Dong Young-bae, popularly known as Taeyang in the music industry, is an award-winning South Korean singer and songwriter. The young singer joined the South Korean boy band ‘Big Bang’ in 2006. The band eventually became one of the best-selling boy bands in Asia as well as in the world. After earning his initial success with ‘Big Bang’, Taeyang rose to prominence rapidly and earned many accolades as a solo singer as well. His solo extended plays have won several awards in South Korea and have trended in South Korean music charts for a long time. After kickstarting his solo career with his extended plays, Taeyang launched his studio albums and broke into the US Billboard 200 list. He made the top spot on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100 list with his single ‘Eyes, Nose, Lips’. Taeyang has now established himself as one of the hottest R&B prospects in the South Asian music industry and has represented South Korea in global platforms. He was made the honorary ambassador for the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. He has been on two world tours since the release of his second studio album ‘RISE’ and has performed outside Asia multiple times.
