6 Facts About Suga BTS, Story from a Less Fortunate Family - An Underground Rapper Now Becomes 'Witch Doctor' BTS

Kapanlagi.com - Suga BTS is the stage name of Min Yoon-gi, one of the members of BTS who is famous for being cool and savage. It is a well-known fact that Suga BTS has been rapping since he was young. Therefore, it is not surprising that he occupies the main rapper position in BTS.

However, not only is he a rapper and an idol with many fans, Suga is also involved behind the scenes. He has the nickname Min PD because he often produces songs, for himself, BTS, and other singers. Seeing his current success, you must be curious about Suga BTS's past facts.

Together with Jung-kook, RM, V, Jimin, Seok-jin, J-Hope, Suga, they successfully debuted as BTS and gained extraordinary popularity. However, behind all of that, there are many impressive stories and struggles that are worth discussing. To find out more, please see the information compiled from various sources below.

1. Suga BTS Used to be an Underground Rapper

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Suga BTS's interest in rap started at the age of 13. It was triggered by Stony Skunk's Raga Muffin. Not only that, he eventually decided to become a rapper after hearing Fly by Epic High. However, unfortunately, his family did not agree with Suga's desire. They even got angry, threw away the lyrics he wrote, and told him to focus on studying.

After that, Suga decided to play basketball. Despite being an escape, he was skilled in the sport. His love for music did not fade. He even worked part-time at a recording studio and learned how to operate MIDI programs. It was during this time that he started making music and rapping.

In 2010, before Suga BTS joined Big Hit Entertainment, he even became an underground rapper. At that time, he had the stage name Gloss and was active with Daegu Town or D-Town. During that time, he had made many songs, one of which was 518-062.

2. Suga BTS Joins Big Hit Entertainment Auditions

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After going through a journey as an underground rapper, producing many songs, selling them and often being deceived, Suga BTS tried out for auditions at Big Hit Entertainment. At that time, he successfully passed and became a trainee.

During his trainee days, Bang Si Hyuk, the CEO of Big Hit, offered Suga to create a boy group. Suga was promised to join a group that focused less on choreography and more on music production. It was the opening path for Suga to meet Kim Namjoon or RM (Rap Monster).

3. Suga BTS Comes from a Poor Family

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The story of Suga BTS's background as a poor child is no longer a secret. In fact, this is also the reason why his family did not approve of his interest in music and emphasized more on studying. However, it turns out that this was Suga's path to success. And he fought hard to achieve it.

Long before passing the auditions, Suga BTS had already worked part-time to help his family's needs. In fact, he often went hungry just to buy a bus ticket to go home. Even when he became a trainee, Suga worked harder financially. Because he did not receive family support from the beginning, he worked as a food delivery person.

It was not without obstacles, he had been a hit-and-run victim. He suffered injuries, kept his pain to himself, and continued to practice with the injuries he had. He did this because he was afraid of losing the opportunity at Big Hit. Not only did he suffer physically, but he also experienced mental disturbances. He had difficulty moving his arm and experienced anxiety and severe depression.

Fortunately, after Bang Si Hyuk found out, Suga was helped to recover. Suga went through that difficult path with a strong struggle until he and the other six members successfully debuted as BTS in 2013.

4. Suga BTS, A Highly Dedicated Friend

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As an ARMY, you may know exactly the personalities of each member, including Suga. However, this story is quite memorable to always remember. This story was told by Jihoon, a former Big Hit trainee who trained with BTS. On his Youtube channel, Brightoon TV, Jihoon tells a story he experienced with Suga.

At that time, Jihoon felt dizzy and nauseous to the point of vomiting after dinner. Suga found out about this when Jihoon's condition worsened in the middle of the night. At that time, Suga immediately took him to the hospital by taxi. Suga stayed with him at the hospital overnight, even paying for his hospital expenses. However, Suga himself clearly had financial difficulties at that time.

It is understandable that Jihoon cannot forget Suga's kindness. In fact, it can be said to be an extraordinary sacrifice and dedication as a friend.

5. Suga BTS is a Music Producer

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BTS is indeed a group that didn't immediately skyrocket since their debut. In fact, they once lived together in an apartment with one bedroom during their debut period. They did receive awards as newcomers, but it didn't immediately make them popular. In 2015, with the song I Need U, their popularity started to rise. They won more and more awards, even on the international stage. Slowly but surely, BTS continues to shine until now.

And that cannot be separated from the role of its members, including Suga. His role can be considered significant. He also contributes to the production and writing of lyrics for most of BTS's songs. This makes Suga recognized by the Korea Music Copyright Association as a producer. In fact, more than 100 of Suga's songs have been credited to the association.

In 2016, Suga released a mixtape called August D under the stage name August D. The lyrics are raw and emotional. That's what makes it impressive and can represent his struggle in facing depression and social phobia. In 2020, he also released his second mixtape D-2, which contains 10 songs.

Not only for BTS and himself, this idol who is also often called Min PD also works on songs for other singers. As an example, Wine popularized by Suran earned Suga the Hot Trend Award at the 2017 Melon Music Awards. He also produced the song We Don't Talk Together for Heize, Suga's Interlude for Halsey, and also Eight with IU.

6. Suga BTS Has the Nickname of BTS' Shaman

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Suga BTS is considered to have a cool ability in predicting BTS' future achievements. This has earned him the nickname Minstradamus. Simply put, Suga is seen as BTS' shaman.

This is proven by Suga's previous predictions about BTS' performance at the 2020 Grammy Awards, their first performance at the Billboard Music Awards, and so on. As ARMY says, "What Suga wants, Suga gets!". Considering Suga's struggle from the beginning, it is reasonable for him to achieve it. It was not obtained through miracles, but through extraordinary hard work.

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