Lee Byung-yoon (; born June 15, 1993), better known by his stage name BewhY (), 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.
Early life and education Lee Byung-yoon was born on June 15, 1993, in Daejeon, South Korea, and raised in Incheon. He has one older brother. During his first year of high school, he developed an interest in becoming a rapper and making music.
Influences Lee credits South Korean hip hop group Dynamic Duo as an influence on his music, 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.
Personal life Lee is known for being a devout Protestant Christian and has referenced his faith in many songs.
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. On January 13, 2023, his wife gave birth to their first child, a daughter.
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. He was discharged on April 22, 2023.
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR Time Travel Released: March 10, 2015 Label: Sexy Street & Yello Music, Luminant Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download — The Blind Star Released: September 17, 2017 Label: Dejavu Group, LOEN Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 13 KOR: 1,454 The Movie Star Released: July 25, 2019 Label: Dejavu Group, LOEN Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 38 KOR: 1,000"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
EPs Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR The Blind Star 0.5 Released: September 3, 2017 Label: Dejavu Group, LOEN Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download — NEO CHRISTIAN Released: June 15, 2020 Label: Dejavu Group Formats: CD, digital download 032 Funk Released: July 30, 2021 Label: Dejavu Group Formats: CD, digital downloadN/AN/A"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Mixtapes Title Album details Be the Livest Released: September 18, 2012 Formats: digital download
Singles Title Year Peak chartpositionsSales (DL) Album KOR As lead artist "Waltz" 2014 — rowspan="2" rowspan="2" "Swimming Bananas"feat. Keebo — "The Time Goes On" 2015 17 KOR: 716,690 Time Travel "In Trinity" — rowspan="2" rowspan="2" "Shalom" 2016 — "Forever" 2 KOR: 918,132 Show Me the Money 5 "Day Day" 2 KOR: 1,039,009 "Fake" (자화상 part 2) 39 KOR: 107,437 "Dejavu" 2017 32 KOR: 87,163 The Blind Star "Hewgeso" () 73 KOR: 30,475 "Scar" () — KOR: 17,015 The Blind Star 0.5 "Red Carpet" 44 KOR: 38,269 "My Star" 64 KOR: 32,722 The Blind Star "Gottasadae" () 2019 63 The Movie Star Collaborations "Freezing" ()with Bill Stax, C Jamm, Konsoul & Scary'P 2015 — "I'm Not the Person You Used to Know" () 2016 2 KOR: 751,667 Show Me the Money 5 "XamBaqJa" () 29 KOR: 110,830 "Puzzle"with C Jamm 3 KOR: 697,668 rowspan="5" "International Wave"with Talib Kweli 64 KOR: 50,305Cumulative sales of "International Wave":
"Someday"with Asura100 KOR: 18,164 "Uno" ()with Big K.R.I.T. 2017 97 KOR: 15,380 "Like Me"with A$AP TyY & C Jamm — "Karma" 2018 — Caelo "Side by Side" 2020— Sweet Home"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Filmography Television series Year Title Network Role Notes 2018 Suits KBS2 Himself Cameo ep. 3-4 2021 The Penthouse: War in Life 3 SBS Lee Byung-hoon Cameo ep. 14
Variety shows YearNetworkProgramNotes2015MnetShow Me the Money 4Contestant2016Show Me the Money 5Contestant, Winner of Season 52018The CallCast2019Show Me the Money 8Judge2020Show Me the Money 9Judge
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.2016Melon Music AwardsTop Ten ArtistsMnet Asian Music AwardsBest Rap Performance"Puzzle" (with C Jamm)2017Gaon Chart Music AwardsDiscovery of the Year (Hip Hop)Korean Music AwardsRookie of the YearBest Hip Hop Song"Forever"Korean Hip-hop AwardsArtist of the YearHip Hop Track of the Year"Forever"Collaboration of the Year"₩ 1,000,000" (with G-Dragon, Okasian and CL)2020Korean Hip-hop AwardsHip Hop Track of the Year"Gottasadae"Music Video of the YearKorean Music AwardsBest Rap & Hip Hop Song
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