Ok Taec-yeon (Hangul: 옥택연; hanja: 玉澤演; born December 27, 1988),[1] generally known as Taecyeon, is a member of the Korean boy band 2PM, in which he is the main rapper. In 2010 Taecyeon debuted as an actor in the Korean drama Cinderellas Sister and went on to become a main character in the KBS drama Dream High. He was ranked at #13 on 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2013.[3] Early life Taecyeon was born in Busan, South Korea [4][5] (Note: the reference to Busan starts at 3:34 in the video), but immigrated at the age of 10, with his parents and older sister Jihyen to Bedford, Massachusetts,[6] a small town situated in the Greater Boston Area. Taecyeon lived there for seven years, attending Bedford High School where he was an active member of the Chess Club, Jazz Band, JV Soccer Team and National Honor Society, before returning to pursue his career in Korea. Taecyeon was educated at Gel In High School in Seoul and studied Business Administration at Dankook University.[1] He is fluent in English, Korean, and Japanese.[7] Being from Busan,[8] Taecyeon is also familiar with the use of the satoori dialect, a dialect that he used in the KBS2 drama Wonderful Days. Pre-debut It was his sister Jihyen who persuaded him to participate in a JYP Entertainment audition, whose promotion she had noticed when surfing on the Internet. After his reluctant agreement to participate, both headed for New York City on his 17th birthday. A week later he was chosen for the final 35 and got the call to go to Korea to go further in the competition. At first Taecyeon applied to become a model, but the judges suggested he try dancing and singing. Eventually he was named one of the dozen finalists (including his future bandmates Lee Junho and Hwang Chansung) to compete in the show Superstar Survival, but was the first contestant to leave the show.[9] Music careerEdit Main article: 2PM In 2008 he took part in Mnets Hot Blood Men[6] which follows the extreme training of 13 trainees in order to become a member of the boy band One Day. One Day spawned two boy bands, 2AM and 2PM, the latter of which Taecyeon became a member of. Six months after Hot Blood was aired on TV 2PM debuted with their first single 10 Points out of 10 Points (10점 만점에 10점)[10] from their first EP Hottest Time of the Day, but it wasnt until their second EP 2:00PM Time For Change that their success in the Korean music industry skyrocketed.[6] So far 2PM has released two studio albums and three EPs. Solo activities Taecyeon is featured in Yes Im In Love by Bada on her fourth album and Baek Ji-youngs 2009 song 내 귀에 캔디 (My Ears Candy). He formerly hosted SBSs music show Inkigayo with Wooyoung, and was a permanent cast member on Family Outing 2 before it was cancelled. In 2010 he made his acting debut in Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) drama series Cinderellas Sister alongside Moon Geun-young and Chun Jung-myung.[11][12] His second drama is Dream High, in which he played the role of Jinguk. The drama premiered on January 3, 2011.[13] In September 2011 FujiTV announced that Taecyeon was going to become a regular on their Sunday drama Boku to Star no 99 Nichi, along with Japanese actor Nishijima Hidetoshi and South Korean actress Kim Tae Hee as the two main characters. This is his first regular role on a Japanese drama. The producer of the drama commented: “We needed someone who can be mysterious and make his presence felt by others at the same time. Outside of his role Taecyeon is a very polite and bright person, who always manages to create a cheerful atmosphere at the set. He is going to bring a breath of fresh air to the Japanese drama scene.” Taecyeon commented, “It’s my first role in a Japanese drama and I’m really happy to be able to work together with such a wonderful cast and such an amazing staff. I will exert myself to the best of my abilities in order to polish my acting as much as I can.” [14] In February 2013, it was announced that Taecyeon will become an on-screen couple with Taiwanese actress Gui Gui or Emma Wu on Global Edition: We Got Married reality show. The show premiered in April 2013 and the couple quickly gained popularity in China, Taiwan, Korea and Southeast Asia.[15][16] Blue Bears with Taecyeon In early 2012, Taecyeon teamed up with his fellow Dankook University alumni students to produce a digital album. The album, Blue Bears with Taecyeon, was performed live on 2012/02/24 at Dankook University for the matriculation ceremony. The title song “Wings (날개)” was written and composed by Life Music and the Dankook University students, and featured personally penned rap lyrics written by Taecyeon. The second song, a remake of Lee Gwangjos “A Night Like Tonight (오늘같은 밤)” was also included in the performance, complete with an original rap also written by Taecyeon himself. The album went on sale 2012/02/29, with all proceeds donated back the University.[17][18][19] Six Beautiful Days, Budokan (Solo Stage) On 2012/05/25 Taecyeon performed Kiss and After youve left me for his solo stage. Both songs were written and composed by Taecyeon himself. After the performance Taecyeon wrote on his Twitter: 여러분~ 제가 쓴 Kiss랑 니가 날 떠난 후에 어떠셨어요??ㅋㅋㅋ 처음으로 작곡한 곡들을 무대에서 공개했는데요~ 훗날 디싱이나 음반에 안들어간다고 하면 약속대로 공카에 올려드릴게요ㅋㅋㅋ[20] (Translation) @taeccool: Everyone, how did you like Kiss and After youve left me, both written by me?? kkk Revealed self-composed songs on stage for the first time~ If theyre not released as digital single or in a CD later on, just as promised, Ill upload them on the official cafe kkk [21] 자장가 for Hottest (Lullaby for Hottest) On 2012/06/18 Taecyeon, composing as TY, uploaded a message on 2PMs Official Fan Cafe [22] with his newest self-composed song: 자장가 for Hottest. Taecyeon included the .mp3 as a free download for Hottest, asking them to like the song.[23] Okcats Taecyeon is known to draw large headed, long bodied cats that he has incorporated into his signatures and autographs. He, and fans, refer to the drawings as Okcats (옥캣). As a result of seeing knock-off Okcat shirts being produced in countries like Thailand, Taecyeon relayed through his twitter, that he desired to produce his own line of Okcats. Starting in 2011, in conjunction with 2PMs Japanese promotions, numerous fan-goods were created for Taecyeons Okcat character. These included a noodle bowl, a bento box and a coin purse, all designed by Taecyeon himself. During 2PMs What Time Is It Now tour, Taecyeon performed on stage with his back-up dancers all costumed as Okcats. For 2PMs Yazoo Fan Meeting in Japan (September 2013), Taecyeon himself dressed up in an Okcat costume. On 2013/10/09 Taecyeon tweeted a photo of himself with a prototype of a stuffed Okcat plush doll stating that he would be releasing them soon.[24] On 2013/12/09 In advance of the release of his plush Okcat dolls Taecyeon announced the release of Official Okcat stickers/emoticons that will be used in conjunction with the KakaoTalk messaging service.[25] On 2013/17/09 A representative from JYPE revealed that the release of the emoticons on Kakao Talk would be just the first wave Okcat items. Taecyeon plans to release more items in October, 2013.[26] The Okcat Live On 2013/11/10 Taecyeon hosted a 30 minute press conference on ustream to introduce his Okcat brand to the public. The presentation, titled The Okcat Live,[27] took place at the COEX building with approx 50+ reporters in attendance.[28] The presentation consisted of video and illustrations of the evolution of his Okcat character over the years, to its present form. Taecyeon also revealed a jingle and merchandise that he is producing under the Okcat brand including: pillows, plush toys, USB drives and phone accessories. Taecyeon stated that the merchandise will be sold through various online merchants, and be announced through his Official venues on twitter and facebook. The presentation concluded with a round of Q&As and an autograph session. Army enlistment On December 9, 2010 a JYP Entertainment representative revealed that “Taecyeon would like to give up his American permanent residence visa and recently, on December 1st, he received his official confirmation for his permanent residence cancellation.” Taecyeon had a physical examination for drafting but received a physical body status sufficient only for enlistment as public service personnel, due to his poor vision and a dislocated shoulder back in 2008.[13] However he is currently thinking of getting another physical examination in order to undertake active military duties.[29] The JYP representative stated: “Taecyeon has voiced thoughts of wanting to enter the military service. He submitted his documents on the 1st and is clear on his actions.” He went on to explain: “Now that Taecyeon wants to enter active duties, he recently received a re-examination. I think he was affected by the recent Yeonpyeong Island shelling,[30] so we want to respect his decision.” He concluded: “Since Taecyeon is still at a young age, he won’t be entering the military immediately. He is currently active as an actor as well as continuing his studies, so we still need to watch over him.”[31] On the February 7th, 2011 broadcast of KBS2TV’s “Yeo Yu Man Man,” Taecyeon shared his thoughts on his enlistment situation stating that he plans to get corrective eye surgery so he can enlist.[32] On the December 7th, 2013 broadcast of KBS2TVs The Human Condition, Taecyeon shared his plans to enlist sometime in 2015 after 2PM concludes their schedules.[33] On December 12th, 2013 several news agencies reported that Taecyeon was retested and judged fit for active military duty. His initial test in 2008 found him only capable of public service due his bad eyesight and a herniated disk. In 2012 and 2013 he underwent surgery to correct the disk as well as to remove pins in his upper arm from a serious break in 2013.[34][34] Filmograph Television drama Year Title Role Notes Network 2010 Cinderellas Sister Han Jung-woo Lead role KBS2 2011 Dream High Jin Gook / Hyun Shi-hyuk Lead role KBS2 Boku to Star no 99 Nichi Tae-sung Supporting role Fuji TV 2013 Who Are You? Cha Gun-woo Lead role tvN 2014 Wonderful Days Kang Dong-hee Lead role KBS2 Film Year Title Role Studio 2013 Marriage Blue Won-chul Soo Film Music video-drama On January 7, 2010 photographs surfaced of Taecyeon and Nichkhun with actress Yoon Eunhye for Cass Beer. 2PM were chosen to endorse the beer with a special, promotional single Tik Tok. Taecyeon played one of the three main character in the 12-minute music video-drama, which was released on February 8, 2010.[35] In May 2010 Taecyeon featured in another music video-drama for Everlands Caribbean Bay water theme park along with 2PMs Nichkhun & Chansung and Girls Generation members Yoona, Seohyun & Yuri.[36][37] Variety show Year Title Role 2006 SBS Superstar Survival Himself 2008 Mnet Hot Blood Himself 2008 MBC Idol Army Season 3 Himself 2009 SBS Inkigayo Himself 2009 Mnet 2PM Wild Bunny Himself 2010 SBS Family Outing 2 Himself 2011 SBS Running man With Nichkhun episode 40 SBS 2PM Show Himself 2013 KBS A Song For You From 2PM Himself MBC We Got Married World Ver. With Gui Gui SBS Running man With Hwang Chansung episode 150 KBS2 Happy Together 3 Himself KBS2 The Human Condition (Living without electricity) With 2PM KBS2 The Human Condition (Living without stress) Himself 2014 KBS2 Happy Together 3 With Wonderful Days cast Discography Awards and nominationsEdit Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2010 KBS Drama Awards Best New Actor Cinderellas Sister Nominated Popularity Award Nominated 2011 47th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor (TV) Nominated Most Popular Actor (TV) Nominated 3rd Bugs Music Awards OST of the Year with Nichkhun & Park Jin-young My Valentine Won KBS Drama Awards Best Couple with Suzy Dream High Nominated 2014 50th Baeksang Arts Awards Most Popular Actor (TV) Wonderful Days Nominated Most Popular Actor (Film) Marriage Blue en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ok_Taecyeon
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