Hiwon Seoul Music Awards - 'Digital Music Award'

-- 2008 January 31st - 17th Hiwon Seoul Music Awards - 'Top Artist Award' (Bonsang)

-- 2008 January 31st - 17th Hiwon Seoul Music Awards - 'Artist Of The Year (DAESANG)

2007

-- 2007 December 14th -The 22nd M.net Golden Disk Awards - Disk Bonsang

-- 2007 December 7th - MBC 8th Korean Visual Arts Festival - 'Male Singer Photogenic Award'

-- 2007 November 17th - MKMF (Mnet KM Music Festival) - 'Song Of The Year' / Big Bang "Lie"

-- 2007 November 17th - MKMF (Mnet KM Music Festival) - 'Best Male Group' / Big Bang "Lie"

-- 2007 October 18th - Cyworld Digital Music Awards - 'Song of the Month (September' / "Lie"

-- 2007 September 12th - Cyworld Digital Music Awards - 'Song Of The Month (August)' / "Lie"

2006

-- 2006 November 10th - Cyworld Digital Music Awards - 'Rookie Of The Month (October)' / "La La La"

Collaborations

Wheesung - It’s Real (Track 7. Player)

Se7en - 24/7 (Track 14. Run w/ GD)

Se7en - Vol 4 Se7olution (Track 12. Please Give Me Permission)

Lexy - Rush (Track 1. Get Up (Intro)) (Track 2. Rush) (Track 7. Super Fly w/ GD and T.O.P)

1TYM MV - Hot 뜨거

Swit’s 1st album

Masta Wu’s 1st Album

YG Family ON

YMGA - Made In R.O.K. (Track 5. Real Talk)

Taeyang & T.O.P - 친구 (Chingu; Friend; Our Legend) Digital Single

G-Dragon - Korean Dream [G-Dragon's first Album Heartbreaker]

SeungRi

Lee Seung Hyun (SeungRi) is the newest member of Korea Boy Band Big Bang. Seung Ri is also the youngest member of the group. Don't be confused with Lee Seung Hyun with another Big Bang member "Choi Seung Hyun-TOP".

Seung Ri Profile :

Stage Name: Seung Ri (승리); V.I

Former Stage Name: V & Victory

Real Name: Lee Seung Hyun (이승현)

Position: Vocalist / Choreographer

Birthdate: 12.12.1990

Height: 176cm

Weight: 60kg

Blood Type: A

Family: Parents and younger sister

Position: Vocalist, choreographer

Personality: Mostly energetic

Specialty : Singing, Dancing, & Choreographing.

Personality : Very strong, for the youngest member of the group he is pretty mature, because his Blood type is A, he is very shy and keeps a lot of things to himself.

Likes : foreign languages

Musicians he admires: Justin Timberlake and omarion.

Determination : fighting! I cannot return home.

Past Experiences :

M.net battle of shinhwa

< June ~ August 2005>

Was in Kwangju dance team “Il Hwa”

< August 2003 ~ January 2005>

* "Seung Ri", is the "Little Brother" of Big Bang. His name when Big Bang debuted, was "V" which is derived from Victory. YG's staff call him "Mag-nae", which means "the youngest or baby in a family". Before joining Big Bang, Seung Ri was on "Battle Shinhwa", a show that was searching for the second Shinhwa, which was one of the most successful Korean boy bands to date

More Information about Seungri:

Because Seung Ri shares the same name as fellow member TOP (Choi Seung Hyun), he is often called by his stage name Seung Ri, which means 'Victory' in Korean. This therefore explains his very 1st stage name 'V' when Big Bang debuted. Otherwise, he is also called the 'maknae' which means the youngest.

Before joining Big Bang, Seung Ri was a member of Il Hwa, a Gwangju dance team which performed at various public events from August 2003 to January 2005. He was also on "Battle Shinhwa", a show that looked for the second Shinhwa, one of the most successful Korean boy bands to date. However, he was rejected in the 13th episode because although he was a great dancer, his vocals failed to impress. However, his talent was noticed by YG's CEO who said Seung Ri's outstanding dance skills earned him a place in the company, as he was shocked that Seung Ri had an incredible ability to create his own dance routines for performances, and hence he was recruited into YG.

At the Golden Disk Awards in December 2007, Seung Ri injured his ankle during the reharsals but still performed at the awards ceremony, avaggrating his injury, resulting in him missing MBC Music Core's 100th episode special with Daesung and TOP for the Seo Ta Ji tribute performance. On the 29th, in the middle of the 'Big Bang is Great' 2nd concert, Seung Ri was rushed into the emergency room when his ankle's condition worsened during the concert. The next day, he still continued to particpate in Big Bang's concert which brought much surprise to fans who thought he would rest due to his condition.

Seung Ri is also the first member of Big Bang to star in a musical. In February 2008, he was double casted for the main lead of the popular musical 'Sonagi', transforming from a singer to his first work as an actor. The musical 'Sonagi' is recognised for it's production and popularity, based on a popular short story - describing as being a painful and pure love story which is even thought in textbooks in Korea. Seung Ri was casted for the male lead after 3 auditions at the Seoul Metropolitan Musical Theatre. He performed in 18-19 out of the 39 planned performancs of the musical in the Seoul Sejong Cultural Centre's M Theatre from 12th April to 5th May.

He also showed an interest in filming and to date, is the second member to debut as an actor after fellow member, T.O.P. He filmed his first film role in June 2008. Titled 우리집에 왜 왔니 ("Why Did You Come to Our House?"), the film also stars Kang Hye Jung and featured Seung Ri as Kang\'s first love. The movie is about Byung Heel (played by Park Hee Soon), the owner of the house, who has lost his wife in an accident and suffers from dementia and Soo Kang (played by Kang Hye Jung) someone who came has left her first love during her high school time and still holds thoughts of her first love, loitering around the neighbourhood. The film was scheduled to be released at the end of 2008.