South Korean singer, songwriter and dancer Taeyang debuted as a member of boy group BigBang under YG Entertainment in August 2006.

He made his solo debut with the extended play (EP) Hot in May 2008, which earned him various prizes at award shows in South Korea, including Best R&B / Soul Album and Best R&B / Soul Song for its single "Only Look at Me" at the 2009 Korean Music Awards.

"Only Look at Me" was also named the Song of the Year for 2008 at the Naver Music Awards.

His first studio album Solar was released in July 2010 to commercial success and led him to winning the Best Male Artist award at the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards.

In 2014, Taeyang released his second studio album Rise which spawned the commercially successful single "Eyes, Nose, Lips".