Benji had previously been a student at Cleveland Institute of Music and Heifetz International Music Institute, and later attended Juilliard School, before dropping out in 2011 to pursue a music career in South Korea.
Benji sebelumnya merupakan siswa dari Cleveland Institute of Music dan Heifetz International Music Institute, dan kemudian bersekolah di Juilliard School, sebelum putus sekolah pada tahun 2011 untuk memulai karier musik di Korea Selatan.