Daesung
Sign in to saveKang Dae-sung (; born April 26, 1989), better known mononymously as Daesung and his Japanese stage name D-Lite, is a South Korean singer who made his musical debut in 2006 as a member of the South Korean boy band Big Bang. He debuted as a solo artist in South Korea with the number one trot song "Look at Me, Gwisoon" in 2008. Since the inception of the Gaon Digital Chart in 2010, Daesung achieved two Top 10 songs, the digital single "Cotton Candy" and "Wings" from the BigBang album Alive (2012).
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1989-04-26
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Information Security and Cryptology -- ICISC 2012: 15th International Conference, Seoul, Korea, November 28-30, 2012, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)
- Information Security and Cryptology -- ICISC 2012
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Film & TV
Acting · Incheon, South Korea
Kang Dae-sung (강대성) is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Big Bang
Known for
- ÜBERMENSCH G-DRAGON 2025 WORLD TOUR THE FINAL — Self2026
- BANGCHELLA — Self2026
- 상남자의 여행법 in 규슈2026
- G-DRAGON IN CINEMA [Übermensch] — Self2025
- Good Day — Self2025
- Try? Choo-ry! — Self2025
- YOO Got a Minute?2025
- Korea-Japan King of Singers2024
- Korea-Japan Top Ten Show2024
- Starlight Boys — Guider2024
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 35,973
- Total plays
- 1,163,283
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Kang Dae-sung (Korean: 강대성; born April 26, 1989), better known mononymously as Daesung and his Japanese stage name D-LITE, is a South Korean singer who made his musical debut in 2006 as a member of the South Korean boy band BIGBANG. He debuted as a solo artist in South Korea with the number one trot song "Look at Me, Gwisoon" in 2008. Since the inception of the Gaon Digital Chart in 2010, Daesung achieved two Top 10 songs, the digital single "Cotton Candy" and "Wings" from the BigBang album Aliv
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Hydrophilic Phosphatriazaadamantane Ligand in the Development of H<sub>2</sub> Production Electrocatalysts: Iron Hydrogenase Model Complexes
· 2004 · cited 412x
- Electrocatalysis of hydrogen production by active site analogues of the iron hydrogenase enzyme: structure/function relationships
· 2003 · cited 336x
- True recurrence vs. new primary ipsilateral breast tumor relapse: An analysis of clinical and pathologic differences and their implications in natural history, prognoses, and therapeutic management
· 2000 · cited 264x
- Orthogonal lipid sensors identify transbilayer asymmetry of plasma membrane cholesterol
· 2016 · cited 235x
- Pairwise Use of Complexity-Generating Reactions in Diversity-Oriented Organic Synthesis
· 2000 · cited 230x
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Daesung
- Person.image
- Daesung - MADE THE MOVIE Premiere.jpg
- Person.caption
- Daesung at the premiere of Big Bang Made on June 28, 2016
- Person.native_name
- 강대성
- Person.birth_name
- Kang Dae-sung
- Person.alias
- D-Lite
- Person.birth_place
- Seoul, South Korea
- Musical artist.embed
- yes
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2006–present
- Musical artist.past_member_of
- YG Family
- Korean name/auto.child
- yes
- Korean name/auto.headercolor
- transparent
- Korean name/auto.hangul
Key dates
- Born
- 26 April 1989
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Kang
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Korea
- Place of birth
- Seoul
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- Kyung Hee University
- Languages spoken
- Korean
- Genre
- K-pop
- Instrument
- voice
Article
18 sectionsContents
- Life and career
- 1989–2007: Early life and debut with Big Bang
- 2008–2009: Solo career development, ''Family Outing'' and ''Cats''
- 2010–2012: ''What's Up'', ''Night After Night'' and solo songs
- 2013–2016: Solo debut in Japan, ''D'slove'', ''Delight'' and encore concerts
- 2017–present: Solo Dome tour and ''D-Day''
- Personal life
- Military service
- Discography
- Filmography
- Film
- Television series
- Variety shows
- Musical
- Tours
- Awards and nominations
- References
- External links
Kang Dae-sung (; born April 26, 1989), better known mononymously as Daesung and his Japanese stage name D-Lite, is a South Korean singer who made his musical debut in 2006 as a member of the South Korean boy band Big Bang. He debuted as a solo artist in South Korea with the number one trot song "Look at Me, Gwisoon" in 2008. Since the inception of the Gaon Digital Chart in 2010, Daesung achieved two Top 10 songs, the digital single "Cotton Candy" and "Wings" from the BigBang album Alive (2012).
In 2013, he released his first solo album in Japan, ''D'scover and embarked on his first Japanese tour. The following year, he released two more albums, D'slove and his first chart-topper, Delight''. D'slove Tour made him the first Korean soloist to gather over 100,000 fans for two Japanese tours in a row. In 2017, he held his first solo Japanese dome tour, performing for over 150,000 people from four shows and released his second number one album, D-Day, that made him the second foreign male solo artist to have two consecutive number one albums in Japan after Michael Jackson.
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