Bang Si-hyuk
| Bang Si-hyuk | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | "Hitman" Bang |
| Born |
August 9, 1972 South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Associated acts | Park Jin-young |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University |
| Known for | CEO and founder of Big Hit Entertainment |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 방시혁 |
| Hanja | 房時爀 |
| Revised Romanization | Bang Si-hyeok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pang Sihyŏk |
Bang Si-hyuk (born August 9, 1972) is a South Korean lyricist, composer, producer and record executive. He is the founder and CEO of Big Hit Entertainment. In his early career he was known for partnering with JYP Entertainment founder Park Jin-young as a songwriting duo, with Park writing the lyrics and Bang composing and arranging the music.[1]
Early life
Bang's passion for music began early as he grew up in a musical home. However he was discouraged from pursuing a career in music by his parents. He graduated from Seoul National University.[2][3]
Career
Bang met Park Jin-young during the mid-1990s, and the pair often partnered together as a songwriting duo. When Park founded his company JYP Entertainment, Bang joined him as a composer, arranger and producer.[3][1][4] One of their early successes was the first-generation group g.o.d.[1] They were largely responsible for the production of g.o.d's debut album Chapter 1, with Park serving as the producer and primary songwriter while Bang arranged the instrumentation and music.[5] Some of g.o.d's most famous songs whose soundtrack was arranged by Bang include "One Candle" and "Road". His stage name "Hitman" originated from this period when g.o.d enjoyed success as one of the country's best-selling and most popular boy bands of the early 2000s, earning himself and Park the reputation as "hit makers".[1] Besides g.o.d, Bang has also produced or composed for artists such as veterans Im Chang-jung and Park Ji-yoon, singer-actor Rain, groups Wonder Girls, 2AM and Teen Top, R&B singer Baek Ji-young and many others.[1][6]
In 2005 Bang left JYP Entertainment and founded his own company Big Hit Entertainment, which is home to boy band BTS. He continues to write, compose and produce and most recently co-wrote six songs in BTS's critically acclaimed album Wings, released in October 2016. The success of Wings garnered him the Best Producer Award at the Mnet Asian Music Awards and the Songwriter Award at the Melon Music Awards that year. In June 2018, he was named one of International Music Leaders by Variety due to BTS achievements.[7]
Production discography
2013
| Year | Artist | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Wonder Girls | The Wonder Years | |
| 2009 | Taegoon | 1st Mini Album | |
| 2010 | 2AM | Saint o'Clock | |
| 2011 | Homme | Homme by Hitman Bang | |
| Lee Seung-gi | Tonight (李昇基專輯) | ||
| Teen Top | Roman | With Composer Park Chang Hyeon | |
| 2013 | BTS | 2 Cool 4 Skool | Co-produced with Pdogg |
| O!RUL8,2? | Co-produced with Pdogg | ||
| 2014 | BTS | Skool Luv Affair | |
| 2014 | BTS | Skool Luv Affair Special Addition | |
| BTS | 1st Japan Single Album: No More Dream | ||
| BTS | 2nd Japan Single Album: Boy In Luv | ||
| BTS | Dark & Wild | ||
| BTS | 3rd Japan Single Album: Danger | ||
| BTS | 1st Japanese Album: Wake Up | ||
| 2015 | BTS | The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1 | |
| BTS | 4th Japan Single Album: For You | ||
| BTS | The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2 | ||
| BTS | 5th Japan Single Album: I NEED U | ||
| BTS | 6th Japan Single Album: RUN | ||
| 2016 | BTS | The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever | |
| BTS | 2nd Japanese Album: Youth | ||
| BTS | WINGS | ||
| 2017 | BTS | WINGS: You Never Walk Alone | |
| BTS | Love Yourself 承 Her | ||
| 2018 | BTS | Love Yourself 轉 Tear | |
| 2018 | BTS | Love Yourself 結 Answer |
Lyrics and composition
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Melon Music Awards | Songwriter Award | — | Won |
| 2010 | Mnet 20's Choice Awards | 20's Most Influential Stars Award | — | Won |
| 2016 | Asia Artist Awards | Best Producer Award[8] | — | Won |
| Melon Music Awards | Songwriter Award[9] | — | Won | |
| Mnet Asian Music Awards | Special Awards – Best Executive Producer | — | Won | |
| 2017 | Golden Disc Awards | Best Producer Award | — | Won |
| Gaon Chart Music Awards | Producer of the Year[10] | — | Won | |
| Korea Content Awards | Presidential Commendation Award[11] | — | Won | |
| 2018 | Seoul Music Awards | Producer Award | — | Won |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "2010 '히트곡 메이커' <1> 방시혁". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). March 30, 2010.
- ↑ "방시혁, 서울대 강의 "완전체아이돌 나올 것"". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). April 28, 2011.
- 1 2 "Bang Si-hyuk: from 'hitman' to 'motivator'". The Korea Herald. March 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Inside the mind of Bang Si-hyuk, the man behind BTS: Big Hit Entertainment CEO on the group's appeal to global audiences and why the boys won't be recording in English anytime soon". Korea JoongAng Daily. December 14, 2017.
- ↑ "1집 Chapter 1". Naver Music. Naver. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ↑ "방시혁 "가수 자질?···무대 지배하는 사람"" (in Korean). SBS. April 11, 2011.
- ↑ Staff, Variety (2018-06-04). "International Music Leaders of 2018". Variety. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- ↑ "Winners Of The 2016 Asia Artist Awards Announced". Soompi. November 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Winners from the 2016 MelOn Music Awards". The Korea Herald. November 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Winners of the 6th Gaon Chart Music Awards". Soompi. February 22, 2017.
- ↑ "BTS producer Bang Si-hyuk receives Presidential Citation". The Korea Herald. December 4, 2017.