List of songs written by Jay B

Lim Jae-beom (Korean: 임재범; born January 6, 1994),^[1] better known as Jay B and formerly JB, is a South Korean singer and songwriter, best known as a member and leader of South Korean boy band Got7.

He got interested in musical composition when he was a b-boy,^[2] but started writing songs only after joining JYP Entertainment in 2009:^[2]^[3]^[4] he was first credited as a lyricist for the song "Bad Behaviour" from Got7's 2014 extended play Got Love.^[5] In 2016, he became more involved in composition and adopted the pseudonym Defsoul,^[5] which was shortened to Def. the following year.^[2]^[6]

Songs

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.^[7]

2012–2016

Year	Artist	Title	Album	Lyrics		Music
Year	Artist	Title	Album	Credited	With	Credited	With
2012	JJ Project (with Kim Se-hwang, Robin, DJ Lip2Shot)	"Na Na Na" (Ver. MM Choice) (나나나(Ver. MM Choice))	MM Choice Part. 2	Yes	Junior, San E	No	—
2014	Got7	"Bad Behaviour" (나쁜 짓)	Got Love	Yes	Alex G, Erika Nuri, Andy Love	No	—
2015		"Mine"	Just Right	Yes	Jung Joo-hee	No	—
2015		"Everyday" (매일)	Mad Winter Edition	Yes	Cho Wool of Princess Disease, BamBam	Yes	Cho Wool of Princess Disease
2016		"Fish"	Flight Log: Departure	Yes	Daniel Kim, Park Jiyeon, Dr. B	Yes	Daniel Kim, Park Jiyeon
		"Something Good"		Yes	BamBam	Yes	Andrew Choi, 220, Mingsician
		"Home Run"		Yes	Daniel Kim, Park Jiyeon	Yes	Daniel Kim, Park Jiyeon
		"Skyway"	Flight Log: Turbulence	Yes	Earattack	Yes	Earattack, Lish, The Kick Sound
		"Prove It"		Yes		Yes	220, Royal Dive
		"Dreamin'" (니꿈꿔)		Yes	Earattack, BamBam	Yes	Earattack
		"If I Never Let You Go…" (離さなければ…)	Hey Yah!	Yes	Frants, Kenji Kabashima	Yes	Frants
	Def.	"Holic"	1/? vol. 1	Yes		Yes	Mirror Boy
		"Don't Worry"		Yes		Yes	Mirror Boy
		"Sin" (feat. Jomalxne)		Yes	Jomalxne	Yes	Mirror Boy, Jomalxne, HNMR
		"Lost"		Yes		Yes	Mirror Boy
		"Bad Habit" (feat. Jomalxne)		Yes	Jomalxne, HNMR	Yes	Jomalxne, HNMR, Mirror Boy

2017

Artist	Title	Album	Lyrics		Music
Artist	Title	Album	Credited	With	Credited	With
Got7	"Shopping Mall"	Flight Log: Arrival	Yes	Earattack, Jackson, BamBam, Mark	No	—
	"Go Higher"		Yes	Earattack, Mark, BamBam, Jackson	Yes	Earattack, 5$
	"Q"		Yes	GDLO	Yes	GDLO
	"Meet Me"	My Swagger	Yes	Mirror Boy, D.Ham, Moon Hanmiru, Komu	Yes	Mirror Boy, D.Ham, Moon Hanmiru
JJ Project	"Tomorrow, Today" (내일, 오늘)	Verse 2	Yes	Jinyoung, J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"	No	—
	"On & On"		Yes	Mr. Cho, Jinyoung	Yes	Mr. Cho, Jinyoung, Cheongdam-dong Gunwoo
	"Icarus"		Yes	Andrew Choi	Yes	Royal Dive, Andrew Choi
	"Don't Wanna Know"		Yes	Jinyoung	No	—
	"Find You"		Yes	Andrew Choi	Yes	Royal Dive, Andrew Choi
	"Fade Away"		Yes	Andrew Choi	Yes	Royal Dive, Andrew Choi
Got7	"Teenager"	7 for 7	Yes	FS	Yes	FS, Royal Dive
	"You Are"	7 for 7	Yes	Mirror Boy, D.Ham, Moon Hanmiru	Yes	Mirror Boy, D.Ham, Moon Hanmiru
	"Turn Up"	Turn Up	Yes	Mirror Boy, D.Ham, Moon Hanmiru, Samuelle Soung	Yes	Mirror Boy, D.Ham, Moon Hanmiru
	"Why"	Turn Up	Yes	Shirai Yuuki	Yes	Royal Dive, Park Joseph, Lee Dong-woo

2018

Artist	Title	Album	Lyrics		Music
Artist	Title	Album	Credited	With	Credited	With
Def.	"Think of You"	1/? vol. 2	Yes		Yes	Royal Dive
	"Channel" (feat. Jeebanoff, Jomalxne)		Yes	Jeebanoff, Jomalxne	Yes	Jeebanoff, Jomalxne, Royal Dive
	"Pray"		Yes		Yes	Royal Dive
Got7	"One and Only You" (feat. Hyolyn)	Eyes On You	Yes		No	—
Got7	"Look"	Eyes On You	Yes	Mirror Boy, Moon Hanmiru, D.ham	Yes	Mirror Boy, Moon Hanmiru, D.ham
JB	"Rainy"	Hyena on the Keyboard Part. 4	Yes		Yes	Yiruma, Moon Hanmiru, Royal Dive
Got7	"Shining On You"	The New Era	Yes	D.ham, Moon Hanmiru, Mirror Boy, Samuelle Soung	Yes	D.ham, Moon Hanmiru, Mirror Boy
Got7	"Hmmmm"	The New Era	Yes	D.ham, Moon Hanmiru, Mirror Boy, Samuelle Soung	Yes	D.ham, Moon Hanmiru, Mirror Boy
JB	"Higher"	Colors	Yes		Yes	Deepshower
Got7	"Enough"	Present: You	Yes	D.ham, Moon Hanmiru, Mirror Boy	Yes	D.ham, Moon Hanmiru, Mirror Boy
	"Save You" (지켜줄게)		Yes	D.ham, Moon Hanmiru, Mirror Boy	Yes	D.ham, Moon Hanmiru, Mirror Boy
	"Sunrise"		Yes	Jomalxne	Yes	Jomalxne, RoseInPeace
Def.	"Sometime"	1/? vol. 3	Yes		Yes	RoseInPeace
	"Be With You"		Yes		Yes	RoseInPeace
	"Don't Care"		Yes		Yes	RoseInPeace
	"Island" (feat. Jomalxne)		Yes	Jomalxne	Yes	RoseInPeace, Jomalxne
	"Blind"		Yes		Yes	RoseInPeace
Got7	"Come On" (안 보여)	Present: You & Me	Yes	iHwak	Yes	iHwak, Royal Dive
	"1:31AM" (잘 지내야해)		Yes	Ars	Yes	Ars, minGtion, 220
	"Think About It"		Yes	Mark Tuan, Ars	Yes	Mark Tuan, Ars, Lee Sang-chul, Mirror Boy

2019

Artist	Title	Album	Lyrics		Music
Artist	Title	Album	Credited	With	Credited	With
Got7	"Reborn"	I Won't Let You Go	Yes	Ars, Shirai Yuuki	Yes	Ars, Mirror Boy
Jus2	"Focus on Me"	Focus	Yes	Yugyeom	Yes	Yugyeom, Cosmic Boy, OLNL
	"Drunk On You"		Yes	Moon Hanmiru, John Napoleon, Keith Hetrick, Nate Gott	Yes	Moon Hanmiru, Keith Hetrick
	"Touch"		Yes		Yes	Christian Fast, Marcus Lindberg, Tania Doko, Royal Dive
	"Senses"		Yes	Moon Hanmiru, Deepshower	Yes	Moon Hanmiru, Deepshower
	"Breath" (吐息)	Focus (Japan Edition)	Yes	Yugyeom, Stainboys	Yes	Yugyeom, Park Seul-gi (153/Joombas), Go Younghwan
Got7	"Eclipse"	Spinning Top: Between Security & Insecurity	Yes	J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", D.ham, Mirror Boy, Moon Hanmiru	Yes	Mirror Boy, D.ham, Moon Hanmiru, Daviid, Yosia, NeD, Moon Kim, Vendors
Got7	"Page"	Spinning Top: Between Security & Insecurity	Yes	Jomalxne, Royal Dive, iHwak	Yes	Jomalxne, Royal Dive, iHwak
Offshore	"Surfin" (Mirror Boy feat. Def., Jomalxne)	Scene #1	Yes	Jomalxne, Mirror Boy	Yes	Jomalxne, Mirror Boy
	"Laze" (RoseInPeace feat. Def., Jomalxne)		Yes	Jomalxne	Yes	Jomalxne, RoseInPeace
	"Play" (RoseInPeace feat. Jomalxne, Def., HNMR)		Yes	HNMR, Jomalxne, Royal Dive	Yes	HNMR, Jomalxne, Royal Dive
Got7	"Your Space"	Love Loop	Yes	Moon Hanmiru, Jomalxne, T-DOT	Yes	Moon Hanmiru, Jomalxne, RoseInPeace, Choi Yong-wook
Def.	"Something Special"	1/? vol. 4	Yes		Yes	Nomad
	"Desire'"		Yes		Yes	Nomad
	"Deeper"		Yes		Yes	Nomad
	"Runaway"		Yes		Yes	Nomad
	"Stopline" (feat. Rick Bridges)		Yes	Rick Bridges	Yes	Nomad, Rick Bridges
Got7	"You Calling My Name" (니가 부르는 나의 이름)	Call My Name	Yes	Kim Woo-ram, Lee Seu-ran, J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"	No	—
	"Pray"		Yes	iHwak, Jomalxne	Yes	iHwak, Jomalxne, Zayson, RoseInPeace
	"Thursday"		Yes	iHwak, Royal Dive	Yes	iHwak, Royal Dive
Def.	"Ring"	1/? vol. 5	Yes		Yes	Plan8
	"Diary"		Yes		Yes	Plan8
	"Nothing"		Yes		Yes	Plan8
	"Curiosi"		Yes		Yes	Plan8
	"Come Back to Me"		Yes		Yes	Plan8

2020

Artist	Title	Album	Lyrics		Music
Artist	Title	Album	Credited	With	Credited	With
Offshore	"Simple" (feat. Def., Mirror Boy)	Scene #2	Yes	Mirror Boy	Yes	Mirror Boy, Royal Dive
	"Smoke" (연기) (feat. Def., Jomalxne)		Yes	Jomalxne	Yes	Jomalxne, RoseInPeace
	"Take a Walk" (feat. iHwak, HNMR, Def.)		Yes		Yes	Mirror Boy, Royal Dive, iHwak, HNMR
Got7	"Crazy"	Dye	Yes	D.ham, Moon Hanmiru, Mirror Boy	Yes	Moon Hanmiru, Mirror Boy
Got7	"Ride"	Dye	Yes		Yes	iHwak, Zayson, Royal Dive
Offshore	"Just Stay" (feat. Def., Junny)	Cut #1	Yes	Junny	Yes	Junny, Royal Dive
Offshore	"Sweet Dream" (feat. Def.)	Cut #1	Yes		Yes	Royal Dive
Jeebanoff	"Callin" (feat. Def.)	Good Thing (Remix)	Yes	Jeebanoff	Yes	Jeebanoff, Swimgood1
Got7	"Last Piece"	Breath of Love: Last Piece	Yes	D.ham, Jomalxne	Yes	iHwak, Moon Hanmiru, RoseInPeace, Jomalxne, Zayson, Mirror Boy
Wavycake, Ovus	"Dream" (꿈) (feat. Def)	REALusion	Yes	Ovus	Yes	Wavycake, Ovus
$ün	"In December (Sad Night)" (12월엔 (Sad Night)) (feat. Def.)	White	Yes	$ün, Lee Yu-mi, Rudbeckia	Yes	$ün, Rudbeckia, Bae Min-soo, Park Jae-hyung

2021

Artist	Title	Album	Lyrics		Music
Artist	Title	Album	Credited	With	Credited	With
Offshore	"Cold Night" (feat. Def., HNMR, Jomalxne)	Scene #3	Yes	a	Yes	HNMR, Jomalxne, RoseInPeace
Offshore	"Call Me" (전화해) (feat. Def., Jomalxne)	Scene #3	Yes	Jomalxne	Yes	Jomalxne, RoseInPeace
Jay B	"Switch It Up" (feat. Sokodomo)	Non-album single	Yes	Jay Park, Sokodomo	Yes	Jay Park, Cha Cha Malone
s/s	"Memory" (feat. Def.)	Seesaw	Yes		Yes	s/s
Jay B	"B.T.W" (feat. Jay Park)	SOMO:Fume	Yes	Jay Park	Yes	Jay Park, Cha Cha Malone
	"AM PM" (feat. Wheein)		Yes	Jay Park, Sound Kim	Yes	Sound Kim, Gray, DAX, Chrli
	"Fame" (feat. JUNNY)		Yes	Junny	Yes	Junny, GroovyRoom, Bin, Bell
	"In To You" (feat. g1nger)		Yes	g1nger, Jay Park	Yes	g1nger, Jay Park, Woogie
	"Count on Me"		Yes		Yes	Junny, GroovyRoom, Kwaca
	"Paranoia"		Yes	Jay Park	Yes	Jay Park, pH-1, GroovyRoom
	"I'm Surfin' (Gangneung & Yangyang)"	Feel the Rhythm of Korea Pt. 1	Yes		Yes	GroovyRoom, Bin, Bell
Def. & Fudasca	"Is It A Dream?"^[8]	Non-album single	Yes	Simone Eleuteri	Yes	Fudasca
Mirani	"P.S." (feat. Jay B)	Uptown Girl	Yes	Mirani	Yes	Mirani, Jintae Ko, Charlie Snyder, Sofia Quinn, Dom Perfetti, Defsoul, GroovyRoom
Ourealgoat	"Thought of You" (생각했어) (feat. Jay B)	Non-album single	Yes	Ourealgoat	No	—
Junny, Jay B	"Nostalgia"	Nostalgia	Yes	Junny, Jane	Yes	Junny, No2zcate

2022

Artist	Title	Album	Lyrics		Music
Artist	Title	Album	Credited	With	Credited	With
Def.	"Again" (feat. Leon)	Love.	Yes	Leon	Yes	Royal Dive, Mirror Boy, Saimon, Leon
	"Why?" (왜그래?)		Yes		Yes	Royal Dive, Saimon, Mirror Boy
	"I Just Wanna Know"		Yes		Yes	Mirror Boy, Royal Dive, Saimon
	"Like a Fool" (바보같이) (feat. Junny)		Yes	Junny	Yes	Mirror Boy, Simon, Royal Dive, Junny
	"Want U"		Yes		Yes	Saimon, Royal Dive, Mirror Boy
	"Sunset With You"		Yes		Yes	Saimon, Mirror Boy, Royal Dive
NXPS	"Night" (feat. Def.)^[9]	Non-album single	Yes	NXPS	Yes	NXPS, Deepshower
Bigone	"Windy Day" (바람이 나를 안을 때)	BIGONEISTHENAME	Yes	Bigone	Yes	Nmore, Bigone, Hong Hoon-gi
Got7	"Truth"	Got7	Yes	Leon, iHwak	Yes	iHwak, HRDR, Leon
	"Nanana"		Yes	iHwak	Yes	iHwak, Royal Dive
	"Don't Leave Me Alone"		Yes	iHwak	Yes	iHwak, Royal Dive
H1ghr Music	"BRB"^[10]	Non-album single	Yes	Haon, Sik-K, Trade L, Big Naughty, pH-1, Park Hyeon-jin, Jay Park	Yes	Cha Cha Malone, GroovyRoom, Haon, Sik-K, Trade L, Big Naughty, pH-1, Park Hyeon-jin, Jay Park
Skinny Brown, Kim Seung-min, Jay B, Big Naughty	"Lone Wolf (3:00 AM)" (풀리지 않는 고민) (3:00 am)^[11]	Listen-Up EP.3	Yes	Skinny Brown, Kim Seung-min, Big Naughty	Yes	Skinny Brown, Kim Seung-min, Big Naughty, Dress
SMMT	"I'll Be Fine" (feat. Jay B)	Mr. Hollywood	Yes		Yes	SMMT
Jay B	"Go Up"	Be Yourself^[12]	Yes	Son Jung-hwa (Jam Factory), Yoo Da-eun (Jam Factory), Sabon	No	—
	"Break It Down" (feat. Sik-K)		Yes	Sik-K, Leon	Yes	Sik-K, Leon, Royal Dive
	"Livin'"		Yes		Yes	Junny, Royal Dive
	"The Way We Are"		Yes	Joo Yoon-kyung, Sabon, Cha Yu-bin	No	—
	"Fountain of Youth"		No	—	Yes	Andrew Stoelzing, Dougie F, Im Jung-woo, Paprikaa
	"Holyday"		No	—	Yes	iHwak, Mirror Boy, Royal Dive
Jomalxne feat. Jay B	"GZRGH" (꺼지라고해)	Sky Walker^[13]	No	—	Yes	Jomalxne, Royal Dive, Zayson, RoseInPeace
Def.	"My Bad"	Abandoned Love.	Yes		Yes	Wavycake, Mirror Boy
	"Calm Down"		Yes		Yes	Wavycake, Mirror Boy
	"My Abandoned Love"		Yes		Yes	Wavycake, Mirror Boy
	"Not Easy"		Yes		Yes	Wavycake, Mirror Boy
	"Right" (맞아)		Yes		Yes	Wavycake, Mirror Boy
	"You Say"		Yes		Yes	Wavycake, Mirror Boy
	"Will Spring Come?" (봄이 올까?)^[14]	Non-album single	Yes		Yes	Mirror Boy, Noden, Chillingcat

2023

Artist	Title	Album	Lyrics		Music
Artist	Title	Album	Credited	With	Credited	With
Soulbysel, Def.	"About You"	Soulbysel Compilation 04	Yes		Yes	Noair, Plan8, Daul
Jay B	"One Moment" (잠시만)	Seasonal Hiatus	Yes		Yes	1of1, Holynn, Akira
	"Whiskey"		Yes		Yes	Woogie, iHwak
	"Wonder"		Yes	Jo Yoon-kyung	Yes	Mikey!, En
Offshore	"Favorite" (feat. Def., Junny, iHwak, Royal Dive)	Scene #4^[15]	Yes	Junny, iHwak, Royal Dive	Yes	Junny, iHwak, Royal Dive
	"Bada" (feat. Def., Leon, Mirror Boy)		Yes	Leon, Mirror Boy	Yes	Leon, Mirror Boy
	"Hell of a Life" (feat. iHwak, Def., Junny, Mirror Boy)		Yes	iHwak, Junny, Mirror Boy	Yes	iHwak, Junny, Mirror Boy
DXTEEN	"Snowin'"^[16]	Non-album single	Yes	D.ham, Mirror Boy, Moon Hanmiru	Yes	D.ham, Mirror Boy, Moon Hanmiru

References

^ "JB (임재범)" (in Korean). Naver.
^ ^a ^b ^c "GOT7의 JB, 그의 또 다른 모습 DEF". The Bling Magazine (in Korean). February 26, 2017. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
^ Kim, Won-gyum (May 25, 2012). "JJ프로젝트, 박진영·임재범 이름에 금테까지 둘렀다". Donga Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved February 16, 2021.
^ "GOT7、芸能人への憧れから母親の影響まで…僕たちが歌手になった理由 - INTERVIEW - 韓流・韓国芸能ニュースはKstyle". Kstyle (in Japanese). Retrieved February 17, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "JYP Creators list - Defsoul". JYP Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
^ "그러고 보니 재범은". Arena (in Korean). August 6, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
^ "Songs registered under JB / Defsoul / Lim Jae-beom / Def. (10007952)". Korea Music Copyright Association. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
^ "Is It A Dream? - Fudasca, Def" (in Korean). Retrieved August 28, 2022.
^ "NIGHT (feat. Def.) - NXPS" (in Korean). Retrieved August 28, 2022.
^ "BRB - H1GHR MUSIC" (in Korean). Retrieved August 28, 2022.
^ "풀리지 않는 고민 (3:00 am) (Prod. BIG Naughty (서동현)) - Skinny Brown, 김승민, JAY B, BIG Naughty (서동현)" (in Korean). Retrieved August 28, 2022.
^ "Be Yourself - JAY B" (in Korean). Retrieved September 21, 2022.
^ "꺼지라고해 (Feat. JAY B) - Jomalxne (조말론)" (in Korean). Retrieved October 10, 2022.
^ "봄이 올까? - Def" (in Korean). Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ "Scene #4 - ŌFFSHORE" (in Korean). Retrieved October 16, 2023.
^ "Snowin' / DXTEEN" (in Korean). Retrieved December 8, 2023.

[1] "JB (임재범)" (in Korean). Naver.

[:2-2] "GOT7의 JB, 그의 또 다른 모습 DEF". The Bling Magazine (in Korean). February 26, 2017. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2021.

[:1-3] Kim, Won-gyum (May 25, 2012). "JJ프로젝트, 박진영·임재범 이름에 금테까지 둘렀다". Donga Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved February 16, 2021.

[:0-4] "GOT7、芸能人への憧れから母親の影響まで…僕たちが歌手になった理由 - INTERVIEW - 韓流・韓国芸能ニュースはKstyle". Kstyle (in Japanese). Retrieved February 17, 2021.

[creatorslist-5] "JYP Creators list - Defsoul". JYP Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.

[6] "그러고 보니 재범은". Arena (in Korean). August 6, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2021.

[KMCA-7] "Songs registered under JB / Defsoul / Lim Jae-beom / Def. (10007952)". Korea Music Copyright Association. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

[8] "Is It A Dream? - Fudasca, Def" (in Korean). Retrieved August 28, 2022.

[9] "NIGHT (feat. Def.) - NXPS" (in Korean). Retrieved August 28, 2022.

[10] "BRB - H1GHR MUSIC" (in Korean). Retrieved August 28, 2022.

[11] "풀리지 않는 고민 (3:00 am) (Prod. BIG Naughty (서동현)) - Skinny Brown, 김승민, JAY B, BIG Naughty (서동현)" (in Korean). Retrieved August 28, 2022.

[12] "Be Yourself - JAY B" (in Korean). Retrieved September 21, 2022.

[13] "꺼지라고해 (Feat. JAY B) - Jomalxne (조말론)" (in Korean). Retrieved October 10, 2022.

[14] "봄이 올까? - Def" (in Korean). Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[15] "Scene #4 - ŌFFSHORE" (in Korean). Retrieved October 16, 2023.

[16] "Snowin' / DXTEEN" (in Korean). Retrieved December 8, 2023.

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