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T.O.P

T.O.P / 不明

American actor

November 4, 1987 (age 38) ・ Seoul, South Korea

  • actor
  • model
  • songwriter

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, no question, but artistically the man has never been boring, and that counts for a lot.

Overview

Choi Seung-hyun (Korean: 최승현; born November 4, 1987), known professionally as T.O.P, is a South Korean rapper, musician, philanthropist, and actor. He performed as an underground rapper before joining the record label YG Entertainment and debuted as the lead rapper of the boy band BigBang in 2006. The group became one of the best-selling groups of all time in Asia and one of the best-selling boy bands in the world.

1. Profile

Name (English)
T.O.P
Name (Japanese)
T.O.P
Reading
不明
Born
November 4, 1987 (age 38)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Scorpio / Rabbit
Origin
Seoul, South Korea
Blood type
Private
Height
Private
Agency
Private
Occupation
actor / model / songwriter / rapper / singer

2. Background

Elementary school
Private
Junior high
Private
High school
Private
University
Dankook University

3. Relationships

Spouse
Private
Children
Private
Parents
Private
Siblings
Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

7. About this entry

Tags

  • actor
  • model
  • songwriter
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.