Suga (rapper)

Suga
Suga at a press conference for Love Yourself: Tear in May 2018
Born Min Yoon-gi
(1993-03-09) March 9, 1993
Daegu, South Korea
Residence Hannam-dong, Seoul, South Korea[1]
Occupation
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active 2010–present
Musical career
Also known as Agust D
Genres
Instruments
Labels Big Hit Entertainment
Associated acts BTS
Korean name
Hangul 민윤기
Hanja 閔玧其
Revised Romanization Min Yun-gi
McCune–Reischauer Min Yunki
Stage name
Hangul 슈가
Revised Romanization Syu-ga
McCune–Reischauer Syuka
Signature

Min Yoon-gi (Hangul: 민윤기; born March 9, 1993), better known by his stage names Suga and Agust D, is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Managed by Big Hit Entertainment, he debuted as a member of the South Korean pop idol group BTS in 2013. In 2016, he released his first solo mixtape, Agust D. The Korea Music Copyright Association attributes over 70 songs to Suga as a songwriter and producer, including Suran's "Wine", which won best Soul/R&B track of the year at the 2017 Melon Music Awards.

Life and career

1993–2010: Early life

Min Yoon-gi was born on March 9, 1993, in Daegu, South Korea.[3] The younger of two sons, he attended Taejeon Elementary School, Gwaneum Middle School, and Apgujeong High School.[4] By age 13, he began to write music lyrics and learned about MIDI. He worked a part-time job at a record studio by age 17. From then on he began composing and arranging music, rapping, and performing.[3] Before being signed, he was active under the name Gloss as an underground rapper.[5] As part of the hiphop crew D-Town in 2010, he released "518-062", a song commemorating the Gwangju Uprising.[6]

BTS

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.[7] Originally joining the company as a music producer,[8] 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.[9] He has produced and written lyrics for a variety of tracks on all of BTS's albums.

Solo work

Suga adopted the alias Agust D in 2016, which is derived from the initials DT, short for his birthplace, Daegu Town, and "Suga" spelled backwards.[3] He released a free self-titled mixtape via SoundCloud on August 15.[10] He decided against releasing the project as a commercial studio album, describing it as the "feeling of being trapped in some sort of framework."[3] On the record, he discussed matters such as his struggles with depression and social phobia.[11] Fuse TV rated it one of the top 20 mixtapes of 2016.[12]

In 2017, Suga composed the song "Wine" for singer Suran, whom he had previously worked with for a single on his mixtape.[13] The record peaked at #2 on the Gaon Digital Chart and won best Soul/R&B track of the year at the Melon Music Awards on December 2, 2017.[14] Suga also received the "Hot Trend Award" for his work on the track.[15]

Suga rereleased his mixtape for digital purchase and streaming in February 2018.[16] The reissue reached #3 on Billboard's World Albums Chart, #5 on the Heatseekers Albums chart, and #74 on the Top Album Sales chart. It also caused Suga's solo alias, Agust D, to reach #46 on the Emerging Artists chart for the week of March 3.[17]

Personal beliefs and philanthropy

Suga has spoken openly about mental health and equality for the LGBTQ+ community.[18] In 2014 he made a promise to buy his fans meat should he find success as a musical artist. Four years later, on his 25th birthday, he donated beef to 39 orphanages as "Army", the name of BTS's fanbase.[19]

Artistry

Suga is responsible for writing, composing and arranging, as well as mixing and mastering his material.[3] Over 70 registered songs are credited to him by the Korea Music Copyright Association.[20] He is a pianist, and produces hiphop and R&B music.[3][21] His lyrics involve themes that are "full of dreams and hope," conceived with the intent of his music becoming "many people's strength."[22] He cites Stony Skunk and Epik High as his inspirations to pursue hiphop music. Particularly, he credits the former's reggae-hiphop hybrid album Ragga Muffin (2005) and its title track for igniting his interest in the genre, calling it "completely different" from mainstream music.[23]

Jeff Benjamin of Fuse said Suga's mixtape "showcases the star's ear for hot productions, hardcore rap style, and how he can make his vulnerabilities a strength."[24]

In January 2018, Suga was promoted to full member of the Korea Music Copyright Association.[25]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Source
2017 9th Melon Music Awards Song of the Year Suran (singer) and Suga (producer) for “Wine” Nominated [26]
R&B/Soul Won
Hot Trend Award (with Suga) Won
2018 32nd Golden Disc Awards Digital Bonsang Nominated [27]
Best R&B/Soul Won
7th Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Year – April Nominated [28]

Discography

Suga at the Gaon Chart Awards in 2016.

Mixtapes

Title Album details Peak chart positions
JPN
[29]		 US World
[17]		 US Heat
[17]
Agust D[30]
Track listing
  1. "Intro: Dt sugA" featuring DJ Fritz
  2. "Agust D"
  3. "Give It to Me" (각성 / 覺醒)
  4. "Skit"
  5. "724148" (치리사일사팔)
  6. "140503 at Dawn" (140503 새벽에)
  7. "The Last" (마지막)
  8. "Tony Montana" featuring Yankie
  9. "Interlude; Dream, Reality"
  10. "So Far Away" featuring Suran
 77 3 5

Charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
HUN Single
[31]		 KOR
[32]		 NZ
Hot
[33]		 SCT Singles
[34]		 UK Down
[35]		 US Bub.
[36]		 US World
[37]
"Intro: The Most Beautiful Moment in Life"[upper-alpha 1] 2015 — 110 — — — — — The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1
"First Love" 2016 — 32 — — — — 17 Wings
"Trivia 轉: Seesaw" 2018 9 39 15 59 58 22 5 Love Yourself: Answer
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other songs

Year Title Format Other Notes
2010 "518-062"[42] Digital download, streaming with D-Town
2013 "Adult Child"[43] with RM & Jin
2018 "땡 (Ddaeng)"[44] with RM and J-Hope

Writing and production credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[20]

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Year Artist Album Song
2013 BTS 2 Cool 4 Skool We Are Bulletproof Pt. 2
No More Dream
I Like It
O!RUL8,2? N.O.
We On
If I Ruled the World
Coffee
BTS Cypher Pt. 1
Attack on Bangtan
Satoori Rap
2014 Skool Luv Affair Intro: Skool Luv Affair
Boy in Luv
Where Did You Come From?
Just One Day
Tomorrow
BTS Cypher Pt. 2: Triptych
Jump
Miss Right
I Like It (Slow Jam Remix)
Spine Breaker
Dark & Wild What Am I To You?
Danger
War of Hormone
Hip Hop Lover
Let Me Know
Rain
BTS Cypher Pt.3: Killer ft. Supreme Boi
What Are You Doing?
Would You Turn off Your Cellphone?
Blanket Kick
24/7=Heaven
Look Here
2nd Grade
Wake Up The Stars
I Like It Pt. 2
Wake Up
2015 The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1 Intro: The Most Beautiful Moment in Life
I Need U
Hold Me Tight
Dope
Boyz with Fun
Converse High
Moving On
The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2 Intro: Never Mind
Run
Butterfly
Whalien 52
Ma City
Dead Leaves
2016 The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever Butterfly (Prologue Remix)
Run (Ballad Mix)
Run (Alternative Mix)
Epilogue: Young Forever
Fire
Save Me
Youth Introduction: Youth
Good Day
Wishing on A Star
For You
Agust D Agust D Intro: Dt sugA ft. DJ Friz
Agust D
Give It To Me
Skit
724148
140503 at dawn
The Last
Tony Montana
Interlude; Dream, Reality
So Far Away ft. Suran
BTS Wings Blood Sweat & Tears
First Love
BTS Cypher Pt. 4
Two! Three!
Interlude: Wings
2017 You Never Walk Alone Spring Day
Outro: Wings
A Supplementary Story: You Never Walk Alone
Suran Walkin' Wine
BTS Love Yourself: Her DNA
Best of Me
Pied Piper
Outro: Her
Sea
2018 Face Yourself Intro: Ringwanderung
Best of Me (Japanese ver.)
Blood Sweat & Tears (Japanese ver.)
Spring Day (Japanese ver.)
Love Yourself: Tear 134340
Paradise
Love Maze
Magic Shop
Airplane Pt. 2
Anpanman
So What
Outro: Tear
RM, Suga, J-Hope Non-album release 땡 (Ddaeng)[44]
BTS Love Yourself: Answer Trivia 轉: Seesaw
I'm Fine
Answer: Love Myself

Notes

  1. ↑ Although under BTS, the intro was done by Suga.[38]

References

  1. ↑ Han, Jin (July 3, 2018). "[라이프트렌드] 유명인이 반한 한남동, 최고급 주거지로 뜬 이유". Korea JoongAng Daily (in Korean). Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  2. ↑ Devoe, Noelle. "Who Is Suga From BTS". www.elitedaily.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Park, Han-bit (2016-10-07). 방탄소년단의 슈가, 민윤기, 혹은 Agust D. Grazia Korea (in Korean). Seoul Media Group. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  4. ↑ Jang, Eun-kyung (2015-04-30). [더스타프로필] 방탄소년단 슈가 "민피디는 음악장비를 수집합니다". The Star (in Korean). Chosun Ilbo Company. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  5. ↑ Park, Su-jeong (2014-08-19). 기다렸다, 방탄소년단① 정규 1집이 되기까지 일곱 소년의 성장기 –데뷔 전. 10asia (in Korean). Korea Entertainment Media. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  6. ↑ Han, Mi-rae (2015-11-12). 방탄소년단 슈가가 고2때 만든 5ㆍ18노래 화제. Seoul Economy Daily (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  7. ↑ There is a behind story of naming for BTS(방탄소년단! 너 이름이 뭐니?)ㅣYamanTV Ep.23 (video) (Variety television show) (in Korean). YouTube: Mnet K-POP. Jun 22, 2015. Event occurs at 1:49. Retrieved Mar 5, 2018.
  8. ↑ 방탄소년단(BTS) "팬들이 함께 노래부르는 모습, 최고의 행복" (풀영상) / SBS (video) (News) (in Korean). YouTube: SBS News. Jun 3, 2018. Event occurs at 7:30. Retrieved Jun 3, 2018.
  9. ↑ Bennett, Colette (2016-05-12). "How BTS is changing K-pop for the better". dailydot. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  10. ↑ Kim, Ji-ho (2016-08-17). "[Starcast] "My name is, AgustD"... 'Suga' to rap about the real Min Yoon-ki". Naver Starcast. Naver. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  11. ↑ "BTS' Suga Addresses Depression & Cost of Fame on 'Agust D' Mixtape". Billboard. Nielsen Holdings. 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  12. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff (2016-12-16). "The 20 Best Mixtapes of 2016". Fuse. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  13. ↑ "수란 "데뷔 첫 음원 1위 감격..슈가·창모에 무한 감사"" [Sura "I am deeply impressed by the first record of my debut .. Thanks to Sugar and Changmo forever] (in Korean). Naver. 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  14. ↑
    • "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
    • "2017 Top 10 Artists". Melon. Archived from the original on June 9, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  15. ↑ Mathew, Ilian (2017-12-05). "Melon Music Awards 2017: Best Artist Of The Year goes to EXO; Complete winners list". International Business Times. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  16. ↑ Jones, Alan (2018-02-26). "International Charts Analysis: Black Panther OST comes charging out of the blocks". Music Week. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  17. 1 2 3 Agust D Billboard charts:
    • "Emerging Artists". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
    • "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
    • "World Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
    • "Top Album Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  18. ↑ Jung, Alex E. (February 15, 2018). "BTS Speaks Out In Seoul: The K-Pop Megastars Get Candid About Representing a New Generation". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  19. ↑ "[스타와치]생일맞은 방탄소년단 슈가, 보육원 39곳에 한우 기부한 사연". newsen.com. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  20. 1 2 "Songs Registered Under Suga". komca.or.kr. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  21. ↑ Herman, Tamar (2017-06-30). "Get To Know BTS: Suga". Billboard. Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  22. ↑ "BTS". An an. Japan: Magazine House. June 14, 2016.
  23. ↑ Park, Su-jeong (2013-10-15). 방탄소년단, 네 꿈은 뭐니? (인터뷰). 10asia (in Korean). Korea Entertainment Media. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  24. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff (2016-08-16). "SUGA TAKES THE SPOTLIGHT WITH 'AGUST D' MIXTAPE: WHY YOU SHOULD KNOW THE BTS RAPPER'S ALTER EGO". fuse.tv. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  25. ↑ Kim, Hyun-seo (April 20, 2018). "방탄소년단(BTS) 슈가, 한국음악저작권협회 정회원 승격…'정회원 기준은?'" [BTS' Suga, a member of the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOFIC), ' What are the criteria for full membership? ']. Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  26. ↑ Melon Music Awards:
    • Mathew, Ilin (November 17, 2017). "Melon Music Awards 2017: Winners of Top 10 Artists awards, nominees for category awards". International Business Times. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
    • [2017 MMA] R&B SOUL 부문 수상소감 - 수란 (SURAN) (Video) (in Korean). vod.melon.com: Melon. December 3, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
    • [2017 MMA] 핫트렌드상 수상소감 - 수란 (SURAN), SUGA (Video) (in Korean). vod.melon.com: Melon. December 3, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  27. ↑ Golden Disk Awards:
    • "The 32nd Golden Disk Awards Winners". Korea Joongang Daily. January 11, 2018. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
    • Mathew, Ilin (January 11, 2018). "Golden Disc Awards 2018: BTS, IU bag grand prize; Complete winners list". International Business Times. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  28. ↑ "7th Gaon Chart Music Awards 2017 – Song of the Year Nominees". www.kpopawards.co.kr. Archived from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  29. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Album Chart-March 05, 2018". Billboard Japan. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  30. ↑ "Agust D". Soundcloud. soundcloud. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  31. ↑ "Single (track) Top 40 lista". zene.slagerlistak.hu. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  32. ↑
    • 2016년 42주차 Digital Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
    • "Love Yourself: Answer Songs Charting". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  33. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  34. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  35. ↑ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100: September 8, 2018". OCC. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  36. ↑ "BTS Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  37. ↑ "BTS Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  38. ↑ "INTRO: 화양연화 The Most Beautiful Moment In Life". genius.com. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  39. ↑ Intro: The Most Beautiful Moment In Life Sales:
    • "2015 Gaon Download Chart – Week 19". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-01-19.
    • "2015 Gaon Download Chart – Week 20". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  40. ↑ Cumulative sales of "First Love":
    • "2016년 10월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
    • "2017년 07주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  41. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff. "BTS Breaks Their Own Record for Most Simultaneous Hits on World Digital Song Sales Chart". billboard.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  42. ↑ "Gloss 518-012". soundcloud.com. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  43. ↑ "어른아이 by Rap Monster, Suga, & Jin". soundcloud.com. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  44. 1 2 "땡 - RM, SUGA, J-HOPE". SoundCloud. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
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