Im Tae Gaeon is a South Korean singer, dancer, former member of M.CROWN (엠크라운) and CHALLENGER (챌린저) and current member of BE:MAX (비:맥스, formerly known as MUSTB).

He made his debut in October 2015 as MCROWN's rapper and vocalist with their first single album, "Avenue Nowhere". However, Starpro Entertainment faced financial issues and was not able to provide enough opportunities for the group to promote, causing their disbandment in early 2016.

After switching agencies, he was set to debut as part of CHALLENGER in early 2018. The group was formed by ShowBox Entertainment the year before and promoted heavily in Japan before debuting in South Korea. They were in the process of finding the last 2 members, but unfortunately, the agency kept delaying the debut, and new members were never added to the group. So, in late 2018, he left the agency, and all the members went on to do other activities.

He then joined MustM Entertainment (머스트 엔터테인먼트) and re-debuted in January 2019 as MUSTB's leader and main rapper with their single album, "I Want U".

The group faced changes almost immediately when, in April 2019, 4 out of the 7 members, their manager and a company executive suffered a serious car accident on their way back to Seoul. The manager was killed instantly, and 2 members suffered from mental anxiety and shock and decided to leave the group.

In November 2023, the company announced his contract would not be renewed and MUSTB disbanded.

In July 2024, KPlus Entertainment (KPLUS 엔터테인먼트) and Team Otter decided to bring the group back, re-branding them as BE:MAX. They re-debuted with the single album, "Down Down".

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