Stage Name: TaeYang (태양); Sol

Real Name: Dong YoungBae (동영배)

Position: Main Vocals, Main Dancer

Birthdate: May 18, 1988

Birthplace: Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Height: 174cm

Weight: 58kg

Blood Type: AB

Religion: Christian

Language/s: Korean (fluent), Japanese (conversational), English (conversational)

Hobbies: listening to music, watching TV, singing, dancing, gardening

Sibling/s: HyunBae (older brother)

Years Active: 2001 – present

School: Daejin University (Theater & Film – 2008)

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Facts:

- Became ‘interested’ in music after hearing Brian McKnight’s first album when he was little.

- He has never had a girl friend before.

- Known to be extremely shy and nervous around girls, has become better but still unable to speak or look at them.

- First kiss was : “Last September(2006) when we had our 2nd single out, at the music video set. The girl was the actress Lee Suh Ra. A little bit but many times. What? I couldn’t help it!” He texted his the other Big Bang members soon after with “HYUNGS IM DEAD!” (them: what happened?)’I KISSED THE GIRL!!’

- Dislikes when people make face judgements about them.

- One of his favorite songs is ‘Frankie J – Don’t Wanna Try’.

- Answered to if he crushed on a girl in his fan group, that he would give her his hand.

- Always carries his ipod, bible, and English vocab cards in his backpack and sometimes energy drinks.