South Korean singer
Bumzu
Born Kye Beom-ju
(1991-11-08 ) November 8, 1991 (age 32) Seoul, South Korea
Other names Occupations Singer songwriter record producer Musical career Genres Instrument(s) Vocals Years active 2011–present Labels Pledis Hangul 계범주
Revised Romanization Gye Beom-ju McCune–Reischauer Kye Bŏmchu
Musical artist
Kye Beom-ju (Hangul : 계범주, born November 8, 1991),[1] better known by the stage name Bumzu (Hangul : 범주), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and record producer. Bumzu is best known for writing and producing much of the discographies of boy bands NU'EST and Seventeen .[2]
In 2024, he was the recipient of KOMCA 's Grand Prize, having been the highest-earning songwriter for K-pop in 2023.[3]
Biography and career
Bumzu grew up in Seoul, and learned the violin as a child. By the age of high school, he became active in Hongdae's underground music scene .[4]
His first mainstream work was composing for H.O.T 's Jang Woo-hyuk 's "Don't Go, Go Away" in 2011. He then participated in the singing competition show Superstar K 4 at the age of 22,[5] which has been noted as his big break .[6]
Following the show, he began producing songs for Pledis artists including After School and Nu'est , and has produced songs alongside Woozi for Seventeen since their debut song "Adore U".[4] Bumzu and Woozi's studio, "Universe Factory", is named after a portmanteau of their names in Korean – 우주 (woo zi/bumju ; wooju) literally meaning "universe".[7]
Since 2020 he has been the co-CEO of the music production company Prismfilter Music Group.[6] [8]
In 2024, Bumzu became the primary music producer for new group TWS under the pseudonym "Wasurenai".[9] In February, he was awarded KOMCA 's grand prize, having been the highest-earning songwriter for K-pop in 2023.[10]
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
Collaborations
Soundtrack appearances
Production discography
Credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association unless otherwise specified.[10]
Year
Artist
Album
Song(s)
Note(s)
2013
Rainbow
Rainbow Syndrome
"Chewing Time"
After School
First Love
"Make-up & tears"
2014
NU'EST
Re:Birth
"Good Bye Bye"
2015
Seventeen
17 Carat
"Adore U"
Shinee
Married to the Music
"Hold You"
Seventeen
Boys Be
"Fronting"
"Mansae"
2016
Nu'est
Q is
"Lost & Found"
"Overcome"
"VVith"
"Emotion"
Seventeen
Love & Letter
"Pretty U"
"Popular Song"
"Adore U"
"Monday to Saturday"
Sik-K
Flip
"Act Different"
Seventeen
Love & Letter Repackage Album
"Very Nice "
"Can't See The End"
Nu'est
Canvas
"R.L.T.L"
"Love Paint (Every Afternoon)"
"Thank You (Evening By Evening)"
"Look (A Starlight Night)"
2PM
Gentlemen's Game
"How Is It?"
Seventeen
Going Seventeen
"Beautiful"
"Boom Boom"
"Highlight"
"Lean On Me"
2017
NCT 127
Limitless
"Back 2 U (AM 01:27)"
Seventeen
Al1
"Don't Wanna Cry "
"If I"
"Swimming Fool"
"My I"
"Crazy in Love"
Pristin
Hi! Pristin
"Wee Woo"
Sik-K
H.A.L.F (Have.A.Little.Fun)
"Have A Little Fun"
Pristin
Schxxl Out
"We Are Pristin"
"We Like"
NU'EST W
W, Here
"My Beautiful"
"Where You At"
"Paradise"
"Good Love"
"With"
Seventeen
Teen, Age
"Intro. New World"
"Change Up"
"Without You"
"Clap"
"Lilili Yabbay"
"Trauma"
"Flower"
"Rocket"
"Hello"
"Campfire"
"Outro. Incompletion"
Han Dong-geun
Broken People
"Where We Were in Love"
2018
Fromis 9
To. Heart
"Glass Shoes"
Seventeen
Director's Cut
"Thinkin' about you"
"Thanks"
"Run to you"
"Falling For U"
Nu'est W
Wake,n
"L.I.E."
"Help Me"
"Wi-Fi"
"I hate you"
"You & I"
"Feels"
Seventeen
We Make You
"Call Call Call!"
Fromis 9
To. Day
"DKDK"
Nu'est W
Who, You
"Signal"
"Dejavu"
"Polaris"
"ylenoL"
"Gravity & Moon"
"Shadow"
Seventeen
You Make My Day
"Oh My!"
"Holiday"
"Come to me"
"What's Good"
"Moonwalker"
"Our dawn is hotter than day"
2019
You Made My Dawn
"Good To Me"
"Home"
"Chilli"
"Shhh"
"Getting Closer"
Nu'est
Happily Ever After
"Segno"
"Bet Bet"
"Bass"
"Talk About Love"
"Different"
"Fine"
"Universe"
Fromis 9
Fun Factory
"Love RumPumPum"
Credited under the pseudonym Baekgom
Nu'est
The Table
"Call Me Back"
"Love Me"
"One Two Three"
"Trust Me"
"Stay Up All Night"
"If We"
Seventeen
An Ode
"Hit"
"Lie Again"
"Fear"
"Let me hear you say"
"247"
"Second Life"
"Network Love"
"Back it up"
"Lucky"
"Snap Shoot"
"Happy Ending"
Korean and Japanese versions
2020
Non-album single
"Fallin' Flower"
Korean and Japanese versions
Nu'est
The Nocturne
"I'm In Trouble"
"Firework"
"Back To Me"
"Must"
"Shooting Star"
Seventeen
Non-album single
"Us, Again" (우리다시)
Heng:garæ
"Fearless"
"Left & Right "
"I Wish"
"My My"
"Kidult"
"Together"
24H
"24h"
Korean and Japanese versions
Semicolon
"Home; Run"
"Do Re Mi"
"Hey Buddy"
"Light A Flame"
"Ah! Love"
"All My Love"
Jin
Non-album single
"Abyss"
2021
Rain
Pieces by Rain
"Why Don't We"
Seventeen
Non-album singles
"Not Alone"
Korean and Japanese versions
Hoshi
"Spider"
The8
"Side By Side"
Korean version only
Nu'est
Romanticize
"Dress"
"Inside Out"
"Don't Wanna Go"
"Black"
"Drive"
"Earphone"
"Need It"
"Doom Doom"
"Rocket Rocket"
"I'm Not"
Wonwoo & Mingyu
Non-album single
"Bittersweet" feat. Lee Hi
Seventeen
Your Choice
"Heaven's Cloud"
"Ready to love"
"Anyone"
"GAM3 BO1"
"Wave"
"Same Dream Same Mind Same Night"
Hoshi
Non-album single
"Horangi Power"
Seventeen
Attacca
"To You"
"Rock with You "
"Crush"
"Pang!"
"Imperfect Love"
"I Can't Run Away"
"2 minus 1"
Dino
Non-album singles
"Last Order"
Seventeen
"Power of Love"
Korean and Japanese versions
Jin
"Super Tuna" (슈퍼 참치)
2022
Woozi
"Ruby"
Charli XCX
"Beg for You " featuring Rina Sawayama (A. G. Cook and Vernon of Seventeen Remix)
Nu'est
Needle & Bubble
"Overcome (Re-Mastering)"
"Love Paint (Re-Mastering)"
"Bet Bet (Re-Mastering)"
"Love Me (Re-Mastering)"
"Different (Re-Mastering)"
"Look (A Starlight Night) (Alternative House Ver)"
"I'm In Trouble (Urban Ver.)"
"Galaxy"
"다시, 봄 (Again)"
Seventeen
Face the Sun
"Darl+ing "
"Hot "
"Don Quixote"
"March"
"Domino"
"Shadow"
"'Bout You"
"If you leave me"
"Ash"
Sector 17
"Circles"
"World"
"Cheers"
Baekho
Good Job OST
"Savior"
Absolute Zero
"Festival In My Car"
"Love Burn"
"No Rules"
"We Don't Care No More" feat. June One of Glen Check
"Bad 4 U"
"Wanna Go Back" feat. Sik-K (변했다고 느끼는 내가 변한 건지)
Seventeen
Non-album single
"Dream"
Korean and Japanese versions
2023
BSS
Second Wind
"Fighting "
"Lunch"
"7PM"
Seventeen
FML
"F*ck My Life"
"Super "
"Fire"
"I Don't Understand But I Luv U"
"Dust"
"April Shower"
Sik-K & Haon
Album On The Way!
"Locked In"
Seventeen
Always Yours
"Sara Sara"
Seventeenth Heaven
"SOS"
"God of Music "
"Diamond Days"
"Yawn"
"Back 2 Back"
"Monster"
"Headliner"
Baekho
Non-album singles
"What Are We" feat. Park Jiwon of Fromis_9
S.Coups
"Me" (난)
2024
TWS
Sparkling Blue
"Plot Twist"
Credited under the pseudonym Wasurenai
"Oh Mymy: 7s"
Seventeen
Non-album singles
"The Meaning of Encounter" (만남의의미) (相遇的意义)
Haon
"Over You"
Seventeen
17 Is Right Here
"Maestro "
"Lalali"
"Spell"
"Cheers To Youth"
TWS
Summer Beat!
"hey! hey!"
Credited under the pseudonym Wasurenai
Jeonghan X Wonwoo
This Man
"Last Night"
"Beautiful Monster"
"Leftover"
TWS
Summer Beat!
"You + Me = 7942"
Credited under the pseudonym Wasurenai
"If I'm an 'S' please be my 'N'"
"Double Take"
"If I were Sun"
References
^ "범주 키즈 프로필" (in Korean). Naver.
^ " '세븐틴 프로듀서' 범주, 오늘 컴백..27살 감정 담았다" . Korea Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2018 .
^ Yoon, So-yeon (February 26, 2024). "Seventeen's producer Bumzu is highest-earning K-pop songwriter of 2023: Komca" . koreajoongangdaily.joins.com . Retrieved June 4, 2024 .
^ a b Rashid, Raphael (February 24, 2022). "From tuna fishing to teen love: the producer behind K-pop's biggest stars" . The Guardian . Retrieved June 4, 2024 .
^ " '슈가맨' 계범주 누구?..'슈퍼스타K4′ 출신 힙합 R&B 싱어송라이터" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on April 9, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2018 .
^ a b Benjamin, Jeff (December 16, 2022). "BUMZU Breaks Down His K-Pop Process & Creating Music With 'An Unchanging Set of Values' " . Billboard . Retrieved June 4, 2024 .
^ Mok, Eun (April 24, 2023). "우리가 직조한 우주에서 영원히 가동될 '우주공장' " . Brunch Story (in Korean).
^ "Poptime PRISMFILTER MUSIC GROUP" . 프리즘필터 (in Korean).
^ Yeo, Gladys (January 22, 2024). "Pledis Entertainment's new boyband TWS make debut with 'Plot Twist' " . NME . Retrieved June 4, 2024 .
^ a b "Songs Registered Under BUMZU (10013921)" (in Korean). Korea Music Copyright Association . Archived from the original on June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024 .
^ a b "Gaon Album Chart" . Gaon Music Chart.
^ "GOOD LIFE - BUMZU" . 멜론 (in Korean).
^ "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 9, 2017.
^ Cumulative sales of "The Ceiling":
^ Cumulative sales of "Something Special":
^ "2014년 06주차 Download Chart" .
^ "2014년 52주차 Download Chart" .
^ "2015년 26주차 Download Chart" .
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