Daesung
Real name: Kang Dae Sung
Other name: D- Lite
Date of Birth:April 26, 1989
Age: 23
Fun/Random:
- His favorite nickname is 미소천사 (Smiling Angel).
- Has a personal exercise routine.
- Realized he wanted to become a singer after listening to Stevie Wonder.
- His favorite style is ‘D.S style’ (his style)
- His clothing size is Medium.
- He doesn’t move when he sleeps.
- He thinks he looks best when he gives other people happiness. Especially, when his jokes are successful and he is funny on shows.
- He admitted to want to learn from GD’s leadership, how to lead so many people.
- His prized possession is his cellphone, mp3 player, and chopstick in his pocket.
- First kiss: ”9th grade at a cafe with my girlfriend/ because we both liked each other. It was a light kiss.” – Daesung
- He registered on Kim Bum Soo’s fan cafe and Kim Jung Ah’s under the alias ‘I Want Jung Ah’.
- Has his mom as #1 on speed dial.
- Dislikes to hear when people say he’s gained weight when he tries hard to diet.
- He picked TOP as the member he would date if he was a girl.
- In the past he has dreamed of becoming a baseball player, a pastor, and an MC.
- His first love was a one sided love.
- His nickname in school was KimJongGook.
- He is most confident with his eyes.
- When home alone, he cleans and organizes the house.
- Relieves stress by laughing /smiling.
- The only times he cannot bear to smile is after he gets off the stage–whenever he makes a mistake on stage he feels dejected and responsible.
- One of his favorite songs is Mario – How Could You
- On what he wants fans to stop doing or less of : touching them/rubbing on them.
- He wants to some day duet with Park Jung Hyun (Lena Park).
- He is proud of himself when he is able to move someone with his music.
- He is nicknamed “Geh Chun Daesung” — it means: Daesung is a genius at gags (saying funny things). That wasn’t created because he’s actually GOOD at being funny. It’s because he made a joke about it before.
- Would like to do a food and cellphone CF.
- His favorite artists include Usher, RL, Wheesung.
- A song he always sings in Karaoke is With Me [Wheesung]
- His answer to if he crushed on a girl in his fan group, is that he would make a plan to get to her.
- He doesn’t know how to swim. [Daum Telzone Interview]
-Only Daesung is using his real name.
-Daesung has an obsession with Doraemon. He even has Doraemon chopsticks.
-Despite the one year age difference, Daesung and Seungri were/are still awkward.
-Daesung is ALWAYS smiling.
General
- Daesung was the third picked member of Big Bang. When the trainers & reps were asked what members they wanted in the group, they ALL unanimously chose Daesung. [BB documentary]
-Daesung was recruited in an open audition. Although he often gets picked on for being the "unpretty boy" among the group, he is well known for his strong singing ability. He was trained under Wheesung's supervision. Before the debut of Big Bang, he was diagnosed with vocal fold nodules, caused by strain on the vocal cords.
- He continued his dream of being a singer even against his family’s wishes.
- During his freshman year he got 85 points, which was his best in high school. In 8th grade he was obsessed with games so he barely studied and his scores dropped to 62 points.
- A present from a fan that touched him was a journal full of writings. At the end there’s dull pencil stuck to the back cover. It’s a pencil that was completely new when they first started the journal but after using it, it became short and dull.
Other
- Trot singer Seol Woon Do is a fan of Daesung.
- Ji Young from the girl group, Kara is a fan of Daesung and only sings his parts of Big Bang songs.