Lee Eun-young (born July 30, 1991), better known by her stage name Ben, is a South Korean singer.
Career
She was a member of South Korean band Bebe Mignon [ko] from 2010 to 2011. The band disbanded after the departure of member Gaeul, but she made the transition to vocal soloist thanks to her mentor, Vibe’s Yoon Minsu.
In October 2012, she released her first album, 147.5, as a solo vocalist, a compilation of sad ballads with string arrangements and piano, with the title referring to her diminutive height, reported as between 147.5 cm and 153 cm, or around 4 feet 10 inches to 5 feet tall.
In August 2015, she released her second EP My Name Is Ben, with nine tracks, including the title dance song "Looby Loo", which differed from her past ballad style, and other songs including jazz and R&B.
In November 2015, she released an album, Soulmate, which includes duets with singers MIIII and Sejun Im.
She has recorded many soundtracks, abbreviated as OSTs, for South Korean films and Korean drama or k-drama for television in South Korea. In 2015, these included "Give Me A Hug" for Hello Monster, "Stay" for Oh My Ghostess, "You" for Healer, and "Darling You" for Oh My Venus, a duet with Kim Tae-woo. In 2016, she sang "Like a Dream" for Another Oh Hae-young, recorded a duet with Xia Junsu for his fourth album, Xignature, entitled "Sweet Melody", sang "Misty Road" composed by Jinyoung of B1A4 for Love in the Moonlight and in 2017, she sang "Memory", one of the OSTs for "Introverted Boss".
On 2018, she released her first studio album, Recipe which contains nine tracks overall.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| Recipe | - Released: May 8, 2018
- Label: Major9
- Format: CD, digital download
| 37 | |
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Extended plays
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| 147.5 | - Released: October 10, 2012
- Label: Happy Face Entertainment
- Format: CD, digital download
| — | N/A |
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| My Name Is Ben | - Released: August 25, 2015
- Label: The Vibe Entertainment
- Format: CD, digital download
| 36 |
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| Soulmate | - Released: November 24, 2015
- Label: The Vibe Entertainment
- Format: CD, digital download
| 49 |
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| 180˚ | - Released: December 7, 2018
- Label: Major9
- Format: CD, digital download
| 35 | |
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| Off The Record˚ | - Released: April 26, 2020
- Label: Major9
- Format: CD, digital download
| TBA | TBA |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | Album |
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KOR
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| "Don't go today" (오늘은 가지마) | 2012 | — | N/A | N/A | 147.5 |
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| "When You Do Well" | — |
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| "I Love a Gangster" | 2015 | — | Soulmate |
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| "I've Decided to Be Introduced" (소개받기로했어) | 42 | | My Name Is BEN |
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| "Looby Loo" | — | N/A |
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| "Last Time | — | Soulmate |
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| "Not Ok" (안 괜찮아) | 2016 | 28 | | Non-album single |
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| "Sweety" | 2017 | — | N/A | Non-album single |
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| "Love Recipe" | 2018 | — | Recipe |
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| "Iced Coffee" | — |
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| "Love, ing" (열애중) | 6 | | |
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| "180 Degree (180도)" | 1 | N/A | | 180˚ |
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| "Thank You for Goodbye" (헤어져줘서 고마워) | 2019 | 1 | N/A | Non-album single |
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| "Bad" (나쁜 놈) | 2020 | 26 | Off The Record |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Collaborations
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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KOR
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"Love in spring"
| 2012 | — | N/A | Global Project Pt. 2 |
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"Baby Baby"
| 2013 | — | The Serenade Part. 1 |
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"Lonely Christmas" (나홀로 크리스마스)
| 2014 | 47 | | Lonely Christmas(Made in THE VIBE) |
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"Celebrate Love" (축가)
| 2015 | 27 | | Celebrate Love(Made in THE VIBE) |
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"Konus" Konus
| — | N/A | Konus(Made in THE VIBE) |
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| "Yu're My Christmas" | — | Yu’re My Christmas(Made in THE VIBE) |
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"Don't Go Today"
| 2016 | — | Don't Go Today(Made in THE VIBE) |
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"The Reason Why I'm Beautiful" (내가 예뻐진 이유)
| 2016 | 97 | Inkigayo Music Crush Pt.1 |
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"Each Other" (서로의 서로)
| 2017 | — | Each Other (Made in THE VIBE) |
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"The First Night" (첫날밤)
| 2018 | — | Non-album singles |
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"Ordinary Love" (보통의 연애)
| 2020 | 132 |
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Other songs
| Year | Title | Format | Album | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2019 |
| "Hee Jae" (희재) | Digital download, streaming | [Vol.4]You Hee Yul's Sketchbook 10th Anniversary Project: 2nd voice "Sketchbook X Ben", | original song by | |
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| "Purple Breeze" (보라빛 향기) | [Vol.5] You Hee Yul's Sketchbook 10th Anniversary Project: 2nd Voice "Sketchbook X Ben" | original song by | |
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| 2013 | "To J" (J에게) | Music Voyage Yesterday | original song by Lena Park | |
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Soundtrack appearances
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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KOR
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| "Stop the Love Now" | 2014 | 93 | | Marriage, Not Dating OST |
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| "You" | 2015 | 52 | | Healer OST |
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| "Stay" | — | | Oh My Ghostess OST |
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| "Palpitations" | 29 | | The Producers OST |
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| "Hug Me" (안아줘요) | 80 | | I Remember You OST |
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"Darling U"
| — | | Oh My Venus OST |
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| "Sometimes" (때론) | 2016 | — | | One More Happy Ending OST |
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| "Like a Dream" (꿈처럼) | 6 | | Another Oh Hae-young OST |
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| "My All" | — | | Second To Last Love OST |
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| "Misty Road" | 10 | | Love in the Moonlight OST |
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| "Memory" | 2017 | — | | Introverted Boss OST |
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| "Can't Go" (갈 수가 없어) | — | | Because This Is My First Life OST |
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| "Love Me Once Again" (미워도 다시 한 번) | 2018 | 73 | — | Re:Playlist, Vol.3 |
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| "If We Were Destined" (운명이라면) | — | | A Korean Odyssey OST |
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| "If You Were Me" | 88 | | Mr. Sunshine OST |
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| "Can You Hear Me?" (내 목소리 들리니) | 2019 | 3 | | Hotel Del Luna OST |
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| "Deep Sorrow" (한숨만) | 158 | | Chief of Staff OST |
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| "I'll Be" | 2020 | | | Mystic Pop-up Bar OST |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Awards and nominations
Gaon Chart Music Awards
| Year | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| 2019 | Artist of the Year - Digital Music (December) | "180 Degree" | Won | |
| 2020 | Artist of the Year - Digital Music (July) | "Thank you for Goodbye" | Won | |
Genie Music Awards
| Year | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| 2018 | Song of the Year | "Love, ing" | Nominated | |
| "Cant Go" | Nominated |
| Vocal Track (Female) | "Love, ing" | Nominated |
| OST Award | "Cant Go" | Nominated |
| Genie Music Popularity Award | Ben | Nominated |
| 2019 | The Female Solo Artist | Nominated | |
| The Vocal Artist | Nominated |
Korea Popular Music Award
| Year | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2018 | Best OST | "Cant Go" | Won |
Melon Music Awards
| Year | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2019 | Top 10 Artists | Ben | Nominated |
| Song of the Year | "180 Degree" | Nominated |
| Best Ballad | Nominated |
| Album of the Year | Nominated |
Mnet Asian Music Awards
| Year | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2019 | Best Vocal Performance – Solo | "180 Degree" | Nominated |
| Song of the Year | Nominated |
| Worldwide Fans’ Choice Top 10 | Ben | Nominated |
