# Bewhy

Lee Byung-yoon (Korean: 이병윤; born June 15, 1993), better known by his stage name BewhY (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.

## 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 |
| Title | Album details | KOR | Sales |
| 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 |
| Title | Album details | KOR | Sales |
| 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 download | N/A | N/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 chart positions | Sales (DL) | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Sales (DL) | Album |
| As lead artist |||||
| "Waltz" | 2014 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Swimming Bananas" feat. Keebo | 2014 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "The Time Goes On" | 2015 | 17 | KOR: 716,690 | Time Travel |
| "In Trinity" | 2015 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Shalom" | 2016 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Forever" | 2016 | 2 | KOR: 918,132 | Show Me the Money 5 |
| "Day Day" feat. Jay Park | 2016 | 2 | KOR: 1,039,009 | Show Me the Money 5 |
| "Fake" (자화상 part 2) | 2016 | 39 | KOR: 107,437 | Show Me the Money 5 |
| "Dejavu" | 2017 | 32 | KOR: 87,163 | The Blind Star |
| "Hewgeso" (휴게소) | 2017 | 73 | KOR: 30,475 | The Blind Star |
| "Scar" (흔적) | 2017 | — | KOR: 17,015 | The Blind Star 0.5 |
| "Red Carpet" | 2017 | 44 | KOR: 38,269 | The Blind Star 0.5 |
| "My Star" | 2017 | 64 | KOR: 32,722 | The Blind Star |
| "Gottasadae" (가라사대) | 2019 | 63 | — | The Movie Star |
| Collaborations |||||
| "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 | KOR: 751,667 | Show Me the Money 5 |
| "XamBaqJa" (쌈박자) with Simon Dominic | 2016 | 29 | KOR: 110,830 | Show Me the Money 5 |
| "Puzzle" with C Jamm | 2016 | 3 | KOR: 697,668 | Non-album single |
| "International Wave" with Talib Kweli | 2016 | 64 | KOR: 50,305 | Non-album single |
| "Someday" with Asura | 2016 | 100 | KOR: 18,164 | Non-album single |
| "Uno" (우노) with Big K.R.I.T. | 2017 | 97 | KOR: 15,380 | Non-album single |
| "Like Me" with A$AP TyY & C Jamm | 2017 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Karma" with Babylon, Verbal Jint, the Quiett, TakeOne, Nucksal | 2018 | — | — | Caelo |
| "Side by Side" | 2020 | — | — | Sweet Home |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||||

## Filmography
### Television series

| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2018 | Suits | KBS2 | Himself | Cameo ep. 3-4 | |
| 2021 | The Penthouse: War in Life 3 | SBS | Lee Byung-hoon | Cameo ep. 14 | |

### Variety shows

| Year | Network | Program | Notes |
| 2015 | Mnet | Show Me the Money 4 | Contestant |
| 2016 | Mnet | Show Me the Money 5 | Contestant, Winner of Season 5 |
| 2018 | Mnet | The Call | Cast |
| 2019 | Mnet | Show Me the Money 8 | Judge |
| 2020 | Mnet | Show Me the Money 9 | Judge |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2016 | Melon Music Awards | Top Ten Artists | — | Won |
| 2016 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Rap Performance | "Puzzle" (with C Jamm) | Won |
| 2017 | Gaon Chart Music Awards | Discovery of the Year (Hip Hop) | — | Won |
| 2017 | Korean Music Awards | Rookie of the Year | — | Nominated |
| 2017 | Korean Music Awards | Best Hip Hop Song | "Forever" | Won |
| 2017 | Korean Hip-hop Awards | Artist of the Year | — | Nominated |
| 2017 | Korean Hip-hop Awards | Hip Hop Track of the Year | "Forever" | Won |
| 2017 | Korean Hip-hop Awards | Collaboration of the Year | "₩ 1,000,000" (with G-Dragon, Okasian and CL) | Nominated |
| 2020 | Korean Hip-hop Awards | Hip Hop Track of the Year | "Gottasadae" | Nominated |
| 2020 | Korean Hip-hop Awards | Music Video of the Year | "Gottasadae" | Nominated |
| 2020 | Korean Music Awards | Best Rap & Hip Hop Song | "Gottasadae" | Nominated |