Forbidden to forget when this man performed a rap song completely in Korean about unlocking the prohibitions on a live AMERICAN show with Korean instruments breaking the barriers and prejudices of Korean music, I'm really fcking proud of him
18 yo, he came to the audition with just a dream and a great opportunity, "There were 3 beats and you had to write lyrics for one of them and rap but I don't like any of them so I rearranged it right away" musical genius behavior
When he was 12 years old, his parents took him to a movie theater in their city, he saw the movie 'The Last Emperor'. that contained music by the late Ryuichi Sakamoto, and that's how he became fascinated with that music and instrumentals, became more and more interested in music
He began to become interested in music when he was in the fifth year of primary school after seeing a performance of 'Stony Stunk' on TV. After that he began to listen to Hip Hop and rap groups such as ‘Epik High’, of which he was and still a big fan
In 2010, at the age of 17 he joined an underground rap group, called 'D-Town'. When he was in this group, he produced and composed the song '518-062' for a song festival in Gwangju. , all this under his name in that group before his official debut "gloss"
reading and looking at MIDI equipment. Even though my skills are still lacking, i have produced mixtapes with other Daegu rappers and continue to perform them even though at amateur level. I'm lacking a lot, but i'm confident, i will work harder than anyone else"
student card:
In 2006, when he was 13 yo, he began learning and using the “MIDI” technique 'Musical Instrument Digital Interface' he also began writing his own lyrics and songs, also experimented using rhythms and song samples too
After having been accepted in the auditions and despite having entered Big Hit as a composer, on June 13, 2013 at 20 yo, he debuted with the group BTS as a lead rapper with 'No More Dream'
On November 7, 2010, Min Yoongi moved from Daegu to Seoul to pursue his dreams, with the great support of his brother, and his parents who, although they were not totally convinced for the issue of their finances, just wanted the best for their son🤍
“I'm Min Yoongi, who is currently studying at Gangbuk high school in Daegu (2nd year). I am a lyricist, composer, MIDI in Daegu crew called D-TOWN. Now, i'm working as a producer and rapper. My specialty is writing lyrics and composing melodies. My hobbies are playing basketball+
In 2016, he released his first mixtape ‘Agust D’ under the name 'Agust D' reverse: D (Daegu) T (Town) Suga (His name in BTS) in that mixtape he tells about his entire story that he cannot sing under the name suga, the "perfect idol" talks about his insecurities and past problems
A mixtape without promotion, just only 6 photos on Twitter, no radio, playlists, and before the dyna era, made endless achievements, which clearly marked a before and after in the era of Agust D with his biggest success and cultural reset ‘Daechwita’
on April 5, Min Yoongi was officially announced as the Global Ambassador of the
#NBA
🏀
Yoongi contributed to various NBA initiatives and SOLD OUT Collections in 2023!
A rap album only in Korean, no radio, fandom sabotage, no playlists, no stream parties, no versions or remixes and no mass stream did this, oh Agust D u so hot for this, my organic king
Next, still in 2020, he released his second mixtape which he called "D-2" where he talks about a "new" Agust D with a scar, which means his past traumas that he is leaving all behind while also He talks about things in the future and how these "torment" him
on january 18th, “SUGA— the multi-faceted artist and member of
#BTS
— is revealed as the latest Brand Ambassador and
#ValentinoDiVas
In a new shoot with
@GQMagazine
, the rapper, songwriter, producer and performer is seen in
#MaisonValentinoEssentials
”
In that same year, in September, with the hit 'Dynamite' he, along with his bandmates BTS, topped the Billboard chart, thus being the first Asian act to do so
mind u, even with all this promo, ur fav couldn't even debut above
#80
, smth that a song w/out a promo could do at
#76
, yall talk abt past debuts bc can't talk abt the flop of that pig now
“D-2” has 917M streams on Spotify
“D-DAY” has 827M streams on Spotify
Agust D is close to reaching 1B streams on BOTH albums‼️
PLEASE STREAM FOR YOONGI⚠️‼️
Preorder your D-DAY vinyl too💽
“Lilith” is too close to reach 100M milestone, add this song to ALL ur playlists to reach this milestone as soon as possible it would be his 10th song that reaches 100M (across suga & agust d sp profiles)🔥🔥
"SUGAㅣAgust D D-DAY TOUR"
•Highest-grossing tour by an Asian soloist in the U.S. and the highest-grossing tour by a Korean soloist in history
•28 SOLD OUT concerts
•First rapper in US history to earn $3M in a single concert 318K tickets sold
In 2023, he released his first official x debut album, called 'D-DAY' in this album he talks about all the liberation of his past traumas and problems, how he is reborn again as a lotus flower and at the same time gives us support in his lyrics, also comforting words to +
alcohol addicts, smokers, people breaking the rules during the pandemic, people who admire a cult leader, people who can’t even sing live… imagine working with these people :/ im so sorry for my baby 😭
According to Billboard,
#SUGA
/
#AgustD
's
#D_DAY_THEMOVIE
has grossed over $10.16M Worldwide from its limited showtimes. Thus, it officially earned the titles of the—
🎉 HIGHEST GROSSING U.S. & Worldwide Concert Film of 2024
🎉 HIGHEST GROSSING Movie EVER by a Korean/Kpop Soloist