B.I (비아이) is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and producer under 131 Label and IOK M. He is a former member of the boy group iKON.
As a soloist, he also goes by the name ID (BE IDENTITY). He released his first solo single, "Midnight Blue (Love Streaming)", on March 19, 2021 before making his solo debut with his first full-length album, Waterfall, on June 1, 2021.
Career
2015–2019: iKON
B.I debuted as the leader of boy group iKON on September 15, 2015.
On June 12, 2019, he left YG Entertainment and the group after an illegal drug purchase scandal.[3]
2020: IOK Company
On October 6, 2020, B.I was appointed as IOK Company's youngest executive director.[4]
2021: Solo comeback with "Midnight Blue (Love Streaming)", "Dear.", "Got It Like That", Waterfall, "Lost At Sea (Illa Illa)", Cosmos
On March 16, 2021, 131 Label released a music video teaser for the song "Midnight Blue" and announced the release of B.I's first single album "Midnight Blue (Love Streaming)" on March 19.[5]
On April 15, 2021, he released the digital single "Dear." under the name ID (BE IDENTITY).
On May 7, 2021, 131 Label announced a schedule for B.I's comeback with a global single, "Got It Like That", on May 14 and a full album, Waterfall, on June 1.[6]
On September 30, 2021, 131 Label announced the global single "Lost At Sea (Illa Illa 2)", in collaboration with English singer Bipolar Sunshine and Indonesian singer Afgan.[7]
On October 22, 2021, 131 Label announced the half album Cosmos, released on November 11.[8]
2022: Global album project Love Or Loved (LOL)
On April 21, B.I officially announced his plans for a 2022 global album project entitled Love Or Loved (LOL). He also revealed that he would be returning with a pre-release single, followed by two separate EPs.[9] On May 2, he announced that his pre-release single "BTBT", would be dropping on May 13.[10]
On June 23, Dingo Music announced that B.I and LOONA's Chuu will be releasing a collaboration single, "Lullaby", on June 27.[11]
Discography
Studio albums
- Waterfall (2021)
EPs
- Cosmos (2021)
- LOL: Love Or Loved (2022)
Single albums
- "Midnight Blue (Love Streaming)" (2021)
Digital singles
- "Dear." (as ID (BE IDENTITY)) (2021)
Collaborations
- "Got It Like That" (with Destiny Rogers & Tyla Yaweh) (2021)
- "Lost At Sea (Illa Illa 2)" (with Bipolar Sunshine & Afgan) (2021)
- "BTBT" (with Soulja Boy) (2022)
- "Lullaby" (with Chuu) (2022)
Features
- MC Mong - "Indian Boy" (with Duble Sidekick) (2009)
- Epik High - "Born Hater" (with Beenzino, Verbal Jint, Mino, Bobby) (2014)
- PSY - "Bomb" (with Bobby) (2017)
- Lee Hi - "No One" (2019)
- Epik High - "Acceptance speech" (2021)
- Lee Hi - "Savior" (2021)
- Padi - "Handsome" (with Nucksal, Kid Milli, Gaeko) (2022)
Other releases
- "Show Me The Money 3 Part.1" (2014)
- "Demo.1" (2020)
Producing and writing credits
- All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless stated.[12]
2010s
| Artist | Song | Album | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | |||
| WIN | "Climax (Team B)" | Final Battle | Writing Composing |
| "Just Another Boy (Team B)" | |||
| 2014 | |||
| B.I | "Be I" | "Show Me The Money 3 Part.1" | Writing Composing |
| WINNER | "Empty" | 2014 S/S | |
| Team B | "Wait For Me" | "Mix & Match" | |
| Epik High | "Born Hater" | Shoebox | |
| 2015 | |||
| iKON | "Dumb & Dumber" | Welcome Back | Writing Composing |
| "What's Wrong" | |||
| "I Miss You So Bad" | Writing | ||
| "Rhythm Ta" | Writing Composing | ||
| B.I, Bobby | "Anthem" | ||
| iKON | "Apology" | Writing | |
| "Airplane" | Writing Composing | ||
| "My Type" | |||
| "Today" | |||
| "Welcome Back" | |||
| "Rhythm Ta" (Rock ver.) (Remix)" | |||
| 2016 | |||
| iKON | "WYD" | "#WYD" | Writing |
| 2017 | |||
| PSY | "Last Scene" | 4x2=8 | Writing |
| "Bomb" | Writing Composing | ||
| "Autoreverse" | |||
| iKON | "Bling Bling" | "New Kids : Begin" | |
| "B-Day" | |||
| 2018 | |||
| iKON | "Love Scenario" | Return | Writing Composing |
| "Beautiful" | |||
| B.I | "One and Only" | ||
| iKON | "Jerk" | ||
| "Best Friend" | |||
| "Everything" | |||
| "Hug Me" | |||
| "Don't Forget" | |||
| "Sinosijak" | |||
| "Love Me" | |||
| "Just Go" | |||
| "Long Time No See" | |||
| "Rubber Band" | "Rubber Band" | Writing Composing | |
| Seungri | "Mollado" | The Great Seungri | |
| iKON | "Killing Me" | New Kids : Continue | Writing Composing |
| "Freedom" | |||
| "Only You" | |||
| "Cocktail" | |||
| "Just For You" | |||
| iKON | "Goodbye Road" | New Kids : The Final | Writing Composing |
| "Don't Let Me Know" | |||
| "Adore You" | |||
| "Perfect" | |||
| Curious Husband's Get Away | "Friend" | "Friend" | Producing Writing Composing |
| 2019 | |||
| iKON | "I'm OK" | New Kids Repackage : The New Kids | Writing Composing |
| Lee Hi | "No One" | 24°C | Writing |
| "1, 2" | Writing Composing | ||
2020s
| Artist | Song | Album | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| iKON | "Ah Yeah" | I Decide | Writing Composing |
| "Dive" | |||
| "All The World" | |||
| "Holding On" | |||
| 2021 | |||
| Epik High | "Acceptance speech" | Epik High Is Here | Writing Composing |
| B.I | "Midnight Blue (깊은 밤의 위로)" | "Midnight Blue (Love Streaming)" | |
| "Remember Me" | |||
| "Blossom" | |||
| "Waterfall" | Waterfall | ||
| "Illa Illa" | |||
| "Daydream" | |||
| "Numb" | |||
| "Illusion" | |||
| "Flow Away" | |||
| "Help Me" | |||
| "Remember Me" | |||
| "Stay" | |||
| "Gray" | |||
| "Then" | |||
| "Re-Birth" | |||
| "Alive" | Cosmos | ||
| "Nineteen" | |||
| "Cosmos" | |||
| "Nerd" | |||
| "Lover" | |||
| "Flame | |||
| 2022 | |||
| B.I & Soulja Boy | "BTBT" | Writing | |
| Padi | "Handsome" | Writing Composing | |
| B.I & Chuu | "Lullaby" | ||
Fanmeetings
- B.I 1st Fan Meeting [B.I Offline] (2022)
Filmography
Competition shows
- WIN: Who Is Next (Mnet, 2013) - contestant
- Show Me The Money 3 (Mnet, 2014) - contestant
- Mix & Match (Mnet, 2014) - contestant
Trivia
- His MBTI personality type is INFP.[13]
Gallery
References
Official links
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