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Lee Tae-il

Lee Tae-il (Hangul: 이태일, born September 24, 1990),[1] better known by the mononym Taeil (Hangul: 태일), is a South Korean singer, signed under Seven Seasons. He is the main vocalist of boy band Block B and is part of the T2u sub-unit with U-Kwon.

Biography

Lee Tae-il was born in Seoul, South Korea, where he lived with his parents, elder sister and younger brother.[1] He graduated from Global Cyber University and previously attended Kim Myung-ki's Vocal Academy.[2] Prior to joining Block B, he was a contestant on MBC's Star Audition 1.[3]

Career

In addition to his work with Block B, Taeil performed two solo concerts in Tokyo, Japan, on January 13, 2017.[4] He also did a seven-show, six-city tour of Japan from August 26 to September 7, 2017, along with fellow Block B member U-Kwon as the special unit T2u.[5]

In March 2018, Taeil was named as a judge for the Blind Musician singing competition, which is sponsored by the Korea Music Copyright Association, the Federation of Korean Music Performers, and the Korean Entertainment Producers' Association.[6]

Taeil's first solo concert in Korea was announced November 2018 and scheduled to take place on December 22 and 23 in Seoul's Olympic Park K-Art Hall. All tickets sold out almost immediately after going on sale November 28.[7][8]

In April 2019, it was announced that Taeil and Park Kyung would hold two concerts in Seoul together on May 25 and 26.[9][10]

On June 10, Taeil announced that he would be entering into South Korea's compulsory military duty immediately.[11] After fulfilling his term of service, Taeil returned home on leave December 4, 2020, with his discharge becoming official the following month.[12]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Collaborations

Filmography

Variety show

Web shows

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ a b "태일 프로필" (in Korean). Naver.
  2. ^ "연예인이 먼저 찾는 한류사관학교, 글로벌사이버대학교" (in Korean).
  3. ^ "'위탄' 참가자 출신 이태일, 조PD 그룹 블락비 합류" (in Korean). Asia Today. April 7, 2011.
  4. ^ TAEIL (From Block B) JAPAN LIVE TALK SHOW 2017～HAPPY NEW YEAR～チケット一般販売のお知らせ (in Japanese). Block B Japan. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  5. ^ 『Block B SPECIAL UNIT STAGE 2017～T2U～』 開催決定！！！ (in Japanese). Block B Japan. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  6. ^ “참가자 실력 궁금”… 블락비 태일, ‘블라인드 뮤지션’으로 심사위원 데뷔 (in Korean). 10 Asia. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  7. ^ 블락비 태일, 첫 단독 콘서트 티켓 1분 만에 매진 (in Korean). 10 Asia. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  8. ^ 태일, 첫 단독 콘서트 ‘TALE 20’ 티켓 오픈 1분 만에 초고속 매진 ‘막강한 티켓 파워’ (in Korean). Top Star News. November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  9. ^ 블락비 태일X박경, 콘서트 5월 개최…'합주실' 포스터 공개 (in Korean). Joins. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  10. ^ 블락비 태일·박경, 오는 5월 콘서트 '합주실' 연다 (in Korean). Hankyung. April 26, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  11. ^ 블락비 태일, 오늘(10일) 입대…”좀 어색하지만 충성”(전문) (in Korean). 10 Asia. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  12. ^ [전문] 블락비 태일 “2021년 1월4일 미복귀 전역” (공식) (in Korean). Sports Donga. December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
  14. ^ Cumulative sales of "Inspiring":
    • "2015년 14주차 Download Chart".
    • "2015년 15주차 Download Chart".
  15. ^ Cumulative sales of "It Was Love":
    • "2016년 04월 Download Chart".
    • "2016년 19주차 Download Chart".
  16. ^ "2016년 47주차 Download Chart".
  17. ^ "2017년 06월 Download Chart".
  18. ^ Gong Mi-na (November 15, 2021). "[단독]왓챠 '더블 트러블', 임슬옹·블락비 태일·위아이 김동한 합류" [[Exclusive] Watcha 'Double Trouble' joins Im Seulong, Block B's Taeil, and We.I's Kim Donghan] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved November 16, 2021 – via Naver.

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