Taeyang (born Dong Young-bae; 동영배) is the main vocalist of BIGBANG and one of Korean R&B’s defining solo voices. Debuting with BIGBANG in 2006, he released solo works including Solar (2010) and the culture-defining single “Eyes, Nose, Lips” (2014), which swept Song of the Year at the year’s major Korean award shows.
Now signed to The Black Label, he scored a worldwide hit in 2023 with “Vibe” featuring Jimin of BTS, followed by the EP Down to Earth. In May 2026 he released his fourth studio album QUINTESSENCE, marking the best sales week of his career. In 2026 he reunites with BIGBANG for the XX : COSMOS anniversary tour.
Taeyang was born on May 18, 1988, as recorded in Universal Music Japan’s archival BIGBANG profile.
BIGBANG profiles, tour and recognition game
Read the BIGBANG group profile and the XX : COSMOS tour guide, or test your recognition of G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung using three different portraits per member.
Portrait credits
The profile image is also included in the game gallery. The photographs below are archival images; their dates do not represent the current tour.
Taeyang at the MADE THE MOVIE premiere, 2016 — GOM; Commons crop by Alexataylor07; CC BY 4.0. Cropped without AI.
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Taeyang photographed in March 2018 — film roll; CC BY 4.0. Cropped without AI.
Taeyang performing on the Alive World Tour, 2012 — nicole voon; CC BY 2.0. Cropped without AI.
