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Born on November 4, 1987 in Seoul, South Korea, T.O.P is an actor, model and songwriter. That puts T.O.P at 38 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Dankook University.
My Take
T.O.P — Choi Seung-hyun — is the kind of artist who makes you wonder what lane he actually belongs in, and the honest answer is: all of them. As BigBang's lead rapper he helped turn a five-piece from Seoul into one of the biggest boy bands the world has ever seen, and his voice — that low, unhurried baritone — was always the thing that made BigBang tracks feel cinematic rather than just catchy. Beyond music, he quietly built a credible acting career, appeared in serious Korean films, and cultivated a genuinely eccentric art-collector persona that felt completely his own. He's had turbulent years, including a 2017 conviction for marijuana use during his military service that brought a suspended ten-month sentence, but artistically the man has never been boring, and that counts for a lot.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- T.O.P
- Name (Japanese)
- T.O.P
- Reading
- とっぷ
- Born
- November 4, 1987 (age 38)
- Origin
- Seoul, South Korea
- Occupation
- actor / model / songwriter / rapper / singer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rabbit
2. Background
- University
- Dankook University
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ttt/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.O.P
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.O.P
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q495571
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was T.O.P born?
T.O.P was born on November 4, 1987 and is 38 years old.
Where is T.O.P from?
T.O.P is from Seoul, South Korea.
What does T.O.P do?
T.O.P works as actor, model, songwriter, rapper, singer.
Where did T.O.P study?
T.O.P attended Dankook University.
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