Bobby (rapper)

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Bobby
Background information
Birth name Kim Ji-won
Also known as Bobby Kim
Born (1995-12-21) December 21, 1995
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop, Korean hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, lyricist
Years active 2013-present
Labels YG Entertainment
Associated acts Team B, iKON
Website www.ygfamily.com
Korean name
Hangul 김지원
Revised Romanization Gim Ji-won
McCune–Reischauer Kim Chi-wŏn

Kim Ji-won (Hangul: 김지원), better known by his stage name Bobby (Hangul: 바비), is a South Korean rapper and member of the YG Entertainment group IKON, formerly known as Team B in the 2013 Mnet reality-survival program Who is Next:WIN.

Bobby was born in Seoul, South Korea but was raised in Fairfax, Virginia, United States.[1]

Prior to his official debut, Bobby was the crowned the champion of the third season of Mnet's rap survival program "Show Me the Money."[2] Bobby also appeared in the survival program "MIX & MATCH" with fellow iKON members B.I, Jinhwan, Junhoe, Donghyuk, Yunhyeong and Chanwoo in 2014 before his official debut.

Life and career

Bobby was publicly introduced as a YG trainee in the first episode of the survival show "WIN: Who is Next?".[3] He was a member of the six member "Team B," who ultimately lost the competition and failed to become YG's next boy group named Winner. After "WIN," Bobby, along with the Team B members, made a cameo appearance in Taeyang's Ringa Linga music video. Bobby also contributed to the lyrics for Winner's title track "Empty" along with Song Min-ho and iKON's leader B.I.[4][5]

In May 2014 Bobby successfully auditioned for the third season of the rap competition "Show Me The Money."[6] As a contestant he was part of team "Illionaire" with Dok2, and The Quiett of Illionaire Records. The songs which were released digitally ranked very well on Korean music charts. Bobby won the competition, competing in the final round against rappers Iron and Vasco. His victory earned him a special concert, $100,000 and the opportunity to release an album.[2]

On September 13, 2014, Bobby participated in the Illionaire Records' "11:11" concert with Dok2, The Quiett, and Beenzino.[7] In October 2014, Bobby was featured in Epik High's single "Born Hater" with Beenzino, Verbal Jint, B.I, and Song Min-ho.[8] On November 11, 2014, the track "I'm Different," in which he is featured, was released by "Hi Suhyun," a unit composed of Lee Hi and Lee Suhyun from Akdong Musician.[9] In late November 2014, Bobby featured with Dok2 in the Masta Wu track "Come Here."[10]

He performed "Born Hater" with Epik High at the 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards, as well as his single "YGGR" and his featuring in "Come Here."[11][12] GQ Korea included him in their 2014 "Men of the Year" feature. This feature included "men who have made an impact on culture in 2014."[13]

Bobby officially debuted on the 15th of September 2015 as a member of iKON, through the digital release of iKON's "My Type," the first song released under the group's name.[14][15][16]

Discography & Filmography

Charted songs

Year Title Peak positions Digital Sales
KOR
[17]
2014 "L4L (Lookin' For Luv)"

(featuring Dok2 and The Quiett)

 7 369,129+[18]
"연결고리#힙합" (YGGR#hiphop) 4 732,755+[19]
"가" (GO) 16 335,618+[20]
"가드올리고 Bounce" (Raise Your Guard and Bounce) 4 362,862+[21]
"Born Hater"
Epik High (featuring Beenzino, Verbal Jint, B.I, Mino, Bobby)		 3 639,994+[22]
"I'm Different"
Hi Suhyun (featuring Bobby)		 1 830,695+[23]
"Come Here"
Masta Wu (featuring Dok2 and Bobby)		 8 169,275+[24]

Production Credits

Year Artist Song Role Album
2013 Team B "Climax" Co-lyricist & Co-Composer Win Final Battle
"Just Another Boy"
2014 Himself "Go" Lyricist SMTM3
"L4L(Lookin' 4 Luv)" Co-Lyricist
"연결고리#힙합" (YGGR#hiphop)
"가드올리고 Bounce" (Raise Your Guard and Bounce) Lyricist & Co-Composer
Winner "Empty" Co-Lyricist 2014 S/S[25]
Epik High "Born Hater" Shoebox
iKON "Long time no see" MIX&MATCH
"Sinosijak"
HiSuhyun "I'm Different" Single
Masta Wu "Come here" Single
2015 iKON "My Type" Welcome Back - Half Album
"Rhythm Ta"
"Airplane"
"Welcome Back"
"Today" (오늘따라; Oneul Ddara)
"M.U.P" (솔직하게; Soljighage)
"아니라고(I MISS YOU SO BAD)" Welcome Back - Full Album
지못미(APOLOGY)
"이리오너라" (Anthem) Co-Composer & Co-Lyricist
"왜 또(WHAT'S WRONG?)" Co-Lyricist
"덤앤더머(DUMB&DUMBER)"
"리듬 타 REMIX (RHYTHM TA) [Rock Version]"

Reality shows and appearances

Year Channel Title Notes
2013 Mnet Who is Next: WIN 10 episodes; Premiered on August 23
2014 Mnet Show Me the Money 3 Was the winner of this season, contestant along with iKON's B.I
MIX&MATCH 9 episodes
2015 SBS Running Man Episode 278-279, himself along with iKON's B.I
KBS Happy Together 3 Himself along with iKON's B.I

References

  1. ↑ "YG Entertainment Hold a Press Conference for ‘WIN’ + Profiles of the Contestants".
  2. 1 2 Jee Won, Jeong. "Bobby Wins ′SMTM3′ and Promises Not to Become Lazy". Mnet. eNewsWorld. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Dissecting YG's New Male Group "Winner": Team B Members". KpopStarz. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Winner‘s debut album sweeps music charts". The Korea Herald. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Kim, Ye-na. "[핫100신곡] 위너 ‘공허해’-‘컬러링’, 이별직후 남자의 치열한 열병". TVReport. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Kalka, Emma. "YG trainee rapper Bobby wins 'Show Me the Money'". The Korean Herald. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Gwon, Hyerim. "바비, 일리네어 콘서트 깜짝 게스트 출연 '열광' 앙코르 요청까지, 총 두 곡 소화하며 무대 즐겨 Bobby as a surprise guest at Illionaire concert, 'enthusiasm'". Joy 24 News. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Epik High Explores Dark, Personal Struggles & Tells Off Haters on 'Shoebox' Album". Billboard. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  9. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff. "Lee Hi & Akdong Musician's Suhyun Say 'I'm Different' on Brassy Collaboration". Billboard. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "마스타 우, 바비와 ‘YG 힙합프로젝트2’ 참여… 나머지 한 명은? Masta Wu , Bobby and 'YG Hip Hop Project 2 "participation ... the rest one of them ?". Naver News. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  11. ↑ Stanley, Adrienne. "MAMA 2014:EXO Wins Best Male Group, SISTAR Upsets Girls' Generation & 2NE1 For Best Female Group". KpopStarz. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  12. ↑ Kramer, Kyle. "Have You Guys Seen the Korean Migos?". Noisey Music By Vice. Vice Magazine. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "iKON’s Bobby poses for the "GQ Korea" Men of the Year issue". Koreaboo. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  14. ↑ "iKON's First Single Slated For January, YG Reveals New Group's Debut Strategy". KpopStarz. October 22, 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  15. ↑ Jackson, Julie (3 September 2014). "YG to mix and match to create boy band iKON". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  16. ↑ Lee, Yousun (7 November 2014). "Kim Dong-hyuk is the final member of iKON". The Asiatoday. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  17. ↑ "Gaon Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
  18. ↑ Cumulative sales of "L4L":
  19. ↑ Cumulative sales of "YGGR #hiphop":
  20. ↑ Cumulative sales of "GO":
  21. ↑ Cumulative sales of "가드올리고 Bounce":
  22. ↑ Cumulative sales of "Born Hater":
  23. ↑ Cumulative sales of "I'm Different":
  24. ↑ Cumulative sales of "Come Here":
  25. ↑ "WINNER to debut with song by B.I and Bobby and self-written track". HelloKpop. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
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