Lee Tae-il (

Hangul The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The let ...

: 이태일, born September 24, 1990), better known by the mononym Taeil (

: 태일), is a South Korean singer, signed under Seven Seasons. He is the main vocalist of

Block B Block B ( ko, 블락비) is a South Korean boy band managed by KQ Entertainment, and consists of seven members: Taeil, B-Bomb, Jaehyo, U-Kwon, Park Kyung, Zico, and P.O. Block B has received several accolades, including nominations for seven ...

and is part of the

T2u T2U is the second official sub-unit of the South Korean boy band Block B. Established in July 2017, the sub-unit consists of two members: Block B's main vocalist Taeil, and the vocalist and dancer U-Kwon Kim Yu-kwon (Hangul: 김유권, born ...

sub-unit with

U-Kwon Kim Yu-kwon (Hangul: 김유권, born April 9, 1992), better known by the stage name U-Kwon (Hangul: 유권), is a South Korean singer. He is a vocalist and dancer in Block B; he is also a member of the sub-unit Bastarz along with P.O and B-B ...

Biography

Lee Tae-il was born in

Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...

, South Korea, where he lived with his parents, elder sister and younger brother. He graduated from Global Cyber University and previously attended Kim Myung-ki's Vocal Academy. Prior to joining

, he was a contestant on MBC's ''Star Audition 1''.

Career

In addition to his work with

, Taeil performed two solo concerts in Tokyo, Japan, on January 13, 2017. He also did a seven-show, six-city tour of Japan from August 26 to September 7, 2017, along with fellow Block B member

as the special unit

. 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 Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) is a South Korean non-profit copyright collective for musical works, administering public performance and broadcasting rights, and mechanical recording and reproduction rights. Founded in 1964, it i ...

, the Federation of Korean Music Performers, and the Korean Entertainment Producers' Association. 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 An Olympic Park is a sports campus for hosting the Olympic Games. Typically it contains the Olympic Stadium and the International Broadcast Centre. It may also contain the Olympic Village or some of the other sports venues, such as the aquatics ...

K-Art Hall. All tickets sold out almost immediately after going on sale November 28. In April 2019, it was announced that Taeil and

Park Kyung Park Kyung (Korean: 박경; born July 8, 1992), also known as just Kyung, is a South Korean rapper and record producer. He is a member of the group Block B. Career Pre-debut Park Kyung started his rapping career by promoting underground al ...

would hold two concerts in Seoul together on May 25 and 26. On June 10, Taeil announced that he would be entering into South Korea's compulsory military duty immediately. After fulfilling his term of service, Taeil returned home on leave December 4, 2020, with his discharge becoming official the following month.

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Collaborations

Filmography

Variety show

Web shows

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* 1990 births Living people K-pop singers South Korean male idols South Korean pop singers 21st-century South Korean male singers Block B members KQ Entertainment artists {{SouthKorea-bio-stub