Big Bang Taeyang 2013 Picture and Profile

 Dong Young-bae (born May 18, 1988), better known by his stage name Big Bang Taeyang (Hangul: 태양, Hanja: 太陽, meaning Solar) or Sol, and is a South Korean recording artist and model. After appearing in Jinusean's music video "A-yo", Taeyang began training under YG Entertainment at the age of 12 alongside fellow member and leader G-Dragon. After six years of vocal and dance training, he made his debut in 2006 as a member of popular Korean boy band, Big Bang.

Full Name: Dong Yong Bae
Nickname: SOL (Solar)
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: May 18, 1988
Height: 174 cm (5’8)
Weight: 56 kg (123 lbs)
Blood Type: AB
Religion: Christian
Education: Daejin University in Theater & Film
Languages: Korean, English, Japanese
Hobbies: Music, Basketball, Church

Fun Facts:
•”TaeYang“ is the korean word for sun.
•Does his best in everything, and is said to be an over achiever.
•He doesn’t like to fight, and would much rather talk his problem out.
•He listens to people well and thinks before he says anything.
•Some musicians he likes are Usher, Omarion, Justin Timberlake.

•His first kiss was in the MV for his first solo single “My Girl“.
•When he was in 5th grade TaeYang was a child actor. He was recruited to play the part of mini Sean in JinuSean’s A-Yo MV. Being inspired by JinuSean, he later auditioned to join YG Entertainment.
•He and G-Dragon were originally going to debut in a duo hip-hop group “GDYB“, but Yang Hyun Suk canceled their debut because he wanted to instead create a 4 to 6 member group (Which is now BIGBANG).

•After the members of BIGBANG were finalized, Yang Hyun Suk gave each of the members pendants. TaeYang’s has his initials “YB” with a crown over it. It means:“To become the best in the music industry”.
•Though TaeYang is known for his impressive vocal abilities, he was actually trained to be a rapper but debuted in BIGBANG as a singer.
•He is known for his kind hearted attitude and for his faith in God.
•In 2010, TaeYang released his first solo album “SOLAR“ that dominated the music charts and even won him “Best Male Artist of 2010“.

2000 - 2008: Early beginnings and debut with Big Bang.
Taeyang's first appearance in the entertainment industry was with Maddie in the hip-hop group Jinusean's music video "A-yo". The collaboration eventually lead him to successfully auditioning into the group's record label YG Entertainment, where he became one of the rappers alongside fellow trainee G-Dragon and former trainee (now a member of 2PM) Jun. K. The two 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 as a documentary. Before their official debut, however, Hyun Seung was dropped and their final lineup consisted of five members. Choosing the stage-name Taeyang (Korean: 태양, meaning sun), Taeyang abandoned the idea of rapping to focus on singing. Their first album, Since 2007, was a fair 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 2007 mini-album Always, which topped several charts upon its release. The singles, "Last Farewell" (Korean: 마지막 인사; Revised Romanization: Majimak Insa) from the mini-album Hot Issue and "Day after Day" (Korean: 하루하루; Revised Romanization: Haru Haru) from Stand Up, became chart-toppers as well.