Bibi (singer)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Hyeong-seo (Korean: 김형서, born September 27, 1998), known professionally as Bibi (Korean: 비비), is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. In 2018, she appeared on the SBS program The Fan and was the runner-up of the show. In 2022, she released her first studio album Lowlife Princess: Noir. As an actress, Bibi is well-known for her lead roles in the film Hopeless (2023) and television series such as The Worst of Evil (2023).

Bibi
Bibi in 2025
Born	Kim Hyeong-seo (1998-09-27) September 27, 1998 (age 26) Ulsan, South Korea
Occupations	Singer rapper songwriter actress
Relatives	Kim Na-kyoung (sister)
Musical career
Genres	R&B
Years active	2017 (2017)–present
Labels	Feel Ghood Music 88rising
Korean name
Hangul	김형서
Hanja	金亨瑞
Revised Romanization	Gim Hyeongseo
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Hyŏngsŏ
Stage name
Hangul	비비
Revised Romanization	Bibi
McCune–Reischauer	Pibi
Signature

Early life

Kim Hyeong-seo was born in Ulsan and spent her teenage years in Changwon.^[1] She felt awkward talking to people, so she began to write lyrics about not being able to say what she wanted to say when she was 15.^[2]

Bibi has a younger sister, Kim Na-kyoung, who debuted with the girl group TripleS through one of its sub-units Acid Angel from Asia on October 28, 2022.^[3][4]

Career

In 2017, Bibi signed with Feel Ghood Music after Yoon Mi-rae discovered her self-produced songs on SoundCloud.^[5] In 2018, Bibi appeared as a contestant in SBS competition show The Fan, where she eventually finished in second place.^[6] She made her official debut with the single "Binu" on May 15, 2019.^[7]

In April 2021, Bibi released her second extended play Life is a Bi.... In October, she released a collaboration single "The Weekend" with 88rising. It later peaked at 29 on the Mediabase Top 40 chart, making Bibi the first Korean female soloist to do so.^[8] In December, she signed a global promotion deal with 88rising.^[9] On November 18, 2022, she released her first studio album Lowlife Princess: Noir.^[10]

On February 13, 2024, Bibi released a single titled "Bam Yang Gang".^[11] It peaked at number 1 on the Circle Digital Chart, making it her first song ever to do so.^[12] Following the single's release and instant success due to a viral singing challenge of users singing the song while eating bamyanggaeng (chestnut jelly) boosted by popular singers like Lee Hyori, sales of it also increased by 40% in South Korea.^[13][14]

On March 13, 2025, Feel Ghood Music announced that Bibi would be embarking on her first world tour, Eve, kicking off in Seoul from May 16 to 18 at the Olympic Hall.^[15]

Acting

In 2023, Bibi appeared in Hopeless and was nominated for Best New Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.^[16] In 2024, she won Best New Actress – Film at the Baeksang Arts Awards for her role.^[17]

Philanthropy

Bibi donated 40 million won to help the victims of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, alongside Tiger JK and Yoon Mi-rae.^[18]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [19]
Lowlife Princess: Noir	Released: November 18, 2022 Label: Feel Ghood Music, Kakao Entertainment, 88rising Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	7	KOR: 18,914[20]

Extended plays

List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [21]
The Manual for People Who Want to Love (사랑하는 사람들을 위한 지침서)	Released: June 12, 2019 Label: Feel Ghood Music, The Five Cultural Industrial Company, Kakao M Formats: Digital download Track listing "Nabi" (나비) "Give More Care Less" "Pretty Ting" (feat. Kim Seung-min) "Fedexx Girl" (feat. Changmo)	—	—
Life is a Bi... (인생은 나쁜X)	Released: April 28, 2021 Label: Feel Ghood Music, The Five Cultural Industrial Company, Kakao Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	31	KOR: 4,257[22]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		KOR [23]	WW [24]
"Rebirth" (환생)	2018	—	—	The Fan 1 Round Part 1
"Letter" (편지)	2019	—	—	The Fan 3 Round Part 2
"Fly With Me"		—	—	The Fan 4 Round Part 2
"Three W's and One H" (언제 어디서 무엇을 어떻게)		—	—	The Fan Top 3
"Hangang" (한강)		—	—	The Fan Top 2
"Binu" (비누)		—	—	Non-album single
"Nabi" (나비)		—	—	The Manual for People Who Want to Love
"Step?" (자국)		—	—	Non-album single
"Restless" (신경쓰여)	2020	—	—	Listen 035
"I'm Good at Goodbyes" (안녕히)		—	—	Non-album singles
"Kazino" (사장님 도박은 재미로 하셔야 합니다)		—	—
"She Got It" (쉬가릿)		—	—	Dingo X Bibi
"Eat My Love" (사랑의 묘약)	2021	175	—	Non-album single
"Bad Sad and Mad"		—[A]	—	Life Is a Bi...
"Life Is a Bi..." (인생은 나쁜X)		—[B]	—
"Why Y" (feat. Tiger JK)		—[C]	—	Non-album singles
"Pado"		—[D]	—
"The Weekend"		—[E]	—
"Animal Farm" (가면무도회)	2022	199	—	Lowlife Princess: Noir
"Sweet Sorrow of Mother" (불륜)		151	—
"Blade" (철학보다 무서운건 비비의 총알)		—[F]	—
"Bibi Vengeance" (나쁜X)		130	—
"Jotto" (조또)		—[G]	—
"I Am" (안녕하세오 샴푸애요)	2023	—	—	Non-album singles
"Hongdae R&B" (홍대 R&B)		—	—
"Bam Yang Gang" (밤양갱)	2024	1	79
"Sugar Rush"		—	—
"Derre" (데레)		—	—
"Burn It" (feat. Dean)		—	—
"Bluebird" (행복에게)	2025	—	—
"Winter (Unreleased)" (겨울 (미발매))		—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR [30]
"Payback" (Black Nine feat. Bibi)	2017	—	American Assassin
"Ghood Family" (Tiger JK, Yoon Mi-rae feat. Bizzy, Black Nine, Bibi, Mrshll)		—	Non-album single
"Ooh Ah" (우아) (Bizzy feat. Bibi)	2018	—
"Eleven" (twlv feat. Bibi)	2019	—	Blueline
"Hammock" (해먹) (Crucial Star feat. Bibi)		—	Non-album singles
"Fever" (Park Jin-young feat. Superbee, Bibi)		30
"Te Quiero" (twlv feat. Bibi)	2020	—	K.I.S.S
"Love & Hate" (웬수) (Zico feat. Bibi)		151	Random Box
"Everything" (Way Ched feat. Changmo, Coogie, Ash Island, Bibi)		—	Non-album single
"Mukkbang! Remix" (Lil Cherry, GOLDBUUDA feat. Jay Park, Bibi, Dumbfoundead)		—	Chef Talk
"Canoe" (카누) (QM feat. BIBI)		—	Money Breath
"Hanryang" (한량) (Prod. DinDin) (Kim Hee-chul, Min Kyung-hoon feat. Bibi)		190	Non-album single
"Meu Tempo" (Heo Won-hyuk feat. Bibi, Simon Dominic)	2021	—	High School Rapper 4
"Is This Bad B****** Number?" (Jeon So-yeon feat. Bibi, Lee Young-ji)		—[H]	Windy
"Second" (Hyo feat. Bibi)		176	Deep
"Galipette" (Lolo Zouaï feat. Bibi)		—	Non-album singles
"Picky Baby" (Owell Mood feat. Bibi)		—
"Smiley" (Yena feat. Bibi)	2022	8	Smiley
"Crazy Like You" (Chungha feat. Bibi)		—	Bare & Rare
"Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard's Wife" (Le Sserafim feat. Bibi, Camo, Mirani)	2023	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

Collaborations

List of collaboration singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		KOR [32]	US Pop [33]
"Cute Lil Thug" (니 마음을 훔치는 도둑) (with Yoon Mi-rae)	2019	—	—	The Fan Top 3
"This Is Pengsoo" (펭수로 하겠습니다) (with Pengsoo, Tiger JK, Bizzy)	2020	54	—	Billboard Project Vol. 1
"Automatic" (with Chancellor, Babylon, twlv, MOON, Jiselle)		—	—	Non-album single
"She Said" (with Crush)		108	—	with HER
"Automatic Remix"[I]		—	—	Non-album singles
"Code Clear" (격리해제)[J]	2021	—	—
"The Weekend (Remix)" (with 347aidan)		—	33
"Best Lover" (with 88rising)	2022	—	—
"Law" (Prod. Czaer) (with Yoon Mi-rae)		14	—	Street Man Fighter Original Vol.3
"Amigos" (with Becky G)	2023	—	—	Non-album singles
"Feeling Lucky" (with Jackson Wang)	2024	—	39
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

Soundtrack appearances

List of soundtrack singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		KOR [34]	KOR Hot [35]
"Tonight" (오늘 밤은 말야) (with Jinho of Pentagon)	2020	—	—	Big Picture House OST Part 3
"Naan" (난)		—	—	Live On OST Part 2
"Timeless"	2021	—	—	Beyond Evil OST Part 2
"Stay with Me" (내 곁에 있어줘요)		—	—	Oh My Ladylord OST Part 5
"Never Gonna Come Down" (with Mark Tuan)		—	—	Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings OST
"Maybe If" (우리가 헤어져야 했던 이유)		21	—	Our Beloved Summer OST Part 2
"Very, Slowly" (아주, 천천히)	2022	48	89	Twenty-Five Twenty-One OST Part 3
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021	Whispering Corridors 6: The Humming	Jae-yeon		[36]
2023	Phantom	A new secretary	Special appearance	[37]
	Hopeless	Ha-yan		[38]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2024	The Fiery Priest	Ku Ja-young	Season 2	[39]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2023	The Worst of Evil	Lee Hae-ryeon	[40]
2024	Gangnam B-Side	Kim Jae-hee	[41]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018–2019	The Fan	Contestant	Top 2	[6]

Web shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021–2022	Girls High Mystery Class	Cast member	Season 1-2	[42][43]
2022	Witch Hunt 2022	Host		[44]

Concerts and tours

• Can You Come? (2022)^[45]
• Eve World Tour (2025)

Eve World Tour (2025)

Date	City	Country	Venue	Ref.
May 16, 2025	Seoul	South Korea	Olympic Hall	[46]
May 17, 2025
May 18, 2025
North America
June 3, 2025	Chicago	United States	The Auditorium
June 5, 2025	Toronto	Canada	The Theatre at Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto
June 7, 2025	Boston	United States	MGM Music Hall at Fenway
June 10, 2025	New York		Radio City Music Hall
June 12, 2025	Washington, D.C.		The Theater at MGM National Harbor
June 15, 2025	Atlanta		Coca-Cola Roxy
June 17, 2025	Austin		Bass Concert Hall
June 19, 2025	Irving		The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
June 22, 2025	Los Angeles		YouTube Theater
June 24, 2025	Oakland		Paramount Theatre Oakland
June 26, 2025	Seattle		Paramount Theatre
Asia
August 3, 2025	Hong Kong	China	—
August 9, 2025	Bangkok	Thailand
August 23, 2025	Singapore
September 16, 2025	Osaka	Japan
September 18, 2025	Tokyo
September 19, 2025
September 21, 2025	Fukuoka
October 4, 2025	Taipei	Taiwan
October 11, 2025	Jakarta	Indonesia
Australia
October 15, 2025	Auckland	New Zealand	—
October 18, 2025	Melbourne	Australia
October 21, 2025	Sydney
October 23, 2025	Brisbane
Total

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
Asia Artist Awards	2024	Best Artist Award – Music	Bibi	Won	[47]
		Best Musician – Solo		Won
		New Wave Award		Won
Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards	2024	Best Supporting Actress	Kim Hyeong-seo	Nominated	[48]
Aurora Awards	2022	Music	Bibi	Won	[49]
Baeksang Arts Awards	2024	Best New Actress – Film	Hopeless	Won	[17]
		Best New Actress – Television	The Worst of Evil	Nominated	[50]
Blue Dragon Film Awards	2023	Best New Actress	Hopeless	Nominated	[16]
Blue Dragon Series Awards	2022	Best New Female Entertainer	Girls High School Mystery Class	Nominated	[51]
Brand Customer Loyalty Awards	2021	R&B Soul Artist	Bibi	Won	[52]
		Hot Icon Award		Nominated
Korean Hip-hop Awards		New Artist of the Year		Nominated	[53]
		R&B Track of the Year	"Kazino"	Nominated
			"Automatic Remix"	Nominated
		Collaboration of the Year		Nominated
	2023	R&B Album of the Year	Lowlife Princess: Noir	Nominated	[54]
Korea Grand Music Awards	2024	Best R&B – Female	BIBI	Won	[55]
Korean Music Awards	2023	Best R&B & Soul Song	"Jotto"	Won	[56]
	2025	Song of the Year	"Bam Yang Gang"	Nominated	[57]
		Best Pop Song		Won	[58]
MAMA Awards	2024	Best Vocal Performance – Solo		Won	[59]
		Song of the Year		Nominated
		Fans' Choice Top 10 – Female	Bibi	Nominated
Melon Music Awards	2024	Best Music Style		Won	[60]
Seoul Music Awards	2023	OST Award	"Very, Slowly"	Nominated	[61][unreliable source?]

Honors

Name of organization, year given, and the name of the honor

Organization	Year	Honor	Ref.
Newsis K-Expo Cultural Awards[K]	2023	National Assembly Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee Award	[63]

Notes

1. "Bad Sad and Mad" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 86 on the Gaon Download Chart.^[25]
2. "Life Is a Bi..." did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 61 on the Gaon Download Chart.^[25]
3. "Why Y" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 71 on the Gaon Download Chart.^[26]
4. "Pado" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 78 on the Gaon Download Chart.^[27]
5. "The Weekend" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 192 on the Circle Download Chart.^[28]
6. "Blade" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 110 on the Circle Download Chart.^[29]
7. "Jotto" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 107 on the Circle Download Chart.^[29]
8. "Is This Bad B****** Number?" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 45 on Gaon Download Chart.^[31]
9. With Chancellor, Jay Park, Lee Hi, Jamie, MOON, Bumkey, Samuel Seo, Suran, Babylon, Hoody, Sumin, MRSHLL, Ann One, ELO, twlv,
   oceanfromtheblue, Jiselle, SOLE, THAMA, Kysh, Jinbo, jerd, SooVi, B.E.D., Xydo, Owell Mood and NONE
10. With YDG, Simon Dominic, Loco, Bewhy, Punchnello, Puff Daehee, Uneducated Kid, Bill Stax, Tiger JK, Bizzy, Woo Won-jae, Tommy Strate, Boi B, Geegooin, Hangzoo, Ja Mezz, Kim Nongmil, MOON, Gaeko, Coogie, Blase, Sway D, Ahn Byung-woong, QM, Nucksal, twlv, Basick, Choiza, Zizo, Leellamarz, Verbal Jint, Khundi Panda, Son Simba, Lil Tachi, Keem Hyo Eun, Kim Seung-min, OLNL, Mckdaddy, Swervy, BIG Naughty, Layone, Owell Mood, jerd, Don Mills, Lee Young-ji, Chin, CK, Louie, Los, Rohann, Khakii, Dbo, Wonstein, Trade L, Don Malik, BIGONE, Ski Dash, WHATIS AUTUMN, THAMA, Heo Sung-hyun and Jo Gwang-il
11. Established in 2019 and co-sponsored by Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Korea Creative Content Agency, Seoul Metropolitan Council and the Seoul Tourism Organization, it awards cultural icons, businesses, and individuals who have contributed greatly to Hallyu, the Korean wave.^[62]