Lee Tae-il (; born September 24, 1990), known mononymously as Taeil, 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. He graduated from Global Cyber University and previously attended Kim Myung-ki's Vocal Academy. Prior to joining Block B, he was a contestant on MBC's Star Audition 1.
Career In addition to his work with Block B, 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 U-Kwon as the special unit T2u.
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.
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.
In April 2019, it was announced that Taeil and Park Kyung 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 Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album KOR "Inspiring" (흔들린다) 2015 59KOR: 48,543+Cumulative sales of "Inspiring": "It Was Love" (사랑이었다) 2016 17KOR: 182,532+Cumulative sales of "It Was Love": Blooming Period "A Doll's Dream" (인형의 꿈) —KOR: 11,914+ Woman with a Suitcase OST "Come to Me" (내게 와요) 2017 — rowspan="2" Radiant Office OST "Easiest Thing To Do" (가장 쉬운 일) — Man Who Dies to Live OST "Fluttering" (설렘각) 2018 — ** Let's Eat 3 OST "Love Is Magic" (사랑은 마술) — Magical OST "Later" (잘 있어요) — rowspan="2" "Remaining Star" (머무는 별) 2019 —
Collaborations Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album KOR "I Like You, I Don't" (좋아한다 안 한다) 2017 8KOR: 155,494+ "Falling You" — Meloholic OST "Monologue" 2018 — ** The Call Project, No. 1 "rainy day" — The Call Project, No. 2 "Duty Free" — The Call FINAL Project "As I Told You" 2022 — Watcha Original <Double Trouble> Episode.1 "8282" — Watcha Original <Double Trouble> Episode.2 "Saturday Night" — Watcha Original <Double Trouble> Episode.3 "Greetings" — Watcha Original <Double Trouble> Episode.4 "Me Gustas Tu" — Watcha Original <Double Trouble> Episode.5"—" denotes releases that did not chart. **Gaon stopped releasing download sales numbers in January 2018.
Filmography
Variety show Year Title Notes 2015 King of Mask Singer Contestant 2018 The Call Soloist 2021 King of Mask Singer Contestant Hidden: The Performance Muse (with Hanhae)
Web shows Year Title Network Role 2021 Double Trouble Watcha Contestant
Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated Work Result 2017 Melon Music Awards 2022 Blue Dragon Series Award
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