2PM ~ saranghamnida !: June 2009

T.O.P

TAE YANG

SEUNG RI

DAE SUNG

GDRAGON !!!

Stage Name : G-Dragon [G드래곤 ]

Real Name : Kwon Ji Yong [권지용]

Position in Big Bang : Team Leader / Rapper

Pendant: A star with his favorite type of cap on it. ("To become a big star in the music industry")Birthdate : August 18, 1988

Height : 177cm

Weight : 58kg

Blood-type : A

Family Members : Parents & older sister (Dami)

Education Background : Seoul Korean Traditional Arts Middle & High School

Specialty : Rapping, dancing, beat boxing, composing, singing, Chinese, & English. Hobby : Drawing & listening to music

Debut : DaeHanMinGook Hip-Hop Flex [2001]

Personality : He is pretty bright. When he is quiet, he is extremely quiet.He lightens the mood a lot. He leads the group.His senses are fast, has high self-esteem and likes to be outstanding. Likes : Fashion, acting, cooking, crispy donuts, dog, cars, the drawing"is it stars or skeleton", books (poems, mangas, and magazines),watching cartoons, and himself.

Past Experiences : When he was in elementary school he was in BoBoBo. In 2001, he was in Korea’s hip-hop flex Featured in : - Perry’s first album - Lexy’s first album, - 2002 YG family 2nd album, YMCA baseball program, - Swi.T's first album. - Se7en’s 1st and 3rd album - WheeSung’s first album - Masta Wu’s 1st album - Was in YG family’s ONE concert G-Dragon was a child actor and model and debuted in January of 2001 on the compilation album Daehanmingook Hip-Hop Flex as a rapper. GD got to join YG after he was featured on the "2001 korean hiphop complilation" album as he got public attention as a 13 year old kid rapper and was scouted by YG who said he would have high potentional.After that, G-Dragon started training for his planned debut as one half of hip-hop duo GDYB (along with Taeyang). During that time, he was featured on songs by Perry, Se7en, Wheesung, YG Family and Masta Wu. He also had cameos in many YG artists's music videos and performed live with Swi.T, Lexy, JinuSean and YG Family. He also performed in concert with Wheesung, Gummy and Se7en and in YG Family's annual One concerts. During that time, he was closest to YG and Perry, who taught him a lot of things, and his relationship with Hyun Suk was even described as "father and son".The name "G-Dragon" comes from his real name "Ji Yong", because "Yong" means "dragon". "Ji" = "G"GDYB released 2 songs on YG Family's second album, but never debuted or released an album. In 2004, they were in the listing of YG new faces and scheduled to debut that year. However, a few months later, Hyun Suk announced that their debut was canceled in favor of forming a four-to-six-member group. It took until 2006 for Big Bang to be officially announced, via the Big Bang Documentary reality show. Meanwhile GDYB were featured on Se7en's album and performed with him at the World Cup.After graduating high school, he decided to wait a year before applying to college, and took his college entrance examinations in the fall of 2007. G-Dragon is Big Bang's leader, but he's also listed as both rapper and vocalist, and has been producing Big Bang's releases (with Hyun Suk) since the beginning. He also wrote lots of lyrics and recently started songwriting and arranging.

Stage names : Tae Yang [태양] , Sol

Used to be Known as : YB Taekwon [YB 태권]

Real Name : Dong Young Bae 동영배

Position in Big Bang : Vocalist Pendant: "YB" with a crown over it. ("To become the best in the music industry")

Birthdate : May 18, 1988

Height : 174cm

Weight : 56kg

Blood-type : AB

Education: Daejin University in Theater & Film (starting in 2008)

Family Members : Parents & older brother (Hyun Bae)

Specialty : Rapping, dancing, beat boxing, singing, & foreign languages (Japanese & Chinese). Hobby : Gardening, listening to music, & watching TV

Debut : YG Family 2nd Album [2002]

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

Past Experiences : Since 5th grade he went to an acting class. Auditioned for JinuSean’s music video. Was in the music video A-yo as a mini JinuSean. Auditioned for YG after meeting JinuSean 2002 He was in Swit’s 1st album, YG family’s 2nd album 2003 WheeSung’s 2nd album, Masta Wu’s 1st album 2004 Lexy’s 1st album 2006 Se7en’s 3rd album and he was in YG family’s ONE concert.Taeyang was a child actor starting in 5th grade. He was recruited at the same time as G-Dragon, at the age of 13 to play the part of mini Sean in the A-Yo MV. After that, he auditioned to join YG Family, having been impressed by JinuSean. His chosen stage name was YB Taekwon, which is either a reference to JinuSean's Taekwon V album or to the giant robot Taekwon V.His rapping debut was in YG Family's second album in 2002. In 2003, he participated in Wheesung's second album, rapping on the track Player. He performed with JinuSean, Swi.T, Lexy, Masta Wu, Se7en and YG Family, and took part in Wheesung, Gummy, Se7en and YG Family's One concerts.He was scheduled to debut with G-Dragon as GDYB (for G-Dragon & YB Taekwon) in 2004, but never debuted or released an album. Hyun Suk announced that their debut was canceled in favor of forming a four-to-six-member group.Even though he'd previously trained to be a rapper and wanted to become one, he debuted in Big Bang as a singer. He's been studying Japanese for three years, since 2004, in preparation for Big Bang's Japanese debut. After graduating high school, he and G-Dragon decided to take a year off before applying for college. He has been accepted at Daejin University in theater and film for 2008, and has mentioned wanting to become an actor.His first kiss was during the filming of the Ma Girl music video, when the actress got carried away and kissed him for real.Hyun Suk mentioned in his messages that Taeyang was going to have a solo single, as a reward for hard work and to make up for being too harsh with Taeyang. It was tentatively scheduled for September 2007, but it hasn't been released yet.

Stage Name : T.O.P

Real Name : Choi Seung Hyun [최승현]

Also Known As : Tempo

Position in Big Bang : Rapper

Pendant: A hand holding a megaphone. ("To inspire people with his voice and become big")Birthdate : November 4, 1987

Height : 181cm

Weight : 65kg

Blood-type : B

Education : Seoul Art College [Majoring in Musical] Dangook University in Theater & Film (starting 2008)

Specialty : Rap, beat box, composing

Hobby : reading & swimming

Personality : He speaks well, and he is stubborn.He likes to be the leader of things and speaks his mind. Shy, and he thinks he is cute.

Likes : theatrical performances, musicals, and fashion design Musicians he admires: Usher, Omarion, JAY-Z, and B2K

Past Experiences : KBS 'we like' radio - He won the rap battle in 2003 Performed at a club in Gangnam; 2002 - 2005 Performed with STARZ in 2004Even though Big Bang is listed as his debut, TOP has been rapping since middle school under the name Tempo. He started out doing gigs in underground clubs, sometimes with an older friend of his, NBK Gray. They never signed to any label or released an album, but a song of theirs, Buckwild, is floating around in mp3 format. He won KBS Radio's "Rap Battle" in 2003.His new stage name, T.O.P, was chosen by Se7en. Unlike the rest of Big Bang, TOP hasn't trained to be a singer. His only singing part so far is at the beginning of She Can't Get Enough.He's very charismatic and funny and he often gets sent on TV shows alone, either as a guest or MC. In August 2007, he started acting in the drama I Am Sam. In summer 2007, he was also featured as an actor in Red Roc's Hello MV.

Stage Name : D-Lite, Dae Sung [대성]

Real Name : Kang Dae Sung [강대성]

Position in Big Bang : Vocalist

Pendant: The earth held between headphones. ("To let the whole world listen to your music")Family: Parents, older sister (Bora)

Birthdate : April 26, 1989

Height : 178cm

Weight : 63kg

Education: KyeongIn High School

Specialty : Singing

Personality : Always bright, does his best in everything, when he’s around other people he lightens the mood.

Likes : rap, beat box, and cooling Musicians he admires : Usher, Omarion, Ne-Yo, and Wheesung.

Determination : I'll work my hardest and become the best.

Dae Sung was recruited in an audition, and even though he was jokingly known as "unpretty boy" among the staff, he turned out to be one of the most popular members. During training, he got to do vocal training with Wheesung, who's one of his favorite artists.While training, he was diagnosed with vocal cord nodules, which are common among singers and caused by strain on the vocal cords. They got worse in the fall of 2006 and he had to undergo treatment soon before the release of Big Bang's second single. Thankfully, Gummy, who had experienced similar problems, helped Dae Sung recover and manage his condition, and they've been friends ever since.Dae Sung is a big fan of the Japanese cartoon Doraemon and has lots of Doraemon items, from cellphone charms to boxers to chopsticks. He's also known as a comedy genius for his imitations, sense of humor and puns.In April 2007, Dae Sung decided to quit high school to be able to focus full-time on Big Bang, but expressed a desire to pass his college entrance exams sometime in the future.In October 2007, Dae Sung was featured in singer Nemo's "Ije, Oori..." (이제,우리..) digital single. This was the first M-Boat/YG collaboration since the split of their partnership some months earlier.

Stage name : V, Victory, V.I, Seung Ri [승리]

Real Name : Lee Seung Hyun [이승현]

Position in Big Bang: Vocalist

Pendant: A flag with a V on it, on a disc with a ring around it. ("A new style of music set on the music industry")

Birthdate : December 12, 1990

Height : 176cm

Weight : 60kg

Blood type: A

Family Members : Parents & younger sister

Specialty : Singing, dancing, & choreographing.

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

Likes : foreign languages

Musicians he admires: Justin Timberlake and Omarion.

Determination : Hwaiting! 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 from Kwangjoo, the sixth major city in Korea. As we can see in the Big Bang Documentary, it's quite a long commute between the two. Before Big Bang, he was a member of Ilhwan, a Kwangjoo dance team.In summer 2005, Seung Ri appeared on an episode of Battle Shinhwa, a TV show to find the second Shinhwa (a famous boyband) through auditions. The band Battle is the result of that TV show. In the thirteenth episode, he was cut because his singing wasn't impressive enough, even though his dancing was.During a phone conversation with Yang Hyun Shuk said " Lee Seung Hyun's outstanding dance skills is what earned him a position in YG " and " Lee Seung Hyun has an outstanding ability to create his own dance routines. When I saw his self created dance performance, I was shocked."Lee Seung Hyun was never given vocal lessons until he entered YG Entertainment and now is recieving vocal training.

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