Bewhy

BewhY
November 2016
Background information
Native name 이병윤
Birth name Lee Byung-yoon
Born (1993-06-15) June 15, 1993
Incheon, South Korea
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • record producer
  • MC
Instruments Vocals, piano
Years active 2014–present
Labels Lumin Entertainment
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul 이병윤
Revised Romanization I Byeong-yun
McCune–Reischauer I Byŏng-yun
Stage name
Hangul 비와이
Revised Romanization Biwai
McCune–Reischauer Piwai

Lee Byung-yoon (Hangul: 이병윤; born June 15, 1993),[1] better known by his stage name BewhY (Hangul: 비와이), is a South Korean rapper and member of '$exy $treet & Yello Music crew'. Initially he chose 'BY' as a stage name, but changed it to 'BewhY' to give a meaning to the name.[2] He won first place on Show Me the Money 5 in 2016.[3] Rapper C Jamm is his old friend from high school and Bewhy is also well known for devout Christianity.[4]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[5]
Time Travel
  • Released: March 10, 2015
  • Label: Sexy Street & Yello Music, Luminant Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — N/A
The Blind Star
  • Released: September 17, 2017
  • Label: Dejavu Group, LOEN Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 13
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[5]
The Blind Star 0.5
  • Released: September 3, 2017
  • Label: Dejavu Group, LOEN Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — N/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Mixtapes

Title Album details
Be The Livest

Singles

Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Sales (DL) Album
KOR
[7]
As lead artist
"Waltz" 2014 — N/A Non-album singles
"Swimming Bananas"
feat. Keebo		 —
"The Time Goes On" 2015 17
  • KOR: 716,690[8]
 Time Travel
"In Trinity" — N/A Non-album singles
"Shalom" 2016 —
"Forever" 2
  • KOR: 918,132[9]
 Show Me the Money 5
"Day Day"
feat. Jay Park		 2
  • KOR: 1,039,009[9]
"Fake" (자화상 part 2) 39
"Dejavu" 2017 32 The Blind Star
"Hewgeso" (휴게소) 73
"Scar" (흔적) — The Blind Star 0.5
"Red Carpet" 44
"My Star" 64 The Blind Star
Collaborations
"Freezing" (얼어)
with Bill Stax, C Jamm, Konsoul & Scary'P		 2015 — N/A 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[9]
 Show Me the Money 5
"XamBaqJa" (쌈박자)
with Simon Dominic		 29
"Puzzle"
with C Jamm		 3 Non-album single
"International Wave"
with Talib Kweli		 64
"Someday"
with Asura		 100
"Uno" (우노)
with Big K.R.I.T.		 2017 97
"Like Me"
with A$AP TyY & C Jamm		 — N/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Filmography

TV series

Year Network Program Role
2018 KBS2 Suits[20] Himself, episode 3

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
2017 MBC Radio Star Episode 509 with DinDin, Zizo, Jisoo & Rosé (BLACKPINK)

Awards and nominations

Gaon Chart Music Awards

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2017 BewhY Hip-Hop Discovery of the Year Won[21]

Korean Music Awards

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2017 BewhY New Artist of the Year Nominated[22]
"Forever" Best Rap & Hip-Hop Song Won[23]

Melon Music Awards

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2016 BewhY Top 10 Artists Won[24]

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2016 "Puzzle" (with C Jamm) Best Rap Performance Won[25]

Korean Hip-hop Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Notes
2017 "Forever" Hip-Hop Song of the Year Won [26][27]
BewhY Artist of the Year Nominated
"₩ 1,000,000" (with G-Dragon, Okasian and CL) Best Collaboration Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "비와이 프로필" (in Korean). Naver.
  2. ↑ "'쇼미더머니5' 비와이 "빅뱅 지드래곤 보고 이름 지어"". Diodeo.
  3. ↑ "Watch: "Show Me The Money 5" Final Winner And Performances Revealed". Soompi.
  4. ↑ "Korean Rapper 'BewhY': 'All of This Is Not Mine but His Story'". CHRISTIANITY DAILY.
  5. 1 2 "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on 2015-08-27.
  6. ↑ "2017년 09월 Album Chart".
  7. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on 2017-03-09.
  8. ↑ "2016년 Download Chart".
  9. 1 2 3 "2016년 Download Chart".
  10. 1 2 "2016년 07월 Download Chart".
  11. ↑ "2017년 05월 Download Chart".
  12. ↑ "2017년 24주차 Download Chart".
  13. ↑ "2017년 25주차 Download Chart".
  14. ↑ "2017년 36주차 Download Chart".
  15. ↑ "2017년 38주차 Download Chart".
  16. ↑ "2016년 Download Chart".
  17. ↑ Cumulative sales of "International Wave":
    • "2016년 36주차 Download Chart".
    • "2016년 37주차 Download Chart".
  18. ↑ "2016년 40주차 Download Chart".
  19. ↑ "2017년 11주차 Download Chart".
  20. ↑ "BewhY tries acting for the first time in 'Suits'". Kpop Herald. May 4, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Winners at the 6th Gaon Chart Music Awards". Manila Bulletin.
  22. ↑ "KMA2017: Nominees for 14th Korean Music Awards".
  23. ↑ "KMA2017: 14th Korean Music Awards Winners".
  24. ↑ "The Winners Of The 2016 Melon Music Awards". Soompi.
  25. ↑ "All The Winners Of The 2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA)". Soompi.
  26. ↑ "2017 Korean Hip Hop Awards - Nominees List". koreanhiphopawards.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  27. ↑ "2017 Korean Hip Hop Awards - Winners". Korean Hip Hop Awards. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
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