Rebecca Rose Johnson, professionally known as Bekuh Boom (stylized as Bekuh BOOM) is an American singer and songwriter. Johnson signed her first publishing deal to Warner Chappell Music at the age of 18.[1][2] She featured on two co-written singles: "I Won't Let You Down" by Danish singer Christopher, which charted at #1 on Tracklisten, the official Danish music charts,[3] and "Money" by Norwegian electronic duo Broiler, which peaked at #3 on Norwegian music charts.[4] As of 2016 she has written over 10 songs reaching the #1 position on various music charts. Boom wrote and composed for various acts including R. Kelly, Jordin Sparks, Christopher, Taeyang, Winner, Blackpink and Lisa.
Bekuh BOOM | |
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| Birth name | Rebecca Rose Johnson |
| Also known as | Bekuh Boom |
| Born | June 21, 1994 Orange County, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Website | bekuhboom |
Early life and career
editEarly life
editBekuh Boom was born Rebecca Rose Johnson on June 21, 1994, in Orange County, California. She stated that she had an interest in music since elementary school. At the age of 11, she began learning how to write and compose her own melodies for her songs. She revealed that she took dance and choreography classes in high school to become a dance instructor and choreographer.[5]
2011–2017: American Idol and Chappell Music contract
editIn 2011, at the age of 16, Boom participated in the tenth season of American Idol, though she failed to pass the audition. At the age of 18 she signed her first contract with Warner Chappell Music, going on to release her first two collaborations titled "Money" and "I Won't Let You Down".[5][6]
Later, she landed deals primarily as a composer and producer for K-pop artists,[5] where two of the songs that she worked on were picked and released through YG Entertainment, namely "Eyes, Nose, Lips" by Taeyang and "I'm Different" by Hi Suhyun.[5][7][8] Prior to becoming a K-pop composer and producer, Boom had composed songs for singers such as R. Kelly, Jordin Sparks and Jessica Mauboy.[5] In 2012 she was connected with Blackpink via YG Entertainment, where she studied Korean with them.[9] In 2016, Boom became the songwriter and producer for two of Blackpink's debut singles, "Whistle" and "Boombayah", which occupied the #1 chart on World Digital Song Sales and Circle Digital Chart respectively. She later published the demo versions on her social media.[5][10][11] The next year she worked on Winner's song "Island", which topped the charts.[5]
2018–present: working with Blackpink and solo activities
editIn 2020 she became the lyricist and composer for the virtual group K/DA, where she provide the voice of Ahri.[12] Later that year she released a solo single called "There's No Place Like Home". In March 2021, she released the single "Designer Love", with an accompanying music video being released for the song on Johnson's YouTube channel. In August 2022, she released the single "Anime Eyes".
Songwriting credits
edit| Year | Song title | Artist | Album |
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| 2013 | "Cookie" | R. Kelly | Black Panties |
| "Skipping a Beat" | Jordin Sparks | Non-album single | |
| "Pop a Bottle (Fill Me Up)" | Jessica Mauboy | Beautiful | |
| 2014 | "Eyes, Nose, Lips" | Taeyang | Rise |
| "I'm Different" | Hi Suhyun featuring Bobby | Non-album single | |
| 2015 | "Shake The Ground" | Hedegaard featuring Brandon Beal and Bekuh Boom | Non-album song |
| 2016 | "Golden" | Brandon Beal featuring Lukas Graham | Truth |
| "Money" | Broiler featuring Bekuh Boom | Non-album single | |
| "Catch Me" | Cosmic Girls | Would You Like? | |
| "Blues" (희망고문) | Lee Hi | Seoulite | |
| "I Won't Let You Down" | Christopher featuring Bekuh Boom | Closer | |
| "Whistle" (휘파람) | Blackpink | Square One | |
| "Boombayah" (붐바야) | |||
| 2017 | "Island" | Winner | Our Twenty Four |
| 2018 | "Best Friend" | iKon | Return |
| "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" (뚜두뚜두) | Blackpink | Square Up | |
| "Goodbye Road" | iKon | New Kids: The Final | |
| 2019 | "Kill This Love" | Blackpink | Kill This Love |
| "Don't Know What to Do" | |||
| "Good Idea" | Broiler featuring Bekuh Boom | Non-album single | |
| "Birthday" | Jeon Somi | XOXO | |
| 2020 | "The Baddest" | (G)I-dle, Bea Miller, and Wolftyla as K/DA | All Out |
| "More" | Madison Beer, (G)I-dle, Lexie Liu, Jaira Burns and Seraphine as K/DA | ||
| "Villain" | Madison Beer and Kim Petras as K/DA Evelynn | ||
| "Drum Go Dum" | Aluna, Wolftyla, and Bekuh Boom as K/DA Kaisa | ||
| "I'll Show You" | Twice (Jihyo, Nayeon, Sana, and Chaeyoung), Bekuh Boom, and Annika Wells as K/DA Ahri | ||
| "Ice Cream" | Blackpink and Selena Gomez | The Album | |
| "Pretty Savage" | Blackpink | ||
| "Crazy Over You" | |||
| "You Never Know" | |||
| 2021 | "Lalisa" | Lisa | Lalisa |
| "Money" | |||
| 2022 | "Church" | Jennifer Lopez (feat. Maluma) | Marry Me |
| "Wonderland" | AleXa | American Song Contest: Episode 1 | |
| "Ready for Love" | Blackpink | Born Pink | |
| "Typa Girl" | |||
| 2023 | "Shoong!" (슝!) | Taeyang featuring Lisa | Down to Earth |
| "The Way To" (Vocal Unit; 어른) | Treasure | Reboot | |
| "Fast Forward" | Jeon Somi | Game Plan | |
| "You & Me (Coachella ver.)" | Jennie | Non-album single |
Awards and nominations
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bekuh Boom - Our Artists: Writers & Producers - Warner/Chappell Music".
- ^ Times, I. D. N.; S, Nurma. "Nyentrik Bak Idol Kpop, Ini 14 Fakta Pencipta Lagu Winner dan BlackPink" [Quirky like Kpop idols, these are 14 facts about Winner and BlackPink songwriters]. IDN Times (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ danishcharts.dk: CHRISTOPHER FEAT. BEKUH BOOM - I WON'T LET YOU DOWN
- ^ "Money by Broiler and Bekuh Boom - Music Charts".
- ^ a b c d e f g Times, I. D. N.; S, Nurma. "Nyentrik Bak Idol Kpop, Ini 14 Fakta Pencipta Lagu Winner dan BlackPink" [Quirky like Kpop idols, these are 14 facts about Winner and BlackPink songwriters]. IDN Times (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ "Interview with Bekuh Boom". Bringin' it Backwards. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ Online, JoongAng (June 2, 2014). "태양 솔로곡 '눈 코 입' 오늘 자정 발매 '화제'…어떤 노래길래?" [Taeyang's solo song 'Eyes Nose Lips' released at midnight today 'Topic' what song do you want?]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ "Eyes, Nose, Lips (눈, 코, 입) song details - Taeyang(태양)". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ Wass, Mike (September 16, 2022). "Blackpink's Rebel Yell: 'Pink Venom' Collaborators on Making the K-Pop Stars' Liberating and Defiant New Album". Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ Benjamin, Jeff (August 17, 2016). "Blackpink's Major Debut: New K-Pop Girl Group Lands No. 1 & 2 on World Digital Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ "Blackpink - whistle". Circle Chart. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ Kurt, Lozano (November 6, 2020). "League of Legend's K/DA releases All Out EP, features TWICE and (G)-IDLE members". Yahoo News. Retrieved October 8, 2022.