Vinxen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Native Name: | 이병재 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth Name: | Lee Byeong-jae | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth Date: | 20 April 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth Place: | Incheon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lee Byeong-jae (; born April 20, 2000),[1] better known by his stage name, Vinxen, is a South Korean rapper. He released his debut extended play, Smelting, in 2018,[2] followed by the extended play, Boycold 2, later that year.[3] He released his first full-length album, Boy to Man, in 2020.[4]
In 2018, Lee participated in the South Korean reality show, High School Rapper 2 produced by Mnet. Lee finished in 3rd place. Lee released his first EP on May 9, 2018, titled "재련해도" and had a concert with label mate Ovan in March.[5]
Lee collaborated with another High School Rapper 2 contestant, Haon, whilst on the show. The pair released the song "Bar Code" which swept the charts.[6]
Lee said that his influence is his label mate Ovan.[7]
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
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KOR | ||||
Smelting (제련해도) |
| 8 |
| |
Boycold 2 |
| — | ||
Manta Bipolar Pt.2 |
| — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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KOR [11] | ||||||
As lead artist | ||||||
"Not at All" | 2018 | 10 | High School Rapper 2 Final | |||
"Sinking Down With You" | — | How Do You Feel | ||||
"How Do You Feel" | — | |||||
"Stingray" | — | Boycold 2 | ||||
"Skin" | 2019 | 80 | rowspan="3" | |||
"Empty" | 84 | |||||
"Flying High With U" | 2021 | 63 | ||||
As featured artist | ||||||
"Graduation" | 2018 | — | ||||
"Forest Gump" | — | zillamode 3 with Eddy Pauer | ||||
"My Paradise" | 36 | |||||
"One More Night" | — | CAELO | ||||
"I Will Fight" | — | FACE | ||||
"Clique" | — | 0.5 | ||||
"Chain" | — | Half Asleep | ||||
"GTG" | 2019 | — | OO | |||
"TT" | — | |||||
"Pray Emoji" | — | Sleeptalking | ||||
"Spark" | — | |||||
"Talk" | — | |||||
"Goaway" | 2020 | — | Openness Sphere | |||
"Lit" | — | BAMBOOCLUB[B] | ||||
Collaborations | ||||||
"Bar Code" | 2018 | 1 | ||||
"Jung" | 2020 | — | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart, were not released in that region or have not been checked for charting. |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards | Artist of the Year | |||
Genie Music Popularity Award | |||||
Melon Music Awards | Top 10 Artists | ||||
Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best New Male Artist |