The song was also released in an English version. This is the first album featuring a track written by the duo, titled "Don't Go Away", which was used as the opening theme for the Taiwanese airing of the Korean television series East of Eden. On 10 April 2009, the duo released their second studio album, Twins, with a total of 11 songs. consisting of 11 songs in total, with composers under their label composing the songs for the album. Debut and breakthrough (2008–present) By2 at Tainan South Park, 2009īy2 released their debut studio album, NC 16, on 25 July 2008. They were sent to other regions such as Japan, China and Taiwan to gain exposure to different forms of dance styles, as well as to enhance vocal training and stage presence. Billy Koh of Ocean Butterflies Music noticed their talent and gave them a 10-year record deal. They graduated from the course clinching a "Best Costume Design" award. Their father had hoped that Miko and Yumi will not give up on their dreams under any circumstances, thus encouraging them to actively pursue their aspiration of becoming singers. Their father died of cancer in 2007 when Miko and Yumi were 15 years old. The course aims to teach aspiring singers how to perform on stage and techniques in singing and dancing. Īt the age of 13, both of them joined the Ocean Butterflies' Music Forest's V Singer ("非常歌手") training course. They moved to Taiwan in 2007 to further their career. Miko, Bai Wei-Fen has been described as more introverted and quiet while her sister, Yumi, Bai Wei-Ling, has been described as a more extroverted and outgoing person. However, they claimed to be different in terms of personality. These sisters have been given different hairstyles for easy identification due to their uncanny resemblance. They joined the Chinese Folk Dance in their secondary school, Yio Chu Kang Secondary School, as part of their co-curricular activity. As they reached adolescence, their passion for performing grew and they picked up more performing skills. Their duo band was named "BY2" after their surname Bai and that they are twin sisters.įrom a young age, both sisters were exposed to performing arts and learned the violin, piano, ballet and many other styles of dancing. The album was responsible for 33 percent sales of albums in the Chinese market and 18 percent sales of albums in Taiwan during the week of 9 to 15 April 2010. The duo is composed of twin sisters Miko Bai and Yumi Bai.īy2 gained attention at the start of their career with their first two studio albums ( NC 16 and Twins), but it was not until 2010 when they released their third studio album, Grown Up, for which gained them significant popularity, with the album topping Taiwan's music chart, "G-Music" and several music charts in China.
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