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April 25, 2023 / 9:28 AM

BTS member Suga to perform, give interview May 1 on 'Tonight Show'

Suga (C), pictured with BTS, will appear on "The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon" following the release of his debut solo album, "D-Day," as Agust D. File Photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI

1 of 5 | Suga (C), pictured with BTS, will appear on "The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon" following the release of his debut solo album, "D-Day," as Agust D. File Photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI | License Photo

April 25 (UPI) -- South Korean singer and rapper Suga will visit The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon on May 1.

The 30-year-old K-pop star, a member of the boy band BTS, will perform and give an interview in his first solo appearance on the NBC late-night talk show.

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The episode will mark the 11th time Suga has appeared on The Tonight Show. The singer previously visited the show with his BTS bandmates, including for "BTS Week" in 2020.

Just a spoonful of #SUGA. ☕️ @BTS_twt's SUGA makes his U.S. late night solo debut May 1 on #FallonTonight! #SUGAonFallon pic.twitter.com/0q3oKh7REP— The Tonight Show (@FallonTonight) April 24, 2023

Suga released his debut solo album, D-Day, under the name Agust D on Friday. The album features the singles "People Pt. 2" featuring IU and "Haegeum."

Suga also appears in the new documentary Suga: Road to D-Day, which premiered Friday on Disney+.

The singer will promote his new album with a solo tour that begins Thursday in Belmont Park, N.Y.

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BTS consists of Suga, Jin, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook. The group is on hiatus as the members fulfill their mandatory military service in South Korea and pursue their solo careers.

Left to right, Kim Tae-hyung, also known as V, Min Yoon-gi, also known as Suga, Kim Seok-jin, also known as Jin, Jeon Jung-kook, Kim Nam-joon, also known as RM, Park Ji-min and Jung Ho-seok, also known as J-Hope of BTS, attends the annual Billboard Music Awards held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on May 21, 2017. The group won Top Social Artist at the event. In June, they made Time's new list of the Most Influential People on the Internet. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

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