Bewhy
- Hip hop
- Korean hip hop
- Christian hip hop
- Rapper
- record producer
- MC
Lee Byung-yoon (Hangul: 이병윤; born June 15, 1993),[1] better known by his stage name BewhY (Hangul: 비와이), is a South Korean rapper and member of the $exy $treet & Yello Music crew. He gained recognition after winning Show Me the Money 5 in 2016.[2][3]
Early life and education
Lee Byung-yoon was born on June 15, 1993, in Daejeon, South Korea, and raised in Incheon. He has one older brother.[4][5] During his first year of high school, he developed an interest in becoming a rapper and making music.[5]
Influences
Lee credits South Korean hip hop group Dynamic Duo as an influence on his music,[6] as well as Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z, Chance the Rapper, and Daft Punk.[6]
He has also stated that his rap skills have been influenced by gospel music and funk.[7]
Personal life
Lee is known for being a devout Protestant Christian[8][9] and has referenced his faith in many songs.[10]
In October 2020, Lee married his longtime partner, Lee Eun-hyun, whom he had been dating for eight years.[11] The two met at church when they were both 20 years old.[12] On January 13, 2023, his wife gave birth to their first child, a daughter.[13]
Lee enlisted in the South Korean military on August 23, 2021, where he served as a Marine Corps police officer for the Korea Coast Guard.[11] He was discharged on April 22, 2023.[14]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [15] | |||
Time Travel |
| — | — |
The Blind Star |
| 13 |
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The Movie Star |
| 38 |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
EPs
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [15] | |||
The Blind Star 0.5 |
| — | — |
NEO CHRISTIAN [18] [19] |
| — | — |
032 Funk |
| N/A | N/A |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Mixtapes
Title | Album details |
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Be the Livest |
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (DL) | Album |
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KOR [20] | ||||
As lead artist | ||||
"Waltz" | 2014 | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Swimming Bananas" feat. Keebo | — | |||
"The Time Goes On" | 2015 | 17 |
| Time Travel |
"In Trinity" | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Shalom" | 2016 | — | ||
"Forever" | 2 |
| Show Me the Money 5 | |
"Day Day" feat. Jay Park | 2 |
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"Fake" (자화상 part 2) | 39 |
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"Dejavu" | 2017 | 32 |
| The Blind Star |
"Hewgeso" (휴게소) | 73 |
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"Scar" (흔적) | — |
| The Blind Star 0.5 | |
"Red Carpet" | 44 |
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"My Star" | 64 |
| The Blind Star | |
"Gottasadae" (가라사대) | 2019 | 63 | — | The Movie Star |
Collaborations | ||||
"Freezing" (얼어) with Bill Stax, C Jamm, Konsoul & Scary'P | 2015 | — | — | Non-album single |
"I'm Not the Person You Used to Know" (니가 알던 내가 아냐) with Simon Dominic, One, G2 | 2016 | 2 |
| Show Me the Money 5 |
"XamBaqJa" (쌈박자) with Simon Dominic | 29 |
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"Puzzle" with C Jamm | 3 |
| Non-album single | |
"International Wave" with Talib Kweli | 64 |
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"Someday" with Asura | 100 |
| ||
"Uno" (우노) with Big K.R.I.T. | 2017 | 97 |
| |
"Like Me" with A$AP TyY & C Jamm | — | — | ||
"Karma" with Babylon, Verbal Jint, the Quiett, TakeOne, Nucksal | 2018 | — | — | Caelo |
"Side by Side" | 2020 | — | — | Sweet Home |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Filmography
Television series
Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | Suits | KBS2 | Himself | Cameo ep. 3-4 | [32] |
2021 | The Penthouse: War in Life 3 | SBS | Lee Byung-hoon | Cameo ep. 14 | [33] |
Variety shows
Year | Network | Program | Notes |
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2015 | Mnet | Show Me the Money 4 | Contestant |
2016 | Show Me the Money 5 | Contestant, Winner of Season 5 | |
2018 | The Call | Cast | |
2019 | Show Me the Money 8 | Judge | |
2020 | Show Me the Money 9 | Judge |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Melon Music Awards | Top Ten Artists | — | Won | [34] |
Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Rap Performance | "Puzzle" (with C Jamm) | Won | [35] | |
2017 | Gaon Chart Music Awards | Discovery of the Year (Hip Hop) | — | Won | [36] |
Korean Music Awards | Rookie of the Year | — | Nominated | [37] | |
Best Hip Hop Song | "Forever" | Won | [38] | ||
Korean Hip-hop Awards | Artist of the Year | — | Nominated | [39] | |
Hip Hop Track of the Year | "Forever" | Won | [40] | ||
Collaboration of the Year | "₩ 1,000,000" (with G-Dragon, Okasian and CL) | Nominated | [39] | ||
2020 | Korean Hip-hop Awards | Hip Hop Track of the Year | "Gottasadae" | Nominated | [41] |
Music Video of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Korean Music Awards | Best Rap & Hip Hop Song | Nominated | [42] |
References
- ^ "비와이 프로필" (in Korean). Naver.
- ^ "Watch: "Show Me the Money 5" Final Winner and Performances Revealed". Soompi. July 16, 2016.
- ^ Ji Young, Kim (September 27, 2017). "한국 힙합이 신세 많이 졌지! BewhY" [I owe you a lot of Korean hip-hop! BewhY]. W DONG-A (in Korean). Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ^ Amarca, Nico (October 25, 2017). "Meet BewhY, the Gucci-Obsessed Korean Rapper Taking Over America". Hypebeast. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ a b Kim, Alice (June 7, 2022). "Korean rapper BewhY prays God will accept his heart on the day of glory". God Reports. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ a b Libert, Jean (February 21, 2020). "Exclusive Interview: BeWhy the Rap Star". The Kraze Magazine. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ Leary, Edward (April 26, 2024). "Exclusive Interview: BewhY Talks Artist Life After Miltary + Are K-Pop Idols Real Rappers?". MyMusicTaste. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "Korean Rapper 'BewhY': 'All of This Is Not Mine but His Story'". Christianity Daily. May 22, 2023.
- ^ "BewhY Opens Up About His Religious Faith and Unapologetic Confidence in His Rapping Skill". Soompi. August 19, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ Roots, Brandon (March 28, 2022). "The Birth of Korean CHH Part II: BeWhy – Neo-Christian?". Rapzilla. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ a b Kim Min-ji (July 13, 2021). "[단독] 황광희, '펫 비타민' 시즌2 MC 발탁...박수홍·티파니영과 호흡" [BewhY enlists on August 23rd... Compulsory military service as maritime police [official position]]. News1 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ Kim, Uin (October 22, 2020). "BewhY Announces Marriage to Girlfriend of 8 Years". Soompi. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ Oh Yun-ju (January 13, 2023). "래퍼 비와이, 군 복무 중 득녀..."나 이제 애비와이"" [Rapper BewhY, gave birth to a daughter while serving in the military... "I'm now Abby Why"] (in Korean). Mydaily. Retrieved January 13, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim, Chae-yeon (March 17, 2023). "제이홉·송민호 가고, 태민·영케이 오고..계속되는 연예계 군복무 바통터치 [Oh!쎈 이슈]" [J-Hope and Song Min-ho go, Taemin and Young-K come... Continued military service in the entertainment world [Oh!]] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ a b "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on August 27, 2015.
- "The Movie Star – Week 31, 2019". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ "2017년 09월 Album Chart".
- ^ "2019년 08월 Album Chart".
- ^ "EP on Bugs". June 15, 2020.
- ^ "EP on YT Music".
- ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017. "Gottasadae – Week 37 of 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ a b "2016년 Download Chart".
- ^ a b c "2016년 Download Chart".
- ^ a b "2016년 07월 Download Chart".
- ^ "2017년 05월 Download Chart".
- ^ "2017년 24주차 Download Chart".
- ^ "2017년 25주차 Download Chart".
- ^ "2017년 36주차 Download Chart".
- ^ "2017년 38주차 Download Chart".
- ^ Cumulative sales of "International Wave":
- "2016년 36주차 Download Chart".
- "2016년 37주차 Download Chart".
- ^ "2016년 40주차 Download Chart".
- ^ "2017년 11주차 Download Chart".
- ^ "BewhY tries acting for the first time in 'Suits'". Kpop Herald. May 4, 2018.
- ^ Park Hyo-joo (September 11, 2021). "펜하 3'에 깜짝 등장한 비와이..."곧 군대 갑니다" 시청자 폭소" [Bewhy, who made a surprise appearance in 'Penha 3'... "I'm going to the military soon" viewers laugh]. Money Today (in Korean). Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- ^ "The Winners of the 2016 Melon Music Awards". Soompi. November 19, 2016.
- ^ "'2016 MAMA' 씨잼X비와이, 'PUZZLE'로 베스트 랩 "앞으로도 꼴리는 대로"". Kookje Shinmun (in Korean). December 2, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- ^ "Winners at the 6th Gaon Chart Music Awards". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ "KMA2017: Nominees for 14th Korean Music Awards". February 7, 2017.
- ^ "KMA2017: 14th Korean Music Awards Winners". February 28, 2017.
- ^ a b "Nominees List". Korean Hip Hop Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ "한국 힙합 어워즈 2017 수상자 목록". Hypebeast Korea (in Korean). February 28, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- ^ "Korean Hiphop Awards 2020". www.koreanhiphopawards.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ Mathew, Ilin (January 23, 2020). "How and when to watch Korean Music Awards 2020". International Business Times, Singapore Edition. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
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