78-483: Dong Young-bae ( Korean : 동영배 ; born May 18, 1988), better known by his stage name Taeyang or SOL , is a South Korean singer. He made his debut in 2006 as a member of the South Korean boy band BigBang . Following the release of several albums and extended plays with his group, Taeyang pursued a solo career in 2008, releasing his first extended play , Hot . The EP was acclaimed by critics and went to win
156-596: A system of speech levels and honorifics indicative of the formality of any given situation. Modern Korean is written in the Korean script ( 한글 ; Hangeul in South Korea, 조선글 ; Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea), a system developed during the 15th century for that purpose, although it did not become the primary script until the 20th century. The script uses 24 basic letters ( jamo ) and 27 complex letters formed from
234-427: A Dutch radio station. In December 2009, Hot was ranked amongst the best albums of the 2010s by music critic Cha Woo-jin from webzine Weiv . The following year, 39 music critics from Soribada and music webzine 100beat ranked Hot at number 79 in their list of the best albums of the 2000s. It was included at number 17 in music critic Kim Hak-seon's introduction of 20 great albums from the 2000s in his book Capturing
312-632: A Girl " and " I'll Be There ". In Solar , Taeyang contributed to its production; composing, co-writing four songs ("Solar", "Where U At", "Wedding Dress", and "Take It Slow") and writing lyrics for "Take It Slow". Taeyang won the "Best Male Artist" award at the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards . Both the regular and the deluxe versions peaked at the number one position on the Gaon Album Chart . Taeyang took two years to record new materials and participate in promotional activities with BigBang for their Korean EPs Tonight (2011) and Alive (2012) as well as
390-484: A Korean influence on Khitan. The hypothesis that Korean could be related to Japanese has had some supporters due to some overlap in vocabulary and similar grammatical features that have been elaborated upon by such researchers as Samuel E. Martin and Roy Andrew Miller . Sergei Starostin (1991) found about 25% of potential cognates in the Japanese–Korean 100-word Swadesh list . Some linguists concerned with
468-575: A contract with YG Entertainment's affiliate, The Black Label and Interscope Records for representation outside of Asia . On January 13, 2023, he released the single titled " Vibe " featuring Jimin of BTS . On March 28, The Black Label confirmed that Taeyang would make a comeback in April. On April 12, Taeyang announced his second extended play Down to Earth to be released on April 25, with lead single "Seed" and B-side track " Shoong! " featuring Lisa of Blackpink . Taeyang stands out for "how serious he
546-477: A core vowel. The IPA symbol ⟨ ◌͈ ⟩ ( U+0348 ◌͈ COMBINING DOUBLE VERTICAL LINE BELOW ) is used to denote the tensed consonants /p͈/, /t͈/, /k͈/, /t͡ɕ͈/, /s͈/ . Its official use in the extensions to the IPA is for "strong" articulation, but is used in the literature for faucalized voice . The Korean consonants also have elements of stiff voice , but it is not yet known how typical this
624-450: A dial tone, and that builds up around a "subtle piano , brassy percussion , and a clapping beat." The chorus blends "boy-band harmonies and hip-hop chants", which was described as "something fresh" for K-pop in 2007, while the vocals were described as "delicate". Arirang TV called the track a " Euro-house style piece, lanced with trance." Lyrically, the song describes a break-up, with the line "I'm so sorry but I love you" being used as
702-459: A few extinct relatives which—along with the Jeju language (Jejuan) of Jeju Island and Korean itself—form the compact Koreanic language family . Even so, Jejuan and Korean are not mutually intelligible . The linguistic homeland of Korean is suggested to be somewhere in contemporary Manchuria . The hierarchy of the society from which the language originates deeply influences the language, leading to
780-441: A given," "there is also electronic, ballad, and rock," hoping to blend genres like Kanye West . Taeyang lists Miguel , Frank Ocean , The Weeknd and Michael Jackson as his biggest influences, in particular the latter's album Xscape . Lyrically, he is known as a "specialist in love songs". His debut single, "Only Look at Me", narrates a selfish relationship, while in "I Need A Girl" he describes his ideal type. Taeyang's voice
858-555: A judge. Taeyang was revealed as one of the cast members of tvN 's new variety program, Livin' the Double Life , along with CL and Oh Hyuk . Taeyang began his 21 months of mandatory military service on March 12, 2018, by entering the 6th Infantry Division's boot camp in Cheorwon , Gangwon Province as an active duty soldier. He was discharged on November 10, 2019, along with fellow BigBang member, Daesung. In December, Taeyang signed
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#1732883512862936-409: A male group. The music video on YouTube currently boasts over 300 million views. For two years from 2015 to 2016, Taeyang toured extensively with his band for their third Korean album , performing for over 3.6 million fans in two years. In 2015, Taeyang participated in the biennial Infinite Challenge music festival, with bandmate G-Dragon. The duo teamed up with ZE:A 's Hwang Kwanghee and released
1014-562: A possible relationship.) Hudson & Robbeets (2020) suggested that there are traces of a pre- Nivkh substratum in Korean. According to the hypothesis, ancestral varieties of Nivkh (also known as Amuric ) were once distributed on the Korean Peninsula before the arrival of Koreanic speakers. Korean syllable structure is (C)(G)V(C), consisting of an optional onset consonant, glide /j, w, ɰ/ and final coda /p, t, k, m, n, ŋ, l/ surrounding
1092-860: Is about his craft and artistry," in opposition to the rest of the "manufactured confines of K-pop." Through his older brother, Taeyang met pop music at the age of six, with the music of American singer Michael Jackson , since then he has developed his musical interest mainly influenced by genres soul and R&B . However, he became mainly an R&B singer and dancer, but is also known for fusing hip-hop, soul, and EDM with R&B in his solo albums. Dazed claimed that his sound absorbs "style influences from punk to rap and twinning current underground R&B to his native, hyper-sonic pop music", while Allmusic described his material as "smart, hip-hop-flavored pop." Additionally, Billboard called him one of South Korea's "rare R&B stars." For his second album Rise (2014), Taeyang stated that while "R&B and hip-hop are
1170-656: Is an agglutinative language . The Korean language is traditionally considered to have nine parts of speech . Modifiers generally precede the modified words, and in the case of verb modifiers, can be serially appended. The sentence structure or basic form of a Korean sentence is subject–object–verb (SOV), but the verb is the only required and immovable element and word order is highly flexible, as in many other agglutinative languages. Question 가게에 gage-e store- LOC 가셨어요? ga-syeo-sseo-yo go- HON . PAST - CONJ - POL 가게에 가셨어요? gage-e ga-syeo-sseo-yo store-LOC go-HON.PAST-CONJ-POL 'Did [you] go to
1248-511: Is closer to a near-open central vowel ( [ɐ] ), though ⟨a⟩ is still used for tradition. Grammatical morphemes may change shape depending on the preceding sounds. Examples include -eun/-neun ( -은/-는 ) and -i/-ga ( -이/-가 ). Sometimes sounds may be inserted instead. Examples include -eul/-reul ( -을/-를 ), -euro/-ro ( -으로/-로 ), -eseo/-seo ( -에서/-서 ), -ideunji/-deunji ( -이든지/-든지 ) and -iya/-ya ( -이야/-야 ). Some verbs may also change shape morphophonemically. Korean
1326-607: Is highly praised for its tone. Korean critic Kim Young-dae called his timbre "luxurious and one you couldn't find before him," noting that "instead of giving off a mechanically trained and cold aura that other idols usually exhibit, he has a warm and full emotional range." In 2015, Taeyang was voted the third best K-Pop male vocalist by music industry officials. He was described as a "feline" and ferocious live performer by The New York Times . Once described to have "moves like Chris Brown [and] smooth vocals like Miguel," The Straits Times highlighted "his vocal prowess and sex appeal" as
1404-399: Is mainly reserved for specific circumstances such as newspapers, scholarly papers and disambiguation. Today Hanja is largely unused in everyday life but is still important for historical and linguistic studies. The Korean names for the language are based on the names for Korea used in both South Korea and North Korea. The English word "Korean" is derived from Goryeo , which is thought to be
1482-399: Is of faucalized consonants. They are produced with a partially constricted glottis and additional subglottal pressure in addition to tense vocal tract walls, laryngeal lowering, or other expansion of the larynx. /s/ is aspirated [sʰ] and becomes an alveolo-palatal [ɕʰ] before [j] or [i] for most speakers (but see North–South differences in the Korean language ). This occurs with
1560-479: Is regarded as one of the best vocalists in South Korea. Born and raised in Uijeongbu , Gyeonggi-do , South Korea, Dong Young-bae's first contact with music was playing the piano, where he enjoyed classical music composed by Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert . When his family began struggling financially, Dong felt the need to find a job to help support them at a young age. In sixth grade, he auditioned and won
1638-565: Is the national language of both North Korea and South Korea . Beyond Korea, the language is recognized as a minority language in parts of China , namely Jilin , and specifically Yanbian Prefecture , and Changbai County . It is also spoken by Sakhalin Koreans in parts of Sakhalin , the Russian island just north of Japan, and by the Koryo-saram in parts of Central Asia . The language has
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#17328835128621716-716: Is well attested in Western Old Japanese and Northern Ryukyuan languages , in Eastern Old Japanese it only occurs in compounds, and it is only present in three dialects of the Southern Ryukyuan language group . Also, the doublet wo meaning "hemp" is attested in Western Old Japanese and Southern Ryukyuan languages. It is thus plausible to assume a borrowed term. (See Classification of the Japonic languages or Comparison of Japanese and Korean for further details on
1794-722: The Billboard K-pop Hot 100 . "Eyes, Nose, Lips" was one of the most popular songs in South Korea during 2014 and was awarded Song of the Year at the MAMA Awards , Melon Music Awards and Golden Disc Awards . His third studio album, White Night , released in 2017, debuted at number one on the Billboard ' s World Digital Albums and remained atop for two weeks, making Taeyang the second solo K-pop artist to have an album do so. Taeyang's vocal skills have been admired by music critics and he
1872-460: The Gaon Digital Chart while the latter peaked at number seven. The choreography for "Ringa Linga" spawned numerous covers on the video-sharing website YouTube, while "Eyes Nose Lips" was covered by various celebrities, including label-mates Akdong Musician , Tablo , Lydia Paek as well as Korean singer Eric Nam and Canadian pop star Michael Bublé . Comedian Yoo Jae-suk also parodied it on
1950-575: The Hot Concert Series . Taeyang later received two awards from the 7th Korean Music Awards : Best R&B/Soul Song for "Only Look at Me" and Best R&B/Soul Album for Hot . Throughout the majority of 2009, Taeyang contributed to his group's activities. After promotional activities ended, he went back to the studio to record new solo materials. Two digital singles were released: "Where U At" and " Wedding Dress " with promotional videos. The latter single ranked number three on an online music poll for
2028-524: The Korean dialects , which are still largely mutually intelligible . The Chinese language , written with Chinese characters and read with Sino-Xenic pronunciations , was first introduced to Korea in the 1st century BC, and remained the medium of formal writing and government until the late 19th century. Korean scholars adapted Chinese characters (known in Korean as Hanja ) to write their own language, creating scripts known as idu , hyangchal , gugyeol , and gakpil. These systems were cumbersome, due to
2106-557: The Three Kingdoms of Korea (not the ancient confederacies in the southern Korean Peninsula), while " -eo " and " -mal " mean "language" and "speech", respectively. Korean is also simply referred to as guk-eo , literally "national language". This name is based on the same Han characters ( 國語 "nation" + "language") that are also used in Taiwan and Japan to refer to their respective national languages. In North Korea and China ,
2184-435: The hook . "Lies" received near universal acclaim from music critics, who described the song as "through the roof." Korean website Star News published an article commenting that BigBang's music "stands out" from other K-pop boy groups, because of their "impressive melody lines" in tracks like "Lies". Tamar Herman of Billboard wrote that the "melodic, surging chorus and some rapid-fire rap" of "Lies" placed BigBang "down
2262-949: The 16th century for all Korean classes, including uneducated peasants and slaves. By the 17th century, the yangban had exchanged Hangul letters with slaves, which suggests a high literacy rate of Hangul during the Joseon era. In the context of growing Korean nationalism in the 19th century, the Gabo Reform of 1894 abolished the Confucian examinations and decreed that government documents would be issued in Hangul instead of literary Chinese. Some newspapers were published entirely in Hangul, but other publications used Korean mixed script , with Hanja for Sino-Korean vocabulary and Hangul for other elements. North Korea abolished Hanja in writing in 1949, but continues to teach them in schools. Their usage in South Korea
2340-549: The Japanese studio album Alive (2012). When activities wrapped up, he turned his focus back to preparing for his second studio album. The single " Ringa Linga " was released in November 2013, preceding his second album Rise (2014). While he utilized the help of Teddy Park , G-Dragon, and Choice37 , Taeyang also involved himself with its production, producing six tracks. Rise became the third highest charting K-pop album, and also
2418-528: The K-POP World . Taeyang's first full-length album Solar was released in July 2010 in two versions: a "Regular Edition" and a "Deluxe Edition". The regular edition contained eleven songs while the deluxe edition, limited to only 30,000 copies, had 13 songs, including "Only Look at Me" and "Prayer" from Hot . The "Deluxe Edition" sold out on the first day of release. Two singles were released for promotions: " I Need
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2496-463: The Southeast Asian countries of Cambodia and Myanmar, they have been donating what they named as "Taeyang's water" for three straight years through the international charity organization Worldshare. Taeyang is a devout Christian with multiple faith-inspired tattoos, including a large Christian Cross on his right rib cage and a mural-style tattoo across his shoulder blades depicting Jesus Christ on
2574-402: The Year for "Eyes, Nose, Lips". Taeyang collaborated with G-Dragon in November 2014 to release the song " Good Boy " for YG Entertainment's new hip hop project . The song received positive reviews, with Fuse naming it one of best songs of the year, and debuted at the number one position on Billboard 's World Digital Songs chart, the third time a Korean act topped the list and the first for
2652-442: The Year by Netizen Vote in 2011, three Melon Music Awards and four MAMA Awards . The release of his first full-length album, Solar , was the first K-Pop music release to be sold worldwide on iTunes as both an audio and video album. The audio version hit iTunes stores on August 19, 2010, while the video version arrived by September 10, 2010. His second album Rise in 2014 debuted at number 112 on Billboard 200 chart, becoming
2730-480: The album debuted at number one on the Billboard ' s World Digital Albums , and remained the following week atop this chart, making Taeyang the second solo K-Pop artist to have an album do so. In South Korea's Gaon Album Chart , the album peaked at number three, with over 57,000 copies sold in August. On September, it was announced that Taeyang will appear on the upcoming JTBC survival audition program Mix Nine as
2808-514: The award for Best R&B & Soul Album at the 6th Korean Music Awards . Hot was followed by his first full-length studio album Solar (2010), which was released in July 2010 and peaked atop the Gaon Album Chart . Taeyang's second studio album Rise (2014) peaked at number 112 on the US Billboard 200 , becoming the highest ranking album by a Korean soloist in the chart, while its lead single, " Eyes, Nose, Lips ", peaked at number one on
2886-469: The basic ones. When first recorded in historical texts, Korean was only a spoken language . Since the turn of the 21st century, aspects of Korean culture have spread to other countries through globalization and cultural exports . As such, interest in Korean language acquisition (as a foreign language ) is also generated by longstanding alliances, military involvement, and diplomacy, such as between South Korea–United States and China–North Korea since
2964-455: The beginnings of words. /l/ becomes alveolar flap [ɾ] between vowels, and [l] or [ɭ] at the end of a syllable or next to another /l/ . A written syllable-final ' ㄹ ', when followed by a vowel or a glide ( i.e. , when the next character starts with ' ㅇ '), migrates to the next syllable and thus becomes [ɾ] . Traditionally, /l/ was disallowed at the beginning of a word. It disappeared before [j] , and otherwise became /n/ . However,
3042-451: The best traits of his performances, and claimed that his free-styled moves show off "why he is often crowned the dancing king of K-pop." A review of his first solo tour stated that: Taeyang's vocals glide effortlessly over the melodies as his body twists fluidly from one move to the next. But even as he dances in abandon, his movements are graceful and economical, a joy to watch. In 2017, Taeyang started endorsing auto maker Lexus , becoming
3120-533: The brand's Korean ambassador for their newest model LC500h , composing and writing the lyrics for the promotional song "So Good", which was released in May. Taeyang partnered with Italian fashion house Fendi to design an exclusive capsule collection line "Fendi for Taeyang" which features an array of T-shirts, hoodies, jackets, accessories and sneakers - with Taeyang's signature daisy-shaped motifs and positive words like, "Faith", "Grace", "Saved", and "Passion". The collection
3198-512: The cross, a centrally placed Christian Cross, and Jesus risen from the dead. He has been in a relationship with actress Min Hyo-rin since 2013. In December 2017, it was confirmed by their respective agencies that they planned to marry in February 2018. On February 3, 2018, Taeyang and Min married in a private ceremony with family and friends, officiated by actor Ki Tae-young . On September 27, 2021, it
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3276-705: The end of World War II and the Korean War . Along with other languages such as Chinese and Arabic , Korean is ranked at the top difficulty level for English speakers by the United States Department of Defense . Modern Korean descends from Middle Korean , which in turn descends from Old Korean , which descends from the Proto-Koreanic language , which is generally suggested to have its linguistic homeland somewhere in Manchuria . Whitman (2012) suggests that
3354-399: The first Korean dynasty known to Western nations. Korean people in the former USSR refer to themselves as Koryo-saram or Koryo-in (literally, " Koryo/Goryeo persons"), and call the language Koryo-mal' . Some older English sources also use the spelling "Corea" to refer to the nation, and its inflected form for the language, culture and people, "Korea" becoming more popular in
3432-667: The first song to win the Song of the Month award from the Cyworld Digital Music Awards for two consecutive months, as well as gathering the highest monthly sales in Cyworld's history, with over 200,000 copies sold in September. It was the best-performing song of 2007 in Cyworld, and as of 2010, the single was the ninth best-selling song of all time in Cyworld's digital chart. In 2016, "Lies"
3510-452: The fundamental disparities between the Korean and Chinese languages, and accessible only to those educated in classical Chinese. Most of the population was illiterate. In the 15th century King Sejong the Great personally developed an alphabetic featural writing system , known today as Hangul , to promote literacy among the common people. Introduced in the document Hunminjeongeum , it
3588-427: The group BigBang . Their formation was documented on television, but before their official debut, Hyun-seung was dropped and their final lineup consisted of five members. Dong was initially hesitant about being placed in a band but eventually warmed up to the other members. Choosing the stage-name Taeyang (meaning sun ) because "the sun is the brightest star from the incalculable stars in the universe," Taeyang abandoned
3666-432: The group took more creative control over their music, moving away from their hip-hop and R&B roots and towards electronic dance music . G-Dragon composed and wrote most of the tracks included in their first EP, including "Lies." The rapper originally wrote this track for his solo album, but the company decided it would suit the group better. An electronic dance track combined with hip-hop elements, "Lies" begins with
3744-463: The group's breakout hit, topping charts in their home country for several weeks and consequently winning Song of the Year at the 2007 Mnet Asian Music Awards . The song remains one of their most critically acclaimed song to date and is often viewed as one of their signature songs . BigBang's first extended play, Always (2007), marked several changes for the group. Though the members had previously involved themselves with writing and composing,
3822-549: The highest charting K-pop album by a solo artist on the Billboard charts , reaching 112 on the Billboard Hot 200 while topping the Billboard World Albums Chart and Heatseekers Albums Chart, selling 3,000 copies. In Japan, the album ranked at number two, with 48,000 units sold. Taeyang released another two singles to promote the album: " Eyes, Nose, Lips " and " 1AM ." The former became his first chart topper on
3900-508: The highest entry by a Korean solo artist at the time. His song "Eyes, Nose, Lips", released in 2014, won Song of the Year in all major Korean awards, including the MAMA Awards, Melon Music Awards, and Golden Disc Awards, becoming the first male solo artist to do so. In 2017, Taeyang was appointed as an honorary ambassador for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang , being tasked with extolling
3978-553: The idea of rapping to focus on singing. Following the release of several single albums, BigBang's first album, Big Bang Vol. 1 , was a moderate success, and included Taeyang's first solo song "Ma Girl". The group achieved mainstream success with the release of the song " Lies " from their first extended play (EP) Always (2007). This was followed by " Last Farewell " from Hot Issue (2007) and " Haru Haru " from Stand Up (2008); both were also chart-toppers. After contributing to singer Lexy 's album, Taeyang announced that he
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#17328835128624056-479: The inflow of western loanwords changed the trend, and now word-initial /l/ (mostly from English loanwords) are pronounced as a free variation of either [ɾ] or [l] . All obstruents (plosives, affricates, fricatives) at the end of a word are pronounced with no audible release , [p̚, t̚, k̚] . Plosive sounds /p, t, k/ become nasals [m, n, ŋ] before nasal sounds. Hangul spelling does not reflect these assimilatory pronunciation rules, but rather maintains
4134-408: The issue between Japanese and Korean, including Alexander Vovin, have argued that the indicated similarities are not due to any genetic relationship , but rather to a sprachbund effect and heavy borrowing, especially from Ancient Korean into Western Old Japanese . A good example might be Middle Korean sàm and Japanese asá , meaning " hemp ". This word seems to be a cognate, but although it
4212-618: The language is most often called Joseon-mal , or more formally, Joseon-o . This is taken from the North Korean name for Korea (Joseon), a name retained from the Joseon dynasty until the proclamation of the Korean Empire , which in turn was annexed by the Empire of Japan . In mainland China , following the establishment of diplomatic relations with South Korea in 1992, the term Cháoxiǎnyǔ or
4290-451: The late 1800s. In South Korea the Korean language is referred to by many names including hanguk-eo ("Korean language"), hanguk-mal ("Korean speech") and uri-mal ("our language"); " hanguk " is taken from the name of the Korean Empire ( 대한제국 ; 大韓帝國 ; Daehan Jeguk ). The " han " ( 韓 ) in Hanguk and Daehan Jeguk is derived from Samhan , in reference to
4368-402: The latter's second album. Although Dong was scheduled to debut alongside Kwon as the hip hop duo GDYB (with Kwon choosing the stage-name G-Dragon, and Dong Young-Bae then initially choosing the name YB taekwon to rhyme with his bandmate G-Dragon), the plan was scrapped by their record label. Instead, they were joined by four other trainees ( T.O.P , Daesung , Seungri , and Hyun-seung ) to form
4446-412: The music charts were dominated by medium tempo ballad songs." The composition was also praised, noting that "G-Dragon made this song with memorable rap and melody pieces" and admired the song for having "no useless parts". The critic concluded "'Lies' has the generation's code who wants to be a step forward in the trend but comfortable at the same time, and that wants to stand out but also somewhat mix in at
4524-476: The part of "mini Sean" in Jinusean's music video "A-yo", where he was introduced to and became fascinated with hip hop music . On the occasion, Dong met Yang Hyun-suk CEO of the record label YG Entertainment and begged him for a chance to become a singer. As he got no answer, he went to his office personally to achieve his intention. Yang gave him the opportunity to audition, where he was successful, and accepted by
4602-507: The path into the realm of avant-garde experimentalism that they've become known for over the past few years" and called one of South Korea's "most memorable songs." Kaitlin Miller of Sun-Times stated that even though their sound has evolved, "their core blend of emotion and swagger shines through on this song." While including "Lies" in a list of best songs written by G-Dragon, the Korean magazine Ize commented that BigBang's rebel image, and
4680-562: The popular variety program Infinite Challenge . "Eyes, Nose, Lips" was the second best-performing single of 2014 in South Korea. Taeyang then embarked on the Rise World Tour in support of the album, visiting 9 countries and 16 cities in Asia beginning in August 2014. The tour concluded in early 2015 with an attendance of over 100,000 fans. At the 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards , Taeyang won Best Male Artist , Best Vocal Performance and Song of
4758-631: The proto-Koreans, already present in northern Korea, expanded into the southern part of the Korean Peninsula at around 300 BC and coexisted with the descendants of the Japonic Mumun cultivators (or assimilated them). Both had influence on each other and a later founder effect diminished the internal variety of both language families. Since the establishment of two independent governments, North–South differences have developed in standard Korean, including variations in pronunciation and vocabulary chosen. However, these minor differences can be found in any of
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#17328835128624836-420: The record label as a trainee . There, he met fellow trainee and future bandmate Kwon Ji-yong . Dong spent the first few years as a trainee cleaning the studio for the other artists in the company and fetching them water bottles during dance practices, later admitting that current artists at the time weren't friendly towards him or Kwon. In 2003, Dong provided the rap verse in singer Wheesung 's single "Player" on
4914-529: The same time. This was a market that not exist before Big Bang's 'Lies', and this was the moment where the idols met this generation's emotions." The song was released prior to the creation of the Gaon Music Chart , which began tracking sales in 2010. In the South Korean's online music services, it became their first number one hit, and went to top the Melon Chart 's for six weeks. "Lies" also went to become
4992-660: The short form Cháoyǔ has normally been used to refer to the standard language of North Korea and Yanbian , whereas Hánguóyǔ or the short form Hányǔ is used to refer to the standard language of South Korea. Korean is a member of the Koreanic family along with the Jeju language . Some linguists have included it in the Altaic family, but the core Altaic proposal itself has lost most of its prior support. The Khitan language has several vocabulary items similar to Korean that are not found in other Mongolian or Tungusic languages, suggesting
5070-709: The single "Mapsosa", which peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart. The same year, he appeared on Mnet 's Show Me The Money as a featured singer on labelmate Song Min-ho 's single "Fear", composed by Zico during the semi-finals which became one of the best-selling singles of the year. In January 2017, YG Entertainment announced that Taeyang is working on his new album, alongside solo concerts. Taeyang commenced his second world tour, White Night , with stadium concerts in Japan. The first two shows were held at Chiba Marine Stadium and were attended by 50,000 people, which
5148-470: The store?' Response 예/네. ye/ne AFF Lies (BigBang song) " Lies " ( Korean : 거짓말 ; RR : Geojitmal ) is a song recorded by the South Korean boy group Big Bang . The song was written and composed by rapper G-Dragon . It was released on August 16, 2007, by YG Entertainment as the first single from BigBang's first extended play Always (2007). It became
5226-441: The tense fricative and all the affricates as well. At the end of a syllable, /s/ changes to /t/ (example: beoseot ( 버섯 ) 'mushroom'). /h/ may become a bilabial [ɸ] before [o] or [u] , a palatal [ç] before [j] or [i] , a velar [x] before [ɯ] , a voiced [ɦ] between voiced sounds, and a [h] elsewhere. /p, t, t͡ɕ, k/ become voiced [b, d, d͡ʑ, ɡ] between voiced sounds. /m, n/ frequently denasalize at
5304-495: The track's easy melody and easy lyrics were the formula that brought the single's popularity. The impact of the song was described by Kang Myung Suk - a music critic and former editor-in-chief of 10Asia magazine. Suk wrote "in that time, the one song 'Lies' satisfied all the music consumers in Korea. The 'sound' of this song was better than the normal K-Pop, and the melody development was easy for anyone to enjoy. Before 'Lies' came out,
5382-464: The underlying, partly historical morphology . Given this, it is sometimes hard to tell which actual phonemes are present in a certain word. The traditional prohibition of word-initial /ɾ/ became a morphological rule called "initial law" ( 두음법칙 ) in the pronunciation standards of South Korea, which pertains to Sino-Korean vocabulary. Such words retain their word-initial /ɾ/ in the pronunciation standards of North Korea. For example, ^NOTE ㅏ
5460-476: The virtues of South Korea for the world. He was named GQ Korea's Man of the Year three times in 2008, 2010 and 2017 and was voted the fifth best role model of 2014 in a survey of 144 idols in South Korea. [REDACTED] Media related to Taeyang at Wikimedia Commons Korean language Korean ( South Korean : 한국어 , Hanguk-eo ; North Korean : 조선어 , Chosŏnŏ ) is the native language for about 81 million people, mostly of Korean descent. It
5538-533: Was called eonmun ('colloquial script') and quickly spread nationwide to increase literacy in Korea. The Korean alphabet was denounced by the yangban aristocracy, who looked down upon it too easy to learn. However, it gained widespread use among the common class and was widely used to print popular novels which were enjoyed by the common class. Since few people could understand official documents written in classical Chinese, Korean kings sometimes released public notices entirely written in Hangul as early as
5616-451: Was chosen as the "Song of the Decade" by Mnet 's music show M! Countdown in 2014. In 2016, "Lies" was voted the top K-pop male idol song in the past 20 years in a poll involving 2,000 people and 30 music industry experts by South Korean magazine Dong-a Ilbo . Billboard ranked the single third on their list of Top 10 Songs from the group in honor of their tenth anniversary, as well as
5694-642: Was followed by two shows at Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium . The tour is set to visit 19 cities around the world, including stops in North America, with concerts in eight cities across Canada and the United States . Taeyang's third studio album, White Night , was released on August 16, 2017, with dual lead singles " Darling " and " Wake Me Up ". "Darling" became a Top 10 hit on the Gaon Digital Chart while "Wake Me Up" managed to chart at number five on Billboard ' s World Digital Songs . Additionally,
5772-495: Was going to release a solo album. Initially scheduled for a September release, the project was pushed back due to conflicting schedules with his group. Instead, Taeyang released the EP Hot in May 2008, backed by a production team that included 1TYM 's Teddy Park , Yang Hyun Suk , Kush, and his fellow member G-Dragon . Moving beyond the hip-hop genre of BigBang, Taeyang incorporated mainly R&B songs into his album, stating that it
5850-475: Was his "main focus". He expressed disappointment with the album, however, admitting that he did not write any of the songs. He later stated that he would do so in the future to fully express and incorporate his thoughts and ideas into his music. The EP produced two singles: "Only Look at Me", an R&B song written by Teddy and Kush, and "Prayer" which featured Teddy. Promotional videos were shot for both. In support of his album, he also staged his first solo concert,
5928-615: Was released in Hong Kong on July 27 with the prices ranging from $ 447-$ 9,490. In 2023, Taeyang became the global brand ambassador of French fashion house Givenchy . In 2010, a part of Taeyang's income of albums, goods, tickets and digital music sales went for donation as a part of With campaign by YG Entertainment . Taeyang's fans donated IS$ 5,180 on May 15, 2014, under Taeyang's name to The May 18 Memorial Foundation in celebration of his birthday. The following year, they donated water wells to help provide clean water to communities in need in
6006-491: Was reported that his wife, Min Hyo-rin was pregnant and expecting the couple's first child. Later that same day, her agency confirmed that she is indeed pregnant and is happily waiting to give birth soon. On December 6, 2021, media outlets revealed that Min recently gave birth to their first child. Later that same day, YG has confirmed that Min has delivered a baby safely and healthy. Taeyang has earned two Golden Disc Awards , three Korean Music Awards , including Male Musician of
6084-427: Was revealed to be the second most downloaded song on Mnet.com since 2006, only after Busker Busker 's " Cherry Blossom Ending ." "Lies" is recognized as the song "that made Big Bang who they are today", the ground for the following releases of the group, and the "decisive moment" that influenced K-pop idols to produce their own music by themselves. The track's electronic sound became the new music trend in Korea. It
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