G-Dragon
Name : Kwon Ji Yong (권지용)
Stage Name : G-Dragon
Position : Leader / Main Rapper
Date Of Birth : 18 August 1988
Height : 177 cm
Weight : 58 kg
Blood Type : A
Religion : Christian
Family : Parents and Older Sister [Dami]
Debut : DaeHanMinGook Hip Hop Flex (2001)
Skills : Rapping, dancing, beat boxing, composing, singing, languages (Chinese, English)
Hobbies : Drawing pictures and listening to music
Likes : Fashion, acting, cooking, crispy donuts, dogs, cars, the drawing ‘Is it like stars or skeleton‘, books (poems, mangas, and magazines), watching cartoons and himself
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.
Pendent : A baseball cap (GD’s favorite style of cap) on top of a star meaning “to become a big star in the music industry.”
G-Dragon pendent
- “G-Dragon” comes from his original name “Ji Yong”because Yong means “dragon” and Ji sounds just like a “G”
- Love it when people call him “Kwon Leader”
- "Lie" was suppose to be GD’s solo because he wrote it, but in the end they decided to sing as a group
- GD's childhood friend is Kang In from Super Junior
- most prized possession and he grew a habit of organizing it all the time is his shoes hats clothes. The reason “Even though it’s only clothes, once you loose it, you can’t just buy it back.”
Tae Yang
Name : Dong Young Bae (동영배)
Stage Names : Tae Yang, YB Tae Kwon, YBTK
Position : Vocalist
Date Of Birth : 18 May 1988
Height : 174 cm
Weight : 56 kg
Blood Type : AB
Religion : Christian
Family : Parents and Older brother [Dong Hyeon Bae]
Debut : YG Family’s Second Album in 2002
Skills : Rapping, dancing, beat boxing, singing, languages (English, Japanese)
Hobbies : Basketball, music, watching TV
Likes : Church, summer, clothers, game and manhwa (comics)
Personality : Does his best in everything. Over achiever. Doesn’t like to fight. He talks about his problem with his opponent. He listens to you well and thinks about what he is going to say before he says anything.
Pendent : A sun (taeyang is korean for ’sun’) which has a crown on top and “YB” in the middle meaning “to become the best in music industry”
Tae Yang pendent
- Before BIG BANG was formed, Tae Yand and fellow bandmate G-Dragon were known as “G-Dragon & YB Tae Kwon.” They have performed as a duo at concerts such as ‘Se7en’s’. First SE7EN as rappers and backup dancers.
- received first kiss while filming “Ma Girl” MV
- When TY called the members during his “Ma Girl” MV shooting, he said “HYUNGS! I’m dead! I kissed a girl!”
- “papa” of the group (gets them to talk about their problems)
- carries a bible that reflects his religious beliefs
- most prized possession is his piano because his mom bought it for him which inspired him to played the piano and love music
TOP
Name : Choi Seung Hyun (최승현)
Stage Names : Tempo, T.O.P
Position : Rapper / Beat Boxer
Date Of Birth : 4 November 1987
Height : 181 cm
Weight : 65 kg
Blood Type : B
Family : Parents and Older Sister
Debut : BIG BANG
Skills : Rapping, beat boxing, lyrics making
Hobbies : Reading and swimming
Likes : Theatrical performances, musicals and fashion designing
Personality : He speaks well and is extremely stubborn. He likes to be the leader of things and speaks his mind. Shy and he thinks he’s cute.
Pendent : A hand holding a megaphone with a Superman style diamond behind it meaning “to inspire people with his voice and become big”
TOP pendent
- oldest member of BIG BANG
- sleeps wearing a lot of clothing
- were noted as “Exercising Owls” in an article for exercising very late at night
- played a major role in Korean Drama “I Am Sam”
- has a very pink bedroom
- famous korean singer “SE7EN” chose the name T.O.P
Seung Ri
Name : Lee Seung Hyun (이승현)
Stage Names : Seung Ri, V.I
Position : Vocalist
Date Of Birth : 12 December 1990
Height : 176 cm
Weight : 60 kg
Blood Type : A
Family : Parents and Younger Sibling
Debut : BIG BANG
Skills : Singing, dancing
Determination : Fighting! I cannot return home
Likes : Foreign languages
Personality : very strong for the youngest member in the group. He is pretty mature because blood type is A. He is shy and keeps lots of things to himself.
Pendent : A planet surrounded by rings. Looks kind of like Saturn. “A new style of music set on the music industry”
Seung Ri pendent
- youngest of the group
- fought against So-1 (former member) to stay in group
- had to put up with GD hugging him at night in old apartment
- sometimes called Panda or Baby Panda due to the dark circles under his eyes
- shares a bedroom with DS in new apartment
- had photos of himself and his ex-gf shown during a skit on the REAL concert DVD
- the nickname that the members gave SR because he would always killed the mood was “Mek Ggeun (Mood Killer)”
Dae Sung
Name : Kang Dae Sung (강대성)
Stage Names : Dae Sung, D-Lite, Delight
Position : Vocalist
Date Of Birth : 26 April 1989
Height : 178 cm
Weight : 63 kg
Blood Type : O
Family : Parents and Older Sister [Bora]
Debut : BIG BANG
Skills : Singing
Determination : “I’ll work my hardest and become the best.”
Likes : Rap, beat boxing and cooling
Personality : Always bright. Does his best in everything. When he is around people, he lightens the mood. Loves goofing off and eating. Doesn’t like showing his sadness, known to be the “happy” one in the group.
Pendent : A pair of headphones surrounding the globe of the world meaning “to let the world listen to your music”
Dae Sung pendent
- huge obsession with Japanese cartoon character, Doraemon and has many Doraemon items from charms to boxers to chopsticks
- before was called ugly but now has become one of the popular members of the group
- known as a comedy genius for his imitations, sense of humor and puns
- if DS wasn’t a singer or performer, he would be studying for college entrance exams / a student, a baseball player or a pastor
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FORMER MEMBER
Hyun Seung
Name : Jang Hyun Seung (장현승)
Stage Names : So-1 (former), Hyun Seung
Position : Vocalist
Date Of Birth : 3 September 1989
Height : 175 cm
Weight : 63 kg
Height : 175 cm
Weight : 63 kg
Blood Type : B
Family : Parents and Younger Sibling
B.I.G. B.A.N.G.
B.2.S.T.
Skills : Singing
Determination : “I will always do my best!”
Likes : Movies and fashion
Personality : Calm and quiet. Very clean. Scared of a lot of things. Very stubborn. No matter how much you reason with him, he thinks he’s right and always does the things he wants.
- no longer with YG family
- SR was chosen over him. As YG states, he did not have “star quality” or the “IT” factor about him. Other things were in play like he didn’t fit the YG persona, SR showed more determination, and SR took more of a risk by singing for YG whereas he only lipsynced
- dropped during ninth episode of the documentary
- considered like great singer with a “pretty face”
- currently was a member of Beast/B2ST
B.I.G. B.A.N.G.
B.2.S.T.
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