Taeyang Gives Track-By-Track Review of Record-Breaking 'Rise' Album (Exclusive Video) — billboard.com

While fans around the world knew and loved Taeyang through his group BIGBANG, it wasn't until the release of his second solo album, "Rise," that the K-pop singer earned support as a superstar in his own right. The LP set a record for solo Korean acts on the Billboard 200, soaring to No. 112 on the Billboard 200 and beating out chart positions from fellow international stars like BoA and labelmate G-Dragon. It's currently sitting pretty on Billboard's World Albums chart, too, at No. 9 for its fourth week on the ranking. 

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