SUGA

25, is a rapper. He is known for his impressive rap speed—with a record of 11.4 syllables per second in his solo mixtape title track “Agust D”—and emotional delivery, conveying ferocity in diss tracks and vulnerability in the more personal songs. He is also a brilliant producer; he not only writes music but also arranges, composes, mixes, and masters it. He has worked with other artists besides BTS and has over 60 songs accredited to his name by the Korea Music Copyright Association, becoming a full member of the body in January 2018.

 

“Billboard, AMA… these weren’t on my wishlist. Would I say it was [a dream] too far away? It was an impossible goal. At the time, my dream was that many people would hear the music I had made. That was all my dream was.” —Suga