Bii (singer)
Bii (born July 7, 1989) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actor.
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Born | 필서진 July 7, 1989 | ||||||||||
Occupation | Singer, songwriter, actor | ||||||||||
Years active | 2010–present | ||||||||||
Parent(s) | Pil Hoo Bin (father) and Yi Geum Eun (mother) | ||||||||||
Family | Pil Seo Young (younger brother) | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 畢書盡 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 毕书尽 | ||||||||||
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Korean name | |||||||||||
Hangul | 필서진 | ||||||||||
Hanja | 畢書盡 | ||||||||||
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Genres | Mandopop | ||||||||||
Instruments | Vocals, guitar, drums, piano | ||||||||||
Labels | Linfair Records | ||||||||||
Website | Bii's Official Site |
Early life
Bii was born and raised in South Korea. His father is Taiwanese and his mother is Korean. At the time of his birth, the South Korean nationality law did not allow South Korean women who were married to foreigners to transmit their nationality to their children, so he was regarded as overseas Chinese in South Korea. He also has a younger brother, Pil Seo-yeong.
His life in South Korea was reported to be a bit challenging as he did not qualify for a national identity card. He could not afford any health insurance and he had to pay higher tuition fees than his Korean peers.
At the age of 17, SM talent agent scouted Bii, who was a high school student then, but his mother rejected the idea of him being a singer.[1]
His native language is Korean. He did not learn Standard Mandarin until he came to Taiwan.
Nationality
In 2011, Bii acquired his nationality in Taiwan. He took a hiatus from the entertainment industry to serve his mandatory military service in Taiwan between November 2011 and November 2012.[2]
Career
Audition
Bii was always interested in music. He was the lead singer in his high school band. Later he went to Dongguan, Mainland China to find his father, who worked there, to find a job. Afterwards, a friend of his father's took him to Taiwan and introduced him to the boss of Eagle Music, where Bii started to pursue a musical career.
Debut
On July 9, 2010, Bii released his first EP which was titled "Bii." This EP contains a total of 4 songs: 1 in Korean and the remaining 3 in Mandarin. On October 6, 2010, Bii released his first album, "Bii Story" which has been sung in both Korean and Mandarin.
Stage name
The name "Bii" stands for "Be-I-I," indicating his dual personas.[3]
Music
As a singer and songwriter, he has composed a lot of songs or written the lyrics in Korean and Mandarin. Many of Bii's songs were the theme songs of TV series.[4] [5] His songs have been featured in many TV series, such as Zhong Wu Yan (2010), Love Around, Someone Like You, Bromance, Prince of Wolf, and Better Man in Taiwan.[6]
Acting
Bii made a cameo appearance in the TV series Love Around (2013) as Peter. He appeared in Episode 1 of the TV series Someone Like You (2015) as Gu Long, who raced against Fang Zan Cheng played by Kingone Wang.[7] He appeared as Wei Qingyang in a romance comedy, Bromance (2015), co-starring with Baron Chen, Megan Lai, Sean Lee, and Katie Chen.[8]
Discography
EP
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Bii (EP)
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Love More (EP)
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Album
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Bii Story (album)
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Come Back To Bii (album)
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Action Bii (album)
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I'm Bii to the Double I (album)
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Bii Your Light (album)
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Soundtrack
Year | Album | Song title | Notes |
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2007 | My Lucky Star OST | Looking At Each Other (Korean version) | |
2010 | Zhong Wu Yen OST | "Lost", insertion | |
"Day by Day", insertion | |||
"Bye Bye Bye", insertion | |||
"After Turning Away", ending | |||
"Cannot Reach Happiness/That Cannot Be Happy", opening | |||
2012 | What Is Love ? OST | "You Give Me Love", insert song | |
2013 | The King 2 Hearts OST | "Flying Meteor", opening | |
2013 | Love Around OST | "Come Back To Me", opening | |
"Nothing To Do With Happiness/Nothing But Happiness", ending | |||
"I Know", insertion | |||
"I Will Be By Your Side", insertion | With Miu | ||
2015 | Someone Like You OST | "I'm Still Missing You", opening | |
"Baby Don't", insertion | |||
"Break Me Down", insertion | |||
"We Are Walking in Love", insertion | |||
"My Love For You Won't Change", insertion | |||
2015 | Love Cuisine OST | "Love More", insertion | |
2015 | Bromance OST | "Epochal Times", opening | With Andrew Tan, Ian Chen, and Dino Lee |
"Back in Time", insertion | |||
"Tender Love", insertion | |||
2016 | Princess Jieyou OST | "Aurora", ending | Bii |
2016 | Prince of Wolf OST | "I Will Miss You" | |
"Sweet Little Baby" | |||
"Love Magic", opening | |||
"Funky Boy" | |||
2016 | Better Man OST | "38", insertion | |
" All You Did", ending | |||
"Maybe Baby", insertion | |||
2017 | Memory Love OST | "You're Gone" | |
"Nothing at all" | |||
2018 | Sweet Combat OST | "A Fearless Tomorrow", OPENING |
Filmography
Television
Year | Network | English title | Role |
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2010 | TTV / SETTV | Zhong Wu Yen | Street Performer |
2013 | TTV | Love Around | Peter |
2015 | TTV / SETTV | Someone Like You | Gu Long |
2015 | TTV / SETTV | Bromance | Wei Qingyang |
Film
- 2016 Trolls, Branch (character voice in Taiwan's Mandarin version)
- 2018 About Youth (有一种喜欢), 饰演崔修男
Awards and nominations
References
- Sushi, Squishy (March 23, 2016). "10 Crazy Facts about "Bromance" Star Bii". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- Z, Nancy (March 3, 2015). "Bii". Drama Fever. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- Sushi, Squishy (March 23, 2016). "10 Crazy Facts about "Bromance" Star Bii". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- Corner, Selina (June 10, 2013). "WHO IS BII 畢書盡??". Someone's Corner. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- Z, Nancy (March 3, 2015). "Bii". Drama Fever. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- Team, iReporter (August 29, 2013). "Bii". K Pop Starz. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- Z, Nancy (March 3, 2015). "Bii". Drama Fever. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- Cupcakees, Miss (September 29, 2015). "Bii Ventures into Acting in New Drama with Megan Lai". A Fairy Tale World. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
External links
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