Ok Taec-yeon (Korean: ì˜¥íƒ ì—°; Hanja: 玉澤æ¼"; born December 27,
1988), known mononymously as Taecyeon, is a South Korean rapper,
singer, songwriter, actor, and entrepreneur. He is the main rapper of
the South Korean boy group 2PM.In 2010, Taecyeon debuted as an actor
in the Korean drama Cinderella's Sister and since then has starred in
Dream High (2011), Who Are You? (2013), Wonderful Days (2014),
Assembly (2015), Let's Fight, Ghost (2016), and Save Me (2017), as
well as the movies Marriage Blue (2013) and House of the Disappeared
(2017).Taecyeon was born in Seoul, South Korea, but emigrated at the
age of 10, with his parents and older sister Jihyen to Bedford,
Massachusetts, a small town situated in the Greater Boston Area. It
was his sister Jihyen who persuaded him to participate in a JYP
Entertainment audition, whose promotion she had noticed when surfing
on the Internet. After his reluctant agreement to participate, both
headed for New York City on his 17th birthday. A week later he was
chosen for the final 35 and got the call to go to South Korea to go
further in the competition. At first Taecyeon applied to become a
model, but the judges suggested he try dancing and singing. Eventually
he was named one of the dozen finalists (including his future
bandmates Lee Junho and Hwang Chansung) to compete in the show
Superstar Survival, but was the first contestant to leave the
show.Taecyeon lived in Massachusetts for seven years, attending
Bedford High School where he was a member of the Chess Club, Jazz
Band, JV Soccer Team and National Honor Society, before returning to
pursue his career in Korea. Taecyeon transferred to Young Dong High
School in Seoul and then studied Business Administration at Dankook
University and attended Korea University Graduate School of
International Studies.
1988), known mononymously as Taecyeon, is a South Korean rapper,
singer, songwriter, actor, and entrepreneur. He is the main rapper of
the South Korean boy group 2PM.In 2010, Taecyeon debuted as an actor
in the Korean drama Cinderella's Sister and since then has starred in
Dream High (2011), Who Are You? (2013), Wonderful Days (2014),
Assembly (2015), Let's Fight, Ghost (2016), and Save Me (2017), as
well as the movies Marriage Blue (2013) and House of the Disappeared
(2017).Taecyeon was born in Seoul, South Korea, but emigrated at the
age of 10, with his parents and older sister Jihyen to Bedford,
Massachusetts, a small town situated in the Greater Boston Area. It
was his sister Jihyen who persuaded him to participate in a JYP
Entertainment audition, whose promotion she had noticed when surfing
on the Internet. After his reluctant agreement to participate, both
headed for New York City on his 17th birthday. A week later he was
chosen for the final 35 and got the call to go to South Korea to go
further in the competition. At first Taecyeon applied to become a
model, but the judges suggested he try dancing and singing. Eventually
he was named one of the dozen finalists (including his future
bandmates Lee Junho and Hwang Chansung) to compete in the show
Superstar Survival, but was the first contestant to leave the
show.Taecyeon lived in Massachusetts for seven years, attending
Bedford High School where he was a member of the Chess Club, Jazz
Band, JV Soccer Team and National Honor Society, before returning to
pursue his career in Korea. Taecyeon transferred to Young Dong High
School in Seoul and then studied Business Administration at Dankook
University and attended Korea University Graduate School of
International Studies.
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