THE STORY OF MIN YOONGI FROM 'GLOSS' TO 'SUGA'- a thread ❤
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Min Yoongi (민윤기) also known as 'SUGA' now was born on March 9, 1993, in Daegu, SK, the younger of two sons. He attended Taejeon Elementary School, Gwaneum Middle School, and Apgujeong High School. He became interested in rap after hearing "Reggae Muffin" by Stony Stunk. ++
++stating that it was different from anything he had ever heard before. After hearing "Fly" By 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 record 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' (english translation for 'Yoongi')as an underground rapper under Daegu Town. ++
As part of the hip hop crew D-Town in 2010, he produced "518-062", a song commemorating the Gwangju Uprising.
the meaning of the numbers 518-062 is the combination of the date of the gwangju democratization movement (5.18) and gwangju’s area code (062). ++
++He worked an unpaid part-time gig at a recording studio so he had to choose between eating ₩1,000 noodles and taking the bus back home or eating ₩2,000 noodles and walking home which took him 2 hours.
suga decided to audition for BH Ent. He had seen a flyer promoting a rap audition HIT IT and felt that he should give it a try. He had to rap to 1 beat out of 4.
Although he didn't win he ended up 2nd place and become as a trainee in 2010 with Namjoon and Hobi.
However, he still worked as a part time delivery boy because he needed to earn. He got into an accident while delivering on a motorcycle and of course, this accident prevented him from practicing, but he lied to everyone because he thought he would get fired from this.++
++However, the company noticed his abnormality and asked him for the truth. When they heard the story, they decided to pay him, so he wouldn't have to work anymore.
On June 13, 2013, he successfully debuted as a rapper of BTS in No More Dream. He till date jokes that Bang Pd tricked him into joining the group because he only wanted to be a producer.
Suga suffered from financial problems as well as lack of support from his family as a trainee. Due to this,he had mental health issues like depression and social anxiety.
However his hard work and determination helped him overcome this and become the man he is today.
In 2016, he released his first mixtape with the name AugstD that took everyone to Hongkong (synonymous to rocking everyone's world according to urban dictionary) bcoz of his tongue technology. Later on with D-2 he became the first Asian to top #1 on100 iTunes chart.
He collaborated with artists like IU, Halsey , Max etc
He won a MMA as a song producer
in 2017 and a MAMA for best collaboration in 2019.
He is a philanthropic celebrity who often donates to society. He has donated over 100 million won to the Korea Pediatric Cancer Foundation to help children with cancer and donated the same amount to help out with COVID-19 in Daegu, which is his home town.++
++Not only that, in 2014, he promised his fans that he would treat them if he became successful, and in the next 4 years, he fulfilled that promise by gifting the best hanwoo (Korean beef) meat to his fans.
Yoongi is truly an inspiration for millions of people out there.
Our Yoongi deserves the world🥺❤ Let's pray for his good health and speedy recovery from the surgery 💜
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