Lee Tae-il

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Tae-il (Hangul: 이태일, born September 24, 1990),^[1] better known by the mononym Taeil (Hangul: 태일), is a South Korean singer, signed under Seven Seasons. He is the main vocalist of Block B and is part of the T2u sub-unit with U-Kwon.

Lee Tae-il
이태일
Taeil in August 2015
Born	Lee Tae-il (1990-09-24) September 24, 1990 (age 33) Seoul, South Korea
Occupation	Singer
Musical career
Genres	R&B ballad
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Seven Seasons

Korean name
Hangul	이태일
Hanja	李泰欥
Revised Romanization	I Tae-il
McCune–Reischauer	I Taeil

Biography

Lee Tae-il was born in Seoul, South Korea, where he lived with his parents, elder sister and younger brother.^[1] He graduated from Global Cyber University and previously attended Kim Myung-ki's Vocal Academy.^[2] Prior to joining Block B, he was a contestant on MBC's Star Audition 1.^[3]

Career

In addition to his work with Block B, Taeil performed two solo concerts in Tokyo, Japan, on January 13, 2017.^[4] 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.^[5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7][8]

In April 2019, it was announced that Taeil and Park Kyung would hold two concerts in Seoul together on May 25 and 26.^[9][10]

On June 10, Taeil announced that he would be entering into South Korea's compulsory military duty immediately.^[11] After fulfilling his term of service, Taeil returned home on leave December 4, 2020, with his discharge becoming official the following month.^[12]

Discography

See also: Block B discography and T2U § Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
		KOR ^[13]
"Inspiring" (흔들린다)	2015	59	KOR: 48,543+^[14]	Non-album single
"It Was Love" (사랑이었다)	2016	17	KOR: 182,532+^[15]	Blooming Period
"A Doll's Dream" (인형의 꿈)		—	KOR: 11,914+^[16]	Woman with a Suitcase OST
"Come to Me" (내게 와요)	2017	—	—	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)		—		Non-album single
"Remaining Star" (머무는 별)	2019	—

Collaborations

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
		KOR ^[13]
"I Like You, I Don't" (좋아한다 안 한다) with Sejeong	2017	8	KOR: 155,494+^[17]	Non-album single
"Falling You" with Kim So-hee		—	—	Meloholic OST
"Monologue" with Kim Jong-kook	2018	—	**	The Call Project, No. 1
"rainy day" with Wheesung and Chungha		—		The Call Project, No. 2
"Duty Free" with Bewhy and Ailee		—		The Call FINAL Project
"As I Told You" with Minzy	2022	—		Watcha Original <Double Trouble> Episode.1
"8282" with Hyolyn		—		Watcha Original <Double Trouble> Episode.2
"Saturday Night" with Choa		—		Watcha Original <Double Trouble> Episode.3
"Greetings" with Jiwoo of KARD		—		Watcha Original <Double Trouble> Episode.4
"Me Gustas Tu" with Minzy		—		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	Network	Notes
2015	King of Mask Singer	MBC	Contestant
2018	The Call	Mnet	Soloist
2021	King of Mask Singer	MBC	Contestant
	Hidden: The Performance	KakaoTV	Muse (with Hanhae)

Web shows

Year	Title	Network	Role	Ref.
2021	Double Trouble	Watcha	Contestant	^[18]

Awards and nominations

Main article: Block B § Awards_and_nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2017	Melon Music Awards	Hot Trend Award	"I Like You, I Don't" (좋아한다 안 한다)	Nominated
2022	Blue Dragon Series Award	Best New Male Entertainer (Variety)	Double Trouble	Pending

References

1. "태일 프로필" (in Korean). Naver.
2. "연예인이 먼저 찾는 한류사관학교, 글로벌사이버대학교" (in Korean).
3. "'위탄' 참가자 출신 이태일, 조PD 그룹 블락비 합류" (in Korean). Asia Today. April 7, 2011.
4. TAEIL (From Block B) JAPAN LIVE TALK SHOW 2017～HAPPY NEW YEAR～チケット一般販売のお知らせ (in Japanese). Block B Japan. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
5. 『Block B SPECIAL UNIT STAGE 2017～T2U～』 開催決定！！！ (in Japanese). Block B Japan. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
6. “참가자 실력 궁금”… 블락비 태일, ‘블라인드 뮤지션’으로 심사위원 데뷔 (in Korean). 10 Asia. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
7. 블락비 태일, 첫 단독 콘서트 티켓 1분 만에 매진 (in Korean). 10 Asia. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
8. 태일, 첫 단독 콘서트 ‘TALE 20’ 티켓 오픈 1분 만에 초고속 매진 ‘막강한 티켓 파워’ (in Korean). Top Star News. November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
9. 블락비 태일X박경, 콘서트 5월 개최…'합주실' 포스터 공개 (in Korean). Joins. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
10. 블락비 태일·박경, 오는 5월 콘서트 '합주실' 연다 (in Korean). Hankyung. April 26, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
11. 블락비 태일, 오늘(10일) 입대…”좀 어색하지만 충성”(전문) (in Korean). 10 Asia. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
12. [전문] 블락비 태일 “2021년 1월4일 미복귀 전역” (공식) (in Korean). Sports Donga. December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
13. "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
14. Cumulative sales of "Inspiring":
    • "2015년 14주차 Download Chart".
    • "2015년 15주차 Download Chart".
15. Cumulative sales of "It Was Love":
    • "2016년 04월 Download Chart".
    • "2016년 19주차 Download Chart".
16. "2016년 47주차 Download Chart".
17. "2017년 06월 Download Chart".
18. Gong Mi-na (November 15, 2021). "[단독]왓챠 '더블 트러블', 임슬옹·블락비 태일·위아이 김동한 합류" [[Exclusive] Watcha 'Double Trouble' joins Im Seulong, Block B's Taeil, and We.I's Kim Donghan] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved November 16, 2021 – via Naver.

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