Bekuh BOOM
Birth nameRebecca Rose Johnson
Also known asBekuh Boom
Born (1994-06-21) June 21, 1994
Orange County, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2013–present
Websitebekuhboom.com

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.

Early life and career

Early life

Bekuh Boom was born in Orange County, California , on June 21, 1994 with the real name Rebecca Rose Johnson. She stated that she had an interest in music since elementary school. At the age of 11, she started to learn how to write and compose her own melodies for her own songs. In high school, she revealed that she took dance and choreography classes to become a dance instructor and choreographer.[5]

2011-2017: American Idol and Chappell Music contract

In 2011, at the age of 16, Boom participated in American Idol season 10, though she didn't 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 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 Kpop 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. Later she 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

In 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

Year Song title Artist Album
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
"Fast Forward" Jeon Somi Game Plan
"You & Me (Coachella ver.)" Jennie Non-album single

Awards and nominations

References

  1. "Bekuh Boom - Our Artists: Writers & Producers - Warner/Chappell Music".
  2. 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.
  3. danishcharts.dk: CHRISTOPHER FEAT. BEKUH BOOM - I WON'T LET YOU DOWN
  4. "Money by Broiler and Bekuh Boom - Music Charts".
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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.
  6. "Interview with Bekuh Boom". Bringin' it Backwards. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  7. 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.
  8. "Eyes, Nose, Lips (눈, 코, 입) song details - Taeyang(태양)". Melon (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. "Blackpink - whistle". Circle Chart. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  12. 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.
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