Yoon Dae-woong (Korean: 윤대웅; born June 4, 1999), better known as Bigman, is a South Korean beatboxer, singer-songwriter, composer and producer. Bigman is perhaps best known as Top 8 in the Asia Beatbox Championship 2017, as well as for a viral video from his wildcard winner on YouTube. Bigman officially signed under Sidus HQ and made his debut with released single album DAY BY DAY on May 31, 2019.
Bigman | |
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| Born | Yoon Dae-woong June 4, 1999 Cheongju, North Chungcheong, South Korea |
| Education | Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instruments |
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| Labels | Sidus HQ |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 윤대웅 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yun Daeung |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yun Taeung |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 빅맨 |
| Revised Romanization | Bigmaen |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pikmaen |
Early life
editBorn in Cheongju when he was in the third year of middle school he started beatboxing as a hobby and means to relieve stress. Under the influence of his parents who worked as a band, he naturally became interested in music, and he started watching beatbox videos on social media.[1]
Career
editBigman began his beatboxing career in 2017 at the By The JB Beatbox Battle on February 11, 2017 in Gunsan and became top 8 in the quarter-final. On August 12, 2017, he was the entry champions to the Die to Die vol. 3 in Busan and became top 4 in the semifinal.[2] He tried to enter competition on Asian Beatbox Championship in Taiwan and predictably won a wildcard for his entry video, granting him entry to the competition. On August 19–20, 2017, he through the elimination rounds and into the knockout rounds, but lost in the quarter-finals and became top 8. Almost immediately after that event, his wildcard winner video went viral, gaining over a million views practically overnight and various viral video channels promoted the video, prompting his appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on September 13, 2017.[3]
On March 25, 2018, Bigman was entered into a world beatboxer competition, Grand Beatbox Battle held in Basel, Switzerland by Swissbeatbox, but only into the elimination rounds.[4] On August 19, 2018, he was entried another world beatboxer competition is Beatbox Legend Classic held in Foshan, China and became top 8 in quarter-final at result event. On October 11, 2018, he appearance with Korean-American Symphony Orchestra on Korean-American Friendship Concert held in Infinite Energy Area Center, Atlanta, US. On November 16, 2018, he officially signed with Sidus HQ for his music activities.[5] On December 2, 2018, he made his official debut as a singer by participating in producer group 015B with the single song Joshua at Metro.[6]
On May 31, 2019, Bigman released his first single album include the title track song is Day by Day produced by Rocoberry and another track song Get Tired of My Love from his upgrading routine battle, with the director by videoartist's DRGN LAKE.[7]
Musical style
editBigman states that his biggest influence is Gene Shinozaki, who shares a very similar style. They both focus on creating songs rather than battle routines and use a colorful mix of techniques to create a single melody.[8] He listens from references to a lot of Pop and R&B music and makes the composer/songwriter his music by using the skill when beatboxing as a source for music and it has excellent vocal skills and mainly expresses a beatbox with melody or melody based on this. The flow of the existing beatbox, which mainly expressed rhythm and tempo, has been changed to a flow of "make music a beatbox", which has a lot of influence on his flow.[citation needed]
Other ventures
editBigman has maintained numerous national and overseas endorsement deals in various industries throughout their career. He starred in the commercial for Hongkong commercial's PlayStation with beatboxer's KRNFX on January 2, 2018[9] and in Korea commercial's Subway with singer and member of Mamamoo's Hwasa on August 2, 2018.[10]
Bigman was receiving act as a public relations ambassador for Goesan County, who are gaining great popularity among the public with their friendly image and excellent skills to raise the military status through effective public relations with actor's Ji Min-hyuk on August 17, 2020.[11]
Performance in competitions
edit| Years | Competitions | Held | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | By the JB Beatbox Battle | Gunsan, South Korea | Top 8 |
| Die to Die vol.3 | Busan, South Korea | Top 4 | |
| Asian Beatbox Championship | Taiwan | Top 8 | |
| 2018 | Grand Beatbox Battle | Basel, Switzerland | Elimination |
| World Beatbox Classic | Foshan, China | Top 8 |
| Years | Competitions / events | Held | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kunitori Beatbox Battle | Tokyo, Japan | Judges |
| Die to Die vol.4 | Busan, South Korea | ||
| Mouth on Mouth | Seoul, South Korea | ||
| 2019 | Sound One Flight | ||
| ARMAGEDDON 2019 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||
| Beatbox Legend Championship | Atlanta, US | ||
| 2020 | uClean Youth Culture Concert | Goyang, South Korea | Performing |
Discography
editSingle albums
edit| Title | Details |
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| DAY BY DAY |
Track listing
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Joshua at Metro" (지하철의 조슈아)
(with 015B) |
2018 | New Edition 06 |
| "Day by Day" (하루하루) (Prod. Rocoberry) | 2019 | DAY BY DAY |
| "Get Tired of My Love" |
Concerts
editHeadlining
edit- Bigman Concert on Indie Salon (SKT ifland) (2022)
Co-headlining
edit- Korean-American Friendship Concert in Atlanta (2018)
Filmography
editTelevision shows
edit| Year | Program | Network | Roles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | NBC | Guest | Season 15, episode 7 |
| Mic Swagger III | MIC SWG | Himself | Episode 16 (with Zizo) | |
| Heart to Heart | Arirang TV | Guest | Episode 111 | |
| 2018 | K-star News | SBS-in | ||
| Best of The Best | Russia-1 | Contestant | Season 2 | |
| 2019 | I Can See Your Voice | Mnet | Season 6, episode 3 (AOMG hiphop artists) | |
| 2021 | HIDDEN : the performance | KakaoTV | Episode 3 (with Boi B & Hangzoo team) |
Television dramas
edit| Year | Program | Network | Roles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Love Alarm | Netflix | OST Singer | Season 1, episode 5 |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Nominee / work | Results | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Asian Artist Awards | AAA Grove | Bigman | Won | [12] |
References
edit- ^ 공, 민아 (2020-08-05). "美엘렌쇼 인정 비트박서 빅맨 "올라운더 뮤지션 목표"[★FULL인터뷰]". 스타뉴스 (in Korean).
- ^ Korean Beatbox TV (2017-08-31). "Huckle VS Bigman - Die To Die 2017 1/2 Finals". YouTube (in Korean).
- ^ 전, 기연 (2019-12-01). "토크쇼 엘렌쇼 출연했던 빅맨 윤대웅 "비트박스 대회 나갔다가 PD가 제의". 아주경제 (in Korean).
- ^ Swissbeatbox (2018-03-25). "BIGMAN - Grand Beatbox SHOWCASE Battle 2018 Elimination". YouTube.
- ^ 김, 소연 (2018-11-16). "美 '엘렌쇼' 출연 비트박서 빅맨, 싸이더스HQ 전속계약". 한국경제 (in Korean).
- ^ Bigman, Official (2018-12-02). "[015B] 지하철의 조슈아(Joshua at metro) - 015B X 빅맨(Bigman)". YouTube (in Korean).
- ^ 김, 민지 (2019-05-31). "세계적 비트박서 빅맨, 오늘(31일) 데뷔 앨범 발매…로코베리 참여". 뉴스1 Korea (in Korean).
- ^ LURNINGCURVE (2019-09-07). "Bigman - Beatbox Profile". Human Beatbox.
- ^ PlayStation Asia (2018-01-02). "Connect The World - PlayStation™Network". YouTube.
- ^ 이, 주현 (2018-07-26). "써브웨이, '마마무 화사X비트박서 빅맨 윤대웅' 광고모델 발탁". ETNEWS (in Korean).
- ^ 오, 인근 (2020-08-17). "가수 빅맨, 배우 지민혁, 괴산군 홍보대사 된다". 대전일보사 (in Korean).
- ^ 이, 경호 (2020-11-27). "빅맨 "'2020 AAA' 참석, 엄청 설레고 좋은 시간" [스타IN★]". 스타뉴스 (in Korean).