Suga
{{Short description|South Korean rapper (born 1993)}}
{{About|the South Korean rapper}}
{{family name hatnote|Min|lang=Korean}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Suga
| image = Suga for Marie Claire Korea, May 2023 issue 05.png
| caption = Suga in May 2023
| alt =
| birth_name = Min Yoon-gi
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|03|09|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Daegu, South Korea{{cite web|url=https://m.insight.co.kr/news/264890|script-title=ko:대구 토박이 '부심'들게 만드는 대구 출신 미모의 아이돌 6인|date=January 26, 2020|website=Insight|access-date=November 5, 2020|language=ko|archive-date=June 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629075944/https://m.insight.co.kr/news/264890|url-status=live}}
| education = Apgujeong High School
Global Cyber University
| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter|record producer}}
| works = {{flatlist|
- Solo discography{{efn-ua|For his discography as a member of BTS, see BTS singles discography and BTS albums discography.}}
- songs written
- songs produced
}}
| honours = File:ROK Order of Cultural Merit Hwa-gwan (5th Class) ribbon.PNG Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit (2018)
| years_active = 2010–present
| signature = Suga's signature.svg
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| alias = Agust D
| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|K-pop|R&B}}
| instrument = Vocals
| label = Big Hit
| current_member_of = BTS
}}
| module2 = {{Infobox Korean name/auto|child=yes|headercolor=transparent
| hangul = %민윤기
| hanja = 閔玧其
| hangulstage = %_슈가
| ipastage = {{ipa|ɕʰuɡa̠}}
}}
}}
Min Yoon-gi ({{Korean|hangul=민윤기}}; born March 9, 1993), known professionally by his stage names Suga ({{Korean/auto|슈가|ko_ipa=ɕʰuɡa̠|labels=no}}; stylized in all caps) and Agust D,{{efn-ua|When spelt backwards, it means 'D'aegu 'T'own Suga.}} is a South Korean rapper, songwriter and record producer. He debuted as a member of the South Korean boy band BTS in June 2013 under Big Hit Entertainment. His first solo mixtape, Agust D, was released in 2016 and re-released in 2018 to digital download and streaming platforms, reaching number three on Billboard{{'}}s World Albums Chart. In 2020, he released his second solo mixtape, D-2; it 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.
Suga released his debut solo album, D-Day, in 2023. It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, tying him with BTS bandmate Jimin as the highest-charting South Korean solo artists of all time. A full member of the Korea Music Copyright Association, Suga has songwriting and production credits on over 160 songs, including Suran's "Wine", which peaked at number two on the Gaon Music Chart and won Best R&B at the 2017 Melon Music Awards.
Early life and education
Min Yoon-gi was born on March 9, 1993, in Daegu, South Korea.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.smlounge.co.kr/grazia/article/3206|script-title=ko:방탄소년단의 슈가, 민윤기, 혹은 Agust D7|last=Park|first=Han-bit|date=October 7, 2016|magazine=Grazia Korea|publisher=Seoul Media Group|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124042142/http://www.smlounge.co.kr/grazia/article/32067|archive-date=January 24, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=January 19, 2018}} The younger of two sons, he attended Taejeon Elementary School, Gwaneum Middle School, and Apgujeong High School.{{cite news|url=http://thestar.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/04/30/2015043001399.html|script-title=ko:[더스타프로필] 방탄소년단 슈가 "민피디는 음악장비를 수집합니다"|last=Jang|first=Eun-kyung|date=April 30, 2015|work=The Star|publisher=The Chosun Ilbo Company|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914172155/http://thestar.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/04/30/2015043001399.html|archive-date=September 14, 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=January 19, 2018}} He is of the Yeoheung Min clan.{{Cite web |last=권 |first=미성 |date=2018-06-11 |title=[HD테마] 특이 '성씨'를 가진 남자아이돌...비투비(BTOB) 육성재-엑소(EXO) 변백현-방탄소년단(BTS) 슈가(민윤기)-워너원(Wanna One) 옹성우 |trans-title=[HD Theme] Especially Male Idols Who Have 'Surnames'... (BTOB) Yuk Seong-jae - (EXO) Byeon Baek-hyeon - (BTS) Suga (Min Yun-gi) - (Wanna One) Ong Seong-u |url=https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=426784 |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=톱스타뉴스 |language=ko |archive-date=January 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123202705/https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=426784 |url-status=live }}
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.{{cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000298280|script-title=ko:방탄소년단 측 "RM·슈가·제이홉 지난해 대학원 입학, 지민·뷔 9월 입학 예정"(공식)|trans-title=(Official) BTS' "RM, Suga, and J-Hope enrolled in graduate school last year, Jimin and V will be enrolled in September"|last=Hwang|first=Hye-jin|date=July 7, 2020|work=Newsen|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707150601/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000298280|archive-date=July 7, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=March 4, 2021|via=Naver}}
Career
= 1993–2010: Beginnings =
Suga became interested in rap after hearing "Ragga Muffin" by Stony Skunk, stating that it was different from anything he had ever heard before. After hearing Epik High, he decided to become a rapper.{{cite web|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/174516|script-title=ko:방탄소년단, 네 꿈은 뭐니? (인터뷰)|last=Park|first=Soo-jeong|date=October 15, 2013|website=TenAsia|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020112708/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/174516|archive-date=October 20, 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=October 20, 2018}}
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. Before being signed, he was active under the name Gloss as an underground rapper.{{cite web|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/298078|script-title=ko:기다렸다, 방탄소년단① 정규 1집이 되기까지 일곱 소년의 성장기 –데뷔 전|last=Park|first=Soo-jeong|date=August 19, 2014|website=TenAsia|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509104631/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/298078|archive-date=May 9, 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=January 19, 2018}} As part of the hip hop crew D-Town in 2010, he produced "518-062", a song commemorating the Gwangju Uprising.{{cite news|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=011&aid=0002761540|script-title=ko:방탄소년단 슈가가 고2때 만든 5ㆍ18노래 화제|last=Han|first=Mi-rae|date=November 12, 2015|work=The Seoul Economic Daily|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913091747/http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=011&aid=0002761540|archive-date=September 13, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=January 19, 2018|via=Naver}}
= 2013–present: BTS =
{{Main|BTS}}
File:Suga at Incheon Korean Music Wave 2013.jpg
Originally joining the company as a music producer,{{cite AV media|date=June 3, 2018|script-title=ko:방탄소년단(BTS) "팬들이 함께 노래부르는 모습, 최고의 행복" (풀영상) / SBS|medium=Online video|language=ko|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKImwhn3c_E|access-date=June 3, 2018|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/GKImwhn3c_E|archive-date=October 30, 2021|time=7:30|location=South Korea|publisher=SBS News|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} Suga trained under Big Hit Entertainment for three years alongside bandmates 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/bts-kpop-korean-boy-band/|title=How BTS is changing K-pop for the better|last=Bennett|first=Colette|date=May 12, 2016|website=The Daily Dot|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102131505/https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/bts-kpop-korean-boy-band/|archive-date=January 2, 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=January 19, 2018}} He has produced and written lyrics for a variety of tracks on all of the band's albums.
Suga wrote and performed the introductory track "Intro: The Most Beautiful Moment in Life" for BTS' third Korean-language extended play (EP) The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 1 (2015).{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8460287/bts-top-50-songs-fifth-anniversary|title=BTS' 50 Best Songs: Critics' Picks|last1=Melendez|first1=Monique|last2=Benjamin|first2=Jeff|last3=Herman|first3=Tamar|last4=Kelley|first4=Caitlin|date=June 12, 2018|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610023040/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8460287/bts-top-50-songs-fifth-anniversary|archive-date=June 10, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=January 31, 2019}} Released on April 17,{{efn|April 18 KST}} in the form of an animated music video,{{cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003045089|script-title=ko:방탄소년단, 컴백 트레일러 공개.."소년들이 겪는 고민 담았다"|last=Lee|first=Hye-rin|date=April 18, 2015|work=OSEN|language=ko|trans-title=BTS reveals comeback trailer..."It's about the worries that boys have"|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101023502/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003045089|archive-date=November 1, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=March 31, 2023|via=Naver}} its lyrics addressed fears associated with reaching adulthood at the end of one's adolescent years through the use of a sports metaphor.{{cite web|url=https://popcrush.com/bts-every-song-ever-ranked-fans-army/|title=Ultimate BTS Song Gude: All 97 Tracks, Ranked|last=Travis|first=Emlyn|date=June 21, 2018|website=PopCrush|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707053911/http://popcrush.com/bts-every-song-ever-ranked-fans-army/|archive-date=July 7, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=January 9, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/all-of-bts-sugas-solo-songs-highlight-his-unwavering-authenticity-30645850/|title=Suga's Solo Songs Highlight The Unwavering Authenticity That Made Him A Star|last=Melendez|first=Michelle|date=August 7, 2020|website=Elite Daily|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808233154/https://www.elitedaily.com/p/all-of-bts-sugas-solo-songs-highlight-his-unwavering-authenticity-30645850|archive-date=August 8, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=March 31, 2023}} Pt. 1
Under BTS' name, Suga has released two solo songs. The first is an autobiographical track titled "First Love", that appeared on the band's 2016 studio album Wings. Reminiscent of a monologue, the song is a rap serenade to Suga's childhood piano that personifies his relationship with the instrument as if addressing a friend.{{cite web|url=https://www.fuse.tv/2016/10/bts-wings-album-the-significance-of-solo-members-songs|title=The Significance of Each BTS Member Having Their Own Solo on 'Wings'|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=October 13, 2018|publisher=Fuse|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329025300/https://www.fuse.tv/2016/10/bts-wings-album-the-significance-of-solo-members-songs|archive-date=March 29, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=October 13, 2018}} The second is "Trivia: Seesaw", about the up-and-down nature of falling in love, which he performed for BTS' 2018 compilation album Love Yourself: Answer.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8472127/bts-love-yourself-answer-album-review|title=BTS Reflect on Life & Love on Uplifting 'Love Yourself: Answer'|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=August 24, 2018|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614184424/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8472127/bts-love-yourself-answer-album-review|archive-date=June 14, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=August 26, 2018}}
In 2018, Suga was awarded the fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit, alongside his bandmates, by then President of South Korea Moon Jae-in, for their contributions to the promotion of Korean culture.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=312&aid=0000354692|script-title=ko:'대중문화예술상' BTS, 문화훈장 화관 최연소 수훈...유재석부터 故 김주혁까지 '영광의 얼굴들' (종합)|last=Kim|first=Ji-won|date=October 24, 2018|work=TenAsia|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616023357/https://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=312&aid=0000354692|archive-date=June 16, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 25, 2018|via=Naver}} He was appointed Special Presidential Envoy for Future Generations and Culture by Moon in July 2021, again alongside his bandmates, to help "lead the global agenda for future generations" and "expand South Korea's diplomatic efforts and global standing" in the international community.{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2021/07/21/skorea-BTS-President-Moon-Jae-in-special-envoy/6491626854465/|title=BTS named special presidential envoy by South Korea|last=Maresca|first=Thomas|date=July 21, 2021|agency=UPI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721091025/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2021/07/21/skorea-BTS-President-Moon-Jae-in-special-envoy/6491626854465/|archive-date=July 21, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=October 3, 2021}}
= 2016–present: Solo career =
Suga released a free self-titled mixtape via SoundCloud on August 15, 2016.{{cite news|url=http://m.star.naver.com/bts/news/end?id=8096001&langCode=en|title=[Starcast] "My name is, AgustD"... 'Suga' to rap about the real Min Yoon-ki|last=Kim|first=Ji-ho|date=August 17, 2016|website=Naver Starcast|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231010403/https://m.star.naver.com/bts/news/end?id=8096001&langCode=en|archive-date=December 31, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=January 19, 2018}} He decided against releasing the project as a commercial studio album, describing it as the "feeling of being trapped in some sort of framework." On the record, he discussed his struggles with depression and social phobia, among other topics.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7476080/bts-suga-agust-d-mixtape|title=BTS' Suga Addresses Depression & Cost of Fame on 'Agust D' Mixtape|date=August 16, 2016|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101063227/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7476080/bts-suga-agust-d-mixtape|archive-date=January 1, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=January 19, 2018}} Fuse TV rated it one of the top 20 mixtapes of 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.fuse.tv/2016/12/best-mixtapes-of-2016-hip-hop#16|title=The 20 Best Mixtapes of 2016|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=December 16, 2016|publisher=Fuse|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204024149/https://www.fuse.tv/2016/12/best-mixtapes-of-2016-hip-hop#16|archive-date=February 4, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=January 19, 2018}} The following year, Suga composed the song "Wine" for singer Suran, with whom he had previously worked on a song for his mixtape.{{cite news|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0003085528|script-title=ko:수란 "데뷔 첫 음원 1위 감격..슈가·창모에 무한 감사"|last=Park|first=Young-woong|date=April 27, 2017|work=Sports Chosun|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924225952/http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0003085528|archive-date=September 24, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=January 19, 2018|via=Naver}} At Suga's studio, Suran heard a rough draft of "Wine" and asked Suga for the song.{{cite news|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201705311526480410|script-title=ko:수란 "방탄소년단 슈가, 심적으로 힘들때 손 내밀어줘..1위 감사"|last=Hwang|first=Hye-jin|date=May 31, 2017|work=Newsen|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228070011/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201705311526480410|archive-date=February 28, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=February 27, 2019}} The record peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart in South Korea and won the Best R&B genre award at the Melon Music Awards on December 2, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=18&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week|script-title=ko:2017년 18주차 Digital Chart|website=Gaon Chart|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602033058/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=18&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week|archive-date=June 2, 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=January 19, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.melon.com/melonaward/top10.htm|title=2017 Top 10 Artists|publisher=Melon|language=ko|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170609202045/http://www.melon.com/melonaward/top10.htm|archive-date=June 9, 2017|access-date=June 9, 2017}} Suga also received the Hot Trend Award for his work on the track.{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/melon-music-awards-2017-live-updates-751665|title=Melon Music Awards 2017: Best Artist Of The Year goes to EXO; Complete winners list|last=Mathew|first=Ilian|date=December 5, 2017|work=International Business Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511175038/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/melon-music-awards-2017-live-updates-751665|archive-date=May 11, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=January 19, 2018}} Suga made his first mixtape available on digital download and streaming platforms in February 2018.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/international-charts-analysis-black-panther-ost-comes-charging-out-of-the-blocks/071584|title=International Charts Analysis: Black Panther OST comes charging out of the blocks|last=Jones|first=Alan|date=February 26, 2018|magazine=Music Week|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901090854/https://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/international-charts-analysis-black-panther-ost-comes-charging-out-of-the-blocks/071584|archive-date=September 1, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=March 1, 2018}} The reissued project reached number three on Billboard{{'}}s World Albums Chart, number five on the Heatseekers Albums chart, and number 74 on the Top Album Sales chart in the United States. Suga, as Agust D, reached number 46 on the Emerging Artists chart for the week of March 3.Agust D Billboard charts:
- {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/emerging-artists|title=Emerging Artists|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201132048/https://www.billboard.com/charts/emerging-artists|archive-date=February 1, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=March 1, 2018}}
- {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums|title=Heatseekers Albums|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821085757/https://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums|archive-date=August 21, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=March 1, 2018}}
- {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums|title=World Albums|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214165651/https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums|archive-date=February 14, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=March 1, 2018}}
- {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/top-album-sales|title=Top Album Sales|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503204051/https://www.billboard.com/charts/top-album-sales|archive-date=May 3, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=March 5, 2018}}
In January 2019, Suga provided a rap feature on Lee So-ra's single "Song Request". The track was co-written by Suga and Tablo of Epik High, who also produced the track.{{cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=477&aid=0000158065|script-title=ko:[단독]"환상의 컬래버"...이소라-방탄소년단, '신청곡'으로 입맞춤|last=Kim|first=Won-kyum|date=January 18, 2018|work=SpoTV News|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009213125/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=477&aid=0000158065|archive-date=October 9, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=January 18, 2018|via=Naver}} The single debuted at number three on the Gaon Digital Chart, and number two on Billboard{{'}}s World Digital Song Sales chart, with 3,000 downloads during the song's first two days of availability.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon|script-title=ko:2019년 04주차 Digital Chart|trans-title=Week 4 2019 Digital Chart|website=Gaon Chart|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602074738/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon|archive-date=June 2, 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=January 31, 2019}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8496018/lee-sora-bts-suga-song-request-world-digital-sales-chart|title=Lee Sora & Suga Debut on World Digital Song Sales With 'Song Request'|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=January 31, 2019|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515064727/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8496018/lee-sora-bts-suga-song-request-world-digital-sales-chart|archive-date=May 15, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=February 1, 2019}} Suga later produced the track "Eternal Sunshine" for Epik High's Sleepless in extended play, which was released in February.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/20190228085630758|script-title=ko:방탄소년단 슈가, 에픽하이 앨범에 피처링 아닌 프로듀서 참여.."시너지 발휘"|last=Seon|first=Mi-kyung|date=February 28, 2019|work=OSEN|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302152456/https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/20190228085630758|archive-date=March 2, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=March 1, 2019|via=Daum}}{{cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003962979|script-title=ko:에픽하이, 새 앨범 타이틀곡은 '술이 달다'...방탄소년단 슈가 수록곡 참여 [공식입장]|last=Zhang|first=Jin-li|date=March 5, 2019|work=OSEN|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009213126/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003962979|archive-date=October 9, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=March 5, 2019|via=Naver}} He co-wrote and produced the digital single "We Don't Talk Together" for singer Heize, which she released on July 7.{{cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=241&aid=0002930087|script-title=ko:방탄소년단 슈가, 헤이즈 신곡 프로듀싱 "공동 작사 작곡"|last=Hwang|first=Ji-young|date=June 27, 2019|work=The Daily Sports|language=ko|trans-title=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707171623/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=241&aid=0002930087&viewType=pc|archive-date=July 7, 2019|url-status=dead|access-date=June 27, 2019|via=Naver}} In December, American singer-songwriter Halsey released the song "Suga's Interlude", from her third studio album Manic, which both featured and was produced by Suga.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bts/8545580/halsey-sugas-interlude-featuring-bts-suga|title=Halsey Shares 'Finally' & Evocative 'Suga's Interlude' Featuring BTS's Suga: Stream It Now|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=December 6, 2019|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206135345/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bts/8545580/halsey-sugas-interlude-featuring-bts-suga|archive-date=December 6, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=December 6, 2019}}
On May 6, 2020, IU released the digital single "Eight" featuring and produced by Suga.{{cite news|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3076506|title=IU and BTS's Suga to drop collaboration May 6|last=Yoon|first=So-yeon|date=April 27, 2020|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427132734/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3076506|archive-date=April 27, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=April 27, 2020}} The song debuted at number one on both the Gaon Digital and World Digital Song Sales charts.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=19&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week|title=Digital Chart – Week 19 of 2020|website=Gaon Chart|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604141912/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=19&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week|archive-date=June 4, 2020|url-status=dead|access-date=June 4, 2020}} Suga released his second mixtape, D-2, together with the music video for its lead single "Daechwita", on May 22;{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bts-suga-talks-agust-d-mixtape-d-2-9389021|title=BTS's Suga Talks Agust D Mixtape D-2|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=May 22, 2020|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523051217/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/k-town/9389021/bts-suga-talks-agust-d-mixtape-d-2|archive-date=May 23, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=May 22, 2020}} the single peaked at number 76 on the US Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2020-06-06?rank=76|title=The Hot 100: Week of June 6, 2020|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618095006/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2020-06-06?rank=76|archive-date=June 18, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=August 25, 2020}} The mixtape debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200 and became the highest-charting album by a Korean soloist in the US at the time.{{cite news|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200602002500315|title='D-2' by BTS' Suga debuts at No. 11 on Billboard 200|last=Jang|first=Dong-woo|date=June 2, 2020|work=Yonhap News Agency|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603095456/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200602002500315|archive-date=June 3, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=June 3, 2020}} It also became the first Korean solo release to reach the top 10 in the United Kingdom, opening at number seven on the UK Albums Chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-1975-score-fourth-number-1-on-the-official-albums-chart-after-fierce-battle-with-ksi__29878/|title=The 1975 score fourth Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart after fierce battle with KSI|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=May 29, 2020|work=Official Charts|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525094709/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-1975-score-fourth-number-1-on-the-official-albums-chart-after-fierce-battle-with-ksi__29878/|archive-date=May 25, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=September 21, 2024}}
In 2021, Suga re-composed Samsung's signature ringtone, "Over The Horizon". The track was unveiled on August 11 as part of Samsung's "Unpacked 2021" event.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/lifestyle/suga-bts-samsung-song-remix-1210351/|title=What Can't Suga Do? Samsung Taps BTS Star on Remix of Iconic Brand Jingle|last=Chan|first=Tim|date=August 11, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811175848/https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/lifestyle/suga-bts-samsung-song-remix-1210351/|archive-date=August 11, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=August 11, 2021}} He also produced the single "You" for Japanese singer ØMI, which was released on October 15.{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2209721/full/|script-title=ja:登坂広臣"OMI"、新曲はBTS・SUGAがプロデュース「意見交換しながら完成した」|date=October 8, 2021|work=Oricon News|language=ja|trans-title=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008113957/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2209721/full/|archive-date=October 8, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=October 8, 2021}} In December, Suga featured on the single "Girl of My Dreams" from American rapper Juice Wrld's posthumous album Fighting Demons.{{cite news|url=https://www.newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20211209_0001681959|script-title=ko:방탄소년단 슈가, 주스 월드 유작 참여...'걸 오브 마이 드림스'|last=Lee|first=Jae-hoon|date=December 9, 2021|work=Newsis|language=ko|trans-title=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209093212/https://www.newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20211209_0001681959|archive-date=December 9, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=December 9, 2021}} The single debuted at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100, earning Suga his second entry on the chart as a solo artist.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/bts-solo-members-hot-100-chart-history/|title=Every Solo Song by a BTS Member to Chart on the Billboard Hot 100|last=Zellner|first=Xander|date=June 17, 2024|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628085555/https://www.billboard.com/lists/bts-solo-members-hot-100-chart-history/|archive-date=June 28, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=September 21, 2024}} He next co-wrote, produced, and featured on the song "That That" with Psy, which was released on April 29, 2022, as the lead single from the singer's eighth studio album Psy 9th.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/bts-suga-produced-psy-single-that-that-1235063472/|title=BTS' Suga Produced the Lead Single From Psy's Upcoming Album|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=April 26, 2022|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426125427/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/bts-suga-produced-psy-single-that-that-1235063472/|archive-date=April 26, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=April 26, 2022}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/psy-bts-suga-that-that-song-video-1344654/|title=K-Pop Past Meets K-Pop Present as BTS' Suga Stars in Psy's 'That That' Video|last=Mier|first=Tomas|date=April 29, 2022|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429174413/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/psy-bts-suga-that-that-song-video-1344654/|archive-date=April 29, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=April 29, 2022}} That December, Suga launched the talk show web series Suchwita{{efn|Time to Drink with Suga}} on YouTube; he candidly interviews guests over drinks each episode.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/bts-suga-preview-suchwita-talk-show-debut-rm-1235177278/|title=BTS' Suga Pours Out Some Drinks in Preview of 'Suchwita' Talk Show Debut Episode Featuring RM|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=November 29, 2022|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129143631/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/bts-suga-preview-suchwita-talk-show-debut-rm-1235177278/|archive-date=November 29, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=January 2, 2023}}
Suga was announced as a brand ambassador for Valentino and the face of the Maison Valentino Essentials campaign for the brand's menswear staples in January 2023,{{cite magazine|url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/exclusive-valentino-suga-brand-ambassador-1235475838/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Valentino Taps Suga as Brand Ambassador|last=Zargani|first=Luisa|date=January 17, 2023|magazine=Women's Wear Daily|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117082838/https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/exclusive-valentino-suga-brand-ambassador-1235475838/|archive-date=January 17, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=January 17, 2023}} and as an ambassador for the NBA in April.{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/06/sport/bts-suga-nba-basketball-ambassador-spt-intl/index.html|title=BTS star SUGA is named as an NBA Ambassador|last=Schlater|first=Thomas|date=April 6, 2023|website=CNN International|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406154712/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/06/sport/bts-suga-nba-basketball-ambassador-spt-intl/index.html|archive-date=April 6, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=April 18, 2023}} His debut solo album D-Day, was released on April 21 under his Agust D alias. Featuring the singles "People Pt. 2" and "Haegeum",{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/bts-suga-agust-d-d-day-stream-1235311896/|title=BTS' Suga Drops Debut Agust D Solo Album 'D-DAY': Stream It Now|last=Rowley|first=Glenn|date=April 21, 2023|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421185406/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/bts-suga-agust-d-d-day-stream-1235311896/|archive-date=April 21, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=April 22, 2023}} the album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, Suga's first top-10 entry on the ranking, tying him with bandmate Jimin as the highest-charting South Korean solo artists in the history of the chart.{{cite news|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/05/03/entertainment/kpop/Korea-Kpop-BTS/20230503124842386.html|title=Suga lands at No. 2 on Billboard 200 with 'D-DAY' album|last=Cho|first=Yong-jun|date=May 1, 2023|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503235753/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/05/03/entertainment/kpop/Korea-Kpop-BTS/20230503124842386.html|archive-date=May 3, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=May 3, 2023}} A Disney+ documentary, titled Suga: Road to D-Day, chronicling the project's creation and following the rapper on a music road trip across different countries, premiered the same day as the album.{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2023/03/30/Suga-Road-D-Day-teaser-documentary-special-Disney-BTS/1071680191111/|title='Suga: Road to D-Day' teaser: BTS star takes road trip in Disney+ special|last=Martin|first=Annie|date=March 30, 2023|agency=UPI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330163348/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2023/03/30/Suga-Road-D-Day-teaser-documentary-special-Disney-BTS/1071680191111/|archive-date=March 30, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=March 30, 2023}} Suga also hosted a five-episode radio show, Agust D Radio, weekly on Apple Music in promotion of D-Day; the premiere episode aired on April 17.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/suga-agust-d-radio-apple-music-1235303488/|title=Suga's Agust D Radio Is Coming to Apple Music for 'D-DAY'|last=Rowley|first=Glenn|date=April 14, 2023|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415073732/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/suga-agust-d-radio-apple-music-1235303488/|archive-date=April 15, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=April 14, 2023}} He embarked on the Suga Agust D Tour, his first solo world tour, the following week, playing several shows in the US,References for US leg of world tour:
- {{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2023/04/suga-bts-agust-d-day-tour-kickoff/|title=SUGA of BTS Kicks Off "Agust D Tour" in New York: Video + Setlist|last=Siroky|first=Mary|date=April 27, 2023|website=Consequence|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503231658/https://consequence.net/2023/04/suga-bts-agust-d-day-tour-kickoff/|archive-date=May 3, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=May 3, 2023}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/live/suga-agust-d-d-day-tour-live-review-2023-3436831|title=Suga live in New York: a show-stopping statement of artistic intent at the BTS rapper's debut solo tour|last=Daly|first=Rhian|date=April 28, 2023|website=NME|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428213741/https://www.nme.com/reviews/live/suga-agust-d-d-day-tour-live-review-2023-3436831|archive-date=April 28, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=May 3, 2023}} followed by visits to Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, and Japan.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bts-suga-2023-solo-tour-dates-1234679518/|title=BTS' Suga to Make History With Upcoming Solo Tour|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=February 14, 2023|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214175457/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bts-suga-2023-solo-tour-dates-1234679518/|archive-date=February 14, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=February 14, 2023}} On October 6, 2023, Suga's song from Agust D, "The Last" surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify making him the fifth leading Korean artist with the most songs over 100 million streams.{{cite web |last1=Mahapatra |first1=Tuhin Das |title=SUGA joins EXO and (G)I-DLE as the fifth Korean act amassing over 100million streams on Spotify |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music/suga-joins-exo-and-g-i-dle-as-the-fifth-korean-act-amassing-over-100million-streams-on-spotify-101696656940152.html |website=Hindustan Times |date=October 7, 2023 |access-date=October 7, 2023 |archive-date=October 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007062713/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music/suga-joins-exo-and-g-i-dle-as-the-fifth-korean-act-amassing-over-100million-streams-on-spotify-101696656940152.html |url-status=live }}
Name
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The stage name Suga ({{Korean|hangul=슈가|labels=no}}) is derived from the first syllables of the term shooting guard ({{Korean|hangul=슈팅 가드|labels=no}}), the position he played in basketball as a student.{{cite AV media|date= June 22, 2015|script-title= ko:방탄소년단! 너 이름이 뭐니? |trans-title= There is a behind story of naming for BTSㅣYamanTV Ep.23|medium= Variety television show|language= KO|access-date= March 5, 2018|format= video|time= 1:49|location= YouTube|publisher=Mnet K-POP|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2zYBzIC_0M|archive-date= April 22, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190422013035/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2zYBzIC_0M|url-status= live}} He adopted the alias Agust D in 2016 for his mixtape, which is derived from the initials DT for his birthplace, Daegu Town, and "Suga", spelled backwards.
Artistry
Suga writes, composes, arranges, mixes, and masters his own material. Over 160 registered songs are credited to him by the Korea Music Copyright Association.{{cite web|url=http://www.komca.or.kr/foreign2/eng/S01.jsp|title=Songs Registered Under Suga|publisher=Korea Music Copyright Association|format=To view, search "10005239" in the "Writers & Publishers" search bar|access-date=July 13, 2024|archive-date=July 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714015621/http://www.komca.or.kr/foreign2/eng/S01.jsp|url-status=live}} He plays piano and produces mainly hip hop and R&B music.{{cite magazine|last=Herman|first=Tamar|title=Get To Know BTS: Suga|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7850096/bts-suga-get-to-know|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Holdings|access-date=January 19, 2018|date=June 30, 2017|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327171622/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7850096/bts-suga-get-to-know|url-status=live}} His lyrics involve themes that are "full of dreams and hope," conceived with the intent of his music becoming "many people's strength."{{cite magazine|date=June 14, 2016|title=BTS|location=Japan|periodical=An An|publisher=Magazine House}} 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.{{cite web|last=Park|first=Su-jeong|script-title=ko:방탄소년단, 네 꿈은 뭐니? (인터뷰)|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/174516|website=10asia|publisher=Korea Entertainment Media|access-date=January 19, 2018|language=ko|date=October 15, 2013|archive-date=September 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913094613/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/174516|url-status=live}}
Jeff Benjamin of Fuse said that Suga's mixtape "showcases the star's ear for hot productions, hardcore rap style, and how he can make his vulnerabilities a strength."{{cite web|title=Suga Takes the Spotlight With 'Agust D' Mixtape: Why You Should Know the BTS Rapper's Alter Ego |url=https://www.fuse.tv/2016/08/bts-suga-agust-d-mixtape-why-you-should-listen|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|website=fuse.tv|date=August 16, 2016|access-date=January 19, 2018|archive-date=March 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308124626/https://www.fuse.tv/2016/08/bts-suga-agust-d-mixtape-why-you-should-listen|url-status=live}} Other critics stated that Suga's "storytelling execution in the music he creates tears down the barrier of censoring and sugarcoating".{{Cite news|url=http://www.manoanow.org/kaleo/features/entertainment/agust-d-album-review/article_6dee9708-1f0f-11e8-870e-639a29abb28a.html|title="Agust D" album review|author=Jim Bea Sampaga |work=Ka Leo O Hawaii|access-date=January 30, 2019|language=en|archive-date=September 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913093847/http://www.manoanow.org/kaleo/features/entertainment/agust-d-album-review/article_6dee9708-1f0f-11e8-870e-639a29abb28a.html|url-status=live}}
In January 2018, Suga was promoted to a full member of the Korea Music Copyright Association.{{cite news|url=http://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=397580#08e1|script-title=ko:방탄소년단(BTS) 슈가, 한국음악저작권협회 정회원 승격...'정회원 기준은?'|trans-title=BTS' Suga, a member of the Korea Music Copyright Association, ' What are the criteria for full membership? '|last=Kim|first=Hyun-seo|work=Top Star News|date=April 20, 2018|access-date=April 20, 2018|language=ko|archive-date=October 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009213124/http://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=397580#08e1|url-status=live}}
= Reception =
In 2017, Suga was ranked the 13th most preferred idol of the year in a survey conducted by Gallup Korea.{{cite web |script-title=ko:2017년 올해를 빛낸 가수와 가요 - 최근 11년간 추이, 아이돌 선호도 포함 |url=http://www.gallup.co.kr/gallupdb/reportContent.asp?seqNo=886&pagePos=1&selectYear=2017&search=&searchKeyword= |website=Gallop Korea |access-date=December 18, 2018 |language=ko |date=December 19, 2017 |archive-date=July 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713001904/http://www.gallup.co.kr/gallupdb/reportContent.asp?seqNo=886&pagePos=1&selectYear=2017&search=&searchKeyword= |url-status=live }} He ranked seventh in 2018 and ninth in 2019.*{{cite web |script-title=ko:한국갤럽 데일리 오피니언, 매주 새로운 여론조사 결과를 전합니다. |url=https://gallupkorea.blogspot.com/2018/12/2018-12_18.html |website=Gallop Korea |access-date=December 19, 2018 |language=ko |date=December 18, 2018 |archive-date=June 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612150825/https://gallupkorea.blogspot.com/2018/12/2018-12_18.html |url-status=live }}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.gallup.co.kr/gallupdb/reportContent.asp?seqNo=1072|script-title=ko:2019년 올해를 빛낸 가수와 가요 - 최근 13년간 추이 포함|date=December 19, 2019|website=Gallup Korea|access-date=December 19, 2019|language=ko|archive-date=December 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219052021/https://www.gallup.co.kr/gallupdb/reportContent.asp?seqNo=1072|url-status=live}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=March 2025}}
Personal life
In 2018, Suga purchased a {{KRWConvert|3.4|b|lk=on|year=2018|showdate=no}} apartment and as of 2019, lives in Hannam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.{{cite web|url=https://www.insight.co.kr/news/205691|script-title=ko:34억짜리 고급 빌라 대출 없이 '현금'으로 매입한 '영앤리치' 방탄 슈가|trans-title="Young & Rich" BTS Suga purchased a 3.4 billion won luxury villa in cash without loan|last=Hwang|first=Bi|date=January 20, 2019|work=Insight|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403174558/https://www.insight.co.kr/news/205691|archive-date=April 3, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=September 4, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=101&oid=025&aid=0002833392|script-title=ko:[라이프트렌드] 유명인이 반한 한남동, 최고급 주거지로 뜬 이유|trans-title=[Life trend] The reason why Hannam-dong, that celebrities have fallen in love with, became a top-class residential area|last=Han|first=Jin|date=July 3, 2018|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421121021/https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=101&oid=025&aid=0002833392|archive-date=April 21, 2019|url-status=dead|access-date=September 4, 2019}}
= Health =
Suga was diagnosed with appendicitis, and underwent surgery at Severance Hospital in Sinchon on December 9, 2013. He was discharged on the December 17 but was re-hospitalized on December 26 due to inflammation of the surgical site. Consequently, he was unable to attend year-end music festivals.{{cite web|url=https://www.mk.co.kr/star/music/view/2013/12/1355375/|script-title=ko:방탄소년단 슈가 충수염 염증 재발 입원‥연말무대 불참|trans-title=BTS Suga appendicitis inflammation readmitted for hospitalization..year-end stage absence|last=Park|first=Se-yeon|date=December 26, 2013|work=Maeil Daily Economic Star Today|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314042526/https://www.mk.co.kr/star/music/view/2013/12/1355375/|archive-date=March 14, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=March 14, 2021}}
In December 2016, Suga suffered an ear injury after tripping over a door threshold. Following doctor recommendations, he took a one-week break from performing and participating in choreography (including at year-end festivals) to ensure the wound healed properly.{{cite web|url=https://mnews.joins.com/article/21031124#home|script-title=ko:방탄소년단 슈가, 귀 부상으로 시상식 일부 불참[공식]|trans-title=[Official] BTS Suga misses some awards ceremonies due to ear injury|last=Kim|first=Jin-seok|date=December 22, 2016|work=JoongAng Ilbo|language=ko|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210314043910/https://mnews.joins.com/article/21031124%23home|archive-date=March 14, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=March 14, 2021}}
In November 2020, Suga underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum (reverse Bankart tear) in his left shoulder and announced that he would be taking a break from subsequent promotional activities in order to fully recover.{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20201106000791|title=BTS' Suga to take break following shoulder surgery: agency|date=November 6, 2020|agency=Yonhap|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106161819/https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20201106000791|archive-date=November 6, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=March 14, 2021|via=The Korea Herald}}{{cite web|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/bts-suga-shoulder-surgery-update|title=BTS Member Suga Updated Fans About His Shoulder Surgery|last=Rearick|first=Lauren|date=November 22, 2020|work=Teen Vogue|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122155550/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/bts-suga-shoulder-surgery-update|archive-date=November 22, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=March 14, 2021}} He resumed activities in January 2021, beginning with a performance with BTS at the 35th Golden Disc Awards.{{Cite web |last=Hong |first=Hye-min |date=January 9, 2021 |title= |script-title=ko: 방탄소년단 슈가 "두 달 휴식, 잊혀질까봐 서둘러 복귀" (2020 골든디스크) |trans-title=BTS' Suga "Two months off, I'm afraid I'll be forgotten, so I'm back in a hurry" (2020 Golden Disc) |url=https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/cn0n8BfNGf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109100856/https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/20210109183403688 |archive-date=January 9, 2021 |access-date=March 6, 2022 |website= |publisher=Hankook Ilbo |language=ko |via=Daum}}
=Military service=
Following revisions made to the Military Service Act in December 2020, all members of BTS were granted an automatic postponement of their mandatory military service in 2021 until the end of 2022.{{cite news|url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/04/bts-jin-starts-process-for-his-military-service/|title=BTS' Jin starts process for his military service|last=Hicap|first=Jonah|date=November 4, 2022|newspaper=Manila Bulletin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104195539/https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/04/bts-jin-starts-process-for-his-military-service/|archive-date=November 4, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=November 4, 2022}} On August 7, 2023, subsequent to the completion of his world tour, Big Hit announced through Weverse that Suga had applied for the termination of his postponement in order to begin the enlistment process and carry out his service.{{cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=477&aid=0000444552|script-title=ko:슈가, 병역의무 이행 절차... 입영 연기 취소" 방탄소년단 3번째 軍입대[전문]|trans-title=Suga, the process of fulfilling military service obligations... Cancellation of enlistment." BTS's third military enlistment [Full Story]|last=Kim|first=Hyun-rok|date=August 7, 2023|work=SpoTV News|language=ko|access-date=August 7, 2023|via=Naver|archive-date=August 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807053903/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=477&aid=0000444552|url-status=live}} He began his military service on September 22, as a social worker.{{cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=076&aid=0004056590|script-title=ko:방탄소년단 슈가, 22일 사회복무요원 입소...팀 병역 세 번째 (공식)[전문]|trans-title=BTS's Sugar, 22nd enters social service...team's third military service (official) [Full text]|last=Jung|first=Yu-na|date=September 17, 2023|newspaper=Sports Chosun|language=ko|access-date=September 17, 2023|via=Naver|archive-date=October 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002053306/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=076&aid=0004056590|url-status=live}}
= DUI incident =
On the night of August 6, 2024, Suga was driving an electric scooter in Hannam-dong, Seoul, when he fell and was recognized by a police officer who detected alcohol.{{cite web|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240930002500315|title=BTS' Suga sentenced to 15 mln-won fine for DUI offense|last=Park|first=Boram|date=September 30, 2024|work=Yonhap News Agency|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001075948/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240930002500315|archive-date=October 1, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=October 24, 2024}} After being breathtested and found to have an elevated blood alcohol level, he was fined and his license was revoked.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/arts/bts-suga-drunk-electric-scooter.html|title=Suga, of BTS, Apologizes for Riding Electric Scooter While Drunk|last=Yoon|first=John|date=August 7, 2024|work=The New York Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813125223/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/arts/bts-suga-drunk-electric-scooter.html|archive-date=August 13, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=August 14, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0rl85rjvyo|title=BTS: Suga apologises for driving scooter under influence|last=McLaren|first=Bonnie|date=August 7, 2024|work=BBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809102733/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0rl85rjvyo|archive-date=August 9, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=August 9, 2024}} Multiple news outlets reported that his BAC was 0.227%,Attributed to several sources:
- {{cite web|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240930002500315|title=BTS' Suga sentenced to 15 mln-won fine for DUI offense|last=Park|first=Boram|date=September 30, 2024|work=Yonhap News Agency|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001075948/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240930002500315|archive-date=October 1, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=October 24, 2024}}
- {{cite web | last=Jeongeun | first=SEONG | title=Group BTS (BTS) Suga (real name Min Yoon-gi, 31), who was summarily indicted for driving an electri.. | website=Maeil Business Newspaper| date=2024-09-30 | url=https://www.mk.co.kr/society/11128102 | access-date=2024-11-12 | language=ko}}
- {{cite web | title=Police refer BTS' Suga to prosecutors over drunk-driving on e-scooter | website=The Korea Times | date=2024-08-30 | url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2024/10/398_381579.html | access-date=2024-10-24}}
- {{cite web | last=Kim | first=Jae-heun | title=Is Korea being too harsh on Suga? | website=The Korea Herald | date=2024-08-26 | url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240826050564 | access-date=2024-11-03}}
- {{cite web | last1=Kim | first1=Kyung-hwa | last2 = Kim | first2=Seo-young | title=Running crews criticized for disrupting streets in Seoul | website=The Chosun Ilbo | date=2024-10-07 | url=https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2024/10/07/J2XNVMP6HZCYNK5IIC45QZC7UA/ | access-date=2024-11-03}} nearly eight times South Korea's legal limit,{{Cite web |date=2024-08-09 |title=BTS Suga's DUI case investigation takes dramatic turn |url=https://jang.com.pk/en/17902-bts-sugas-dui-case-investigation-takes-dramatic-turn-news |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=Daily Jang |language=en-US}} however, this was not confirmed by police.{{Cite web |last=Frater |first=Patrick |date=2024-09-09 |title=BTS Fans Sign Global Petition in Support of Suga After DUI Incident |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/bts-suga-dui-global-petition-fans-support-1236137963/ |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} He and his label both issued statements for the situation, in which he said he had been drinking at a meal, and he apologized.{{cite news |title=BTS member Suga apologizes for drunk driving on e-scooter |url=https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/bts-member-suga-apologises-for-drunk-driving-on-e-scooter |access-date=9 August 2024 |work=Japan Today |date=8 August 2024 |language=en |archive-date=August 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808023936/https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/bts-member-suga-apologises-for-drunk-driving-on-e-scooter |url-status=live }} On August 8, the police announced that they were investigating Suga on charges of violating South Korea's Road Traffic Act. The Military Manpower Administration stated they would not address the matter separately, as the incident was a personal issue that happened outside of working hours.{{cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/article/025/0003378712?sid=102|script-title=ko:[단독] 슈가가 탄 건 '최고 시속 30km' 전동 스쿠터…"처벌 가능"|trans-title=[Exclusive] Suga's ride is a "up to 30km/h" electric scooter..."Punishment is possible"|last=Kim|first=Seo-won|date=August 8, 2024|work=JoongAng Ilbo|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811112712/https://n.news.naver.com/article/025/0003378712?sid=102|archive-date=August 11, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=August 14, 2024|via=Naver}} On September 10, the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors Office proceeded with a summary indictment of Suga for the incident, a process used for minor offenses that allows for expedited penalties without a full trial.{{cite web|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240910009600315|title=BTS' Suga summarily indicted over DUI offense|last=Park|first=Boram|date=September 10, 2024|work=Yonhap News Agency|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923175536/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240910009600315|archive-date=September 23, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=October 24, 2024}} Suga plead guilty to the charges,{{cite web | last=Bitna | first=Geum | title=Suga (real name Min Yoon-ki, 31) of the group BTS (BTS), who was investigated for "electric scooter .. | website=Maeil Business Newspaper | date=2024-09-10 | url=https://www.mk.co.kr/entertain/11114378 | access-date=2024-11-12 | language=ko}} and on September 30, was sentenced to a fine of {{KRWConvert|15|m|lk=on|r=0}} by the Seoul Western District Court, a decision that matched the prosecutors' request.
Philanthropy and activism
On his 25th birthday, Suga donated beef to 39 orphanages in the name of "ARMY", BTS' fanbase, in fulfillment of a promise he made in 2014 to buy his fans meat should he find success as a musical artist.{{cite web|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201803092121430410|script-title=ko:[스타와치]생일맞은 방탄소년단 슈가, 보육원 39곳에 한우 기부한 사연|trans-title=[Star Watch] BTS' Suga Donates Korean Beef to 39 Orphanages for his Birthday|last=Hwang|first=Hye-jin|date=March 9, 2018|work=Newsen|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009213126/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201803092121430410|archive-date=October 9, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=September 4, 2019}} The following year, for his 26th birthday, he donated {{KRWConvert|100|m|lk=on|year=2019|showdate=no|r=0}} and 329 BT21 Shooky dolls to the Korea Pediatric Cancer Foundation.{{cite web|url=http://www.ftoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=107133|script-title=ko:방탄소년단 슈가, 한국소아암재단에 성금 1억원 기부|trans-title=BTS' Suga donates 100 million won to Korea Cancer Foundation|last=Kim|first=Nam-hong|date=March 9, 2019|work=Financial Today Newspaper|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009213129/http://www.ftoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=107133|archive-date=October 9, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=September 4, 2019}} In February 2020, Suga donated {{KRWConvert|100|m|lk=on|year=2020|showdate=no|r=0}} to the Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association to help prevention and relief efforts in his hometown of Daegu, one of the cities most affected by the coronavirus outbreak in South Korea at the time.{{cite news|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200228007051315|title=(LEAD) BTS' Suga, Bong Joon-ho join rush of celebrities donating for coronavirus fight|last=Park|first=Bo-ram|date=February 22, 2020|work=Yonhap News Agency|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202224200/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200228007051315|archive-date=December 2, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=March 14, 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-bts-fandom-idUSKBN2150C8|title=BTS fans keep fervor alive amid coronavirus outbreak|last=Park|first=Min-woo|date=March 18, 2020|work=Reuters|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704121320/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-bts-fandom-idUSKBN2150C8|archive-date=July 4, 2020|url-status=dead|access-date=March 14, 2021}} He donated another {{KRWConvert|100|m|lk=on|year=2021|showdate=no|r=0}} in March 2021, to Daegu's Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital to support child cancer patients unable to access treatment due to financial difficulties.{{cite news|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210311007900315|title=Suga of BTS celebrates birthday with donation for child cancer patients|last=Lee|first=Myung-hee|date=March 11, 2021|work=Yonhap News Agency|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311071708/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210311007900315|archive-date=March 11, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=March 14, 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2021/03/398_305390.html|title=BTS's Suga donates $88,000 to help child cancer patients|last=Dong|first=Sun-hwa|date=February 22, 2020|newspaper=The Korea Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312005446/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2021/03/398_305390.html|archive-date=March 12, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=March 14, 2021}} On March 9, 2022, in celebration of his 29th birthday, Suga donated {{KRWConvert|100|m|lk=on|r=0}} to the Hope Bridge Disaster Relief Association to help victims of the extensive wildfires along the country's eastern coastal area.{{cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000550071|script-title=ko:방탄소년단 슈가가 또...산불 피해복구 위해 1억 기부 '꾸준한 선행'[종합]|trans-title=BTS Suga again... Donation of 100 million won for forest fire damage recovery 'Sustainable good deeds' [General]|last=Hwang|first=Hye-jin|date=March 9, 2022|newspaper=Newsen|language=ko|access-date=March 9, 2022|via=Naver|archive-date=March 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309080454/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000550071|url-status=live}}
On March 9, 2023, he donated {{KRWConvert|100|m|lk=on|r=0}} to the Korean Save the Children, for the purchase of blankets, mattresses, and school supplies for children in southern Turkey and northern Syria.{{cite news|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20230309015000371|script-title=ko:BTS 슈가, 생일 맞아 튀르키예·시리아 긴급구호에 1억원 기부|date=March 9, 2023|work=Yonhap News Agency|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308234436/https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20230309015000371|archive-date=March 8, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=March 9, 2023}} In March 2025, Suga donated {{KRWConvert|100|m|lk=on|r=0}} to the Korean Red Cross for wildfire relief efforts due to wildfire damages in the Ulsan, Gyeongbuk, and Gyeongnam regions.{{cite news|script-title=ko:방탄소년단 RM, 제이홉·슈가 이어 산불 피해 1억 기부…"조금이나마 도움 되길"|url=https://www.spotvnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=737841|work=SPOTV News|last=Jang|first=Jin-ri|date=March 28, 2025|access-date=April 1, 2025|language=ko}}
Suga has spoken openly about mental health,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bts/8099577/bts-interview-billboard-cover-story-2018|title=BTS Speaks Out In Seoul: The K-Pop Megastars Get Candid About Representing a New Generation|last=Jung|first=Alex E.|date=February 15, 2018|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428013416/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bts/8099577/bts-interview-billboard-cover-story-2018|archive-date=April 28, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=April 7, 2018}} sharing his experiences with depression through his music, and has tried to normalise conversations around the topic.{{cite web|url=https://www.insider.com/bts-rapper-suga-amygdala-music-video-2023-4|title=BTS rapper Suga just released a gritty music video discussing suicide and self-harm. It's a major shift from K-Pop's usual conservative tone.|last=Teh|first=Cheryl|date=April 25, 2023|website=Insider|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901004253/https://www.insider.com/bts-rapper-suga-amygdala-music-video-2023-4|archive-date=September 1, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=September 1, 2023}} He has also supported equality for the LGBTQ+ community.
Discography
Tours
{{See also|List of BTS concert tours}}
- Suga Agust D Tour (2023)
Awards and nominations
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References
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