Taeyang

Taeyang is one of those rare K-pop artists who makes you forget you're even watching a "K-pop act" — the guy is just a genuinely gifted R&B singer and dancer who happens to be South Korean. As a member of BigBang since 2006, he's been part of one of the most influential groups in the genre's history, but his solo work is where he really gets to breathe. Songs like Wedding Dress and Eyes, Nose, Lips showed a depth and sincerity that most pop acts never reach. The dance moves are effortless, the vocals are warm and soulful, and unlike some of his peers he never feels like he's performing at you — he's just in it. I've always respected that he writes and co-produces his material instead of just being handed songs. He's a craftsman, and that's genuinely rare.

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Name (English)

Taeyang

Name (Japanese)

SOL

Reading

そる

Born

May 18, 1988 (age 38)

Origin

Uijeongbu, South Korea

Occupation

singer / composer / dancer / pop singer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Dragon

University

Daejin University

• Official sitehttps://www.ygbigbang.com/taeyang
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/__youngbae__/
• Xhttps://x.com/Realtaeyang
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taeyang
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOL%20(%E6%AD%8C%E6%89%8B)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q482991

Tags

• singer
• composer
• dancer

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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.