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Suga (슈가; also known as Agust D when solo) is a South Korean rapper-songwriter, producer and musician under BigHit Music. He is the lead rapper of the boy group BTS.

He released his first mixtape, Agust D, on August 16, 2016. He then made his official solo debut with his first full-length album D-Day on April 21, 2023.

Career[]

Pre-debut[]

When he lived in Daegu, his hometown, Suga was an underground rapper under the name of "Gloss".

2013–2016: BTS, Agust D[]

On June 13, 2013, he debuted as a member of BTS, with the single album "2 Cool 4 Skool".

On December 9, 2013, he had an emergency operation. Suga was in Japan to complete a program abroad. He had to go suddenly to the hospital due to stomach pain, which turned out to be an appendicitis attack. After this diagnosis, he quickly returned to Korea for surgery. His agency Big Hit Entertainment also told Newsen, "Suga was operated on early in the morning. After his surgery, he will recover and immediately resume the program." Even if this incident affected the fans, they supported SUGA, and patiently waited for his return.

On December 24, 2013, while preparing to perform a Bangtan Bom for Christmas, Suga was re-affected by an infection near appendicitis.

On January 6, 2014 he came back to BTS to monitor the group's performances in Japan.

On August 16, 2016, under the name Agust D, he released his first mixtape of the same name.

2019: "Song Request", "Suga's Interlude"[]

In January of 2019, Suga co-wrote and featured on Lee Sora's "Song Request".

In December that year, Suga produced and featured on the track "Suga's Interlude" from Halsey's studio album Manic.

2020-2022: "Eight", D-2, "Girl of My Dreams", "That That[]

Suga produced and featured on the track "Eight" by IU in May of 2020. Days later, he released his second mixtape, D-2, with its lead single, "Daechwita".

In 2021, he featured on Juice Wrld's "Girl of My Dreams".

He also collaborated with Psy on "That That", the lead single from Psy's eighth studio album, Psy 9th. The song was released on April 29, 2022.

2023: First solo world tour, Suga: Road To D-Day, solo debut with D-Day[]

On February 14, 2023, it was announced that Suga will be embarking on his first solo world tour, Suga Agust D Tour, making him the first BTS member to have a solo tour.[1] The tour will begin with a two-night stint in Belmont Park, New York on April 26 and 27, 2023 and will make stops across the U.S, followed by Asia, Seoul, and Japan legs.[2]

On March 31, it was announced that Suga will be having his own solo documentary, Suga: Road To D-Day, which will be airing on both Weverse and Disney+.[3]

On April 3, BigHit announced that Suga will make his solo debut with D-Day on April 21.[4] Additionally, he will be releasing a pre-release single titled "People Pt.2" on April 7 featuring IU.[5]

Personal life[]

Military service[]

On August 7, 2023, BigHit Music announced that Suga applied for the termination of his enlistment postponement and will soon start his military service.[6] On September 17, BigHit Music announced that Suga would officially enlist in the military on September 22.[7] He will be discharged on June 21, 2025.[citation needed]

DUI[]

On August 7, 2024 it was reported that Suga was being investigated for driving an electric scooter under the influence of alcohol.[8] It was later reported that he had an blood alcohol content of 0.227%, over seven times the legal allowed amount. He could potentialy face up to five years in prison.

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Mixtapes[]

Digital singles[]

Collaborations[]

Features[]

OSTs[]

Other releases[]

  • "It Doesn't Matter" (2013)
  • "Ddaeng" (with RM & J-Hope) (2018)

Producing and writing credits[]

  • All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless stated.[9]

2010s[]

Artist Song Album Type
2013
BTS "We Are Bulletproof Pt.2" 2 Cool 4 Skool Writing
Composing
"No More Dream"
"Like"
"Outro: Circle Room Cypher" Writing
"N.O" O!RUL8,2? Writing
Composing
"We On"
"If I Ruled The World"
"Coffee"
"BTS Cypher, Pt. 1"
"The Rise of Bangtan (진격의 방탄)"
"Satoori Rap"
2014
BTS "Intro: Skool Luv Affair" Skool Luv Affair Writing
Composing
"Boy In Luv"
"Where You From"
"Just One Day"
"Tomorrow" Writing
Composing
Producing
"BTS Cypher, Pt 2 : Triptych" Writing
Composing
"Spine Breaker"
"Jump" Writing
Composing
Producing
"Miss Right" Skool Luv Affair Special Edition Writing
Composing
"Like (Slow Jam Remix)"
"No More Dream (Japanese Ver.)" "No More Dream (Japanese Ver.)" Composing
"Boy In Luv (Japanese Ver.)" "Boy in LUV"
"N.O (Japanese Ver.)"
"Danger" Dark & Wild Writing
Composing
"War of Hormone"
"Hip Hop Lover"
"Let Me Know"
"Rain"
"BTS Cypher Pt.3: Killer"
"Can You Turn Off Your Phone?"
"Embarrassed"
"24/7 = Heaven"
"Look Here"
"So 4 More" N/A
2015
BTS "Intro: The Most Beautiful Moment In Life" The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Pt. 1 Writing
Composing
"I Need U"
"Hold Me Tight"
"Dope"
"Boyz With Fun" Writing
Composing
Producing
"Converse High" Writing
Composing
"Moving On"
"Intro: Never Mind" The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Pt. 2
"Run"
"Butterfly"
"Whalien 52"
"Ma City"
"Autumn Leaves" Writing
Composing
Producing
2016
BTS "Fire" The Most Beautiful Moment In Life: Young Forever Writing
Composing
"Save Me"
"Epilogue: Young Forever"
Love Is Not Over (Full length edition)"
"I Need U (Urban mix)"
"I Need U (Remix)"
"Run (Ballad mix)"
"Run (Alternative mix)"
"Butterfly (Alternative mix)"
Agust D (Himself) "Intro: Dt sugA" Agust D Writing
Producing
"Agust D"
"Give It To Me" Writing
Composing
Producing
"Skit" Writing
Producing
"724148"
"140503 at dawn"
"The Last" Writing
Composing
Producing
"Tony Montana"
"Interlude: Dream, Reality"
"So Far Away"
BTS "Blood Sweat & Tears" Wings
"First Love" Writing
Composing
Producing
"BTS Cypher 4" Writing
Composing
"2! 3!"
"Interlude: Wings"
2017
BTS "Spring Day" You Never Walk Alone Writing
Composing
"Outro: Wings"
"A Supplementary Story: You Never Walk Alone"
Suran "Wine" "Wine" Composing
Producing
BTS "DNA" Love Yourself: Her Writing
Composing
"Best of Me"
"Pied Piper"
"Outro: Her" Writing
Composing
Producing
"Sea" Writing
Composing
2018
BTS "134340" Love Yourself: Tear Writing
Composing
"Paradise"
"Love Maze"
"Magic Shop"
"Airplane pt.2"
"Anpanman"
"So What"
"Outro: Tear"
"Trivia 轉: Seesaw" Love Yourself: Answer Writing
Composing
Producing
"I'm Fine" Writing
Composing
"Answer: Love Yourself"
"DNA (Pedal 2 LA Mix)"
2019
Lee Sora "Song Request" "Song Request" Writing
Epik High "Eternal Sunshine" Sleepless in Composing
Producing
BTS "Boy With Luv" Map of the Soul : Persona Writing
Composing
"Mikrokosmos"
"Make It Right"
"Home"
"Dionysus"
Heize "We Don't Talk Together" "We Don't Talk Together" Writing
Composing
Producing
Halsey "SUGA's Interlude" Manic

2020s[]

Artist Song Album Type
2020
BTS "Interlude : Shadow" Map of the Soul : 7 Writing
Composing
Producing
"Louder Than Bombs" Writing
Composing
"On"
"Ugh!"
"Respect" Writing
Composing
Producing
"We Are Bulletproof: The Eternal" Writing
Composing
IU "Eight" "Eight" Writing
Composing
Arranging
Producing
Agust D (Himself) "Moonlight" D-2 Writing
Composing
Producing
"Daechwita"
"What Do You Think?" Writing
Composing
"Strange"
"28 (점점 어른이 되나봐)"
"Burn It" Writing
Composing
Producing
"People (사람)"
"Honsool (혼술)"
"Interlude: Set Me Free"
"Dear My Friend (어땠을까)"
BTS "In The Soop" N/A
"Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) [BTS Remix]" Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) [BTS Remix] Writing
"Life Goes On" Be Writing
Composing
"Fly To My Room"
"Blue & Grey"
"Telepathy (잠시)"
"Dis-ease (병)"
2022
PSY "That That" (prod. & feat. Suga of BTS) PSY 9th Producing

Concerts[]

World tours[]

Filmography[]

Movies[]

  • Agust D Tour 'D-Day' The Movie (2024)[10]

Documentary[]

  • Suga: Road To D Day (Weverse/Disney+, 2023)[11]

Photobooks[]

  • Agust D Tour 'D-Day' The Original (2024)

Endorsements[]

On January 17, 2023, Valentino revealed that they have selected Suga as their new brand ambassador.[12] On April 6, 2023, it was announced that Suga is the new ambassador for the NBA.[13]

  • Valentino (2023–present)
  • NBA (2023)

Trivia[]

  • He won second place in his Big Hit Entertainment Audition.
  • He is the second oldest as well as the second shortest in the boy band BTS.
  • His Zodiac sign is Pisces.
  • He has an older brother.
  • His favorite color is black and red.
  • His favorite number is 3.
  • His favorite food is meat.
  • He loves taking photos.
  • His role models are Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Lil Wayne, and Hit Boy.
  • He decided to pursue a career in music after hearing Stony Skunk ‘Ragga Muffin’ in 6th grade.
  • After hearing "Fly" from Epik High (the first version) in 2006, he said to himself "Yes I will also rap!". And since that day, he started to train intensively and passionately, to be able to realize his dream. This song is also the one that helps him when he feels drained or tired. It also gives him the strength to make good music.
  • Before knowing Hip-Hop, he only listened to classical music.
  • He chose his stage name of Suga because he used to be a shooting guard when he played basketball (shoo • gua).
  • The BTS members said if Suga wasn't human he'd be: a turtle (Jungkook), a Lion trainer (Jimin), Baseball player’s 3rd batter/hitter (V), Candy (J-Hope), a rock (himself).
  • He wanted to be firefighter, basketball player, and musician when he was younger.
  • If he had not been a singer, he would have liked to be a music teacher.
  • He is the one who scolds younger members when they make mistakes because he is the only one who knows how to speak harshly and strictly when needed.
  • He is a frank and honest person. When he feels something is wrong he always talks about it.
  • He's good at cooking, he would like to have a cooking contest against Jin.
  • He wrote the song "I like it" of 2 Cool 4 Skool in less than 40 minutes.
  • If he were a girl, he would go out with Jin.
  • He finds that her legs are prettier than those of Girls' Generation.
  • Since they were trainees, Suga often takes care of Jimin.
  • He finds that his "eye-smile" is one of its charms.
  • He envies the age of Jungkook and declares "If I go back to my 17 years like maknae Jungkook, I want to study. I want to be a good son who does not rebel against his parents and their words".
  • He had a very bad impression when he first met V.
  • A fan once asked Suga what he preferred between annoying Jin and smiling like V, he replied: Annoying Jin smiling like V.
  • When he is not well he confides in RM.
  • When he was still a trainee, Suga announced to the president of the agency that he wanted to leave the agency.
  • He cannot speak English very well.
  • He doesn't often do aegyo, but he likes to display his "cute" side in front of his fans.
  • The other members think he would be good at a variety show because he makes a lot of jokes.
  • During the program "Rookie King", he and the other members were victims of an infection in the right eye.
  • One of his rules is to stay serious when he makes music.
  • He could ask the other members to speak softly to fall asleep.
  • When nervous, he tends to bite his nails or write lyrics.
  • To feel better, he tends to lie down in his bed and do nothing.
  • He opened up about his struggles with depression, anxiety and social anxiety both in interviews and his self-produced mixtape, hoping to help others who are struggling with their mental health.
  • Aside from mental health, he's also addressed social and political issues in his lyrics.
  • Suga has spoken openly about mental health and equality for the LGBTQ+ community. [14]
  • His MBTI personality type is INTP (was originally INFP until he took the test again),[15] but his fandom thinks he is INTJ.[16]
  • He is a huge fan of legendary American NBA basketball player Allen "The Answer" Iverson: he's such a fan of The Answer that every basketball jersey he wears has to have the number 3 on it (the number 3 was the jersey number Iverson wore throughout his legendary basketball career).[17]

Gallery[]

Main article: Suga/Gallery

References[]

Offiicial links[]

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