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BewhY performing at the 2016 Melon Music Awards

BewhY

비와이

  • Solo · Male
  • Hip-hop
  • Debuted 2014
  • Active

BewhY performing at the 2016 Melon Music Awards — Photo: f2.8 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Debut
201406.23
Birthday
06.151993
Genre
Hip-hop

Basic info

BewhY is a rapper who won Mnet's 《Show Me the Money 5》 in 2016. Signature songs include 〈Forever〉 and 〈Day Day〉.

Debut
June 23, 2014 · Debut song Waltz
Debut agency
Dejavu Group
Birthday
June 15, 1993
Years active
2014–
Meaning of the Name
He changed the English initials 'BY' he first used into BewhY, which contains 'why'.
Genre
Hip-hop
Real name
이병윤
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

걸어온 길

Born in Daejeon and raised in Incheon, he released the mixtape 《Be The Livest》 in 2012. He officially began activities in June 2014 with the single 〈Waltz〉.

He became known to hip-hop fans in 2015 through 《Time Travel》 and 〈The Time Goes On〉.

He won 《Show Me the Money 5》 in 2016, and his competition songs 〈Forever〉 and 〈Day Day〉 rose as high as No. 2 on the charts.

He released the full-length albums 《The Blind Star》 and 《The Movie Star》. He enlisted in 2021 and was discharged in April 2023.

Signature songs

  1. The Time Goes On 2015 YouTube Spotify
  2. Forever 2016 YouTube Spotify
  3. Day Day 2016 YouTube Spotify
  4. 가라사대 2019 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 2015.03 Time TravelAlbum〈The Time Goes On〉
  2. 2017.09 The Blind Star1st studio album
  3. 2019.07 The Movie Star2nd studio album〈가라사대〉
  4. 2020.06 NEO CHRISTIANEP
  5. 2021.07 032 FunkEP

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Major awards

  • 2016 Melon Music Awards TOP 10
  • 2016 MAMA Best Rap Performance (Puzzle, with C Jamm)
  • 2017 Korean Music Awards Best Rap & Hip-Hop Song (Forever)
  • 2017 Korea Hip-Hop Awards Hip-Hop Track of the Year (Forever)
  • 2017 Gaon Chart K-POP Awards Discovery of the Year (Hip-Hop)

Key records and stories

  • He won Mnet's 《Show Me the Money 5》 in 2016.
  • With 〈Forever〉, he won Best Rap & Hip-Hop Song at the 2017 Korean Music Awards.
  • He enlisted as a Coast Guard conscripted police officer in August 2021 and was discharged in April 2023.
  • At first he used the initials of his name, 'BY', as his stage name.
  • He won an award at the 2016 MAMA for 〈Puzzle〉, which he sang with the rapper C Jamm.

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