Seo Changbin
Born (1999-08-11) August 11, 1999 (age 24)
NationalitySouth Korea
Other namesSpearB[a]
CitizenshipSouth Korea
EducationBora High School, Giheung-gu Seoul
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Rapper
  • Songwriter
  • Composer
Years active2017–present
Musical career
Genres
  • K-pop
  • hip hop
  • electronica
Labels
Member of
Korean name
Hangul
서창빈
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeo Chang-bin
McCune–ReischauerSŏ Ch'ang-pin

Seo Changbin (born August 11, 1999), is an South Korean singer, songwriter, and music producer. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Stray Kids, debuting under JYP Entertainment in 2018. He is also a member of 3Racha, an in-house production team and sub-unit of Stray Kids.[1]

Early Life

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Seo Changbin graduated from Bora High School in 2018. He has an older sister whos often help him take videos for his holiday vlog.

Career

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2016-2017:3Racha and Stray Kids reality

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In 2016, Seo joined fellow JYP trainees Bang Chan and Han Jisung to form an underground rapper group named 3Racha and released multiple mixtapes under pseudonym SpearB. They uploaded their first mixtape, J:/2017/mixtape consisting of seven tracks onto SoundCloud.[2]

In 2017, Seo joined the new JYP survival show titled Stray Kids where later he confirmed to debut with other 8 contestants of the show. During the show, Seo showcased his rapping and music composing skill in the multiple episodes. Later, JYP Entertainment released all their performed song in the survival show as a pre-debut Stray Kids EP Mixtape.

2018-present: Stray Kids

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Seo Changbin officially debuts with Stray Kids on March 25, 2018 with EP I Am Not.[3]

Seo got viral for his meme, and got requited for Samsung Galaxy advertisement because of that.

Other ventures

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Fashion

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In May 2024, he made his Met Gala debut with Stray Kids as the guest of Tommy Hilfiger.[4]

Philanthropy

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On February 16, 2023, it was reported that Seo Chang-bin participate in donating ₩100 million (equivalent to $77,590 in 2023) through the international relief organization, The Promise, to aid the relief efforts following the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.[5] His contributions made him appointed as a member of the honors club on March 30th.[6]

Endorsement

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 on September 1, 2023, released a promotional single titled "Fly High"[7][8]

On February 5, 2024, Samsung Galaxy S24 released a promotional album titled 8th grader (Respect your dreams) with Kim Chang-wan and Seo Chang-bin.

Discography

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Promotional Singles

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Title Year Peak Album
KOR
"Fly High" 2023 [A] Non-album single
"8th grader (Respect your dreams)"
(Kim Chang-wan & Seo Chang-bin)
2024 8th grader (Respect your dreams)

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 King of Mask Singer Contestant As "Private Second Class" in Episode 261
Show Me the Money 9 Contestant Eliminated in 60 Second Team Trials [10]

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Used when released 3Racha underground rapper songs in 2017
  1. ^ "Fly High" did not chart on Circle Digital Chart but peaked at number 173 on the BGM Chart.[9]

Citations

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  1. ^ "Changbin (3RACHA)". JYP Publishing. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  2. ^ Yoo, Ji-hye. "'스트레이 키즈' 첫방, 시작된 JYP 新9인조의 '험난 데뷔길' [종합]". Naver (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  3. ^ Sujin Ji. "스트레이키즈 현진, '귀엽게 뿌~우!' (쇼케이스)" [Stray Kids Hyunjin, 'cutely bbu~u!' (Showcase)]. Seoul Daily (in Korean). Seoul. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Stray Kids Met Gala Debut in Tommy Hilfiger". Billboard. May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  5. ^ Kim, Ho-cheon (February 16, 2023). 스트레이 키즈 창빈, 긴급구호 성금 1억원 기부 [Stray Kids Changbin, Donated 100 million won for emergency relief]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  6. ^ Kim, Young-eun (March 30, 2023). 스키즈 창빈·현진, 아너스클럽 위촉...1억원 기부 [Stray Kids Changbin and Hyunjin are appointed to the Honors Club... Donated 100 million won]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  7. ^ "'줏대좌' 스키즈 창빈, '은하계' 소신 통했다". February 22, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  8. ^ "비상 Fly High - Official Music Video". September 1, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  9. ^ "BGM Chart - Year 2023 Week 35". Circle Chart. August 27 – September 2, 2023. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  10. ^ '쇼미9' 포스터+예고편 공개..스윙스·릴보이·스트레이키즈 창빈 '관심 집중' [Show Me the Money 9 Reveals the Poster+Teaser...Swings·Lil Boi·Stray Kids Changbin 'Attention Focus']. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). October 7, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
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