Bii (singer)

Bii
Background information
Chinese name	畢書盡 (traditional)
Chinese name	毕书尽 (simplified)
Pinyin	Bì Shūjìn (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Bat1 Syu1 Zeon6 (Cantonese)
Birth name	필서진
Born	(1989-07-07) July 7, 1989 Seongnam, Gyeonggi,  South Korea
Other name(s)	필서진
Occupation	Singer, songwriter, actor
Genre(s)	C-pop, Mandopop
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, drums
Voice type(s)	Tenor
Label(s)	Linfair Records
Years active	2010–present
Parents	Pil Hoo Bin (father) and Yi Geum Eun (mother)
Siblings	Pil Seo Young (younger brother)
Influenced by	TVXQ, Eason Chan
Education	Senior high school
Website	Bii's Official Site

Bii (born July 7, 1989) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actor, who is active in the sphere of Chinese language influence.

Personal life

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 (Pil Seo Young).

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, he finally acquired his nationality in Taiwan (Republic of China). 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.^[7] 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.^[8] He appeared as Wei Qingyang in a romance comedy, Bromance (2015), co-starring with Baron Chen, Megan Lai, Sean Lee, and Katie Chen.^[9]

Discography

EP

Album

Soundtrack

Filmography

Television

Film

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

References

External links

• Bii on Facebook (Traditional Chinese)
• Bii Weibo
• Bii on Instagram
• Bii YouTube page
• Bii official website