Daesung

In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.
Daesung
강대성
Daesung at the premiere of Big Bang Made on June 28, 2016
Born
Kang Dae-sung

(1989-04-26) April 26, 1989 (age 35)
Seoul, South Korea
Other namesD-Lite
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • television personality
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • drums
Years active2006–present
Labels
Member of
Formerly ofYG Family
Korean name
Hangul
강대성
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGang Dae-seong
McCune–ReischauerKang Taesŏng

Kang Dae-sung (Korean: 강대성; born April 26, 1989),[1] better known mononymously as Daesung and his Japanese stage name D-Lite, is a South Korean singer who made his musical debut in 2006 as a member of the South Korean boy band Big Bang. He debuted as a solo artist in South Korea with the number one trot song "Look at Me, Gwisoon" in 2008.[2] Since the inception of the Gaon Digital Chart in 2010, Daesung achieved two Top 10 songs, the digital single "Cotton Candy" and "Wings" from the BigBang album Alive (2012).[3][4]

In 2013, he released his first solo album in Japan, D'scover and embarked on his first Japanese tour. The following year, he released two more albums, D'slove and his first chart-topper, Delight. D'slove Tour made him the first Korean soloist to gather over 100,000 fans for two Japanese tours in a row.[5] In 2017, he held his first solo Japanese dome tour, performing for over 150,000 people from four shows[6] and released his second number one album, D-Day, that made him the second foreign male solo artist to have two consecutive number one albums in Japan after Michael Jackson.[7]

In South Korean television, he was a part of the main cast of the top-rated comedy show Family Outing from 2008 to 2010, the musical drama series What's Up (2011) and was one of the hosts of the talk show Night After Night (2010).

  1. ^ Russell, Mark (April 29, 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  2. ^ "'빅뱅' 대성, '날 봐 귀순' 공개하자마자 1위 기염!". Hei Hankyung (in Korean). June 17, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "솜사탕 (Cotton Candy)". Gaon Digital Chart. January 30, 2010.
  4. ^ "날개 (Wings)". Gaon Digital Chart. March 3, 2012.
  5. ^ "Big Bang's Daesung Successfully Wraps Up Japanese Solo Arena Tour". MWave. CJ DigitalMusic. July 28, 2014. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "Ｄ－ＬＩＴＥ 初ソロドームツアー完走！ＢＩＧＢＡＮＧ再集結へ成長誓う". Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  7. ^ "【オリコン】BIGBANG・D-LITE、ソロアルバム2作連続首位". Oricon (in Japanese). April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.