Seungri

Seungri
Seungri at BIGBANG MADE Movie Stage Greeting 2016
Born	Lee Seung-hyun (1990-12-12) December 12, 1990 (age 26) Gwangju, South Korea
Education	Chung-Ang University
Occupation	Singer-songwriter actor record producer CEO
Musical career
Genres	Hip hop K-pop dance-pop J-pop
Instruments	Vocals piano beatbox
Years active	2006–present
Labels	YG Entertainment
Associated acts	Big Bang
Website	ygbigbang.com/seungri

Lee Seung-hyun (Hangul: 이승현; born December 12, 1990), better known by his stage name Seungri (Hangul: 승리, Victory), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. Seungri debuted as the youngest member in 2006 with the boy band Big Bang under YG Entertainment before embarking on a solo career, adopting the stage name of V.I when performing in Japan.

His first extended play, VVIP (2011), yielded two singles: "VVIP" and "What Can I Do." The latter peaked at number seven on the Gaon Digital Chart, and the album sold over 44,000 copies. His second Korean EP Let's Talk About Love (2013) fared better and was supported by "Gotta Talk to You" (Korean: 할말 있어요, Revised Romanization: Na Jigeum Halmal Isseoyo), which charted at number three on the Gaon Chart. The EP was later re-released in Japan as his first full Japanese studio album, containing previous materials from the two EPs recorded in the country's native language.

Seungri also ventured into acting, first in the musical Sonagi (2008) before appearing in films such as Nineteen and Why Did You Come to My House? (both released in 2009). He branched into television with the Japanese drama Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo (2013) and the South Korean television series Angel Eyes (2014).

Born and raised in Gwangju, South Korea, Seungri was noted for his dancing skills growing up, with the singer participating in the dance group II Hwa. Hoping to pursue a career in the entertainment industry, Seungri appeared in survival program Let's Coke Play! Battle Shinhwa, a reality television series to find the next Shinhwa. He was eventually eliminated in the ninth episode. Following his appearance on the show, Seungri was scouted by YG Entertainment to audition for the new boy band, Big Bang, alongside five other members: T.O.P, Taeyang, G-Dragon, Daesung, and Hyun-seung. The formation of the group was documented on television. Despite the initial plan of debuting six members, Seungri and Hyun-seung risked elimination due to their lack of stage presence and were given one final opportunity to impress Yang Hyun-suk, founder of YG Entertainment. While Seungri was picked to stay, Hyung-seung (who went on to debut with the boy band Beast) was dropped before the official debut. Seungri later admit that bandmate G-Dragon was initially cold towards T.O.P, Daesung, and himself because G-Dragon had trained for six years with Taeyang to become a hip hop duo and disliked being placed in a band. Despite this, the two eventually bonded over watching the Korean drama Princess Hours.