BIG BANG (빅뱅) is a South Korean pop group comprised of five members. The group was created by YG Entertainment through a long audition process that was aired as a 10 episode documentary. One member was dropped, and the official group debuted at the YG Family 10th Anniversary Concert on August 19th, 2006.
The five members of the group are G-Dragon/G-드래곤 (Kwon Ji Yong 권지용; leader, rapper, vocal), T.O.P/Tempo (Choi Seung Hyun 최승현; rapper, vocal), Tae Yang (태양)/YB Taekwon (Dong Young Bae 동영배; vocal, rapper), Dae Sung/대성 (Kang Dae Sung 강대성; vocal), & Seung Ri/승리 (Lee Seung Hyun 이승현; vocal).
In spite of the members’ young ages, they are a multi-talented group, trained in all aspects of music (i.e. singing, rapping, dancing, composing, and writing lyrics). Big Bang’s leader, G-Dragon, has trained with YG for six years; fellow trainee Tae Yang also trained for six years. Group member T.O.P was known in the underground hip-hop world for his beat-boxing and rapping skills, and is the oldest of the group. Dae Sung is the ever-smiling vocalist of the group, who still attends school regularly. Dae Sung is often praised by other YG artists for his singing. Seung Ri, the youngest member and the last member to be added to the group, is known for his dancing skills. |
