Suga (Min Yoon-gi) Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Suga is a rapper from South Korea who is a member of the k-pop band BTS. It was formed by Big Hit Entertainment in 2013. The other members of the BTS band are Jin, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook. He is the second oldest member of the Bangtan Boys (BTS) band and serves as the lead rapper. Until 17, he worked at a recording studio as a part-timer. He openly supports LGBTQ+ community.

Born Name

Min Yoon-gi

Nick Name

Suga, Agust D, Min Suga, Savage, Black Suga, Motionless Min, Sugar, Min Monarch

Sun Sign

Pisces

Born Place

Daegu, South Korea

Residence

Hannam-dong, Seoul, South Korea

Nationality

Education

Suga went to the Taejeon Elementary School.

He later got enrolled at the Gwaneum Middle School. He has also studied at Apgujeong High School. Plus, Suga later enrolled at Global Cyber University and graduated with a degree in Broadcasting and Entertainment.

In March 2019, he started attending the Hanyang Cyber University for the Master of Business Administration program in Advertising and Media.

Occupation

Rapper, singer, and record producer

Family

• Siblings – Min Geum-jae (Older Brother)

Manager

Suga is signed up with Big Hits Entertainment.

Genre

Hip hop, R&B, K pop

Instruments

Vocals, Piano

Labels

Big Hits Entertainment

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 9¼ in or 176 cm

Weight

65 kg or 143 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Suga has dated

1. Suran (2018) – Suga has been linked with singer Suran on numerous occasions. These dating rumors were pretty incessant in March 2018 as they were spotted wearing couple items. He has produced her single Wine, which was released in April 2017 and it was claimed that they had grown close while working on the song. It was also claimed that they were hinting at their relationship through social media activity. She had posted Shine word on her Instagram, which many felt referred to Suga’s birth date. However, this gossip was quashed by Big Hits Entertainment in their public statement. Soon after, Suran also posted a lengthy post on her Instagram account insisting that she wasn’t dating Suga.

Race / Ethnicity

Asian

Hair Color

Black (Natural)

But, he has experimented with a number of hair colors.

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• His love for bright colored hair colors.
• Boyish good looks

Brand Endorsements

Suga has appeared in TV commercials for the following brands –

• Puma
• SK Telecom
• BBQ

As a member of BTS, he has done endorsement work for the following

• Puma
• Nexon
• Lotte Duty-Free Shop
• Yahoo WiFi
• 109
• LG Electronics

In January 2023, Suga was named the brand ambassador for Valentino.

In April 2023, Suga was announced as the global ambassador for the National Basketball Association (NBA). In May 2023, he was featured in an ad for NBA‘s “We Are All in the Finals” campaign.

Best Known For

Being a member of the popular South Korean boy band, BTS (also known as Bangtan Boys). The band is known for its immense popularity and commercial success of their studio albums such as Dark & Wild, The Most Beautiful Moment in Life Part 2, and The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever.

First Album

His debut studio album with BTS was 2 Cool 4 Skool, which was released in June 2013. The album peaked at the 5^th spot on the South Korean album charts.

As a solo artist, in August 2016, he released his mixtape Agust D on Soundcloud and decided against releasing it commercially. In February 2018, he decided to re-release it for digital purchase.

Suga released his debut solo album D-DAY in April 2023. In May 2023, Suga earned his first solo RIAJ album certification for D-DAY after it was certified ‘gold’ by RIAJ.

First TV Show

In 2013, Suga made his first TV show appearance on the reality TV show, Rookie King: Channel Bangtan.

Suga Favorite Things

• Food – Meat
• Color – Black and white
• Number – 3

Source – Wikia.com

Suga Facts

1. His music band BTS holds the distinction of being the first South Korean band to have a music album featured as high as the 7th position on Billboard 200. This position was attained by their 2017 release Love Yourself: Her.
2. In May 2016, Twitter released the first-ever K-pop emoji featuring Suga’s band BTS.
3. When his music group won the Top Social Artist Award, it became the first Korean group to have won an award at the Billboard Music Awards.
4. He started writing music at the age of 13. To learn more about music, he took a part-time job in a recording studio at the age of 17.
5. Early in his music career, he used to perform in the underground rap scene under the stage name of Gloss.
6. In 2010, along with the hip-hop collective D-Town, he released a single, 518-062. The song was written in memory of Gwangju Uprising.
7. While studying in school, he used to play basketball as a shooting guard. In fact, his stage name is taken from the first syllables of the Korean term for shooting guard.
8. He has taken music training with his BTS group mates RM and J-Hope for about 3 years.
9. He is a passionate supporter of the LGBTQ community and has often spoken about their rights and equality in society.
10. He has been open about his struggle with social phobia and depression. He has also worked to raise awareness about mental health.
11. In December 2013, he was diagnosed with appendicitis and later underwent surgery at Severance Hospital in Sinchon. However, later that month, he was again hospitalized due to inflammation of the surgical site.
12. In 2014, he had promised his fans that he would buy meat for them if he became a successful music artist. On the eve of his 25^th birthday in 2018, he gave away 10 kg of prime Korean beef to 39 orphanages in the name of BTS fanbase.
13. His music group has performed in concerts to raise funds for LISA, which is a non-profit organization that funds research into degenerative retina disease treatment and raises awareness about visually impaired.
14. Along with his bandmates, Suga was honored with the fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit in 2018, by Moon Jae-in, for his contribution to the promotion of Korean culture.
15. In 2018, he purchased an apartment for ₩3.4 billion in Seoul, South Korea.
16. In November 2020, he underwent shoulder surgery to repair a torn shoulder labrum. The tear occurred in 2012 when he was hit by a car.
17. In December 2021, it was revealed that Suga had been tested positive for COVID-19.
18. In 2022, Suga and Psy released the music video of their new song, That That. In January 2023, it was revealed that it had become the 9th music video by a K-pop soloist to hit the 400 million views mark on YouTube.
19. In March 2023, Suga donated almost 100 million won to the Korean “Save the Children” for emergency relief in Turkey and Syria after the 2023 earthquake.
20. In April 2023, he released the music video for his new song, People Pt.2, featuring IU. The song debuted at No. 11 on Spotify’s ‘Global Top Songs’ chart.
21. In 2023, Suga graced the cover of Marie Claire Korea‘s “May 2023” issue.
22. Suga enlisted in the military on September 22, 2023.
23. In September 2023, it was revealed that Suga and all the other members of BTS had renewed their contracts with BigHit Music.

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