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SUGA Biography
SUGA is the South Korean rapper, songwriter and producer Min Yoon-gi, born in Daegu. Before BTS, he rapped, made beats and produced for a local hip-hop crew. His production later became part of BTS’s albums from Skool Luv Affair onward. He debuted with the group in June 2013. Wings expanded the group’s catalogue. Love Yourself: Answer brought together that album series. Map of the Soul: 7 followed in 2020. Agust D gives his solo work a separate identity, combining reversed SUGA with initials referring to Daegu. The 2016 mixtape includes The Last and Tony Montana. D-2 followed in 2020 with Daechwita and People. D-DAY completed the trilogy in 2023 and paired him with IU on People Pt. 2. Snooze joined him with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Woosung. His production outside BTS includes work with Suran, Halsey, Epik High and PSY. You brought another production collaboration with ØMI. Song Request with Lee So-ra features his rap and writing; Tablo produced the recording. Samsung commissioned his versions of Over the Horizon. Road to D-DAY followed the making of his solo album. He took his solo work on an international tour in 2023. A concert film followed in 2024. A Seoul court fined him for electric-scooter driving under the influence in 2024. He apologized again when his social-service duty ended in June 2025. His philanthropy includes funding the Min Yoon-gi Treatment Center at Severance Hospital for children with autism. In 2026, he returned to BTS’s ARIRANG era. He also produced Come Over with Cirkut and Ammo. Suchwita extends his screen work into hosting conversations with musicians and other guests.
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Full name: Min Yoon-gi
SUGA is the South Korean rapper, songwriter and producer Min Yoon-gi, born in Daegu. Before BTS, he rapped, made beats and produced for a local hip-hop crew. His production later became part of BTS’s albums from Skool Luv Affair onward. He debuted with the group in June 2013. Wings expanded the group’s catalogue. Love Yourself: Answer brought together that album series. Map of the Soul: 7 followed in 2020. Agust D gives his solo work a separate identity, combining reversed SUGA with initials referring to Daegu. The 2016 mixtape includes The Last and Tony Montana. D-2 followed in 2020 with Daechwita and People. D-DAY completed the trilogy in 2023 and paired him with IU on People Pt. 2. Snooze joined him with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Woosung. His production outside BTS includes work with Suran, Halsey, Epik High and PSY. You brought another production collaboration with ØMI. Song Request with Lee So-ra features his rap and writing; Tablo produced the recording. Samsung commissioned his versions of Over the Horizon. Road to D-DAY followed the making of his solo album. He took his solo work on an international tour in 2023. A concert film followed in 2024. A Seoul court fined him for electric-scooter driving under the influence in 2024. He apologized again when his social-service duty ended in June 2025. His philanthropy includes funding the Min Yoon-gi Treatment Center at Severance Hospital for children with autism. In 2026, he returned to BTS’s ARIRANG era. He also produced Come Over with Cirkut and Ammo. Suchwita extends his screen work into hosting conversations with musicians and other guests.
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When was he born?
March 9,1993. His official BTS Japan profile supplies the date.
Sources: BTS Japan
Which solo projects form his trilogy?
Agust D (2016), D-2 (2020) and D-DAY (2023).
Sources: BIGHIT MUSIC · BIGHIT MUSIC · Apple Music
What work does he do beyond BTS?
Production collaborations include SURAN, Halsey, Epik High, PSY and ØMI; Song Request is a featured rap and writing contribution.
Sources: HYBE / BIGHIT MUSIC / Live Nation · KBS World
What is his 2026 production work?
Come Over credits him with Cirkut and Ammo, plus instrumental and programming work.
Sources: Melon
Is Holly his dog?
In the September 2023 GQ Korea interview, he explicitly describes Holly as his parents’ dog.
Sources: GQ Korea
What is Suchwita?
An interview series in which he appears as host.
Sources: IMDb
What is the Min Yoon-gi Treatment Center?
A Severance Hospital center supported by his five-billion-won donation. Its 2026 basketball pilot ran on an announced July–September schedule.
Sources: Severance Hospital · Severance Hospital
Has he completed national service?
His social-service duty ended June 21,2025, according to Yonhap.
Sources: Yonhap News Agency
Which Instagram account is verified?
@agustd, whose public profile identifies SUGA of BTS and displays the verified badge.
Sources: Instagram