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T.O.P (ex BIGBANG) Profile

T.O.P (ex BIGBANG) Profile and Facts;

T.O.P (탑)
is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter and actor. He is a former member of the South Korean boy group Big Bang and its sub-unit GD&TOP under YG Entertainment. He officially debuted as a soloist on June 21st, 2010 with single “Turn It Up“.

Stage Name: T.O.P (탑)
Birth Name: Choi Seung Hyun (최승현)
Birthday: November 4, 1987
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Nationality: Korean
Height: 181 cm (5’11”)
Weight: 65 kg (143 lbs)
Blood Type: B
MBTI Type: INFP / INTP
Instagram: @ttt

T.O.P. Facts:
– His hometown is Seoul, South Korea.
– He has an older sister named Choi Hye Yoon, who was born in 1982.
– Education: Dankook University (major in Theatre & Film).
– He has known G-Dragon since childhood.
– When he first auditioned for YG he was rejected because of his then physical appearance not fitting idol standards. He was later accepted after losing 20kg in 40 days.
– He was part of  the Big Bang subunit GD&TOP with G-Dragon.
– His hobbies include: reading books, swimming, and do silly things.
– T.O.P is very stubborn.
– He used to sleepwalk when he was younger.
– He had his first kiss in the 7th grade by the Han River.
– He was not a very good student and got poor marks.
– T.O.P is able to calculate the number of calories in a food very quickly.
– He wears a lot of clothes when he sleeps.
– He has said that he would never date a fan.
– If he wasn’t a musician he would do something in the fashion industry.
Pink is his favorite color.
– He was the tallest member of BigBang.
– He got his stage name from former YG artists Se7en.
– Sushi, especially tuna sushi, is his favorite food.
– T.O.P was known as the jokester of BigBang.
– His nicknames include: Tabi, Bingu Top, Tempo, and Choom Top.
– Before joining YG, T.O.P was an underground rapper known as “Tempo”.
– In 2003 he won Radio Star’s “Rap Battle”.
– Figure skater Kim Yuna is one of his childhood friends.
– If BigBang members were all girls he would date Taeyang.
– He was the oldest member of the Big Bang.
– He prefers to wear clothing that is not revealing.
– He feels uncomfortable when people, other than those close to him, touch him.
– T.O.P enlisted in the military on February 9th, 2017, and served as a conscripted policeman.
– He was discharged from military on July 6th, 2019.
– He first wanted to become a rapper in 4th/5th grade after hearing music from American rapper Notorious B.I.G.
– He can beatbox.
– He has participated in writing and producing several Big Bang songs, and other songs he has featured on.
– He really likes eating sweets.
– He made his solo debut in 2010 with the song “Turn It Up”.
– He enjoys collecting figurines because he likes talking to them.
– His mother is #1 on speed dial.
– T.O.P is know for his deep voice.
– He has branched out into furniture design.
– He enjoys music from the English rock group Pink Floyd.
– He dislikes the phrase ‘kpop’.  His reason being that he doesn’t think we should designate music by who’s it is.
– He frequently skipped or left school without wearing shoes. He would even walk home barefoot if his shoes were taken away.
– He listens to classical music.
– When writing lyrics, T.O.P will edit what he has written hundreds of times.
– He gets inspiration for his songs from “Things that don’t speak, beauty and pretty objects rather than people”.
– He was the first kpop idol to make Growse Magazine’s list of Top 200 Artists.
– In 2013 he was named one of the ‘Hottest Sex Symbols’ by Rolling Stone Magazine.
– While filming the movie “Commitment”, he had to be admitted to the hospital after cutting his hand on a piece of glass during a combat scene.
– He has participated in OST’s for the dramas: “Friend, Our Legend”, “19”, and “Secret Message”.
– In 2017, T.O.P plead guilty to charges of marijuana usage and received a sentence of 2 years of probation.
– In 2016 he held a charity art auction which raised 135 million Hong Kong Dollars – a portion was donated to the Asian Cultural Council.
– He took part in the Ice Bucket Challenge and donated money to the Seungil Hope Foundation, which provides aid to those with ALS.
– In 2020 he donated 100 million won to the Hope Bridge National Disaster Association, which aided in the fight against COVID-19.
– He officially left YG Entertainment on February 7th, 2022.
– He would’ve been the first Korean idol to go to space on a rocket developed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The launch was eventually cancelled.
– He confirmed his departure from BIGBANG numerous times on his personal Instagram account.
– Independent wine brand “T’SPOT” is launched and curated by him.
– T.O.P.’s ideal type: “My ideal girl is someone feminine with a voice thinner than mine. I don’t like girls who like to meddle. I truly don’t care about her fashion sense as long as she has a sensible and witty personality. I don’t really care about looks.”

T.O.P Filmography
Movies
-“Nineteen” (2009) as Seo Jeong-hun
-“71: Into the Fire” (2010) as Oh Jang-beom
-“Iris: The Movie” (2011) as Vick
– “Commitment” (2013) as Lee Myeong-hoon / Kang Dae-ho
-“Tazza: The Hidden Card” (2014) as Ham Dae-gil
-“Out of Control” (2017) as Tom Young
Dramas
-“I Am Sam” (2007) as Chae Mu-sin
-“Iris” (2009) as Vick
-“Secret Message” (2015) as Woo-hyun
– “Squid Game 2” (2024) as Thanos

List of Awards Received by T.O.P
For His Role in “71: Into The Fire”
-Hallyu Popularity Award at the 47th Grand Bell Awards
-New Icon (Movie) Award at the Style Icon Awards
-Best New Actor and Popularity Award at The 31st Blue Dragon Film Awards
-Best New Actor Award at the Max Movie Awards
-Best New Actor and Popularity Award at the 47th Baeksang Arts Awards
Other
-Rookie Award at the  17th BIFF Asia Star Awards (For his role in “Commitment”)
-Visual Cultural Award at the Prudential Eye Awards

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