When he claims to send his listeners to Hong Kong with his tongue technology, he is really pushing the boundaries of his idol rapper image with palpable relish. Flashlight/ give- give it to-me.” Agust D sees SUGA break norms, bait criticism and provoke outrage with the practiced ease of a seasoned provocateur. In Give it to me, he flawlessly stutter raps, “ Fame. In the title track for Agust D, he says with discernible anger,“ some think it was easy for me to reach my position/fuck you, I am a thorn in the eyes of those who cannot become successful.” Agust D is characteristically defiant: “ this k-pop category isn’ t big enough for me” and flexes hard: “my seat is business you economy, always behind me and kissing my ass”. SUGA has released two mixtapes as this persona: Agust D and D-2. His music under his solo moniker Agust D carries forth this sense of existential struggle and quiet despair, a melange of emotions universal to the human experience.Īgust D is SUGA spelt backwards, while the D and T stand for Daegu Town, which is where he grew up. In the song, Tablo explores the inevitable emptiness that comes with chasing material goals, rapping: “ Do you get lonely/Sick with anxiety/ can’ t trust nobody/ well same here” the song also has the searingly honest lyrics “ From the moment we are born/ We walk towards death/Life is accelerating solely for the success of fortune”, going on to declare that what is left in the end is a distinct, inescapable sense of ennui. ![]() A composer for the group and the first member of BTS to be promoted to full member of the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) in 2018, SUGA started as an underground rapper under the name “ Gloss”, a play on his given Korean name, Yoongi, which means “ to shine”.Īs a teenager, SUGA listened to groups such as Epik High, and went on to collaborate with his artistic role models Tablo, Tukutz and Mithra Jin on their song Eternal Sunshine in 2019. SUGA AKA Min Yoongi, is BTS’s lead rapper. “ Behind every idol rapper/ There’ s a weak self standing/It’ s a little dangerous.” ![]() Picture credit- Still from Music Video of Daechwita
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