Park Jin-young (
Hangul
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: 박진영; born December 13, 1971),
also known by his stage names J. Y. Park and The Asiansoul or the initials JYP, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, record executive, and reality television show judge. Park rose to stardom as a singer following the release of his 1994 debut album, ''Blue City''. In 1997, he became the founder of
JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment Corporation () is a South Korean multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate founded in 1997 by J. Y. Park. It is one of the largest entertainment companies in South Korea, and operates as a record label, tale ...
, one of the most profitable entertainment agencies in South Korea. As the former head of JYP Entertainment (May 1997–Feb 2011), Park has developed and managed highly successful
K-pop
K-pop (), short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture. It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, experimental, rock, jazz, gos ...
artists including
Rain
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,
Wonder Girls
Wonder Girls () was a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group debuted in February 2007 with the single "Irony" and 5 members: Yeeun, Sunye, Sunmi, Hyuna and Sohee. After Hyuna's departure in July, Yubin was added into th ...
,
2PM,
Miss A
Miss A (stylized as "MISS A" or "miss A", Hangul: ) was a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group debuted in July 2010 with the single "Bad Girl Good Girl" as a quartet consisting of Fei, Jia, Min, and Suzy. Their de ...
,
Got7,
Day6
Day6 (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean pop rock band under the label JYP Entertainment. The group debuted on September 7, 2015, with the EP ''The Day,'' which peaked at No.2 on ''Billboard''s World Album Chart a week following its re ...
,
Twice
Twice (; Japanese: トゥワイス, Hepburn: ''To~uwaisu''; commonly stylized as TWICE) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of nine members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaey ...
,
Stray Kids
Stray Kids (; often abbreviated as SKZ) is a South Korean boy band formed by JYP Entertainment through the 2017 reality show of the same name. The group is composed of eight members: Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin ...
,
Itzy
Itzy (stylized in all caps; ) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment and consisting of members Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryeong, and Yuna. They debuted on February 12, 2019, with the release of their single album ''It'z Different'' ...
, and
Nmixx
Nmixx (; stylized in all caps; formerly known as JYPn) is a South Korean girl group formed by SQU4D, a sub-label of JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of six members: Lily, Haewon, Sullyoon, Bae, Jiwoo, and Kyujin. The group debuted on Fe ...
, as well as
Mandopop
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group
Boy Story and
J-pop
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group
NiziU
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.
Early life and education
Park was born in
Seoul
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. His father was a news correspondent based in the U.S. At age 9, Park moved with his mother to New York following his father's reassignment. They lived there for three years before Park returned to Seoul for high school. He later attended
Yonsei University
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, during which time he released his first two albums. He graduated with a bachelor's in
geology
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in 1996. He has an older sister.
Career
Park originally debuted as the trio boy group "Park Jin Young and the NG(New Generation)(박진영과 신세대)", with
Kim Soo-chul
Kim Soo-chul (; born April 7, 1957) is a South Korean singer, musician, and composer. He began his career in the late 1970s as a rock singer and musician, later releasing "modernized" traditional Korean music, and composing numerous film scores. ...
as a producer, and members Cho Hye-sung and Yoon Tae-jin. Their first album 'Floating time(떠도는 시간)' was not successful.Park's notability within the Korean music industry began in 1994 when he debuted as a solo artist with the song "Don't Leave Me" (날 떠나지마) from his debut album ''Blue City''. During this period, he met composer and long-time collaborator
Bang Si-hyuk
Bang Si-hyuk (born August 9, 1972), known professionally as "Hitman" Bang (stylized as "hitman" bang), is a South Korean lyricist, composer, producer, and record executive. He is the founder of Big Hit Music (formerly Big Hit Entertainment) and ...
. In 1997, Park founded his label and agency
JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment Corporation () is a South Korean multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate founded in 1997 by J. Y. Park. It is one of the largest entertainment companies in South Korea, and operates as a record label, tale ...
, then known as Tae-Hong Planning Corp(대홍기획). That same year, he was tasked by EBM (now
SidusHQ
iHQ Inc., doing business as SidusHQ () is one of the leading talent management agencies in South Korea. It was founded in January 2001 by Teddy Hoon-tak Jung. The company is involved in talent management (artist content), and TV drama/music prod ...
) with preparing the members of its project group for debut; the five-member act was eventually called
g.o.d
Groove Over Dose, known by the acronym g.o.d (), is a South Korean boy band formed by IHQ (company), SidusHQ. Debuting in 1999, the group became one of the most popular boy bands of the early 2000s in South Korea. The members had gone on to sol ...
and debuted two years later.
The success of g.o.d as one of the country's most popular and bestselling groups of the early 2000s would further establish Bang and Park's reputation as hit makers.
In 2004, Park ventured into the American music industry, becoming the first Asian producer to cross over to the U.S., producing music for
Will Smith
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,
Mase
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and
Cassie
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.
In May 2008, Park collaborated with
Jackie Chan
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to form the I Love Asia Project, prompted by the
earthquake tragedy in China. Park produced the song "Smile Again" along with Chan and Korean director
Kang Je-gyu
Kang Je-gyu (born December 23, 1962) is a South Korean film director.
Career
After graduating from ChungAng University, Kang received his first prize at the Korea Youth Film Festival and Korea Scenario Awards in 1991.
Kang's most notable co ...
to raise funds for relief efforts in
Sichuan
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. The song featured an array of Korean stars including actors and singers as well as
figure skater
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Kim Yuna
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. The music video was released on JYP Entertainment's YouTube channel on June 30.
In October 2009, Park became the first Korean songwriter, together with
RAINSTONE
Rhee Woo Seok (), also credited as Rainstone, is a South Korean music producer, songwriter, and vice-president of JYP Entertainment in the United States. He is best known for composing and producing the Wonder Girls' 2009 international hit song ...
, to reach the
Billboard Hot 100 Chart with the
Wonder Girls
Wonder Girls () was a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group debuted in February 2007 with the single "Irony" and 5 members: Yeeun, Sunye, Sunmi, Hyuna and Sohee. After Hyuna's departure in July, Yubin was added into th ...
hit "
Nobody
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" which debuted at No. 76.
On December 3, 2009, Park released his single "No Love No More". On April 22, 2011, Park collaborated with
Brown Eyed Girls
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They rose to popularity in 2008 ...
'
Ga-In
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*Song Ga-in (born 1986), South Korean trot singer, Miss Trot season 1 winner
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, releasing the duet track "Someone Else". The song charted at No. 2 on the
''Gaon'' Digital Chart and sold over a million copies. This was his first release in about two years. Park followed up his success with "Someone Else" by releasing the single "You're the One" on April 28, 2012. The song rose to No. 3 and sold over 1.5 million copies.
In 2015, Park released the song "Who's Your Mama?" featuring Lucky J's
Jessi
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People
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. The song became a hit, displacing fellow label-mates
Miss A
Miss A (stylized as "MISS A" or "miss A", Hangul: ) was a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group debuted in July 2010 with the single "Bad Girl Good Girl" as a quartet consisting of Fei, Jia, Min, and Suzy. Their de ...
from first spot on the Korean charts. Later that year, he participated in the
''Infinite Challenge Yeongdong Expressway Music Festival'', forming the duo Dancing Genome with comedian
Yoo Jae-suk
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and releasing the song "I'm So Sexy".
In 2016, Park released a single titled 'Still Alive'.
During the same period, he appeared in the
Conan O'Brien
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special Conan in Korea''
', recording a song with Conan O'Brien,
Steven Yeun
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Yeun initially rose to prominence for his roles as Glenn Rhee in the television series '' The Walking Dead ...
&
Park Ji-min titled 'Fire', with label-mates
Wonder Girls
Wonder Girls () was a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group debuted in February 2007 with the single "Irony" and 5 members: Yeeun, Sunye, Sunmi, Hyuna and Sohee. After Hyuna's departure in July, Yubin was added into th ...
and
Twice
Twice (; Japanese: トゥワイス, Hepburn: ''To~uwaisu''; commonly stylized as TWICE) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of nine members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaey ...
appearing in the music video. The song was released on Conan O'Brien's YouTube channel on April 9. Park also appeared in the Korean variety show ''
Sister's Slam Dunk
''Sister's Slam Dunk'' () is a South Korean reality show that aired every Friday on KBS 2TV from April 8 to December 2, 2016. The show's first season featured an all-female cast consisting of Ra Mi-ran, Kim Sook, Hong Jin-kyung, Min Hyo-rin, J ...
'' in 2016, producing the cast's single titled '
Shut Up
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'. The song unexpectedly achieved a real-time chart all-kill upon release. On September 22, 2016, it was reported that Park would be producing the title track of girl-group
I.O.I
I.O.I (; also known as IOI or Ideal of Idol) was a South Korean girl group formed by CJ E&M through the 2016 reality show ''Produce 101'' on Mnet. The group was composed of eleven members chosen from a pool of 101 trainees from various enterta ...
for their final album prior to disbandment. The song, titled "
Very Very Very
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" was released on October 16, 2016. It achieved commercial success upon release, earning a perfect all-kill on the Korean charts and topping the
''Gaon'' Digital Chart.
In 2019, Park released a song titled 'Fever' featured by Superbee and
BIBI
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.
On August 11, 2020, Park released his autobiography, ''Live for What?''
One day later, Park released a new single, "
When We Disco
"When We Disco" is a song recorded by South Korean singer-songwriters J. Y. Park and Sunmi. Written and composed by Park, it was released as a digital single on August 12, 2020 by JYP Entertainment. The song was featured at "J.Y. Park Best" album ...
", which was a duet with
Sunmi
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. This was his first collaboration with Sunmi since her departure from JYP Entertainment and the
Wonder Girls
Wonder Girls () was a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group debuted in February 2007 with the single "Irony" and 5 members: Yeeun, Sunye, Sunmi, Hyuna and Sohee. After Hyuna's departure in July, Yubin was added into th ...
. The single peaked at #3 at the
Gaon Digital Chart
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, becoming his sixth Top 10 song in the chart.
On April 26, 2021, it was reported that Park and
Psy
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, the founder of
P Nation
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, will collaborate to form a new boy group each in ''
Loud'', which premiered on June 5, 2021 on
SBS.
In November 2022, Park released the single "Groove Back", which was released on November 21, but the music video was released three days prior, according to the agency.later Park confirmed to hold a solo concert, In Japan for the first time in 7 years at Yokohama Pia Arena MM, January 28-29, 2023.
Acting
In early 2011, JYP made his acting debut in ''
Dream High
''Dream High'' () is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Bae Suzy, Kim Soo-hyun, Ok Taec-yeon, Hahm Eun-jung, Jang Wooyoung and Lee Ji-eun. It aired on KBS2 from January 3 to February 28, 2011, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 ( ...
'', for which he received a nomination for New Actor of the Year at the
Baeksang Arts Awards
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. In January 2012 he was seen in the sequel to Dream High called ''
Dream High 2
''Dream High 2'' () is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Kang So-ra, Jay B, Jeong Jin-woon, Park Ji-yeon, Hyolyn, and Park Seo-joon. It aired on KBS2 from January 30 to March 20, 2012, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 ( KST). Like it ...
''.
In 2011, Park made his film debut as Choi Young In, a man on a mission to hand-deliver 5 million dollars, in ''Five Million Dollar Man'' with
Jo Sung-ha
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and
Min Hyo-rin
Min Hyo-rin (; born Jung Eun-ran on 5 February 1986) is a South Korean actress, model and singer.
Career
Born in Daegu as Jung Eun-ran, she adopted the stage name Min Hyo-rin when she began modeling for the clothing brand Flapper in 2006. She ...
. The film was released on July 19, 2012.
Lawsuit
On February 10, 2011, songwriter Kim Sin-il filed a lawsuit against Park claiming that "Someday", sung by
IU and composed by Park, plagiarized Kim's song "To My Man". Kim alleged that the beginnings of the two songs, including the jazz chords, are almost identical and sued Park for 110 million won. Park denied the allegations, and no settlement was reached after several court hearings. On February 10, 2012, the Seoul Central District Court ruled that "Someday" was plagiarized from Kim's song, and ordered Park to pay 21.67 million won in damages to Kim. Park appealed the ruling, but on January 24, 2013, the Seoul High Court ruled against Park and ordered him to pay 56.93 million won to Kim.
In 2015, the Supreme Court overturned the previous rulings in light of new evidence demonstrating that the melody and chord progressions were very common, specifically citing
Kirk Franklin
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's 2002 song "
Hosanna
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".
Personal life
In 1999, Park Jin-young married Seo Yoon-jeong. In March 2009, the couple announced their divorce. On October 10, 2013, he married a woman nine years younger than him.
On January 25, 2019, his daughter was born, and Park wrote "''This Small Hand''" for her and his father, with a documentary-style music video released on February 9.
In the music video, it was revealed that his father was in the late stage of
Alzheimer's disease
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and could no longer recognize him. All proceeds from the song went to the Green Umbrella Foundation (
ChildFund
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Korea) to help children in need.
Park is a born-again Christian and leads weekly Bible practices.
Park turned to several faiths to fill the "void in
isheart" after his divorce before finding his faith in Christianity.
Philanthropy
In December 2022, Park donated 500 million won to Samsung Seoul Hospital and World Vision, an international relief and development NGO (NGO) on the 9th.
Discography
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Extended plays
Single albums
Singles
Soundtrack appearances
Lyrics and composition
Filmography
Film
Television series
Variety and reality shows
Awards
State honors
Listicles
Notes
References
External links
Official website
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1971 births
Living people
A&R people
English-language singers from South Korea
JYP Entertainment artists
K-pop singers
Melon Music Award winners
MAMA Award winners
Musicians from Seoul
South Korean chief executives
South Korean Christians
South Korean dance musicians
South Korean male dancers
South Korean male film actors
South Korean male pop singers
South Korean male singer-songwriters
South Korean male television actors
South Korean music industry executives
South Korean music managers
South Korean record producers
South Korean television producers
Yonsei University alumni
20th-century South Korean male singers
21st-century South Korean male singers