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T.O.P 
T.O.P in an LG promotional adBackground information Birth name Choi Seunghyun Also known as Tempo
Bingu T.O.PBorn November 4, 1987
Seoul, South KoreaOrigin Republic of Korea Genres Hip hop, K-pop Occupations Rapper, singer, composer, lyricist, beatboxer, actor, record producer, model Years active 2006–Present Labels YG Entertainment[1] Associated acts Big Bang
T.O.P's signatureKorean name Hangul 최승현 Hanja 崔勝鉉[citation needed] Revised Romanization Choe Seung-hyeon McCune–Reischauer Ch'oe Sŭnghyŏn Choi Seung-hyun (Korean: 최승현; born November 4, 1987), better known by his stage name T.O.P (탑), is a South Korean recording artist and actor. Best known as a member of the Korean boy band Big Bang, he has branched out to act in various dramas and films, including I Am Sam, Iris and 71: Into the Fire.
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History
2005–2006: Big Bang debut
Main article: Big Bang (Korean band)Prior to his involvement with YG Entertainment, Choi was an underground rapper and a childhood friend of G-Dragon, another member of Big Bang.[2] G-Dragon stated that the two were "neighborhood friend[s] from middle school" and would often dance and rap together.[3] Although G-Dragon later moved away and the two "became distant", he contacted Choi again when YG Entertainment was scouting for candidates to create a boy band.[3] The pair recorded several demos and sent them to Yang Hyun Suk, CEO of YG Entertainment, who later asked Choi to audition.[2] Choi was initially rejected by the record label, which deemed him too "chubby" to fit the "idealistic version" of an idol.[2] Choi later stated that he "went home and exercised really hard because I wanted to join YG Entertainment."[2] Six months later, he returned for another audition and was signed on. He reportedly lost 20 kg in 40 days.[2]
Choosing the stage name of T.O.P. (Korean: 탑), he became one of the two rappers in the group Big Bang, alongside G-Dragon. The two were paired with four others: Taeyang, Daesung, Seungri and So-1; a documentation of their training was aired to promote them.[4] So-1 was dropped by the record label, and Big Bang made its official debut with five members.[5] Their first album, Since 2007, was a fair success,[6] and included T.O.P.'s first solo song "Big Boy." The group achieved mainstream success with the release of the song "Lie" (Korean: 거짓말; Revised Romanization: Geojitmal) from their 2007 mini-album Always, which topped several charts upon its release. The singles, "Last Farewell" (Korean: 마지막 인사; Revised Romanization: Majimak Insa) from the mini-album Hot Issue and "Day by Day" (Korean: 하루하루; Revised Romanization: Haru Haru) from Stand Up, became chart-toppers as well.[7][8]
2007–present: Solo development
Following the release of the band's albums and singles, T.O.P. began working on his solo career. In April 2007, he was featured with fellow Big Bang members Taeyang and G-Dragon on singer Lexy's single "Super Fly" for her album Rush. Later that summer, he appeared as an actor in Red Roc’s "Hello" music video.[9] He later became the first member of Big Bang to venture into acting, starring in the KBS2 drama, I Am Sam,.[1] portraying the school's top fighter, Chae Musin. He also took the role of MC of MBC's Music Core on November 10, 2007, only to resign in April of the following year. In 2008, he collaborated with R&B artist Gummy on the song "I'm Sorry" for her album Comfort, and later with singer Uhm Jung Hwa for her single "D.I.S.C.O." That same year, he was also admitted to Dankook University, to the theater department.[10]
T.O.P later put his solo career on hold while he joined his group for their promotional activities. After more than a year of promoting Big Bang's materials, he returned to acting, playing the assassin Vick in the critically acclaimed[11] Korean television drama Iris.[12] T.O.P. also recorded the song "Hallelujah" for the drama's soundtrack with Taeyang and G-Dragon. Following Iris, T.O.P. and Seungri appeared in the teenage suspense drama, My 19.[13]
T.O.P appeared in the movie 71: Into the Fire which released in June 2010. He received many good critiques and praise for his acting; the movie hit 1 million views in a week, making it the first movie of 2010 to reach that number of views in South Korea.[14] He is also in preparation for his solo debut.[15] During Big Bang's Big Show concert in January 2010, T.O.P. performed his new single "Turn It Up." YG Entertainment released a music video teaser for "Turn It Up" on June 14, 2010 which revealed the release date for the full music video to be June 21, 2010. The teaser itself received over 200,000 views within 48 hours of its original posting on YouTube. The official music video was released at noon in South Korea, with over 1,000,000 views and comments in just a few minutes.[16] He is also the first Korean artist to have his song release worldwide on iTunes. On 29 October 2010, he won the Hallyu Popularity Award in the 47th Grand Bell Film Awards.[17]
In November 2010, YG Entertainment announced T.O.P and bandmate G-Dragon would release a collaboration album.[18] Preceding the release of the album, the duo held a world-wide premiere showcase for their album at Times Square in Yeongdeungpo of Seoul, South Korea,[19] which was also broad-casted live on YouTube.[20] To promote their album, the duo released three singles: "High High," "Oh Yeah," and "Knock out."[21] All three singles preceded the release of the album. The singles were commercial successes: "High High" was a chart topper[22] while "Oh Yeah" and "Knock Out" both peaked at #2 and #3 respectively.[23][24] The album was released on Christmas Eve, and debuted at number one[25] with pre-orders of 200,000 copies.[26]
In October 2011, it was announced that T.O.P. had been tapped as the male lead to star opposite Kim Ha Neul in Absolutely Him, the South Korean remake of Absolute Boyfriend, a Japanese manga about a perfect robot boyfriend that has already been adapted into both a Japanese and Taiwanese live action drama. The show is set to air on MBC is March 2012.[27]
Discography
Main article: Big Bang discography- Collaboration albums
- GD & TOP with G-Dragon (2010)
- Singles
- "Friend" (Korean: 친구; Revised Romanization: Chingu) (T.O.P featuring Tae Yang)
- "Act Like Nothing's Wrong" (Korean: 아무렇지 않은 척)
- "Hallelujah" (T.O.P featuring Tae Yang and G-Dragon) (theme song of the drama Iris)
- "Turn It Up"
- "Because" T.O.P featuring Seungri (theme song for 19teen)
- Featured singles
- I'm Sorry (Japanese Ver.)Gummy (Feat. T.O.P)
- "Buckwild" NBK Gray featuring T.O.P.
- "Big Boy"
- "I'm Sorry" Gummy featuring T.O.P
- "All I See Is you" Zia featuring T.O.P
- "D.I.S.C.O " Uhm Jung Hwa featuring T.O.P
- "Digital Bounce" Se7en featuring T.O.P
Filmography
Film Year Film Role Notes 2008 Story of Men Himself Cameo role 2009 Nineteen Seo Jeong-hun 2010 71: Into the Fire Oh Jang-bum * Won – 47th Daejong Film Awards for Hallyu Popularity[28] - Nominated – 47th Daejong Film Awards for Best New Actor[29]
- Nominated – 8th Korea Film Awards for Best New Actor[30]
- Won – Style Icon Awards for Best New Actor[31]
- Won – 31st Blue Dragon Film Awards for Best New Actor[32]
- Won – 31st Blue Dragon Film Awards for Popularity[32]
- Won – Max Movie Award for Best New Actor [33]
- Nominated – 5th Asian Film Award for Best New Actor[34]
- Won – 47th PaekSang Award for Best New Actor [35]
- Won – 47th PaekSang Award for Popularity Award (Actor in a Motion Picture) [35]
2011 Iris: The Last Vick Film adaption of Iris for Japan Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 I Am Sam Chae Mu-sin 2009 2NE1 TV Himself 2009–2011 Reality show Family Outing Guest Ep 34-35 (8 and 15 February) Iris Vick TV commercials / advertisements
- Calvin Klein- "Brooklyn Boy"
- North Face [36]
- LG Cyon Suit
- LG Optimus ONE
- LG Cyon Clear
- Baskin Robbins
- Nikon
- FILA
- 2% Water
- G Market
- Lollipop
- Lotte Duty Free
- CJ Group CM TV
- Style M
- Bangs B-School
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External links
- Big Bang's official website
- T.O.P's Me2day
G-Dragon · Taeyang · T.O.P · Daesung · Seungri Albums KoreanBigbang Vol.1 · RememberJapaneseExtended plays KoreanAlways · Hot Issue · Stand Up · TonightJapaneseFor the World · With UOther albums First Live Concert: The Real · 2nd Live Concert: The Great · 2009 Big Show · 2010 Big Show · 2011 Big Show · EssentialTours 2008 Global Warning Tour · Stand Up Tour '08 · Electric Love Tour 2010 · Love & Hope Tour 2011DVDs First Live Concert: The Real DVD · 2nd Live Concert: The Great DVD · 2009 Big Show DVD · The Clips Vol. 1 · 2010 Big Show DVD · 2011 Big Show DVDSingles Korean"First Single" · "Second Single" · "Third Single" · "Lollipop" (with 2NE1) · "Lollipop Pt. 2" · "Tonight" · "Love Song"Japanese"My Heaven" · "Gara Gara Go!!" · "Koe o Kikasete" · "Tell Me Goodbye" · "Beautiful Hangover"Related topics YG Entertainment Executives Yang Hyun-suk (CEO)Subsidiaries Artists SoloDuoGroupSpecial UnitGD & TOP · YG FamilyActors Choi Seung Hyun · Kang Dae Sung · Kang Hye Jung · Ku Hye Sun · Jung Hye Young · Lee Seung Hyun · Park Sandara · Yoo In-naFormer Related articles DiscographyWebsite: Korea · Japan Categories:- Big Bang (Korean band) members
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