Date of Birth
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04-November-1987
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Place of Birth
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Gangnam District
(Seoul, South Korea)
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Nationality
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South Korea
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Also know as
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Choi Seung-hyun, Tabi, Choi Seunghyun, Tempo, å´”å‹é‰‰, เทมโป, Seung Hyeon Choi, Turtle, 최승현, 탑, 티오피, å´”å‹é‰‰, Seung Hyun Choi, 明勳, å´”å‹è³¢, Choe Seung-hyeon, Ch'oe SÅnghyÅn, T.O.P., Bingu Top, Choom Top, ãƒã‚§ãƒ»ã‚¹ãƒ³ãƒ’ョン, å´”å‹é‰‰, タプ, タビ, タッピョン, TOPã•ã‚“
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Profession
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Composer, Actor, Singer, Lyricist, Master of Ceremonies, Record producer, Rapper, Model, Songwriter
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Choi Seung-hyun, better known by his stage name T.O.P, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, model, and actor, best known as a lead rapper of the hip hop Korean boy band Big Bang. He has branched out to act in various dramas and films, including I Am Sam, Iris, Nineteen,71: Into the Fire, and Alumni.
In 2010, T.O.P and bandmate, G-Dragon collaborated to record and release the album GD & TOP. The album saw the release of three singles: "High High," "Oh Yeah", and "Knock Out", all of which have charted within the top three positions of the Gaon chart, with "High High" becoming a chart-topper. Jeff Benjamin from the American music magazine Billboard noted that T.O.P is well known for his low-bass timbre rapping.
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