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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).

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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

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Film & TV

Acting · 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
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

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Key facts

Person.name
Daesung
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
Person.birth_name
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
Korean name/auto.child
yes
Korean name/auto.headercolor
transparent
Korean name/auto.hangul
%강대성
Korean name/auto.hanja
姜大聲

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Official website

BIGBANG 2 0TH ANNIVERSARY Official Website

BIGBANG 2 ANNIVERSARY Official Website

ygex.jp

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Official website
www.ygex.jp/d-lite
Image
Daesung - MADE THE MOVIE Premiere.jpg
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date of birth
1989-04-26
Commons category
Daesung
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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Article

18 sections
Contents
  • 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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