Daesung
Daesung ( 강대성 ; born April 26, 1989 in Seoul ; real name is Kang Dae-sung ) is a South Korean singer and actor. He has been a member of the boy band Big Bang since 2006 . In Japan, Kang is known as D-Lite .
biography
Kang was born in Seoul in 1989. Kang was interested in music from an early age. In the early 2000s he was cast by YG Entertainment . Kang made his debut with Big Bang in August 2006 at the YG Family's 10th Anniversary concert. The first studio album by the group Bigbang Vol.1 was released in December of the same year and includes his first song as a solo artist Try Smiling . In 2008 he joined the cast of the Family Outing series and the musical Cats . In May 2011, Kang was involved in a car accident in which a motorcyclist died. In August, the public prosecutor closed the investigation. There is no concrete evidence that Kang was responsible for the motorcyclist's death. In February 2013, Kang released his first studio album D'scover under the name D-Lite . It entered the Japanese album charts at number two and stayed there for 19 weeks. Between March and June he held his D'scover tour with 25 concerts in Japan. In total, the tour was attended by more than 100,000 people. His second studio album, D'slove , was released in July 2014 and went back to number two. In the summer of 2014 he held 21 concerts in Japan as part of his D'slove tour, which were attended by 170,000 people. In March 2018, Kang began his 21-month military service.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2013 | D'scover YGEX |
- |
JP2 (19 weeks) JP |
First published: February 27, 2013
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| 2014 | D'slove YGEX |
- |
JP2 (7 weeks) JP |
First published: July 16, 2014
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Extended plays
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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JP
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| 2014 | Delight ( で ぃ ら い と ) YGEX |
- |
JP1 (11 weeks) JP |
First published: October 29, 2014
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| 2017 | D-Day YGEX |
- |
JP1 (15 weeks) JP |
First published: April 12, 2017
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| Delight 2 ( で ぃ ら い と 2 ) YGEX |
- |
JP3 (5 weeks) JP |
First published: April 12, 2017
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Singles
as a lead musician
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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JP
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| 2010 | Cotton Candy single track |
KR7 (3 weeks) KR |
- |
First published: January 26, 2010
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| 2011 | Lunatic What's Up OST |
KR51 (1 week) KR |
- |
First published: December 4, 2011
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| 2013 | I love you d'slove |
- |
JP5 (5 weeks) JP |
First published: December 4, 2011
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| The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement: | ||||
| 2011 | Baby Don't Cry Big Bang Special Edition |
KR30 (3 weeks) KR |
- |
Chart entry: February 26, 2011
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| 2012 | Wings Alive |
KR8 (6 weeks) KR |
- |
Chart entry: March 3, 2012
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as a guest musician
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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JP
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| 2007 | Now We single track |
- | - |
First release: November 2007
Nemo feat. Daesung |
| 2008 | Family Day single track |
- | - |
First published: November 2008
with the Family Outing cast |
| 2010 | How Did We Get H-Logic |
KR8 (3 weeks) KR |
- |
First published: June 28, 2010
Lee Hyori feat. Daesung |
| 2013 | To You My Beloved Fate (s) |
- | - |
First published: April 4, 2013
Gummy feat. Daesung |
Individual evidence
- ↑ 빅뱅 대성 “귀여움 즐길 '캣츠' 무대 선보일 터” . In: Newsen . September 17, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ↑ Daesung Acquitted of Victim's Death in Car Accident . In: Soompi . August 29, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ↑ 대성, 첫 日 솔로 투어 ... 이틀간 부도칸 2 만 4 천 관객 열광 . In: Naver . April 1, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ↑ 빅뱅 대성, 일본 아레나 투어 마침표 '2 년 연속 10 만 관객 동원' . In: Naver . July 28, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ↑ 빅뱅 대성, 태양 입대 다음날 인 13 일 현역 입대 . In: Naver . March 5, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Daesung |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 강대성 (Korean, Hangeul, real name); Kang, Dae-sung (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Korean pop musician, model, actor and singer with the band Big Bang |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 26, 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seoul , South Korea |