Bii (singer)

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

In this Chinese name, the family name is Bi.
Bii
Born
필서진

(1989-07-07) July 7, 1989
Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea
NationalityTaiwanese
OccupationSinger, songwriter, actor
Years active2010–present
Parent(s)Pil Hoo Bin (father) and Yi Geum Eun (mother)
FamilyPil Seo Young (younger brother)
Musical career
GenresMandopop
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, drums, piano
LabelsLinfair Records
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese畢書盡
Simplified Chinese毕书尽
Korean name
Hangul필서진
Hanja畢書盡
WebsiteBii'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
EP information Tracks
Bii (EP)
  • Released: July 9, 2010
Track listing
  1. Bii My Love
  2. What Can I Do
  3. Lost (Chinese version)
  4. Stay (Korean version)
Love More (EP)
  • Released: July 23, 2015
Track listing
  1. Love More
  2. B-A-B-Y (Korean version only)

Album
Album information Tracks
Bii Story (album)
  • Released: October 6, 2010
Track listing
  1. After Turning Away
  2. Bye Bye Bye
  3. Day by Day
  4. Cannot Reach Happiness/That Cannot Be Happy
  5. Lost
  6. Baby I Love You
  7. Bellucia
  8. The Song Written For You
  9. Bii My Love
  10. After Turning Away (Korean version)
  11. Bye Bye Bye (Korean version)
  12. You Leave Me (Korean version)
  13. Stay (Korean version)
  14. What Can I Do (Korean version)
Come Back To Bii (album)
  • Released: May 16, 2013
Track listing
  1. Come back to Me
  2. Feel Good
  3. Flying Meteor
  4. Nothing To Do With Happiness/Nothing But Happiness
  5. Unstoppable Life
  6. I Will BE By Your Side (feat. Miu Chu)
  7. Softly
  8. I Know
  9. Goodbye Goodbye
  10. The Love You Gave Me
  11. Come back to Me (Korean version)
  12. Unstoppable (feat. Andrew Tan)
Action Bii (album)
  • Released: Dec 19, 2014
Track listing
  1. Action Go!
  2. By My Side
  3. I Wanna Say
  4. Baby Don't
  5. I'm Still Missing You
  6. We Are Walking in Love
  7. Break Me Down
  8. My Love For You Won't Change
  9. Find the Way
  10. Black and White
I'm Bii to the Double I (album)
  • Released: June 6, 2016
Track listing
  1. Catch Your Double Eye
  2. Funky Boy
  3. 38
  4. I Will Miss You
  5. Love Magic
  6. Tender Love
  7. All You Did
  8. Maybe Baby
  9. Sweet Little Baby
  10. Endless Forget
Bii Your Light (album)
  • Released: August 9, 2017
Track listing
  1. You're gone
  2. Nothing at all
  3. Be your Light
  4. My Girl
  5. Dan
  6. Red n'Hot
  7. Let's Drunk
  8. Ai Ni Jiu Gou Le
  9. Thing of You
  10. Zai Ni De Shi Jie

Soundtrack
Year Album Song title Notes
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
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)
  • 2018 About Youth (有一种喜欢), 饰演崔修男

Awards and nominations
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Bii(singer)

References
  1. Sushi, Squishy (March 23, 2016). "10 Crazy Facts about "Bromance" Star Bii". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  2. Z, Nancy (March 3, 2015). "Bii". Drama Fever. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  3. Sushi, Squishy (March 23, 2016). "10 Crazy Facts about "Bromance" Star Bii". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  4. Corner, Selina (June 10, 2013). "WHO IS BII 畢書盡??". Someone's Corner. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  5. Z, Nancy (March 3, 2015). "Bii". Drama Fever. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  6. Team, iReporter (August 29, 2013). "Bii". K Pop Starz. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  7. Z, Nancy (March 3, 2015). "Bii". Drama Fever. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  8. Cupcakees, Miss (September 29, 2015). "Bii Ventures into Acting in New Drama with Megan Lai". A Fairy Tale World. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
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