B.I (Kim Hanbin) would originally enter the South Korean entertainment and music industry through appearing on the shows WIN: Who is Next which debuted the groups Winner and iKON. The artist also appeared as a rapper on the popular competition show ShowMeTheMoney Season 3 back in 2015.
He would later go on to step out on his own despite his own hardships and make a name for himself in 2020. Slowly beginning to show off his own talents and charms as an independent artist underneath different roles: Rapper, Producer, SingerSongwriter and Model. Setting up his own company [ 131Label ] which is currently a sub label (subsidiary) of GRID Entertainment (the notice marking B.I’s step down as an executive producer to artist can be read by official notices by the company here and here). The company itself is currently home and promoting artists such as: Leo and REDDY. Currently the company’s motto/slogan is “MUSIC ARCHIVE WITH SENTIMENTS OF YOUTH. 131’S NEW BEGINNING TO CARRY OUT VARIOUS PROJECTS BASED ON MUSIC” (음악을 기반으로 다양한 프로젝트를 펼칠 131의 새로운 시작)
It wouldn’t be long before loyal fans of the artist would finally achieve their own fandom name ‘ID’: ‘BE IDENTITY’ 아이디).
B.I is still coming back better then ever and more booked then ever before with an announcement of B.I’s 2024 Tour [ HYPE UP ] in Seoul, and would even achieve the 2023 Special Award – Hip Hop for the popular beloved show [ Hanteo Music Awards 31st Anniversary ].
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B.I would release a notice on his Instagram promoting his 1st Japanese EP release on March 13th 2024, previously release the first track of the EP to fans earlier this month as an early teaser. It wouldn’t be long before fans of the artist would soon come across his Japan SNS which was created last year back in 2023.
The content itself would also begin featuring links in its edited bio, promoting his new Japan Official Twitter to fans for all updates regarding his Japan music content, and other feature promotions.
Upon gearing up for the release itself, B.I has since officially released [ Wish you were here ] Official Music Video and had shared official links such as:
Japan Official X (Formerly Known as Twitter): https://twitter.com/bijapanofficial
Japan Official FanClub: https://bi-japan-fc.com/
Colombia Japan Website Artist Info: https://columbia.jp/artist-info/bi/ .
While waiting for the official full EP release, don’t forget to check out [ Wish you were here ] below!!