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BewhY 이병윤
BewhY performing in 2016
Background information
Birth name	Lee Byung-yoon
Born	(1993-06-15) June 15, 1993 (age 31) Daejeon, South Korea
Genres	Hip hop Korean hip hop Christian hip hop
Occupations	Rapper record producer MC
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Dejavu Group
Member of	$exy $treet & Yello Music
Spouse	Lee Eun-hyun (m. 2020–present)


Korean name
Hangul	이병윤
Revised Romanization	I Byeongyun
McCune–Reischauer	I Byŏngyun
Stage name
Hangul	비와이
Revised Romanization	Biwai
McCune–Reischauer	Piwai

Lee Byung-yoon (Korean: 이병윤; born June 15, 1993),^[1] better known by his stage name BewhY (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]^{[unreliable source?]}^[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]^{[unreliable source?]} 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]^{[unreliable source?]} 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
Title	Album details	KOR ^[15]	Sales
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	KOR: 1,454^[16]
The Movie Star	Released: July 25, 2019 Label: Dejavu Group, LOEN Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	38	KOR: 1,000^[17]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

EPs

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	KOR ^[15]	Sales
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/A	N/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Mixtapes

Title	Album details
Be the Livest	Released: September 18, 2012 Formats: digital download

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales (DL)	Album
Title	Year	KOR ^[20]	Sales (DL)	Album
As lead artist
"Waltz"	2014	—	—	Non-album singles
"Swimming Bananas" feat. Keebo	2014	—	—	Non-album singles
"The Time Goes On"	2015	17	KOR: 716,690^[21]	Time Travel
"In Trinity"	2015	—	—	Non-album singles
"Shalom"	2016	—	—	Non-album singles
"Forever"		2	KOR: 918,132^[22]	Show Me the Money 5
"Day Day" feat. Jay Park		2	KOR: 1,039,009^[22]
"Fake" (자화상 part 2)		39	KOR: 107,437^[23]
"Dejavu"	2017	32	KOR: 87,163^[24]	The Blind Star
"Hewgeso" (휴게소)		73	KOR: 30,475^[25]	The Blind Star
"Scar" (흔적)		—	KOR: 17,015^[26]	The Blind Star 0.5
"Red Carpet"		44	KOR: 38,269^[27]	The Blind Star 0.5
"My Star"		64	KOR: 32,722^[28]	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	KOR: 751,667^[22]	Show Me the Money 5
"XamBaqJa" (쌈박자) with Simon Dominic		29	KOR: 110,830^[23]	Show Me the Money 5
"Puzzle" with C Jamm		3	KOR: 697,668^[21]	Non-album single
"International Wave" with Talib Kweli		64	KOR: 50,305^[29]
"Someday" with Asura		100	KOR: 18,164^[30]
"Uno" (우노) with Big K.R.I.T.	2017	97	KOR: 15,380^[31]
"Like Me" with A$AP TyY & C Jamm	2017	—	—
"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.
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
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.
2016	Melon Music Awards	Top Ten Artists	—	Won	^[34]^{[unreliable source?]}
2016	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]
	Korean Music Awards	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]
	Korean Hip-hop Awards	Music Video of the Year		Nominated	^[41]
	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 [ko]. 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 [ko] (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"". The Kookje Daily News (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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