List of songs written by Jay B explained

Lim Jae-beom (; born January 6, 1994),^[1] better known as Jay B and formerly JB, is a South Korean singer and songwriter, best known as a member and leader of South Korean boy band Got7.

He got interested in musical composition when he was a b-boy,^[2] but started writing songs only after joining JYP Entertainment in 2009:^[3] ^[4] he was first credited as a lyricist for the song "Bad Behaviour" from Got7's 2014 extended play Got Love.^[5] In 2016, he became more involved in composition and adopted the pseudonym Defsoul, which was shortened to Def. the following year.^[6]

Songs

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.^[7]

2012–2016

Year	Artist	Title	Album	Lyrics		Music
Year	Artist	Title	Album	Credited	With	Credited	With
2012		"Na Na Na" (Ver. MM Choice) (나나나	MM Choice Part. 2
2014	Got7	"Bad Behaviour" (나쁜 짓)	Got Love
2015		"Mine"	Just Right
2015		"Everyday" (매일)	Mad Winter Edition
2016		"Fish"
		"Something Good"
		"Home Run"
		"Skyway"
		"Prove It"
		"Dreamin'" (니꿈꿔)
		"If I Never Let You Go…" (離さなければ…)	Hey Yah!
	Def.	"Holic"	1/? vol. 1
		"Don't Worry"
		"Sin"
		"Lost"
		"Bad Habit"

2017

Artist	Title	Album	Lyrics		Music
Artist	Title	Album	Credited	With	Credited	With
Got7	"Shopping Mall"
	"Go Higher"
	"Q"
	"Meet Me"	My Swagger
JJ Project	"Tomorrow, Today" (내일, 오늘)	Verse 2
	"On & On"
	"Icarus"
	"Don't Wanna Know"
	"Find You"
	"Fade Away"
Got7	"Teenager"	7 for 7
	"You Are"	7 for 7
	"Turn Up"	Turn Up
	"Why"	Turn Up

2018

Artist	Title	Album	Lyrics		Music
Artist	Title	Album	Credited	With	Credited	With
Def.	"Think of You"	1/? vol. 2
	"Channel"
	"Pray"
Got7	"One and Only You"	Eyes On You
Got7	"Look"	Eyes On You
JB	"Rainy"	Hyena on the Keyboard Part. 4
Got7	"Shining On You"	The New Era
Got7	"Hmmmm"	The New Era
JB	"Higher"	Colors
Got7	"Enough"
	"Save You" (지켜줄게)
	"Sunrise"
Def.	"Sometime"	1/? vol. 3
	"Be With You"
	"Don't Care"
	"Island"
	"Blind"
Got7	"Come On" (안 보여)	Present: You & Me
	"1:31AM"
	"Think About It"

2019

Artist	Title	Album	Lyrics		Music
Artist	Title	Album	Credited	With	Credited	With
Got7	"Reborn"	I Won't Let You Go
Jus2	"Focus on Me"	Focus
	"Drunk On You"
	"Touch"
	"Senses"
	"Breath" (吐息)	Focus (Japan Edition)
Got7	"Eclipse"	Spinning Top: Between Security & Insecurity
Got7	"Page"	Spinning Top: Between Security & Insecurity
Offshore	"Surfin"	Scene #1
	"Laze"
	"Play"
Got7	"Your Space"	Love Loop
Def.	"Something Special"	1/? vol. 4
	"Desire'"
	"Deeper"
	"Runaway"
	"Stopline"
Got7	"You Calling My Name" (니가 부르는 나의 이름)	Call My Name
	"Pray"
	"Thursday"
Def.	"Ring"	1/? vol. 5
	"Diary"
	"Nothing"
	"Curiosi"
	"Come Back to Me"

2020

Artist	Title	Album	Lyrics		Music
Artist	Title	Album	Credited	With	Credited	With
Offshore	"Simple"	Scene #2
	"Smoke" (연기)
	"Take a Walk"
Got7	"Crazy"	Dye
Got7	"Ride"	Dye
Offshore	"Just Stay"	Cut #1
Offshore	"Sweet Dream"	Cut #1
Jeebanoff	"Callin"	Good Thing (Remix)
Got7	"Last Piece"
Wavycake, Ovus	"Dream" (꿈)	REALusion
$ün	"In December (Sad Night)" (12월엔 (Sad Night))	White

2021

Artist	Title	Album	Lyrics		Music
Artist	Title	Album	Credited	With	Credited	With
Offshore	"Cold Night"	Scene #3
Offshore	"Call Me" (전화해)	Scene #3
Jay B	"Switch It Up"
s/s	"Memory"	Seesaw
Jay B	"B.T.W"
	"AM PM"
	"Fame"
	"In To You"
	"Count on Me"
	"Paranoia"
	"I'm Surfin' (Gangneung & Yangyang)"	Feel the Rhythm of Korea Pt. 1
Def. & Fudasca	"Is It A Dream?"^[8]
Mirani	"P.S."	Uptown Girl
Ourealgoat	"Thought of You" (생각했어)
Junny, Jay B	"Nostalgia"	Nostalgia

2022

Artist	Title	Album	Lyrics		Music
Artist	Title	Album	Credited	With	Credited	With
Def.	"Again"	Love.
	"Why?" (왜그래?)
	"I Just Wanna Know"
	"Like a Fool" (바보같이)
	"Want U"
	"Sunset With You"
NXPS	"Night" ^[9]
Bigone	"Windy Day" (바람이 나를 안을 때)	BIGONEISTHENAME
Got7	"Truth"	Got7
	"Nanana"
	"Don't Leave Me Alone"
H1ghr Music	"BRB"^[10]
Skinny Brown, Kim Seung-min, Jay B, Big Naughty	"Lone Wolf (3:00 AM)" (풀리지 않는 고민) (3:00 am)^[11]	Listen-Up EP.3
SMMT	"I'll Be Fine" (feat. Jay B)	Mr. Hollywood
Jay B	"Go Up"	Be Yourself^[12]
	"Break It Down"
	"Livin'"
	"The Way We Are"
	"Fountain of Youth"
	"Holyday"
Jomalxne feat. Jay B	"GZRGH" (꺼지라고해)	Sky Walker^[13]
Def.	"My Bad"	Abandoned Love.
	"Calm Down"
	"My Abandoned Love"
	"Not Easy"
	"Right" (맞아)
	"You Say"
	"Will Spring Come?" (봄이 올까?)^[14]

2023

Artist	Title	Album	Lyrics		Music
Artist	Title	Album	Credited	With	Credited	With
Soulbysel, Def.	"About You"	Soulbysel Compilation 04
Jay B	"One Moment" (잠시만)	Seasonal Hiatus
	"Whiskey"
	"Wonder"
Offshore	"Favorite"	Scene #4^[15]
	"Bada"
	"Hell of a Life"
DXTEEN	"Snowin'"^[16]

References

Web site: JB (임재범). Naver. ko.
Web site: February 26, 2017. GOT7의 JB, 그의 또 다른 모습 DEF.. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170226015447/http://www.thebling.co.kr/archives/10918. February 26, 2017. February 16, 2021. The Bling Magazine. ko.
Web site: Kim. Won-gyum. May 25, 2012. JJ프로젝트, 박진영·임재범 이름에 금테까지 둘렀다. February 16, 2021. Donga Ilbo. ko.
Web site: GOT7、芸能人への憧れから母親の影響まで…僕たちが歌手になった理由 - INTERVIEW - 韓流・韓国芸能ニュースはKstyle. February 17, 2021. Kstyle. ja.
Web site: JYP Creators list - Defsoul. JYP Entertainment. February 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210111151342/http://www.jyppub.com/creators2?schDisplay=&schType=&schString=&pageNo=1&creator_cd=CR00023&creator_pm=Defsoul. January 11, 2021. dead.
Web site: 그러고 보니 재범은. August 6, 2019. Arena. ko. February 17, 2021.
Web site: Songs registered under JB / Defsoul / Lim Jae-beom / Def. (10007952) . August 28, 2022 . Korea Music Copyright Association.
Web site: Is It A Dream? - Fudasca, Def. . August 28, 2022 . ko.
Web site: NIGHT (feat. Def.) - NXPS . August 28, 2022 . ko.
Web site: BRB - H1GHR MUSIC . August 28, 2022 . ko.
Web site: 풀리지 않는 고민 (3:00 am) (Prod. BIG Naughty (서동현)) - Skinny Brown, 김승민, JAY B, BIG Naughty (서동현) . August 28, 2022 . ko.
Web site: Be Yourself - JAY B . September 21, 2022 . ko.
Web site: 꺼지라고해 (Feat. JAY B) - Jomalxne (조말론) . October 10, 2022 . ko.
Web site: 봄이 올까? - Def. . December 26, 2022. ko.
Web site: Scene #4 - ŌFFSHORE . 2023-10-16 . ko.
Web site: Snowin' / DXTEEN . 2023-12-08 . ko.