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. The name was given by rapper C Jamm, an old friend from high school.
BewhY 이병윤 | |
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November 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lee Byung-yoon |
| Born | (1993-06-15) June 15, 1993 (age 29) Daejeon, South Korea |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Dejavu Group |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이병윤 |
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| Revised Romanization | I Byeong-yun |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Byŏng-yun |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 비와이 |
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| Revised Romanization | Biwai |
| McCune–Reischauer | Piwai |
Bewhy won first place on Show Me the Money 5 in 2016,[2] and childhood friend C Jamm came in second on the show.[3] Bewhy is known for being a devout Christian.[4]
In October 2020, Bewhy married his non-celebrity partner who he had been dating for 8 years.[5]
Bewhy is scheduled to enlist in the military on August 23, 2021, where he will serve as a Marine Corps police officer.[5]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| KOR [6] | |||
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| The Blind Star |
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13 |
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| The Movie Star |
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38 |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| KOR [6] | |||
| The Blind Star 0.5 |
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| NEO CHRISTIAN |
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| 032 Funk |
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N/A | N/A |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
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| Be the Livest |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales (DL) | Album |
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| KOR [11] | ||||
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| "Waltz" | 2014 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Swimming Bananas" feat. Keebo |
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| "The Time Goes On" | 2015 | 17 |
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| "In Trinity" | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Shalom" | 2016 | — | ||
| "Forever" | 2 |
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Show Me the Money 5 | |
| "Day Day" feat. Jay Park |
2 |
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| "Fake" (자화상 part 2) | 39 |
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| "Dejavu" | 2017 | 32 |
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The Blind Star |
| "Hewgeso" (휴게소) | 73 |
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| "Scar" (흔적) | — |
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The Blind Star 0.5 | |
| "Red Carpet" | 44 |
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| "My Star" | 64 |
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The Blind Star | |
| "Gottasadae" (가라사대) | 2019 | 63 | — | The Movie Star |
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| "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 |
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Show Me the Money 5 |
| "XamBaqJa" (쌈박자) with Simon Dominic |
29 |
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| "Puzzle" with C Jamm |
3 |
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Non-album single | |
| "International Wave" with Talib Kweli |
64 |
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| "Someday" with Asura |
100 |
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| "Uno" (우노) with Big K.R.I.T. |
2017 | 97 |
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| "Like Me" with A$AP TyY & C Jamm |
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| "Karma" with Babylon, Verbal Jint, The Quiett, TakeOne, Nucksal |
2018 | — | — | Caelo |
| "Side By Side" | 2020 | — | — | Sweet Home |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2018 | Suits | KBS2 | Himself | Cameo ep. 3-4 | [23] |
| 2021 | The Penthouse: War in Life 3 | SBS | Lee Byung-hoon | Cameo ep. 14 | [24] |
| Year | Network | Program | Notes |
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| 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 | |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2016 | Melon Music Awards | Top Ten Artists | — | Won | [25] |
| Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Rap Performance | "Puzzle" (with C Jamm) | Won | [26] | |
| 2017 | Gaon Chart Music Awards | Discovery of the Year (Hip Hop) | — | Won | [27] |
| Korean Music Awards | Rookie of the Year | — | Nominated | [28] | |
| Best Hip Hop Song | "Forever" | Won | [29] | ||
| Korean Hip-hop Awards | Artist of the Year | — | Nominated | [30] | |
| Hip Hop Track of the Year | "Forever" | Won | [31] | ||
| Collaboration of the Year | "₩ 1,000,000" (with G-Dragon, Okasian and CL) | Nominated | [30] | ||
| 2020 | Korean Hip-hop Awards | Hip Hop Track of the Year | "Gottasadae" | Nominated | [32] |
| Music Video of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Korean Music Awards | Best Rap & Hip Hop Song | Nominated | [33] | ||
Melon Music Award for Top 10 Artists | |
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