SUGA

Min Yoon-gi, known professionally as Suga and Agust D, is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, and record producer who gained global recognition as a member of the boy band BTS, and has developed a successful solo career. After training for three years at Big Hit Entertainment, SUGA debuted in June 2013 as a member of the global sensation BTS with the single album ‘2 Cool 4 Skool’. Known for his extensive contributions to BTS’s discography, SUGA has written and produced numerous tracks for the group, including personal compositions such as ‘Intro: The Most Beautiful Moment in Life’ (2015), ‘First Love’ (2016), and ‘Interlude: Shadow’ (2020). Prior to his debut, he was active as an underground rapper named Gloss, notably producing ‘518-062’ in 2010.

The album’s premiere coincided with the Disney+ documentary ‘Suga: Road to D-Day’ and the launch of his first solo world tour, the D-Day Tour. Beyond music, he has expanded into media, launching his talk show web series ‘Suchwita’ on YouTube in December 2022. He further broadened his global influence by becoming a brand ambassador for Valentino in January 2023 and an ambassador for the NBA in April 2023. Other recent production credits include re-composing Samsung’s signature ringtone ‘Over The Horizon’ (August 2021) and producing the single ‘You’ for Japanese singer ØMI (October 2021).

SUGA has garnered significant cultural recognition, receiving the fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit with his bandmates in 2018 and being appointed Special Presidential Envoy for Future Generations and Culture in July 2021. His track ‘The Last’ surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify in October 2023. Professionally, he graduated Global Cyber University in March 2019 with a degree in Broadcasting and Entertainment, and enrolled in a Master of Business Administration program in Advertising and Media at Hanyang Cyber University the same month.