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Background information | |
Birth name | Kang Daesung |
Also known as | D-Lite |
Born | April 26, 1989 Incheon, South Korea | ,
Origin | Itaewon, South Korea |
Genres | K-pop, Hip hop, R&B, trot |
Occupations | Singer, MC, actor |
Instruments | Vocals, drums |
Years active | 2006-present |
Labels | YG Entertainment |
Associated acts | Big Bang |
Website | Official Website |
Korean name | |
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Hangul | 강대성 |
Hanja | 姜大聲 |
Revised Romanization | Gang Dae-seong |
McCune–Reischauer | Kang Taesŏng |
Kang Daesung (Hangul: 강대성; born April 26, 1989) is a member of K-Pop group Big Bang. Daesung was born in Itaewon, South Korea and attended high school (KyeongIn High School) but he dropped out and focused more on Big Bang. Then in late 2008, he focused on college entrance exams. He attended Kyunghee University in Seoul. Since his debut, he has released solo singles, performed in musicals, acted in a drama What's Up, and became a member of reality-variety television series Family Outing and talk show Night After Night.
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Life and career
2006–07: Debut with Big Bang and early works
Although his parents were 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 documentary show following the potential members of what eventually became Big Bang.
Their first appearance as a group was on August 19, 2006 at YG Family's 10th Anniversary concert. On September 23, 2006, they had their debut performance. Daesung's first released solo is "Useo Bonda" (Korean: "웃어본다", "Try Smiling") included in BIGBANG 03 single and Since 2007 album released at the end of 2006. The group had its first big hit with "Geojitmal" (Korean: "거짓말", "Lies") in 2007.
Shortly after the debut of Big Bang, Daesung was diagnosed with voice chord nodules. For nearly a year, he desperately struggled with his voice and developed sociophobia and stage fright. However, he was able to recover with the help of fellow singer Gummy, who had been diagnosed previously as well, and the two became close because of this situation. Before the release of Big Bang's second album, Daesung's condition improved drastically.[citation needed]
2008–09: Trot solos, Family Outing, Cats, and car accident
In between various albums and EPs as a group, the members were able to pursue solo activities. Daesung released his debut trot single "Nal Bwa Gwisoon" (Korean: "날 봐, 귀순", "Look at Me, Gwisun") in 2008;[1] he stated that although he was worried about dampening the group's image, he wanted to try something different.[2] He was admitted into the post-modern music department at Kyung Hee University in 2008.[3] The singer also joined the reality-variety show Family Outing as a permanent member. The show revealed that his IQ was 110.[4] He also joined the Korean production of Cats, playing the role of Rum Tum Tugger.[5]
In the midst of Big Bang's break in early 2009, Daesung released his second trot single in early 2009, titled "Daebakiya" ("Korean: 대박이야", "Big Hit").[2] He was also scheduled to join bandmate Seungri in the autobiographical musical Shouting;[6] however, the singer was injured in a car accident in August before the musical's run, and ultimately required surgery.[7][8] The accident happened on his way back home from the site of the filming location of Family Outing. Daesung was sitting beside the driver (his manager), while his coordinator sat behind. The injuries forced Daesung to halt all activities; he eventually made his return in October 2009, joining his group for the Dream Concert.[9]
2010: Additional solo work, What's Up, Night After Night
According to his agency, YG Entertainment, he is supposed to release his solo album during 2010 along with fellow bandmate T.O.P. Daesung's new song, "Cotton Candy", was released at the end of January.[10] He wrote the lyrics of the song and the composer is Jung Ji Chan.[11] The album was not released in 2010. In the beginning of 2011, YG Entertainment suggested that Daesung and Seungri will promote this year, but no actions have been made on Daesung's part yet. Seungri, however, did release a mini album in January.
In 2010 he was shooting for a 100% pre-production drama What's Up written by the famous scriptwriter Song Ji Na. The shooting of the drama finished in Feb 2011. He was also one of the hosts in variety-talk show Night After Night since November 2010.
2011: Big Bang comeback
In April 2011 he released a solo song "Baby Don't Cry" included in Big Bang's 4th mini album special edition. The song was first performed in Big Show 2011 concert in February and reached various Korean charts together with the title tracks in the album.
On May 31 Daesung was involved in a car accident in which a motorcyclist died.[12] Investigation cleared the singer of charges,[13] but he had to suspend his public activities with Big Bang for a period of time.[14]
Daesung had his first public appearance after the incident on November 6, 2011 by attending MTV EMA awards in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
In December 2011 and January 2012, he also performed for YG Family concerts taking place in South Korea and Japan.[15][16]
The musical drama "What's Up" started airing on MBN channel on December 3, 2011. "Lunatic" from the drama OST was also released online on the same day.[17]
Discography
Released singles
Title | Form of release |
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"이제,우리 (Now We)" | Nemo ft Daesung |
"웃어본다 (Try Smiling)" | Third Single |
"날 봐, 귀순 (Look at Me, Gwisun)" | Digital single |
"대박이야! (Big Hit!)" | Digital single |
"패밀리의 하루 (Family Day)" | Cast of Family Outing |
"솜사탕 (Cotton Candy)" | Digital single |
"How Did We Get" | Duet with Lee Hyori |
"Baby Don't Cry" | Special Edition |
"Lunatic" | Digital single |
Drama
Year | Title |
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2011 | What's Up |
Variety shows (Hosting)
Year | Title |
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2008-2009 | Show! Music Core |
2008-2010 | Family Outing Season 1 |
2010-2011 | Night After Night |
Musical
Year | Title |
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2008 | Cats (Korean version) |
Movie
Year | Title |
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2010 | Sammy's Adventure: The Secret Passage (Korean version subbing) |
References
- ^ (Korean) Mo, Shin-jeong. 빅뱅 대성, 트로트 싱글 '날 봐 귀순' 공개 (Big Bang's Daesung Reveals Trot Single "Nalbwa Gwisun"). The Korea Times. June 16, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
- ^ a b (English) Han, Sang-hee. Young Singers Jumping Into Trot Genre. The Korea Times. April 28, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
- ^ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 2009-05-02. http://web.archive.org/web/20090502203933/http://seoulbeats.com/2009/02/kyunghee-uni-welcomes-their-star-students/. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- ^ (Korean) 시아준수 아이큐 100? ‘패밀리 폭소’ (Xiah Junsu's IQ 100? Family Bursts into Laughter). Korea Economic Daily/GoNews. October 12, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
- ^ (Korean) 빅뱅 대성 “귀여움 즐길 ‘캣츠’ 무대 선보일터” (Big Bang's Daesung Delights in Cats). Newsen. September 17, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
- ^ (English) Big Bang members to play selves in musical. The Korea Herald. June 25, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
- ^ (English) Han, Sang-hee. Big Bang Member Injured in Car Accident. The Korea Times. August 12, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
- ^ (English) Dae-sung to Undergo Surgery This Week. The Korea Times. August 17, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
- ^ (Korean) Park, Se-yeon. 빅뱅, 대성 포함 ‘드림콘서트’ 총출동..5멤버 6개월만의 국내무대 (Big Bang, Including Daesung, Perform Together at "Dream Concert" for First Time in 6 Months in Korea). Joins.com/Newsen. October 9, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
- ^ "'패떴' 떠나는 대성, 솔로신곡 '솜사탕' 온라인공개". Star News. 2010.01.20. http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2010012013505610127&type=3. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ "Family Outing Daesung, Yoon Jong Shin, Singer, Composer and the possibility of renewed co-operation". Star News; rough translation by Miseremei. http://miseremei.multiply.com/journal/item/793/News_Family_Outing_Daesung_Yoon_Jong_Shin_Singer_Composer_and_the_possibility_of_renewed_co-operation. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "Police say Daesung killed motorcyclist, Korean Internet explodes". CNNgo. 2011-6-24. http://www.cnngo.com/seoul/life/police-say-daesung-killed-motorcyclist-korean-internet-explodes-440804. Retrieved 2012-2-16.
- ^ "Big Bang's G-Dragon apologizes for marijuana scandal". Manila Bulletin. 2011-12-5. http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/343722/big-bang-s-gdragon-apologizes-marijuana-scandal. Retrieved 2012-1-3.
- ^ "Korea's Big Bang wins MTV EMA award". Manila Bulletin. 2011-11-7. http://mb.com.ph/articles/340381/korea-s-big-bang-wins-mtv-ema-award. Retrieved 2012-2-17.
- ^ "2011 YG Family Concert". YG-Life. http://www.yg-life.com/archives/11416#more-11416. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ "Daesung to join YG Family for year-end concert". KBS Global and BIGBANGUpdates. http://www.bigbangupdates.com/2011/10/big-bangs-daesung-to-make-his-comeback.html. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ "YG notice". https://www.ygfamily.com/noti/notice_view.html?seqno=36524. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
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