Stage Name: Suga

Full Name: Min Yoongi

Position: Lead Rapper

Birthday: March 9, 1993

Age: 28

Height: 174 cm (5'8.5″)

Personality Type: INTP

Min Yoon-gi was born on March 9, 1993, in Daegu, South Korea, the younger of two sons.

Suga is the second oldest BTS member and can often be found taking care of things for the other members.

He's known for being a bit of an introvert which sometimes leads people to wrongly believe his personality is cold. When actually Suga is very caring and sensitive when you get to know him better. The other members like to joke about how he prefers to help them without anyone noticing. And when he gets really excited his silly side will shine right through. He's well known for working long hours in his studio but when he has time off he likes to sleep as much as possible. Suga has been outspoken about his struggles with mental health in hopes to help others open up too. He's also made many statements in support of the LGBT community despite the taboo topic in South Korea and has previously made personal donations to orphanages.

He became interested in rap after hearing "Reggae Muffin" by Stony Skunk, stating that it was different from anything he had ever heard before. After hearing Epik High, he decided to become a rapper.

By age 13, he began to write music lyrics and learned about MIDI. He worked a part-time job at a recording studio by age 17. From then on, he began composing and arranging music, rapping, and performing. Before being signed, he was active under the name Gloss as an underground rapper. As part of the hip hop crew D-Town in 2010, he produced "518-062", a song commemorating the Gwangju Uprising.

Originally joining the company as a music producer, Suga trained under Big Hit Entertainment for three years alongside members J-hope and RM. He made his debut as a member of BTS on Mnet's M Countdown with the track "No More Dream" from their debut single album 2 Cool 4 Skool. He has produced and written lyrics for a variety of tracks on all of BTS' albums.

The stage name SUGA is derived from the first syllables of the term shooting guard, the position he played in basketball as a student. It was suggested to him because he was pale and looked like he would be very sweet, like sugar. He adopted the alias Agust D in 2016 for his mixtape, which is derived from the initials DT, short for his birthplace, Daegu Town, and "SUGA" spelled backward.

For BTS' third Korean-language mini album The Most Beautiful Moment in Life Pt.1, Suga released a solo intro entitled "Intro: The Most Beautiful Moment in Life". The rap track's lyrics itself discussed the fears of reaching adulthood at the end of one's adolescent years.

The Most Beautiful Moment in Life Pt.2, featured another intro performed by Suga, called "Intro: Never Mind", specifically recounting Suga's teenage years. The song released on November 15, 2015, and additionally served as the intro for BTS' 2016 compilation album The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever. Suga did not perform another introductory track for BTS until 2020, where he released "Interlude: Shadow" as part of the album roll out for Map of the Soul: 7.

In addition to performing intros for BTS, SUGA released two solo tracks under the group's name. The first, a song entitled "First Love", appeared on BTS' 2016 studio album Wings, is an autobiographical rap track reminiscent of a monologue. On the 2018 compilation album Love Yourself: Answer, SUGA released the song "Trivia 轉: Seesaw", which discussed the up-and-down nature of falling in love.

In 2017, SUGA composed the song "Wine" for singer Suran, whom he had previously worked with for a single on his mixtape. The record peaked at #2 on the Gaon Digital Chart and won best Soul/R&B track of the year at the Melon Music Awards on December 2, 2017. SUGA also received the "Hot Trend Award" for his work on the track.

In December, American singer-songwriter Halsey released the song "SUGA's Interlude", from her third studio album Manic, which both featured and was produced by SUGA. On May 6, 2020, IU released the digital single "Eight" featuring and produced by SUGA.

SUGA released his second mixtape, D-2 (the continuation to Agust D), together with the music video for its lead single "Daechwita" on May 22, which peaked at #76 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The mixtape debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200 and became the highest-charting album by a Korean soloist in the US. It is also the first Korean solo release to reach the top 10 in the United Kingdom, opening at number 7 on the UK albums chart.

Suga has suffered from a number of health issues but has always proved his strong nature by recovering; In December 2013, SUGA, who was diagnosed with appendicitis, underwent surgery at Severance Hospital in Sinchon on the 9th and was discharged on the 17th, but was hospitalized again on the 26th due to inflammation in the surgical site. Consequently, he couldn't attend the year-end awards ceremony for the first time since his debut.

In December 2016, SUGA suffered an ear injury when he tripped over a door threshold. Following the doctor's recommendation, he couldn't participate in choreography or performances for about a week so the wound could heal well.

In November 2020, SUGA underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum (reverse Bankart tear) in his left shoulder, announcing that he would take a subsequent break in order to fully recover.

Fun Facts:

One time, he stole Jungkook's underwear to assert dominance

He also threw a camera into a pool, to see if it was waterproof.

He doesn't run. He waddles.

According to J-hope, he is one of the most caring members in BTS.