Min Yoon-gi a.k.a Suga (BTS) Biography
Min Yoon-gi, better known by his stage names Suga (stylized in all caps) and Agust D, is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, and record producer born March 9, 1993.
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The stage name Suga (슈가) is derived from the first syllables of the term shooting guard (슈팅 가드), the position he played in basketball as a student. He adopted the alias Agust D in 2016 for his mixtape, which is derived from the initials DT, short for his birthplace, Daegu Town, and “Suga” spelled backward.
Managed by Big Hit Music, he debuted as a member of the South Korean boy band BTS in 2013. In 2016, he released his first solo mixtape, Agust D.
In 2018, he re-released the mixtape for digital purchase and streaming. The reissue reached number three on Billboard’s World Albums Chart. In 2020, he released his second solo mixtape, D-2.
Commercially, the mixtape peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard 200, number seven on the UK Albums Chart, and number two on Australia’s ARIA Album Chart.
The Korea Music Copyright Association attributes over 100 songs to Suga as a songwriter and producer, including Suran’s “Wine” which peaked at number two on the Gaon Music Chart and won best Soul/R&B track of the year at the 2017 Melon Music Awards.
Min Yoon-gi Artistry
Suga writes, composes, arranges, mixes, and masters his own material. Over 100 registered songs are credited to him by the Korea Music Copyright Association.
He plays piano and produces mainly hip hop and R&B music. His lyrics involve themes that are “full of dreams and hope,” conceived with the intent of his music becoming “many people’s strength.”
He cites Stony Skunk and Epik High as his inspirations to pursue hip-hop music. Particularly, he credits the former’s reggae-hip hop hybrid album Ragga Muffin (2005) and its title track for igniting his interest in the genre.
Min Yoon-gi Early life and education
Min Yoon-gi was born on March 9, 1993, in Daegu, South Korea. The younger of two sons, he attended Taejeon Elementary School, Gwaneum Middle School, and Apgujeong High School.
In March 2019, after graduating from the Global Cyber University with a degree in Broadcasting and Entertainment, he enrolled at Hanyang Cyber University for the Master of Business Administration program in Advertising and Media.
In 2013 Min Yoon-gi joined BTS
Originally joining the company as a music producer, Suga trained under Big Hit Entertainment for three years alongside members J-Hope and RM. He made his debut as a member of BTS on Mnet’s M Countdown with the track “No More Dream” from their debut single album 2 Cool 4 Skool.
He has produced and written lyrics for a variety of tracks on all of BTS’ albums.
For BTS’ third Korean-language extended play (EP) The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 1, Suga released a solo intro entitled “Intro: The Most Beautiful Moment in Life”.
The rap track’s lyrics itself discussed the fears of reaching adulthood at the end of one’s adolescent years.
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