BIBI

South Korean singer/songwriter BIBI emerged at the tail end of the 2010s with a stylistically diverse sound that encompasses R&B, hip-hop, pop, rock, and balladry. After finishing second on the Korean reality competition The Fan, she released a pair of EPs and a string of popular singles including 2019′s “Binu,” 2020′s “Kazino,” and the 2021 hit “The Weekend.” In 2022, BIBI landed another hit song with “Very, Slowly” from the soundtrack to the romantic television series Twenty-Five, Twenty-One.
Born in Ulsan, South Korea, Kim Hyung-seo learned to sing and play guitar and eventually began uploading her original songs to a streaming site, where it was discovered by K-pop star Yoon Mi-rae. Under the name BIBI, she signed with the Feel Ghood Music label and became a contestant on the 2018-2019 season of SBS reality show The Fan. BIBI’s inherent talent and diverse range carried her to a second-place finish, and in May 2019, she delivered her official debut single, “Binu.” Her first EP, The Manual for People Who Want to Love, arrived a month later, followed in 2020 by singles like “I’m Good at Goodbyes” and “Kazino.” BIBI also featured on tracks by Zico, Kim Hee-chul, and Min Kyung-hoon before returning in 2021 with her second EP, Life is a Bi… which yielded the hit “Bad Sad and Mad.” After her song “The Weekend” became another streaming hit, BIBI contributed the 2022 ballad “Very, Slowly” to the third season of the television series Twenty-Five, Twenty-One. ~ Timothy Monger