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Daesung
Sign in to saveKang Dae-sung (; born April 26, 1989), better known mononymously as Daesung and his Japanese stage name D-Lite, is a South Korean singer who made his musical debut in 2006 as a member of the South Korean boy band Big Bang. He debuted as a solo artist in South Korea with the number one trot song "Look at Me, Gwisoon" in 2008. Since the inception of the Gaon Digital Chart in 2010, Daesung achieved two Top 10 songs, the digital single "Cotton Candy" and "Wings" from the BigBang album Alive (2012).
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Daesung, born Kang Dae-sung on April 26, 1989, is a South Korean singer, actor, and composer. He was born in Seoul or Incheon and holds South Korean citizenship. Daesung is a member of the K-pop boy group Big Bang and is signed to the record label YG Entertainment. His professional career began in 2006.
He is educated at Kyung Hee University and speaks Korean. Daesung performs as a tenore di grazia vocalist using his voice. His work is associated with the K-pop genre. He is also recognized for his acting roles.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Information Security and Cryptology -- ICISC 2012: 15th International Conference, Seoul, Korea, November 28-30, 2012, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)
- Information Security and Cryptology -- ICISC 2012
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Incheon, South Korea
Kang Dae-sung (강대성) is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Big Bang
Known for
- ÜBERMENSCH G-DRAGON 2025 WORLD TOUR THE FINAL — Self2026
- BANGCHELLA — Self2026
- 상남자의 여행법 in 규슈2026
- G-DRAGON IN CINEMA [Übermensch] — Self2025
- Good Day — Self2025
- Try? Choo-ry! — Self2025
- YOO Got a Minute?2025
- Korea-Japan King of Singers2024
- Korea-Japan Top Ten Show2024
- Starlight Boys — Guider2024
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 35,973
- Total plays
- 1,163,283
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Kang Dae-sung (Korean: 강대성; born April 26, 1989), better known mononymously as Daesung and his Japanese stage name D-LITE, is a South Korean singer who made his musical debut in 2006 as a member of the South Korean boy band BIGBANG. He debuted as a solo artist in South Korea with the number one trot song "Look at Me, Gwisoon" in 2008. Since the inception of the Gaon Digital Chart in 2010, Daesung achieved two Top 10 songs, the digital single "Cotton Candy" and "Wings" from the BigBang album Aliv
Key facts
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- Person.image
- Daesung - MADE THE MOVIE Premiere.jpg
- Person.caption
- Daesung at the premiere of Big Bang Made on June 28, 2016
- Person.native_name
- 강대성
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- Kang Dae-sung
- Person.alias
- D-Lite
- Person.birth_place
- Seoul, South Korea
- Musical artist.embed
- yes
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2006–present
- Musical artist.past_member_of
- YG Family
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- %강대성
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- 姜大聲
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Kang
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Korea
- Place of birth
- Seoul
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- Kyung Hee University
- Languages spoken
- Korean
- Genre
- K-pop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- YG Entertainment
- Official website
- www.ygex.jp/d-lite
- Image
- Daesung - MADE THE MOVIE Premiere.jpg
- Voice type
- tenore di grazia
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1989-04-26
- Commons category
- Daesung
- member of
- BigBang
- Revised Romanization
- Gang Dae-seong
- McCune–Reischauer romanization
- Kang Tae-sŏng
- start of work period
- 2006-00-00
- birth name
- 강대성
- social media followers
- 491000
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Life and career
- 1989–2007: Early life and debut with Big Bang
- 2008–2009: Solo career development, ''Family Outing'' and ''Cats''
- 2010–2012: ''What's Up'', ''Night After Night'' and solo songs
- 2013–2016: Solo debut in Japan, ''D'slove'', ''Delight'' and encore concerts
- 2017–present: Solo Dome tour and ''D-Day''
- Personal life
- Military service
- Discography
- Filmography
- Film
- Television series
- Variety shows
- Musical
- Tours
- Awards and nominations
- References
- External links
Kang Dae-sung (; born April 26, 1989), better known mononymously as Daesung and his Japanese stage name D-Lite, is a South Korean singer who made his musical debut in 2006 as a member of the South Korean boy band Big Bang. He debuted as a solo artist in South Korea with the number one trot song "Look at Me, Gwisoon" in 2008. Since the inception of the Gaon Digital Chart in 2010, Daesung achieved two Top 10 songs, the digital single "Cotton Candy" and "Wings" from the BigBang album Alive (2012).
In 2013, he released his first solo album in Japan, ''D'scover and embarked on his first Japanese tour. The following year, he released two more albums, D'slove and his first chart-topper, Delight''. D'slove Tour made him the first Korean soloist to gather over 100,000 fans for two Japanese tours in a row. In 2017, he held his first solo Japanese dome tour, performing for over 150,000 people from four shows and released his second number one album, D-Day, that made him the second foreign male solo artist to have two consecutive number one albums in Japan after Michael Jackson.
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