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

Early life

Bii was born and raised in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

. His father is

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and his mother is

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula * Korean cuisine * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl **Korean dialects and the Jeju language ** ...

. At the time of his birth, the

South Korean nationality law South Korean nationality law details the conditions in which an individual is a national of the Republic of Korea (ROK), commonly known as South Korea. Foreign nationals may naturalize after living in the country for at least five years and ...

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 Overseas Chinese () refers to people of Chinese birth or ethnicity who reside outside Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. As of 2011, there were over 40.3 million overseas Chinese. Terminology () or ''Hoan-kheh'' () in Hokkien, ref ...

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 National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ...

. 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. His native language is Korean. He did not learn

Standard Mandarin Standard Chinese ()—in linguistics Standard Northern Mandarin or Standard Beijing Mandarin, in common speech simply Mandarin, better qualified as Standard Mandarin, Modern Standard Mandarin or Standard Mandarin Chinese—is a modern standa ...

until he came to

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the no ...

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.

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 "Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the China, People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming Island, Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territorie ...

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

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.

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. His songs have been featured in many TV series, such as ''Zhong Wu Yan'' (2010), ''

Love Around ''Love Around'' () is a 2013 Taiwanese idol romantic comedy television series. The television drama was produced and created by Sanlih E-Television starring George Hu as the male main lead and Annie Chen as the female main lead. The Chinese tit ...

'', '' Someone Like You'', ''

Bromance A bromance is a very close and non-sexual relationship between two or more men. It is an exceptionally tight, affectional, homosocial male bonding relationship exceeding that of usual friendship, and is distinguished from normal friendship by ...

'', ''

Prince of Wolf A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...

'', and '' Better Man'' in Taiwan.

Acting

Bii made a cameo appearance in the TV series ''

'' (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 Kingone Wang (; born 5 May 1980) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and host. He was part of the boy band Comic Boyz and winner of Taiwanese Golden Bell Awards for Best Supporting Actor. He is the alumni of both National Chiao Tung University and ...

. He appeared as Wei Qingyang in a romance comedy, ''

'' (2015), co-starring with Baron Chen, Megan Lai, Sean Lee, and Katie Chen.

Discography

EP

Album

Soundtrack

Filmography

Television

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

References

External links

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Bii Weibo
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Bii YouTube page

Bii official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bii 1989 births Living people People from Seongnam 21st-century Taiwanese male singers Taiwanese Mandopop singers Taiwanese male television actors Taiwanese people of Korean descent Taiwanese expatriates in South Korea Korean-language singers of Taiwan 21st-century Taiwanese male actors