Stage Name: Benji
Birth Name: Benjamin Bae
Group: B.I.G (former member)
Position: Main Vocalist
Birthday: May 3rd, 1992
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
II. Career
Benji is a Korean-American singer-songwriter, MC, DJ and musician. He is a former member of the boy group B.I.G and made his solo debut on August 29, 2019 with his first digital single ''Telephone''.
III. Discography
I. Digital singles
- "Telephone" (2019)
II. Collaborations
- "Duet" (with Heyne) (2016)
III. OSTs
- "Go Go Song OST" ("My Girl") (2019)
IV. Filmography
IV. Television shows
- Always Cantare (tvN, 2014–present) - fixed cast
- Music Access (Arirang Radio, 2014–present) - DJ
- Good Life (Channel A, 2015–present) - MC
- TOUR VS TOUR (Arirang TV, 2015–present) - fixed cast
- K Culture Elite (Arirang TV, 2015–present) - MC
- Show Champion: Curtain Talk (YouTube, 2016–present) - MC
- Video Star (MBC Every 1, 2017) - guest
- Talk Show Hello (KBS2, 2017) - guest
- Simply K-Pop (Arirang TV, 2017) - special MC
- Kiss The Radio ( KBS Cool FM, 2017) - guest
- Access Showbiz Tonight (SBS, 2017) - guest
- Idol Tour (MBC Music, 2017) - guest
- Hello Counselor (KBS2, 2017) - guest
- SuperBand (JTBC, 2019) - contestant
V. Benji Facts
– He grew up in the United States.
– He was born in Indiana, USA, then moved to Seattle, Washington, USA.
– Education: Juilliard School (Violin major, 2010~2011)
– He came to Korea in 2011/2012 with the purpose of becoming a singer & trained for 3 years before debuting.
– His nicknames are: BenJi, Puppy, BenjiBear
– His specialties are rap, violin, beatbox.
– He is funny, sexy and cute.
– Benji has his driver license in the U.S.
– His favorite food are everything except veggies.
– He started playing the violin at the age of 4 and studied it up until his first year of college.
– His hobbies are violin, yoyo, beatboxing, rap, writing lyrics, composing, cooking.
– He said his favorite girl group is Destiny’s Child.
– Benji did a special stage with ASTRO’s Cha Eunwoo, Super Junior M’s Henry, N.Flying’s Jaehyun and Day6’s YoungK where they performed “Love Yourself” by Justin Bieber. Benji played the violin.
– He appeared in f(x)’ Amber “Rogue Rouge: Get Over It” MV.
– Benji is a DJ of Music Access on Arirang Radio.
– On August 28, 2019 Benji debuted as a soloist with the single “Telephone”.
– On October 1, 2020 Benji has confirmed on his Instagram that he has departed from the group.
– According to his IG post, his contract with GH has ended but he is still continuing as a solo artist.