T. O . P
Full Name: Choi Seung Hyun
Nickname : Tempo
Position : Rapper
Birthday : November 4, 1987
Height: 180 cm (5 '11 )
Weight : 65 ft (142 lbs )
Blood Type : B
Education : Seoul Art College, Dangook University in Theater & Film
Languages : Korean, Japanese
Hobbies: Reading , swimming, writing lyrics
Fun Facts :
•Despite his rapper image, T.O. P is EXTREMELY playful .
•He was childhood friends with G-
Dragon , but once GD moved away the two became distant . But once YG was looking for candidates for the creation of BIGBANG , GD called him and recorded several demos to be sent to YG . He was latered contacted to audition .
•When auditioning for YG , he was turned down because he was overweight. A month later he auditioned again with a slimmer and more toned body and got in (It is said that he lost 20 kg in 40 days).
•After the members of BIGBANG were finalized , Yang Hyun Suk gave each of the members pendants . T. O.P ' s was a hand holding a megaphone . It means : " To inspire people with his voice and become big ".
•Acted in the drama " Iris " and " I Am Sam ".
•Acted in the movie " 19" along side Seungri and also in " 71 : Into the Fire".
•He won the Hallyu Popularity Award in the 47th Grand Bell Film Awards.
•In 2010 he won "Best Newcomer Award " in the Blue Dragon Awards ( To which he says he was shocked but also a little bit embarrassed to go on stage since he had just dyed his hair white for his GD& TOP promotions and it was the first time revealing his new hairstyle to the public ).
•He along side G-Dragon formed a sub unit titled " GD& TOP "
•Wrote the song "Oh Mom" on the GD& TOP album about a fan who had cancer and died .
•Has an older sister .
•He is the first Korean artist to have his song release worldwide on iTunes with " Turn It Up Loud ".
•Some musicians he admires are Usher , Omarion, Jay-Z , and B2K .
•Yang Guk Suk originally gave him the stage name "Mark ", but it was thrown away once label mate SE7EN came up with the name " T. O.P ".
•In 2011 it was reported that he had purchased a 3 million dollar villa located in Seoul , South Korea .
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