I. Introduction
Taecyeon (택연) is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, actor and entrepreneur under 51K. He is the main rapper of the boy group 2PM.
On July 25, 2018, it was announced that Taecyeon had signed with 51K following his contract expiration with JYP Entertainment after deciding to not renew, but will still be active as a member of 2PM.
II. Personal Life
Military service
Taecyeon quietly enlisted on September 4, 2017. He was discharged on May 16, 2019.
Relationship
On June 23, 2020, Xportnews reported that Taecyeon is in a relationship with a non-celebrity. Later that day, the report was confirmed by his company 51K.
III. Discography
Korean
Digital singles
- "Christmas With You" (2014)
- "2016 Merry Christmas To You" (2016)
Collaborations
- "Share" (with Blue Bears) (2012)
Participation releases
- 2PM - Grown ("Traicion" and "It's Time") (2013)
- JYP Nation - JYP Nation Korea 2014 'One Mic' ("U Don't Know" with Seulong and "Bounce" with Junho, JB, Jr.)(2014)
OSTs
- "Dream High OST Part.1" ("Dream High" with Suzy, Wooyoung, Kim Soo Hyun and JOO) (2011)
- Dream High OST ("My Valentine" with Nichkhun) (2012)
- "We Got Married OST Part.6" ("I Love You") (2013)
- "Marriage Blue OST" ("Marriage Blue Opening") (2013)
Japanese
Studio albums
- Taecyeon Special: Winter 一人 (2017)
Thai
Features
- Nichkhun - "Cha-lui: Lost in Seoul OST" ("Wan Nun Wan Nee Wan Nhai") (2015)
IV. Filmography
Films
- Marriage Blue (2013)
- House of the Disappeared (2017)
Dramas
- Cinderella's Stepsister (KBS, 2010)
- Dream High (KBS, 2011)
- Who Are You? (tvN, 2013)
- Wonderful Days (KBS, 2014)
- Assembly (KBS, 2015)
- Hey Ghost, Let's Fight (KBS, 2015)
- Save Me (OCN, 2017)
- The Game: Towards Zero (MBC, 2020)
- Vincenzo (tvN, 2021)
- Royal Secret Inspector Joy (tvN, 2021)
Web series
- Touching You (Naver TV Cast, 2016)
- 7 First Kisses (Naver TV Cast, 2016)
V. Trivia
– He was born in Seoul, but later moved to Busan, South Korea.
– Family: Mother, father, an older sister (Jihyen)
– At the age of ten, he migrated together with his family to Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.
– He studied at Bedford High School (while he studied there he was an active member of the Chess Club, Jazz Band, JV Soccer Team and National Honor Society).
– He lived in the USA for 7 years.
– After returning to Korea, he studied at Young Dong High School in Seoul.
– Then he studied Business Administration at Dankook University.
– He is currently attending Korea University Graduate School of International Studies.
– He auditioned for JYP Entertainment in New York in order to be a model.
– He speaks English, Korean and Japanese.
– In 2013 Taecyeon joined global “We Got Married” and was paired with Taiwanese actress Emma Wu.
– In 2010 he announced he gave up to his American visa, in order to be able to serve his military duties in Korea.
