| Background: | person | ||||||||||||||||||
| BewhY | |||||||||||||||||||
| Native Name: | 이병윤 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ko | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Name: | Lee Byung-yoon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 15 June 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Daejeon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||
| Instrument: | Vocals, piano | ||||||||||||||||||
| Years Active: | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||||||
| Label: | Dejavu Group | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current Member Of: | $exy $treet & Yello Music | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse: | Lee Eun-hyun (m. 2020–present) | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 the $exy $treet & Yello Music crew. He gained recognition after winning Show Me the Money 5 in 2016.[2] [3]
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.
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.
He has also stated that his rap skills have been influenced by gospel music and funk.[7]
Lee is known for being a devout Protestant Christian[8] [9] 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. The two met at church when they were both 20 years old.[11] On January 13, 2023, his wife gave birth to their first child, a daughter.[12]
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.[13] He was discharged on April 22, 2023.[14]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
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| KOR [15] | ||||
| Time Travel |
| — | ||
| The Blind Star |
| 13 |
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| The Movie Star |
| 38 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
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| KOR | ||||
| The Blind Star 0.5 |
| — | ||
| NEO CHRISTIAN[18] [19] |
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| 032 Funk |
| N/A | N/A | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (DL) | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [20] | |||||
| As lead artist | |||||
| "Waltz" | 2014 | — | rowspan="2" | ||
| "Swimming Bananas" feat. Keebo | — | ||||
| "The Time Goes On" | 2015 | 17 |
| Time Travel | |
| "In Trinity" | — | rowspan="2" | |||
| "Shalom" | 2016 | — | |||
| "Forever" | 2 |
| Show Me the Money 5 | ||
| "Day Day" | 2 |
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| "Fake" (자화상 part 2) | 39 |
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| "Dejavu" | 2017 | 32 |
| The Blind Star | |
| "Hewgeso" (휴게소) | 73 |
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| "Scar" (흔적) | — |
| The Blind Star 0.5 | ||
| "Red Carpet" | 44 |
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| "My Star" | 64 |
| The Blind Star | ||
| "Gottasadae" (가라사대) | 2019 | 63 | The Movie Star | ||
| Collaborations | |||||
| "Freezing" (얼어) with Bill Stax, C Jamm, Konsoul & Scary'P | 2015 | — | |||
| "I'm Not the Person You Used to Know" (니가 알던 내가 아냐) | 2016 | 2 |
| Show Me the Money 5 | |
| "XamBaqJa" (쌈박자) | 29 |
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| "Puzzle" with C Jamm | 3 |
| rowspan="5" | ||
| "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 | — | ||||
| "Karma" | 2018 | — | Caelo | ||
| "Side by Side" | 2020 | — | Sweet Home | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Suits | KBS2 | Himself | Cameo ep. 3-4 | [32] | |
| 2021 | 3 | SBS | Lee Byung-hoon | Cameo ep. 14 | [33] |
| 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 | |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Melon Music Awards | Top Ten Artists | [34] | ||
| Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Rap Performance | "Puzzle" (with C Jamm) | [35] | ||
| 2017 | Gaon Chart Music Awards | Discovery of the Year (Hip Hop) | [36] | ||
| Korean Music Awards | Rookie of the Year | [37] | |||
| Best Hip Hop Song | "Forever" | [38] | |||
| Korean Hip-hop Awards | Artist of the Year | [39] | |||
| Hip Hop Track of the Year | "Forever" | [40] | |||
| Collaboration of the Year | "₩ 1,000,000" (with G-Dragon, Okasian and CL) | ||||
| 2020 | Korean Hip-hop Awards | Hip Hop Track of the Year | "Gottasadae" | [41] | |
| Music Video of the Year | |||||
| Korean Music Awards | Best Rap & Hip Hop Song | [42] | |||