Taeyang
| Taeyang | |
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Taeyang in 2016
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| Native name | 동영배 |
| Born |
Dong Young-bae May 18, 1988 Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea |
| Other names | Taeyang |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2006–present |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 동영배 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Dong Yeong-bae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Tong Yŏng-pae |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Tae-yang |
| McCune–Reischauer | T'ae-yang |
Dong Young-bae (Hangul: 동영배; born 18 May 1988), better known by his stage name Taeyang (meaning sun in Korean) and Sol (when performing in Japan), is a South Korean singer-songwriter. After appearing in Jinusean's music video "A-yo," Taeyang began training under YG Entertainment at the age of 12. After six years of training, he made his debut in 2006 as a member of the South Korean boy band Big Bang.
In 2008, Taeyang began pursuing a solo career, releasing his first extended play, Hot, followed by his first full-length studio album, Solar, in 2010. His second studio album, Rise, peaked at number 112 on the US Billboard 200 Chart, becoming the highest ranking album by a Korean soloist to enter the chart, while its lead single, "Eyes, Nose, Lips", peaked at number one on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100 Chart, giving him his first solo number one single on that chart.
Dong Yong-bae was first recruited to play the part of "mini Sean" with Maddie in Jinusean's music video "A-yo". The collaboration eventually led him to successfully audition into the duo's record label YG Entertainment, where he met fellow trainee G-Dragon and former trainee Jun. K. G-dragon and he were later coined as GDYB. In 2003, Taeyang provided the rap verse in singer Wheesung's single "Player" on the latter's second album.
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. Before their official debut, Hyun-Seung was dropped and their final lineup consisted of five members. Choosing the stage-name Taeyang (meaning sun) because "the sun is the brightest star from the incalculable stars in the universe," Taeyang abandoned the idea of rapping to focus on singing. Their first album, Since 2007, was a moderate success, 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 first extended play Always (2007). This was followed by "Last Farewell" (Korean: 마지막 인사; Revised Romanization: Majimak Insa) from Hot Issue (2007) and "Day By Day" (Korean:하루하루; Revised Romanization: Haru Haru) from Stand Up (2008); both were also chart-toppers.
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