T.O.P’s Profile
Birth Name: Choi Seung Hyun
Stage Name: T.O.P
Position: Lead Rapper, Vocalist, & Visual
Birthday: November 4, 1987
Zodiac: Scorpio
Height: 181 cm (5′11″)
Weight: 65 kg (143 cm)
Blood Type: B
Facts:
He has known fellow member G-Dragon since childhood.
When he first auditioned for YG he was rejected because they said he was too overweight to be an idol. He was later accepted after losing 20 kg in 40 days.
His hobbies include reading books, swimming, and do silly things.
T.O.P is very stubborn.
He used to sleepwalk when he was younger.
He had his first kiss in the 7th grade by the Han River.
He was not a very good student and got poor marks.
T.O.P is able to calculate the number of calories in a food very quickly.
He wears a lot of clothes when he sleeps.
He has said that he would never date a fan.
If he wasn’t a musician he would do something in the fashion industry.
Pink is his favorite color.
He is the tallest member of BigBang.
He got his stage name from Se7en.
T.O.P is known as the jokester of the group.
His nicknames are Tabi, Bingu Top, Tempo, and Choom Top.
Before joining YG, T.O.P was an underground rapper known as “Tempo.”
Figure skater Kim Yuna is one of his childhood friends.
If the members were all girls he would date Taeyang.
He is the oldest member.
He prefers to wear clothing that is not revealing.
He feels uncomfortable when people, other those close to him, touch him.
In 2003, he won Radio Star’s Rap Battle.
He first wanted to become a rapper in 4th/5th grade after hearing music from rapper Notorious B.I.G.
He can beatbox.
He has participated in writing and producing several Big Bang songs, and other song he has feature on.
He really like eating sweets.
He enjoys collecting figurines because he likes talking to them
His mother is #1 on speed dial.
T.O.P is known for his deep voice.
He has branched out into furniture design.
He enjoys music from the rock group Pink Floyd.
He frequently skipped or left school without shoes. He would even walk home barefoot if his shoes were taken away.
He listens to classical music.
When writing lyrics, T.O.P will edit what he has written hundred of times.
T.O.P gets inspiration for his songs from, “Things that don’t speak, beauty and pretty objects rather than people.”
He was the first kpop idol to make Growse Magazine’s list of Top 200 Artists.
While filming the movie Commitment, he had to be admitted to the hospital after cutting his hand on a piece of glass during a combat scene.
He took part in the Ice Bucket Challenge and donated money to Seungil Hope Foundation, which provides aid to those with ALS.
In 2020 he donated 100 million won to the Hope Bridge National Disaster Association, which aided in the fight against COVID-19.