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Lim Jae-beom (임재범), better known as JAY B (제이비), and formerly JB, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. He is the leader of South Korean boy band group GOT7, a member of boy band duo JJ Project and sub-unit Jus2, as well as part of R&B soul crew ØFFSHORE. He made his small-screen debut through the drama series Dream High 2 in 2012.

Life and Career

2011–2014: Debut and career beginnings

JB was a former B-boy. He, along with member Jinyoung, successfully auditioned for JYP Entertainment in 2009, both winning first place at the open audition.

In 2011, Lim was cast in the role of Jang Woo-jae in the television drama Dream High 2, which began airing on January 30, 2012 on KBS for 16 episodes. In order not to be confused with singer Yim Jae-beom, he adopted the stage name of JB. In May 2012, he and fellow trainee Jinyoung debuted as the duo JJ Project with the single album Bounce. Their official music video for the title track "Bounce" was released on May 19.

On March 11, 2013, it was announced that he would be appearing as Seo Mi-joon on MBC's new drama When a Man Falls in Love. On January 16, 2014, the two members of JJ Project debuted as part of a seven-member boy band called GOT7.

2015–2020: Solo activities and first photo exhibition

In 2015, he played the lead role in Dream Knight, a web drama, as a superhero version of himself, alongside his fellow Got7 members, featuring actress Song Ha-yoon as the female lead role. He was nominated for the "Rising Star Award" at the K-Web Fest in July.

In 2018, together with group mate Yugyeom, he participated in the art collaboration project Collaboran for carbonated mineral water brand Perrier with American multimedia artist Ben Jones. The creation process was later revealed through a reality show in May.

On March 5, 2019, he and Yugyeom debuted as Jus2, a sub-unit of Got7, with their EP Focus and its lead single "Focus On Me". On June 6, 2019, he attended the event for Saint Laurent 20SS Men's Collection in Los Angeles as a representative of Korea. In December 2019, he launched the JB Collection, a summer-themed clothing line in collaboration with Represent, which went on sale for two weeks and sold 35,940 items.

He also writes songs as Defsoul or Def., both for GOT7 and the ØFFSHORE crew; with the latter, he released two compilation extended plays, Scene #1 on June 24, 2019, and Scene #2 on March 26, 2020. On April 13, 2020, he became the first male K-pop idol on the cover of a digital issue for American magazine Allure. As Def., he held his first photo exhibition named ALONE on October 6–12, 2020, in Seoul.

2021–present: Departure from JYP Entertainment and solo debut[edit]

On January 19, 2021, following the expiration of his contract, he left JYP Entertainment. On February 20, 2021, with the release of Got7's single "Encore", he started using the new stage name JAY B.

On May 11, 2021, it was announced that he signed an exclusive contract with H1GHR Music, an international hip hop and R&B record label founded by Korean American musician Jay Park and long time Seattle affiliate Cha Cha Malone. Three days later, he made a debut as a solo artist by releasing his new single "Switch It Up" featuring rapper Sokodomo, which debuted at number 12 on the Gaon Download Chart. The R&B track was self-written and self-composed by Lim with Jay Park and Cha Cha Malone, who also produced it. The lyrics of "Switch It Up" talk about love, while the title conveys that his life is going to change. On May 25, 2021, Lim made his debut on the Billboard R&B Digital Song Sales Chart at number six, becoming the first Korean soloist to debut on this chart. He also became the third Korean soloist to chart on Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Digital Song Sales Chart with "Switch It Up" entering at number 18.

On July 30, 2021, he became the first cover star for the launching of TMRW Magazine Korea. The 100-page magazine has been curated with Lim himself and features an exclusive interview, photoshoot and his own film photographies.

In August, he appeared on MBC's singing competition show King of Mask Singer as "Toad's House" on episode 319.

On August 26, 2021, his first EP, SOMO:FUME and the music video of the title track "B.T.W (Feat. Jay Park)" were released both digitally and physically. As part of the album promotions, Jay B held his first solo global fan meeting, "SOMO:Fume, Style of My Own:Fume", on September 25 through online platform Bbangya TV, while the official merchandise launched to commemorate the release of the EP, which went on sale for one week from September 2, was sold out in five days. An offline pop-up store selling additional items was subsequently opened in Seoul for two weeks from October 1, 2021.

In September he participated in "Feel the Rhythm of Korea 2", a promotional campaign sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization, for which he sang "I'm Surfin'", a re-interpretation of traditional song "Niliria" (늴리리야; Nuilliri-ya), showcasing Yangyang and Gangneung, which was released on September 3 along with a music video.

In September, he launched official merchandise to commemorate the release of his first solo EP, SOMO:FUME which went on sale for one week from September 2, 2021, and all the items were sold out in five days. An offline pop-up store in Seoul was opened for two weeks from October 1, 2021, with additional items such as hoodies and sweatpants, and a "Make Your Own Shirt, Eco Bag" event held for three days from when the pop-up store opened.

On September 27, Jay B launched his second clothing line with Represent, "Live Without Regrets", under his moniker Def. On October 18, he collaborated with Fudasca, a singer-songwriter and producer from Italy for single "Is It A Dream?", while in November, he starred in the new Adidas Originals winter campaign, "Open Spirit", along with Blackpink.

On January 26, 2022, Jay B released his first physical extended play as Def., LOVE., which was listed among the best albums and EPs of the first half of the year by Bandwagon.

On June 18, 2022, he held the "Nostalgic" solo fancon at Jangchung Arena to commemorate ten years since his debut: the event was followed by more than 10,000 people both online and offline.

On July 25, 2022, it was announced the exclusive contract between Jay B and H1ghr Music had ended and he had signed with CDNZA Records. His first release under the new label was the single "Rocking Chair", which he first performed at the "Nostalgic" fancon, followed in September by the EP Be Yourself.

Discography

Extended plays

  • SOMO:FUME (2021)
  • LOVE. (as Def.) (2022)
  • Be Yourself (2022)

Mixtapes

1/? vol.1 (2016)
  1. "HOLIC"
  2. "DON'T WORRY"
  3. "SIN" feat.JOMALXNE
  4. "LOST"
  5. "BAD HABIT" feat.JOMALXNE
1/? vol.2 (2018)
  1. "INTRO"
  2. "THINK OF YOU"
  3. "CHANNEL" feat.JEEBANOFF,JOMALXNE
  4. "PRAY"
  5. "OUTRO"
1/? vol.2 (REMIX) (2018)
  1. "don't touch me (Deepshower Remix)"
  2. "Channel (BRLLNT Remix)"
  3. "THINK OF YOU (Plan8 Remix)"
1/? vol.3 (2018)
  1. "SOMETIME"
  2. "BE WITH YOU"
  3. "DON'T CARE"
  4. "ISLAND" Feat.JOMALXNE
  5. "BLIND"
1/? vol.4 (2019)
  1. "SOMETHING SPECIAL"
  2. "DESIRE"
  3. "DEEPER"
  4. "RUNAWAY"
  5. "STOPLINE" Feat.RickBridges
1/? vol.5 (2019)
  1. "RING"
  2. "DIARY"
  3. "NOTHING"
  4. "CURIOSI"
  5. "COME BACK TO ME"

Singles

As lead artist

  • "Rainy" from Hyena on the Keyboard Part. 4 (2018)
  • "Switch It Up" (feat. Sokodomo) from SOMO:FUME (2021)
  • "B.T.W" (feat. Jay Park) from SOMO:FUME (2021)
  • "Fame" (feat. Junny) from SOMO:FUME (2021)
  • "Is It A Dream?" (Def. and Fudasca) (2021)
  • "nostalgia" (Junny, JAY B) (2021)
  • "Sunset With You" (Def.) from LOVE. (2022)
  • "Hello 2.0 (Legends Only)" (James Reid, JAY B & ØZI) (2022)
  • "Rocking Chair" (2022)

As featured artist

  • "Just Because" (Baek A-yeon feat. JB of GOT7) (2016)
  • "Hush" (Primary feat. JB of GOT7) from Pop (2017)
  • "Celebrate" (Jomalxone feat. Yonko, Def.) from $UMMERTIME MIXTAPE (2017)
  • "Higher" (Deepshower feat. JB) from COLORS (2018)
  • "Callin'" (jeebanoff feat. Def.) from GOOD THING. [remix] (2020)
  • "꿈 (Dream)" (Wavycake, Ovus feat. Def.) from REALusion (2020)
  • "12월엔 (Sad Night) (In December (Sad Night))" from White (2020)
  • "Memory" (s/s feat. Def.) from SEESAW (2021)
  • "P.S." (Mirani feat. JAY B) from UPTOWN GIRL (2021)
  • "THOUGHT OF YOU" (Ourealgoat feat. JAY B) (2021)
  • "NIGHT" (NXPS feat. Def.) (2022)
  • "바람이 나를 안을 때 (Windy Day)" (Bigone feat. JAY B) (2022)
  • "I'll Be Fine" (SMMT feat. JAY B) from Mr. Hollywood (2022)

As part of ØFFSHORE

Scene #1 (2019)
  • "Surfin" (Mirror Boy feat. Def. & Jomalxne)
  • "Laze" (Roseinpeace feat. Def. & Jomalxne)
  • "Play" (Roseinpeace feat. Jomalxne, Def. & HNMR)
Scene #2 (2020)
  • "Simple" (Def.)
  • "Smoke" (연기) (Def. & Jomalxne)
  • "Take a Walk" (iHwak, HNMR & Def.)
Cut #1 (2020)
  • "Sweet Dream" (Def.)
  • "Just Stay" (Def., Junny)
Scene #3 (2021)
  • "Cold Night" (Def., HNMR & Jomalxne)
  • "Just Stay" (Remastered) (Def., Junny)
  • "Call Me" (Jomalxne & Def.)
  • "Sweet Dream" (Remastered) (Def.)

As part of H1GHR MUSIC

  • "I'm Surfin'" from Feel The Rhythm Of Korea, Pt. 1 (2021)
  • "BRB" (2022)

Soundtrack appearances

  • "New Dreaming" (with Park Seo-joon) from Dream High 2 OST (2012)
  • "Together" (with T-ara's Park Ji-yeon) from Dream High 2 OST (2012)
  • "Forever Love" from Dream Knight OST (2015)
  • "U & I" (with Jackson Wang) from The Package OST (2017)
  • "U & I (Chinese Version)" (with Jackson Wang) from The Package OST (2017)
  • "Be With You" from A Day Before Us ZERO OST (2019)
  • "Take" (with Yugyeom) from He Is Psychometric OST (2019)
  • "Dive Into You" from Crazy Love OST (2022)
  • "Closer" (with Youngjae) from Good Job OST (2022)

Filmography

Dramas

Year Title Role Channel Notes
2012
Dream High 2
JB/Jang Woo-jae KBS With Jinyoung
2013
When a Man Falls in Love
Seo Mi-joon MBC With Jinyoung
2015
Dream Knight
JB Youku Tudou Korean-Chinese Online Drama by JYPE and Youku Tudou

Variety Shows

Year Title TV Network Notes
2012 The Romantic & Idol tvN Season 1, with Jun.K (2PM), Mir (MBLAQ), Park Hyunsik (ZE:A), Son Jihyun (4Minute), Oh Seungah (Rainbow), Jei (Fiestar) and Shin Hyejeong (AOA).
2016 Celebrity Bromance MBig TV Season 12, with Young Jae (B.A.P)
2017 Law of the Jungle in Cook Islands SBS Episodes 293–298 with Kim Byung-man, Lee Jong-hyun (CNBLUE), Solbin (Laboum)
2018 I Can See Your Voice Mnet & tvN Season 5, JYP Family Special with Wooyoung (2PM), Yubin (Wonder Girls), Baek A-yeon and Wonpil (Day6)
Hyena on the Keyboard KBS2 Episodes 6-8
2019 Prison Life of Fools tvN Episodes 1-6, 13-18, 23-24
2021 King of mask Singer MBC As Toad's House (episode 319)

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