Bewhy Explained

Background:person
BewhY
Native Name:이병윤
Native Name Lang:ko
Birth Name:Lee Byung-yoon
Birth Date:15 June 1993
Birth Place:Daejeon, South Korea
Instrument:Vocals, piano
Years Active:2012–present
Label:Dejavu Group
Current Member Of:$exy $treet & Yello Music
Spouse:Lee Eun-hyun (m. 2020–present)
Module:
Child:yes
Headercolor:transparent
Korean name
Hangul:이병윤
Rr:I Byeongyun
Mr:I Byŏngyun
Hangulstage:비와이
Rrstage:Biwai
Mrstage:Piwai

Lee Byung-yoon (; born June 15, 1993),[1] better known by his stage name BewhY, 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.

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.

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. The two met at church when they were both 20 years old.[11] On January 13, 2023, his wife gave birth to their first child, a daughter.[12]

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.[13] He was discharged on April 22, 2023.[14]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
KOR
[15]
Time Travel
  • Released: March 10, 2015
  • Label: Sexy Street & Yello Music, Luminant Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
—
The Blind Star
  • Released: September 17, 2017
  • Label: Dejavu Group, LOEN Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
13
The Movie Star
  • Released: July 25, 2019
  • Label: Dejavu Group, LOEN Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
38
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

EPs

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
KOR
The Blind Star 0.5
  • Released: September 3, 2017
  • Label: Dejavu Group, LOEN Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
—
NEO CHRISTIAN[18] [19]
  • Released: June 15, 2020
  • Label: Dejavu Group
  • Formats: CD, digital download
032 Funk
  • Released: July 30, 2021
  • Label: Dejavu Group
  • Formats: CD, digital download
N/AN/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart
positions		Sales (DL)Album
KOR
[20]
As lead artist
"Waltz"2014—rowspan="2"
"Swimming Bananas"
feat. Keebo		—
"The Time Goes On"201517 Time Travel
"In Trinity"—rowspan="2"
"Shalom"2016—
"Forever"2 Show Me the Money 5
"Day Day"
2
  • KOR: 1,039,009
"Fake" (자화상 part 2)39
  • KOR: 107,437
"Dejavu"201732 The Blind Star
"Hewgeso" 73
"Scar" — The Blind Star 0.5
"Red Carpet"44
"My Star"64 The Blind Star
"Gottasadae" 201963The Movie Star
Collaborations
"Freezing"
with Bill Stax, C Jamm, Konsoul & Scary'P		2015—
"I'm Not the Person You Used to Know"
20162
  • KOR: 751,667
Show Me the Money 5
"XamBaqJa"
29
"Puzzle"
with C Jamm		3
  • KOR: 697,668
rowspan="5"
"International Wave"
with Talib Kweli		64
"Someday"
with Asura		100
"Uno"
with Big K.R.I.T.		201797
"Like Me"
with A$AP TyY & C Jamm		—
"Karma"
2018—Caelo
"Side by Side"2020—Sweet Home
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleNetworkRoleNotes
2018SuitsKBS2HimselfCameo ep. 3-4[32]
2021 3SBSLee Byung-hoonCameo ep. 14[33]

Variety shows

YearNetworkProgramNotes
2015MnetShow Me the Money 4Contestant
2016Show Me the Money 5Contestant, Winner of Season 5
2018The CallCast
2019Show Me the Money 8Judge
2020Show Me the Money 9Judge

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2016Melon Music AwardsTop Ten Artists[34]
Mnet Asian Music AwardsBest Rap Performance"Puzzle" (with C Jamm)[35]
2017Gaon Chart Music AwardsDiscovery of the Year (Hip Hop)[36]
Korean Music AwardsRookie of the Year[37]
Best Hip Hop Song"Forever"[38]
Korean Hip-hop AwardsArtist of the Year[39]
Hip Hop Track of the Year"Forever"[40]
Collaboration of the Year"₩ 1,000,000" (with G-Dragon, Okasian and CL)
2020Korean Hip-hop AwardsHip Hop Track of the Year"Gottasadae"[41]
Music Video of the Year
Korean Music AwardsBest Rap & Hip Hop Song[42]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=tab_ppn&query=%EB%B9%84%EC%99%80%EC%9D%B4&os=2770086&ie=utf8&key=PeopleService. ko:비와이 프로필. Naver. ko.
  2. Web site: Watch: "Show Me the Money 5" Final Winner and Performances Revealed. July 16, 2016. Soompi.
  3. Web site: Ji Young. Kim. September 27, 2017. ko:한국 힙합이 신세 많이 졌지! BewhY. I owe you a lot of Korean hip-hop! BewhY. https://woman.donga.com/3/all/12/1075397/1. September 25, 2020. W DONG-A. ko.
  4. Web site: Amarca . Nico . October 25, 2017 . Meet BewhY, the Gucci-Obsessed Korean Rapper Taking Over America . June 18, 2024 . Hypebeast.
  5. Web site: Kim . Alice . June 7, 2022 . Korean rapper BewhY prays God will accept his heart on the day of glory . June 18, 2024 . God Reports.
  6. Web site: Libert . Jean . February 21, 2020 . Exclusive Interview: BeWhy the Rap Star . June 18, 2024 . The Kraze Magazine.
  7. Web site: Leary . Edward . April 26, 2024 . Exclusive Interview: BewhY Talks Artist Life After Miltary + Are K-Pop Idols Real Rappers? . June 18, 2024 . MyMusicTaste.
  8. Web site: May 22, 2023 . Korean Rapper 'BewhY': 'All of This Is Not Mine but His Story' . Christianity Daily.
  9. Web site: August 19, 2016 . BewhY Opens Up About His Religious Faith and Unapologetic Confidence in His Rapping Skill . June 18, 2024 . Soompi.
  10. Web site: Roots . Brandon . March 28, 2022 . The Birth of Korean CHH Part II: BeWhy – Neo-Christian? . June 18, 2024 . Rapzilla.
  11. Web site: Kim . Uin . October 22, 2020 . BewhY Announces Marriage to Girlfriend of 8 Years . June 18, 2024 . Soompi.
  12. Web site: https://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=117&aid=0003687512. Oh Yun-ju. ko: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". Mydaily. Naver. January 13, 2023. January 13, 2023. ko.
  13. Web site: https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=421&aid=0005475631 . Kim Min-ji . ko:[단독] 황광희, '펫 비타민' 시즌2 MC 발탁...박수홍·티파니영과 호흡. BewhY enlists on August 23rd... Compulsory military service as maritime police [official position] . . News1. July 13, 2021. July 13, 2021 . ko.
  14. Web site: https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004809522. Kim. Chae-yeon. ko: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!]. . Naver. March 17, 2023. March 18, 2023. ko.
  15. Web site: Gaon Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150827134421/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T. August 27, 2015.
  16. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&termGbn=month&hitYear=2017&targetTime=09&nationGbn=T. ko:2017년 09월 Album Chart.
  17. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&termGbn=month&hitYear=2019&targetTime=08&nationGbn=T. ko:2019년 08월 Album Chart.
  18. Web site: EP on Bugs. June 15, 2020.
  19. Web site: EP on YT Music.
  20. Web site: Gaon Digital Chart. Gaon Music Chart. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170309051712/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL. March 9, 2017. Web site: Gottasadae – Week 37 of 2019. Gaon Chart. ko. September 19, 2019.
  21. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=year&hitYear=2016&targetTime=3&nationGbn=T. ko:2016년 Download Chart.
  22. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2016&hitYear=2016&termGbn=year. ko:2016년 Download Chart.
  23. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=month&hitYear=2017&targetTime=05&nationGbn=T. ko:2017년 05월 Download Chart.
  24. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2017&targetTime=24&nationGbn=T. ko:2017년 24주차 Download Chart.
  25. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2017&targetTime=25&nationGbn=K. ko:2017년 25주차 Download Chart.
  26. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2017&targetTime=36&nationGbn=T. ko:2017년 36주차 Download Chart.
  27. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2017&targetTime=38&nationGbn=T. ko:2017년 38주차 Download Chart.
  28. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=07&hitYear=2016&termGbn=month. ko:2016년 07월 Download Chart.
  29. Cumulative sales of "International Wave":
  30. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2016&targetTime=40&nationGbn=T. ko:2016년 40주차 Download Chart.
  31. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2017&targetTime=11&nationGbn=T. ko:2017년 11주차 Download Chart.
  32. Web site: BewhY tries acting for the first time in 'Suits'. May 4, 2018. Kpop Herald.
  33. Web site: https://news.mt.co.kr/mtview.php?no=2021091110422762948 . Park Hyo-joo . ko: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 . . September 11, 2021 . September 11, 2021 . ko.
  34. Web site: The Winners of the 2016 Melon Music Awards. Soompi. November 19, 2016.
  35. Web site: '2016 MAMA' 씨잼X비와이, 'PUZZLE'로 베스트 랩 "앞으로도 꼴리는 대로". December 2, 2016. The Kookje Daily News. ko. February 13, 2020.
  36. Web site: Winners at the 6th Gaon Chart Music Awards. Manila Bulletin. February 28, 2017. June 27, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200627062446/https://entertainment.mb.com.ph/2017/02/23/winners-at-the-6th-gaon-chart-music-awards/. dead.
  37. Web site: KMA2017: Nominees for 14th Korean Music Awards. February 7, 2017 .
  38. Web site: KMA2017: 14th Korean Music Awards Winners. February 28, 2017 .
  39. Web site: Nominees List. Korean Hip Hop Awards. ko. dead. https://archive.today/20170127145547/http://www.koreanhiphopawards.com/nominees.html%23nom_title8. January 27, 2017. January 27, 2017.
  40. Web site: https://hypebeast.kr/2017/2/korean-hip-hop-awards-results-2017. ko:한국 힙합 어워즈 2017 수상자 목록. February 28, 2017. Hypebeast Korea. ko. February 13, 2020.
  41. Web site: Korean Hiphop Awards 2020. December 7, 2021. www.koreanhiphopawards.com.
  42. Web site: How and when to watch Korean Music Awards 2020. Mathew. Ilin. January 23, 2020. International Business Times, Singapore Edition. en. February 13, 2020.

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