His second studio album Rise was released in 2014. The album reached #1 in Korea and on the US Heatseekers and US World charts and #2 in Japan. Taeyang has also had multiple #1 hit singles in Korea as a solo artist. Taeyang has been romantically linked to actress Min Hyo-rin since 2013. In 2017 they revealed to the world their plan to marry. They married in February 2018.