My Take
Ok Taec-yeon is honestly one of those rare K-pop idols who grew into a genuinely formidable actor without anyone really noticing the moment it happened. He burst onto the scene as 2PM's rapper back in 2008 — this tall, charismatic guy with serious stage presence — and then quietly built a drama career that eventually peaked with Vincenzo in 2021, where he played a villain so slick and menacing you kind of rooted for him anyway. What impresses me most is that he grew up partly in the US, served his mandatory military duty without seeking an exemption (a big deal in Korea), and came back sharper than ever. He's not the loudest name in the room, but his range keeps surprising people, and I think that's exactly how he prefers it.
Overview
Ok Taec-yeon (Korean: 옥택연; born December 27, 1988), known mononymously as Taecyeon, is a South Korean rapper, singer, actor, and entrepreneur. In 2008, he debuted as the rapper of the South Korean boy band 2PM. In 2010, Ok debuted as an actor in the Korean drama Cinderella's Stepsister and has since starred in notable television series such as Dream High (2011), Bring It On, Ghost (2016), Vincenzo (2021), and The Fir…
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ok Taec-yeon
- Name (Japanese)
- テギョン
- Reading
- てぎょん
- Born
- December 27, 1988 (age 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dragon
- Origin
- Busan, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / singer / film actor / actor / model
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Bedford High School
- University
- Dankook University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.