Ben (South Korean singer)

Ben
Ben in August 2015.
Background information
Born (1991-07-30) July 30, 1991
Incheon, South Korea
Genres
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2010–present
Labels
Korean name
Hangul 이은영
Revised Romanization I Eun-yeong
McCune–Reischauer Yi Ŭn'yŏng
Stage name
Hangul 벤
Revised Romanization Ben
McCune–Reischauer Ben

Lee Eun-young (born July 30, 1991), better known by her stage name Ben, is a South Korean singer. She was a member of South Korean band Bebe Mignon from 2010 to 2011.[1][2][3][4]

Career

In October 2012, she released her first album, 147.5, as a solo vocalist, a compilation of sad ballads with string arrangements and piano,[4] with the title referring to her diminutive height, reported as between 147.5 cm and 153 cm, or around 4 feet 10 inches to 5 feet tall.[5]

In August 2015, she released her second EP My Name Is Ben, with nine tracks, including the title dance song "Looby Loo," which differed from her past ballad style,[6] and other songs including jazz and R&B.[7]

In November 2015, she released an album, Soulmate, which includes duets with singers MIIII and Sejun Im.[8][9][10]

She has recorded many soundtracks, abbreviated as OSTs, for South Korean films and Korean drama or k-drama for television in South Korea. In 2015, these included "Give Me A Hug" for Hello Monster, "Stay" for Oh My Ghostess, "You" for Healer,[2] and "Darling You" for Oh My Venus,[3] a duet with Kim Tae-woo.[8] In 2016, she sang "Like a Dream" for Another Oh Hae-young,[11] recorded a duet with Xia Junsu for his fourth album, Xignature, entitled "Sweet Melody",[12] sang "Misty Road" composed by Jinyoung of B1A4 for Love in the Moonlight and in 2017, she sang "Memory", one of the OSTs for "Introverted Boss".

Discography

Studio albums

  • Recipe (2018)

EP

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
[13]		 US
World
"Remember
(with Ben of Bebe Mignon)		 2011 Kim Won Joo – The Winter Story
"Kiss the Rain" 2012 — — Global Project Pt. 2
"Don't Go Today" — — data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | non-album single
"Baby Baby" & "Last Time"
(with Kim Won-joo of 4Men)		 2013 The Serenade Part. 1
"To J" 2014 — — Music Voyage Yesterday
"Stop the Love Now" 93 — KOR: 17,988+[14] Marriage, Not Dating OST, Pt. 1
"Lonely Christmas"
(with Vibe, 4Men, Im Se-joon, MIIII)		 47 — KOR: 32,590+[15] data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | non-album single
"You" 2015 52 — KOR: 60,417+[16] Healer OST, Pt. 4
"When Will You Become a Person" — — data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | non-album single
"Celebrate Love"
(with Vibe, 4Men, Im Se Jun, MIIII)		 27 — KOR: 95,296+[17] data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | non-album single
"I've Decided To Be Introduced" 42 — KOR: 111,325+[18] data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | non-album single
"Stay" — — Oh My Ghostess OST, Pt. 1
"Palpitations" 29 — KOR: 208,347+[19] The Producers OST
"Hug Me" 80 — KOR: 27,746+[20] I Remember You OST, Pt. 5
"Konus" — — data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | non-album single
"Darling U"
(with Kim Tae Woo)		 Oh My Venus OST Pt.2
"Sometimes" (때론) 2016 One More Happy Ending Pt.6
"Don't Go Today"
(with Im Se Jun)		 Made in THE VIBE
"Like a Dream" 6 — KOR: 993,525+[21] Another Oh Hae-young OST, Pt. 2
"My All" Second To Last Love OST Pt.6
"Misty Road" 10 — KOR: 313,552+[22] Love in the Moonlight OST, Pt. 4
"Not Ok" 안 괜찮아 28 — KOR: 71,051+ 안 괜찮아 (Single)
"The Reason Why I Become Beautiful" (내가 예뻐진 이유)
(with Eunji, Jihyo)		 Inkigayo Music Crush Pt.1
"Each Other"
(with Shin Yong-jae of 4Men)		 2017 Made in THE VIBE
"Memory" Introverted Boss OST Part 2
"If We Were Destined" (운명이라면) 2018 A Korean Odyssey OST Part 6
"Love, ing" (열애중) 6 RECIPE
"Love Me Once Again" (미워도 다시 한 번) 73 Re:Playlist, Vol.3
"If You Were Me" 88 Mr. Sunshine OST Part 14
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
"*" indicates that the Gaon Chart was revamped at this time and digital sales were deflated.

Filmography

TV series

Year Title Role Network Notes
2015–presentMother's SpringherselfTV ChosunCast
2015–2016I Can See Your VoiceherselfMnetRegular panelist

Awards and nominations

MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards

Year Category Recipient Result Ref.
2018 Song of the Year "Love, ing" Pending [23][24]
"Cant Go" Pending
Vocal Track (Female) "Love, ing" Pending
OST Award "Cant Go" Pending
Genie Music Popularity Award Ben Pending

References

  1. ↑ Choi, Ji-ye (2016-02-06). "[한복인터뷰②]벤 "데뷔 후 연습생으로 유턴, 참 많이 울었어요"". My Daily. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Kim, Areum (August 10, 2015). 가수 벤, 종영 앞둔 ‘너를 기억해’ OST ‘안아줘요’ 발매…OST 여제로 등극할까 (in Korean). Newsway. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "벤" (in Italian). iTunes. March 6, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Kim, Hyeong (October 10, 2012). 베베미뇽 벤, 첫솔로앨범 ‘147.5’ 발표 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  5. 1 2 '홀로서기' 벤, 앨범명 '147.5' 속 숨겨진 비밀은? (in Korean). Daily Asia Economy. October 10, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "BEN's 2nd mini album 'My Name Is BEN' 제 이름은 '벤'입니다". Culture M Magazine. August 26, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  7. 1 2 Kim, Jin-Kyung (August 25, 2016). [포토] 벤 'My Name Is BEN' (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 벤, 신곡 ‘마지막이니까’ 24일 12시 공개… 임세준-미 지원자격 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. November 24, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  9. 1 2 Won, Jinhae (November 24, 2015). 新OST 강자 벤, 겨울감성으로 돌아왔다…‘소울메이트’ 발매 (in Korean). New Daily. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  10. 1 2 Chung, So-Young (November 24, 2015). 벤(Ben), 임세준과의 인증샷 공개로 미니앨범 ‘Soulmate’ 홍보… ‘훈훈 케미’ (in Korean). Top Star News. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  11. ↑ Son, Ji-hyoung (May 16, 2016). "Next 'Oh Hae-young Again' soundtrack song features actress". The Korea Herald. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  12. ↑ 4집 XIGNATURE (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Gaon Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
    • "Stop the Love Now". July 19, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
    • "Lonely Christmas". December 20, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
    • "You". January 24, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
    • "Celebrate Love, Palpitations". May 16, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
    • "I've Decided To Be Introduced, Palpitations". June 13, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
    • "Hug Me". August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
    • "Like A Dream".
    • "Love, Ing". September 15, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
    • "If You Were Me". September 29, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  14. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Stop the Love Now":
    • "Gaon Download Chart, July 20-26, 2014 (see #86)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  15. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Lonely Christmas":
    • "Gaon Download Chart, December 14-20, 2014 (see #25)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  16. ↑ Cumulative sales for "You":
    • "Gaon Download Chart, January 11-17, 2015 (see #30)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
    • "Gaon Download Chart, January 18-24, 2015 (see #84)". Gaon Music Chartpublisher= Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
    • "Gaon Download Chart, January 25-31, 2015 (see #79)". Gaon Music Chartpublisher= Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  17. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Celebrate Love":
    • "Gaon Download Chart, May 2015 (see #50)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  18. ↑ Cumulative sales for "I've Decided To Be Introduced":
    • "Gaon Download Chart, June 2015 (see #42)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  19. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Palpitations":
    • "Gaon Download Chart, May 24-30, 2015 (see #50)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
    • "Gaon Download Chart, May 31 - June 6, 2015 (see #64)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
    • "Gaon Download Chart, June 7-13, 2015 (see #15)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
    • "Gaon Download Chart, June 14-20, 2015 (see #17)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
    • "Gaon Download Chart, June 21-27, 2015 (see #34)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
    • "Gaon Download Chart, June 28 - July 4, 2015 (see #52)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
    • "Gaon Download Chart, July 5-11, 2015 (see #86)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  20. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Hug Me":
    • "Gaon Download Chart, August 9-15, 2015 (see #50)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  21. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Like A Dream":
    • "Gaon Download Chart, 2016 (see #35)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  22. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Misty Road":
    • "Gaon Download Chart - Week 38". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
    • "Gaon Download Chart - Week 39". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
    • "Gaon Download Chart - Week 40". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
    • "Gaon Download Chart - Week 41". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
    • "Gaon Download Chart - Week 42". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
    • "Gaon Download Chart - Week 43". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
    • "Gaon Download Chart - Week 44". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
    • "Gaon Download Chart - Week 45". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  23. ↑ "2018 MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards Announces Nominees + Voting Begins". Soompi. October 1, 2018.
  24. ↑ ""BTS·워너원·트와이스·볼빨간"…'2018 MGA' 후보 공개, 투표 시작". Naver (in Korean). October 1, 2018.
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