Suga

Min Yoon-gi, born March 9, 1993, and known professionally by his stage names Suga and Agust D, is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as a member of the South Korean boy band BTS, debuting under Big Hit Entertainment in June 2013 with the single album track "No More Dream." A full member of the Korea Music Copyright Association, he has written and produced over 160 songs, primarily in hip hop and R&B.

Min was born in Daegu, South Korea, where he attended Taejeon Elementary School, Gwaneum Middle School, and Apgujeong High School. He pursued higher education at Global Cyber University and later enrolled in a Master of Business Administration program at Hanyang Cyber University. Inspired by Stony Skunk and Epik High, he began writing lyrics and learning MIDI by age 13. By age 17, he was composing, arranging, and performing music while working at a recording studio. Before joining Big Hit Entertainment as an underground rapper named Gloss, he produced the song "518-062" with the hip hop crew D-Town in 2010.

As a member of BTS, Suga contributed to writing and producing music across the band's discography. He performed introductory tracks including "Intro: The Most Beautiful Moment in Life," "Intro: Never Mind," and "Interlude: Shadow," along with solo tracks such as "First Love" and "Trivia: Seesaw." In recognition of his cultural contributions, he was awarded the fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit in 2018 and appointed Special Presidential Envoy for Future Generations and Culture in 2021 by South Korean President Moon Jae-in, alongside his bandmates.

Under his alias Agust D, he released his debut self-titled mixtape in 2016, which reached the Billboard World Albums Chart upon its 2018 digital release. He followed this with his second mixtape, D-2, in 2020, featuring the single "Daechwita." In 2023, Suga released his debut solo studio album, D-Day, which debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200. His production and featuring credits outside BTS include Suran's award-winning song "Wine," as well as collaborations with Lee So-ra, Epik High, Heize, Halsey, IU, ØMI, Juice Wrld, and Psy.

In addition to his music releases, Suga launched the YouTube interview series Suchwita in December 2022 and was named a brand ambassador for Valentino and the NBA in 2023. That same year, he embarked on his solo D-Day Tour and released the Disney+ documentary Suga: Road to D-Day. Suga began his mandatory military service as a social worker in September 2023 and was discharged on June 21, 2025.