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Bii
Taiwanese singer

Bii

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Biography

Bii (born July 7, 1989) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actor.

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.

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.

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.

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.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.

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. He appeared as Wei Qingyang in a romance comedy, Bromance (2015), co-starring with Baron Chen, Megan Lai, Sean Lee, and Katie Chen.

Discography

EP

EP informationTracks
Bii (EP)
  • Released: July 9, 2010
Love More (EP)
  • Released: July 23, 2015

Album

Album informationTracks
Bii Story (album)
  • Released: October 6, 2010
Come Back To Bii (album)
  • Released: May 16, 2013
Action Bii (album)
  • Released: Dec 19, 2014
I'm Bii to the Double I (album)
  • Released: June 6, 2016

Soundtrack

YearAlbumSong TitleMember(s)
2007My Lucky Star (TV series) OSTLooking At Each Other (Korean version)Bii
2010Zhong Wu Yen OST"Lost", insertionBii
Zhong Wu Yen OST"Day by Day", insertionBii
Zhong Wu Yen OST"Bye Bye Bye", insertionBii
Zhong Wu Yen OST"After Turning Away", endingBii
Zhong Wu Yen OST"Cannot Reach Happiness/That Cannot Be Happy", openingBii
2012What Is Love ? OST"You Give Me Love", insert songBii
2013The King 2 Hearts OST"Flying Meteor", openingBii
2013Love Around OST"Come Back To Me", openingBii
Love Around OST"Nothing To Do With Happiness/Nothing But Happiness", endingBii
Love Around OST"I Know", insertionBii
Love Around OST"I Will Be By Your Side", insertionBii and Miu
2015Someone Like You OST"I'm Still Missing You", openingBii
Someone Like You OST"Baby Don't", insertionBii
Someone Like You OST"Break Me Down", insertionBii
Someone Like You OST"We Are Walking in Love", insertionBii
Someone Like You OST"My Love For You Won't Change", insertionBii
2015Love Cuisine OST"Love More", insertionBii
2015Bromance OST"Epochal Times", openingBii, Andrew Tan, Ian Chen, and Dino Lee
Bromance OST"Back in Time", insertionBii
Bromance OST"Tender Love", insertionBii
2016Princess Jieyou OST"Aurora", endingBii
2016Prince of Wolf OST"I Will Miss You"Bii
Prince of Wolf OST"Sweet Little Baby"Bii
Prince of Wolf OST"Love Magic", openingBii
Prince of Wolf OST"Funky Boy"Bii
2016Better Man OST"38", insertionBii
Better Man OST" All You Did", endingBii
Better Man OST"Maybe Baby", insertionBii

Filmography

Television

YearNetworkEnglish titleRole
2010TTV / SETTVZhong Wu YenStreet Performer
2013TTVLove AroundPeter
2015TTV / SETTVSomeone Like YouGu Long
2015TTV / SETTVBromanceWei Qingyang

Film

  • 2016 Trolls, Branch (character voice in Taiwan's Mandarin version)
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