Lee Min-hyuk (
Hangul: 이민혁, born December 14, 1990),[1] better known by the stage name B-Bomb (
Hangul: 비범), is a South Korean singer and dancer in the South Korean boy band
Block B, and is in the
Bastarz sub-unit with
U-Kwon and
P.O. He also works as a stage actor, using his birth name.[2][3][4][5][6]
Biography
B-Bomb was born Lee Min-hyuk in
Seoul, South Korea.[1]
Career
B-Bomb debuted with Block B in April 2011. In 2015, he joined members
U-Kwon and
P.O to form the group's first sub-unit,
Bastarz.[7] B-Bomb wrote the song "Tightly" for the sub-unit's 2016 second album, Welcome to Bastarz, and received composition credit for three songs on Bastarz' 2019 album, I'm a Mess.[8][9][10] B-Bomb also wrote the song "Give & Take," which appears on the Block B album Re: Montage.[11]
As an actor, Lee starred in the 2015 Web drama Jumping Girl, playing the spoiled idol star Seo Ah-shin opposite
Jung Ha-na.[12][13] In 2018, he starred as
Danjong of Joseon in the historical play Yeo Do, which ran in early 2018.[14][15][16][17] Lee received high praise for his performance in the show, which had an encore run in May.[18][19][20]
In August 2018, B-Bomb became a cast member on JBTC 4's new reality show Awesome Feed, which depicts the daily lives of celebrities.[21][22][23][24]
Along with Park Hyun-kyu of
Vromance, B-Bomb composed the song "Don't Be Shy," which was released by the singer It's in May 2019.[25]
On July 2, 2019, B-Bomb made his first Korean solo release, the single "Dawn."[26]
In late September, B-Bomb's label announced that he would begin
the military duty required by Korean men on October 10, 2019.[27] B-Bomb finished his term of service and returned home April 17, 2021, with his discharge becoming official April 27.[28]
^블락비 비범, '오늘은 배우 이민혁' (여도) (in Korean). Seoul Economy Daily. April 23, 2018.
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