The Biography

Min Yoon-gi, known professionally as SUGA and Agust D, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer under Big Hit Music. He is a member of the boy group BTS. His first solo mixtape, Agust D, was released in 2016 and re-released in 2018 to digital download and streaming platforms, reaching number 3 on Billboard's World Albums Chart. In 2020, he released his second mixtape, D-2, which peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard 200, number 7 on the UK Albums Chart, and number 2 on Australia's ARIA Album Chart. SUGA released his debut solo album, D-Day, in 2023. It debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200, tying him with BTS bandmate Jimin as the highest-charting South Korean solo artists of all time. In 2018, he was awarded the fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit by the President of South Korea, along with the other members of BTS, for his contributions to Korean culture. In the same year, SUGA was promoted to a full member of the Korea Music Copyright Association.