Choi Seung-hyun (최승현)

“I'm trying to become a person who I've been imagining as my hero since I was very little.”

Name: Choi Seung Hyun / 최승현

Stage Name: T.O.P (The Official Pimp)

Nickname: Tempo, Tabi, Bingu TOP

Position: Lead Rapper, Beat-Boxer

Date of Birth: November 4, 1987

Blood Type: B

Height: 181 cm

Weight: 65 kg

Specialties: rapper, singer, songwriter, model, and actor.

Languages: Korean, Japanese

Musician He Admires: Usher, Omarion, Jay-Z, B2K

Even though BIG BANG is listed as his debut, TOP has been rapping since middle school under the name Tempo. He started doing gigs in underground clubs, sometimes with an older friend of his, NBK Gray. They never sign a label or released an album.

“Buckwild”, one of their songs was storming the internet in mp3 format. Unlike the rest of Big Bang, TOP hasn’t trained to be a singer. His only singing part so far is at the beginning of "She Can’t Get Enough".

He often gets sent on TV shows alone, either as a guest or MC. In August 2007, he started acting in the drama "I Am Sam". In summer 2007, he was also featured as an actor in Red Roc’s "Hello" MV.

→ Trivia ←

• voted #41 on MNET’s 2007’s 100 Must Haves

• oldest member of BIG BANG

• sleeps wearing a lot of clothing

• first to appear on TV show on his own (Happy Share Company)

• played a major role in Korean Drama “I Am Sam”

• has a very pink bedroom

• performed at club in Gangnam 2002~2005

• KBS we like radio. Won rap battle 2003.

• performed with STARZ 2004

• famous korean singer “SE7EN” chose the name T.O.P

• In Love Letter with Gummy, both Gummy and TOP have the same nickname: Siberian Husky.

• both Gummy and TOP were noted as “Exercising Owls” in an article for exercising very late at night

• He likes to tease Taeyang

• T.O.P will choose Taeyang for a date if he was a girl

• T.O.P got a sister named Choi Hye Yoon

• T.O.P' shirt size "L"

• He likes to collect toy's

• His favorite colour is "Pink"

Solo Discography/Work:

1st DIGITAL SINGLE [2010]

Turn It Up

2^nd DIGITAL SINGLE [2013]

DOOM DADA

•2006•

- Big Boy

•2007•

- Friend [ft. Teayang]

- Act Like Nothing's Wrong [ft. Kim Jieun]

•2009•

- Hallelujah [Ft. GD & Taeyang]

•2010•

- Turn It Up

- Because

•2011•

- Of All Days

- Oh Mom

Feautured & Collaboration Singles

•2006•

- Forever with You [W/ G-DRAGON FT. PARK BOM]

- We Belong Together [W/ G-DRAGON FT. PARK OM]

•2007•

- Buckwild [NBK FT. T.O.P]

•2008•

- I'm Sorry [GUMMY FT. T.O.P]

- D.I.S.C.O [UHM JUNG HWA FT. T.O.P]

- All I See is You [ZIA FT. T.O.P]

- Forever with You (Japanese ver.) [W/ G-DRAGON FT. PARK BOM]

•2010•

- Digital Bounce [SE7EN FT. T.O.P]

•2011•

- High High [W/ G-DRAGON]

- Oh Yeah [W/ G-DRAGON FT. PARK BOM]

- Knock Out [W/ G-DRAGON]

- Intro [W/ G-DRAGON]

- Baby Goodnight [W/ G-DRAGON]

- Don't Go Home [W/ G-DRAGON]

•2012•

- Dancing On My Own [PIXIE LOTT FT. T.O.P]

•2013•

- Bubble Butt [MAJOR LAZER FT. BRUNO MARS, GD, T.O.P, TYGA & MYSTIC]

Filmography:

Film

Story of Men (2008)

Nineteen (2009)

71: Into the Fire (2010)

Iris (2011)

Alumni [film] (2012)

Commitment (2013)

Tazza 2 (2014)

Television

Happiness of 10,000 won [ep.155-156] (2006)

I Am Sam (2007)

Show! Music Core (2008)

Family Outing [ep. 34-35] (2009)

Iris (2009)

Infinite Challenge [ep.248-249] (2011)
Running Man [ep. 84-85] (2012)

GO Show [ep. 3] (2012)

Running Man [ep. 170] (2013)

Commercial

SK Telecom MMS T PLAN (2007)

Music Videos

Red Roc - Hello (2007)

Gummy - I'm Sorry (2008)

Uhm Jung Hwa - D.I.S.C.O (2008)

Gummy - I'm Sorry [Japanese ver.] (2011)

Solo M/V:

“Turn It Up”

“DOOM DADA”