Jay Pak (Korean name: Pak Dae-sik,

Hangul The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The ...

: 박대식; born April 5, 1985), more commonly known by his stage name, Flowsik ( ;

: 플로우식), is a

Korean–American Korean Americans are Americans of Korean ancestry (mostly from South Korea). In 2015, the Korean-American community constituted about 0.56% of the United States population, or about 1.82 million people, and was the fifth-largest Asian Ameri ...

rapper and singer. He debuted in 2011 as a member of the hip-hop trio Aziatix. He released his first solo single, "The Calling," in 2015 and was a contestant on the South Korean rap competition TV show '' Show Me the Money 5'' in 2016.

Early life and education

Flowsik was born in the borough of

Queens Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...

, New York City, on April 5, 1985. He was interested in music from a young age, and played both the trumpet and baritone horn while growing up. He graduated from Queens College with a degree in English literature in 2008.

Career

2015–present: Solo work

In 2016, he competed on ''Show Me the Money 5'', but was eliminated in the final round. In November 2017, he collaborated with Teri Miko and Varien on "Wrath of God" on a Spinnin' Records single. In 2018, Flowsik released "All I Need" and "젖어's (Wet)" which are part of a collaboration series with Jessi.

Discography

Singles

Other charted songs

Filmography

Television

Awards

References

External links

* 1985 births Living people South Korean male rappers South Korean hip hop singers 21st-century South Korean male singers Queens College, City University of New York alumni {{Rapper-stub