TAE YANG

TAE YANG
Stage Name : Tae Yang [태양] Used to be Known as : YB Taekwon [YB 태권]
Real Name : Dong Young Bae 동영배
Position in Big Bang : Vocalist
Birthdate : May 18, 1988
Height : 170cm Weight : 56kg
Blood-type : AB
Family Members : Parents & Older Brother
Specialty : Rapping, Dancing, Beat Boxing, Singing, & 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 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.Young Bae was scheduled to debut with G-Dragon, under the group "GDYB" however the group didn't debut. Later, Taeyang debuted with Big Bang, releasing popular songs such as "거짓말 (Lies") and "하루하루 (Day by Day").

Tae Yang released his first solo album on May 22, 2008, entitled Hot which yielded the lead single "나만 바라봐" ("Only Look at Me") followed by "Prayer" which featured Teddy of 1TYM. The album was produced by Teddy, Yang Hyun Suk, and Kush, with Tae Yang co-producing the album. The album sold over 50,000 copies. Later that year, he performed his first solo concert, "Hot".

Throughout the majority of 2009, Tae Yang contributed to his band's activities through South Korea. After activities ended for the group, Tae Yang returned to his solo activities. He released his first digital single "Where U At", followed by another digital single, "Wedding Dress", on November 13, 2009. The latter manage to peak at number three on the Dutch Music Chart. Tae Yang's second official album is set to be released in early 2010. In late December, it was announced Taeyang would collaborate with Japanese artist, Thelma Aoyama for her single, "Fall in Love", which will be released on January 27, 2010