Daesung
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Daesung in 2016
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| Birth name | Kang Dae-sung |
| Also known as | D-Lite Daesung |
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April 26, 1989 Incheon, South Korea |
| Origin | Itaewon, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
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| Hangul | 강대성 |
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| Hanja | 姜大聲 |
| Revised Romanization | Gang Dae-seong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kang Taesŏng |
Kang Dae-sung (Hangul: 강대성; born April 26, 1989), better known by his stage names Daesung and D-Lite, is a South Korean singer, actor and television host.
Daesung made his musical debut in 2006 as a member of the South Korean boy band Big Bang. He has released a number of solo singles in South Korea under the group's record label YG Entertainment, including "Cotton Candy" and "Baby Don't Cry" which peaked at #1 and #3 on South Korea's Gaon Music Chart, respectively.
Since 2013, Daesung has also released and three solo albums and one single in Japan under YGEX. His first album, D'scover peaked at #2 on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart. His second and third albums, D'slove and Delight, peaked at #1 on the Oricon Albums Chart. Following the success of his albums, Daesung has completed several concert tours throughout Japan.
Daesung was born in Itaewon and attended high school at , 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 the post-modern music department at Kyung Hee University in 2008.
Although his parents were strongly 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 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. Big Bang made their first appearance as a group on August 19, 2006, at YG Family's 10th Anniversary concert. On September 23, 2006, they had their debut performance on television broadcast.
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