Kim Han-bin (Korean: 김한빈; born October 22, 1996), known professionally asB.I (Korean: 비아이) is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer. He debuted in the South Korean boy bandiKon underYG Entertainment in September 2015. On June 12, 2019, he departed from the group due to substance allegations. During his time with the group, he played a significant role in the production and songwriting of their music, and is credited as the sole record producer for all of the group's releases.[3][4] His contributions to iKon's second studio album,Return, for the lead single "Love Scenario", earned him the prestigious "Songwriter of the Year" award at the2018 Melon Music Awards.[5]
In 2021, he debuted as a solo artist under his self-foundedlabel, 131, with thecharity single albumMidnight Blue (Love Streaming) and full-length charity studio albumWaterfall.[6][7]Cosmos, the first half of his second studio album was released in November 2021.[8] In 2022, he launched his global album projectLove or Loved, starting with the single "BTBT" in May,[9] followed by the EPLove or Loved Part.1 in November.[10] B.I released his second studio albumTo Die For on June 1, 2023,[11] and the last part of theLove or Loved project, the EPLove or Loved Part.2, in November 2023.[12] His third studio album,Wonderland, was released on June 1, 2025.[13]
Kim Han-bin was born on October 22, 1996, inCheonan, South Korea.[14][15]
In 2009, B.I made his first appearance by featuring and participating in promotions forMC Mong's single "Indian Boy", including live performances and accompanying the rapper to the TV showYou Hee-yeol's Sketchbook.[16][17] He also appeared in the music video for the song and had a cameo appearance in the music video of another song by MC Mong, "Horror Show".[18]
After over two years of training, in 2013, B.I participated inMnet reality survival programWIN: Who Is Next as a contestant under Team B.[20] However, his team's opponent, Team A, won the program, so B.I, together with the other members of the team, continued as a trainee under YG Entertainment.[21] In 2014, B.I and his label-mateBobby competed in Mnet'sShow Me the Money 3,[22] during which B.I released his self-written digital single "Be I", which became the first single from the show to top the charts.[23] This was noteworthy as he was only 17 years old and still a trainee at the time.
While B.I was still competing onShow Me the Money 3, it was announced in September 2014 that Team B would return to compete on another survival program,Mix & Match.[24][25] This show eventually led to the debut of Team B, with the addition of traineeJung Chan-woo, under the group name iKon.[26] In October 2014, B.I was featured in label-mateEpik High's lead single "Born Hater" alongsideBeenzino,Verbal Jint,Bobby, andWinner'sMino, and they performed the song together at the2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards.[27][28]
B.I made his debut as the leader ofiKon underYG Entertainment on September 15, 2015, with their warm-up single "My Type" (취향저격),[29] followed by lead singles "Rhythm Ta" (리듬 타) and "Airplane" on October 1, 2015.[30]
While serving as the leader of iKon, B.I released one non-promoted solo track, "One and Only" (돗대), as aB-side from iKon's albumReturn.[38] In December 2015, he and fellow iKon member Jin-hwan joined the cast ofJTBC'sMari and I (마리와 나).[39] He was also featured in label-matePsy's studio album4X2=8 in June 2017, on the track "Bomb" along withBobby,[40] and on the track "Mollado" (몰라도) fromSeungri's debut studio album,The Great Seungri, released on July 20, 2018.[41]
In 2019, B.I was cast for JTBC2's variety showGrand Buda-guest.[42] He was also featured on label-mateLee Hi's single "No One" (누구 없소), and co-wrote and co-composed the track "1, 2" (한두 번) from herEP24°C.[43][44]
June 2019–2020: Departure from iKon and YG, hiatus
On June 12, 2019, following drug allegations, B.I left the groupiKon and terminated his exclusive contract withYG Entertainment.[45]
Despite his departure from iKon and YG Entertainment, B.I was still credited with writing and composing four out of five songs on iKon's 2020 EPI Decide, including the title track "Dive", which was released by YG Entertainment on February 6, 2020.[46]
On September 28, 2020, B.I was appointed as the executive director of IOK Company.[47]
2021: Return to music as a solo artist under 131,Waterfall,Cosmos
On January 11, 2021, it was announced that B.I would feature onEpik High's tenth studio album, Epik High Is Here 上 (Part 1), on the song "Acceptance Speech", which was released on January 18, 2021, along with the rest of the album.[48][49]
This was followed by B.I's release of acharitysingle album,Midnight Blue (Love Streaming), on March 19, 2021, through B.I's self-founded label, 131 Label, an affiliate of IOK Music. The label's name was inspired by the shape created when the letters "B" and "I" are combined. The debut single album contained three self-written songs, and an animated music video for lead single "Midnight Blue" was released on the same day.[50] All tracks had been previously released, partially, as demos via B.I'sSoundCloud between 2020 and 2021.[51][6]
On May 7, 2021, 131 Label announced the release schedule for B.I as a solo artist. This included a global single "Got It Like That" featuring American artistsDestiny Rogers andTyla Yaweh, released on May 14, 2021, and his first full-length studio album,Waterfall, released on June 1, 2021.Waterfall featured former label-matesLee Hi andTablo ofEpik High.[52][53] A cinematic music video for the title track "Illa Illa" was also released alongside the album.[54] The music video surpassed 12.7 million views onYouTube within the first 24 hours of its release, breaking the record for the most viewed K-pop male solo artist debut music video within the first 24 hours.[55]
On August 25, 2021, B.I was announced to feature on Lee Hi's upcoming third studio album,4 Only, on the song "Savior", which he wrote and co-composed.[56] The music video for "Savior" was released on September 3, 2021.[57] Supposedly distributed on August 27, the song was officially released on all platforms on September 9, 2021, along with the rest of the album.[58][59]
On October 1, 2021, B.I released the digital single "Lost At Sea (Illa Illa 2)", a reinterpretation of "Illa Illa", featuring British artistBipolar Sunshine and Indonesian singerAfgan.[60][full citation needed]
B.I held his first-ever solo concert online on October 3, 2021.[61] During the virtual concert, which was exclusively streamed onLiveXLive, B.I performed the tracks from his debut studio album,Waterfall.Pink Sweats, Afgan, Destiny Rogers and Epik High joined him as guest performers.[62]
On November 11, 2021, B.I released the first half of his second studio album,Cosmos, including the lead single of the same name. South Korean singer-songwriterColde was featured on the album.[63] On November 25, he made an appearance onTV5'sLunch Out Loud, a Philippine variety show.[64]
In January 2022, B.I became the first K-pop and Asian act to participate in the digital performance series byThe Recording Academy calledGrammy Global Spin, that aims to showcase artists from around the world. He performed a live band version of his song "Nineteen", which was originally released on his albumCosmos.[65]
In April 2022, B.I announced his global album projectLove or Loved.[66] He launched a pre-release single in collaboration withSoulja Boy titled "BTBT", featuring DeVita, on May 13.[9] Also in May, B.I's label 131 unveiled the record production and songwriting team White Noise Club, which includes B.I and other South Korean producers Millennium, Sihwang, Padi, and Kim Chang-hoon.[67] B.I later featured on Padi's digital single "Handsome", alongside South Korean rappersNucksal,Kid Milli andGaeko.[68]
B.I at his first fan meeting in Singapore on August 7, 2022
From April to August 2022, B.I performed "BTBT" and some tracks fromWaterfall andCosmos through a series of offlinefan meetings inSeoul,Singapore,Bangkok andManila.[69][70][71][72] On June 26, 2022, he held his second online concert,BTBT Performance Online Fancon, which was exclusively streamed onLiveOne.[73] During the event, he unveiled two unreleased tracks from his upcoming EPLove or Loved Part.1, "Tangerine" and "Endless Summer".[74]
On June 27, B.I released the digital single "Lullaby" withChuu as a collaboration with Dingo Music.[75]
B.I announced his resignation as an executive director of IOK Company on October 11, 2022. Following his departure, his label 131 confirmed that it would operate as an independent label.[76] The label had undergone a rebranding earlier in January 2022, from 131 Label to 131 (One Three One), or simply 131.[77] It had also signed its first artist besides B.I,Reddy, on September 30, 2022.[78]
First part of B.I's global album project, the EPLove or Loved Part.1 was released on November 18, 2022, featuring the pre-release single "BTBT" and a new lead single titled "Keep Me Up".[79]
Following the release of the EP, B.I held his first standard in-person concert as a soloist, titledL.O.L: The Hidden Stage, in Seoul on December 10, 2022. He performed a selection of songs from all of his albums, and was joined on stage by special guestsLee Hi and theEpik High trio.[80]
On February 3, 2023, B.I's record label, 131, announced that he would be stepping down from his position as the head of the label in order to focus on his music work as an artist and producer, while the label would be managed by a team of entertainment business professionals. The label also announced a change in B.I's release schedule for 2023, stating that his second full-length studio album, the continuation ofCosmos, would be released first, so as to express his take on "love" to a full completion. The second part of hisLove or Loved project, with stories about "loved" in the past tense, would be released later on.[81]
On February 10, 2023, B.I and the record production and songwriting team White Noise Club producedA Tempo, the debut EP of the South Korean R&B singer-songwriter Soovi, as a part of their "New Voice Project". B.I contributed to writing and composing two of the songs, including the title track "Missing You".[82]
In March 2023, B.I embarked on theL.O.L: The Hidden Stage tour. The tour included six stops acrossSoutheast andEast Asia, with local special guests joining him on stage at some of the shows. It concluded on May 20, 2023, with an additional concert in Bangkok.[83][84][85]
B.I collaborated withSik-K and Reddy for the single "TTM" that was released while he was touring, on April 27, 2023.[86] In an interview withEsquire Korea, B.I shared that he was inspired by a scene from the movieTaxi Driver, in which the protagonist repeatedly asks "You talkin' to me?" in front of a mirror.[87]
B.I's second studio album, titledTo Die For, was released on June 1, 2023, including the lead singles "Dare to Love" (featuringBig Naughty) and "Die for Love" (featuringJessi). Through an exploration of love and resistance, the album brought to a close the project about youth that B.I had started withCosmos.[88]
On July 10, 2023, the newly created agency Grid Entertainment announced that 131 had become their first affiliated label.[89]
In July 2023, 131 announced B.I's first concert tour in Europe,Love or Die, with 16 stops across 14 countries in September and October 2023.[90] The list included countries where South Korean artists rarely perform, such asLuxembourg,Estonia orFinland.[91] Most of the dates were sold-out andRolling Stone UK gave the concert in London a five out of five stars review, describing it as a "masterclass of live performance" and "one of those one-off perfect, euphoric night's out that are impossible to recreate, but ingrained as a core memory forever".[92][93]
The release schedule for the second and last part of B.I'sLove or Loved global album project,Love or Loved Part.2, was revealed shortly before the beginning of the tour.[94] Prior to the release of the EP, on November 10, 2023,[95] the title track, "Loved", became available on October 27, 2023.[96] Another single from the EP, "4 Letters", was released on September 30, 2023.[97] B.I also unveiled the title track on the stage ofLollapalooza Berlin, on September 10, 2023. He was the first South Korean artist to take part in the German edition of the festival.[98]
On March 13, 2024, B.I released his first Japanese EP,Tadaima (ただいま;lit.'I'm home'). The EP consisted of five original songs written in Japanese, with two lead singles, "Kowai" (怖い) and "Wish You Were Here", and guest appearances of rappersSky-Hi andChanmina on B-side tracks.[99] "Kowai" had been made available in advance, on February 23, 2024.[100]
B.I's second tour in Asia,Hype Up, was announced in March 2024. He held seven concerts from May to July 2024 inHong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore, Manila,Jakarta,Kuala Lumpur andMacau,[101][102] In September 2024, he embarked on the European leg of the tour, with 14 concerts across 12 countries.[103]
On May 20, 2024, B.I released the global single "Tasty", for which he worked with a team of North American producers including Malibu Babie andVaughn Oliver.[104]
On April 28, 2025, shortly after the end of the Oceanian leg of his Hype Up tour, B.I officially announced that he was back as the head of 131.[105]
B.I's third album,Wonderland was released on June 1, 2025, exactly two years after his second studio albumTo Die For, and four years after his first studio albumWaterfall. South Korean singerHeize was featured on the title track, "Ferris Wheel".[13]
B.I has mentioned "Shake Ya Tailfeather" byNelly,P. Diddy andMurphy Lee, "Song Cry" byJay-Z orEminem's "Lose Yourself" as the songs that brought about his dream of becoming arapper, when he was at primary school.[106][2]But whilehip-hop andR&B remain major influences on his music,[107]he also looks up to the "not too elaborate but still very beautiful" music ofthe Beatles.[2]Rather than "lock[ing] [him]self into a certain genre," he stated in 2022 that he was intent on exploring as many as he could, always trying to "experiment with new sounds," and "make the boundaries more blurry."[107][108]Thus, the songs "Savior" he composed forLee Hi (September 2021) and "Alive" (November 2021) were inspired byjazz,[109][110]"Endless Summer" (November 2022) bytropical music andEDM,[111][112]"Cosmos" (November 2021) by1980srock anddoo-wop,[113][114]"Illusion" (June 2021) bylo-fi,[115]and so on. Even though his songs usually highlightelectronic sounds,[116]he hasacoustic tracks as well, such as "Remember Me" (March 2021).[117]
Similarly, B.I explained in 2021 that he wouldn't oppose rapping and singing, as they were simply two ways of "expressing the message of [his] music."[118]He actually sings more than he raps in his albumLove or Loved Part.1 (November 2022).[106]
In 2018, B.I discussed the process behind his songwriting, admitting, "Because I don't have much experience, I typically draw a lot of my inspiration from movies or dramas. I'm also the type to draw inspiration from things like poetry". He explained that it was a way of "making up for things I'm unable to experience or feel for myself". When asked what type of music he wanted to make, he stated, "There are just two things. Music that people can relate to and music that draws imagination. Aside from that, the reason that I compose and make music is simply because it's fun. My hobby doesn't feel like work just yet".[119][120]
B.I was selected as a full member of theKorea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) on January 22, 2019.[139] As of November 2025, 149 songs are registered under his name with KOMCA.[4]
In 2022, B.I and South Korean producers Millennium, Sihwang, Padi, and Kim Chang-hoon founded the record production and songwriting team White Noise Club under 131.[67] In 2023, White Noise Club produced the first EP of the South Korean R&B singer-songwriter Soovi, calledA Tempo, with B.I taking part in writing and composing two of the songs, including the lead track "Missing You".[82] The same year, White Noise Club also contributed to the debut EP by South Korean boy band Pow,Favorite.[140] B.I, in particular, wrote and co-composed two of the four songs while co-wrote and co-composed another.[141]
Starting from 2016, B.I has been making private donations to the Seungil Hope Foundation, which is a non-profit organization that raises awareness aboutALS. The foundation disclosed in 2018 that B.I had donated a sum of 30 millionwon to their cause.[142][unreliable source?] B.I also donated 10 million won to the Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association in 2019 to help the victims of the forest fires inSokcho,Gangwon Province.[143] Furthermore, B.I, along with the cast and crew ofGrand Buda-Guest, donated 30 million won worth of dog food to a dog shelter inGyeonggi Province on June 10, 2019.[144]
During theCOVID-19 pandemic in 2020, B.I donated 100,000 face masks worth 200 million won to his fans, intended to be distributed to vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly, and low-income families, in South Korea,China,Thailand,Japan,Indonesia, andVietnam.[145] Additionally, B.I donated shoes to the childcare facility "Angel's Haven for Children" on August 10, 2020.[146] He also surprised his fans by volunteering in Incheon and donating 10,000 KF94 masks to a briquette sharing project on December 19, 2020.[147]
On December 18, 2020, B.I, and IOK Company donated 200 million won worth of items, including 200,000 masks and 10,000 underwear, toWorld Vision, an international relief and developmentNGO.[148] On January 5, 2021, B.I and IOK company CEO Jang Jin-woo delivered an additional 200 million won worth of KF94 masks and underwear toOsan to help the vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic.[149]
In March 2021, B.I released acharitysingle album calledMidnight Blue (Love Streaming), and pledged to donate all proceeds from the sound sources, recordings, and copyright fees of the single album to World Vision to support children in crisis across the globe.[50] On May 4, 2021, B.I met with the chairman of World Vision in Seoul to donate all the profits from the sale of 10,000 limited edition single albums ofMidnight Blue (Love Streaming). B.I also promised to continuously donate all revenue generated from the digital music sales and copyright fees from the single album.[150]
On September 17, 2021, IOK Company announced that B.I had made a second donation to World Vision. B.I plans to conduct a "monthly donation project" where he will continuously donate all his music and copyright profits from hisMidnight Blue (Love Streaming) andWaterfall albums. The donations will include all copyright fees, music and album sales, and content revenue generated following the album's release, and will go towards the Basic for Girls project, which aims to improve women's restroom facilities inZambia,Africa, and provide sanitary napkins to support women's health.[151]
On June 12, 2019, it was revealed that B.I had allegedly attempted to purchasemarijuana andLSD in 2016 from an undisclosed female dealer, and used the former. He was also accused of evading police charges.[152] Following the reports, B.I posted an apology on his personalInstagram account. He acknowledged some of the allegations, explaining that he was going through "a hard and painful time and wanted something to rely on", and announced his departure fromiKon.[45] A few hours later,YG Entertainment confirmed that he had indeed left the group and terminated his exclusive contract.[153] His appearances on television seriesLaw of the Jungle,Grand Buda-Guest, andStage K were edited out by the networks prior to their broadcast.[154][155][156] The dealer was revealed to be Han Seo-hee, who was involved in drug issues with former label-mateT.O.P and received four years of probation in 2017.[157]
In September 2019, it was reported that B.I had admitted during police questioning to violating the Act on the Control of Narcotics in 2016.[158][159] In February 2020, results of a drug test conducted on B.I were released, revealing no detection of illegal drugs from a sample of B.I's body hair sent by South Korea's Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency to the National Forensic Service.[160][161]On May 28, 2021, B.I was indicted without detention by the violent crimes department of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office for violating the Act on the Control of Narcotics.[162][163] During the first hearing, on August 26, 2021, he admitted to all the charges stated by the prosecution: three accounts of illegal marijuana usage and one account of purchasing illegal LSD in 2016.[164] On September 10, 2021, the Seoul Central District Court sentenced B.I to three years of incarceration, suspended for a probationary period of four years, 80 hours of community service, 40 hours of drug education courses, and a fine of 1.5 millionwon (approximately US$1,300).[165]
B.I's first concert as a soloist was held online on October 3, 2021, four months after his debut withWaterfall.[62] His first regular concert, L.O.L: The Hidden Stage, took place in Seoul one year later, on December 10, 2022.[80] In 2023, he embarked on his first tour of Asia, also titled L.O.L: The Hidden Stage, in the first semester, then his first tour of Europe, Love or Die, in the second semester.[83][92]
From 2022 onwards, B.I also performed in various music events in South Korea and abroad, including South Korean hip hop festivals such as Rapbeat and Hiphopplaya festival,[223][224] regional events such as KV Fest in Jakarta or S2O Songkran Music Festival in Hong Kong,[225][226] K-pop concerts such as MIK Festival in Paris and Overpass in Manila,[227][228] as well as international festivals such asRolling Loud andLollapalooza.[229][98]
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