| Park Jung Min | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | 박정민 (朴政珉) |
| Born | 3 April 1987 Seoul |
| Origin | South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop, J-pop, Dance, R&B |
| Occupations | Singer, Dancer, DJ, MC, Actor, model |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | DSP Media (2005 - 2010) CNR Media (2010 - Present) Pony Canyon (Japan) Sony Music Taiwan (2010-present) |
| Associated acts | SS501 (2005-present) |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 박정민 |
| Hanja | 朴政珉 |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Jeong-min |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Chŏngmin |
Park Jung Min (Hangul: 박정민, Hanja:朴政珉, Kana: パク・ジョンミン) was born on 3 April 1987. He is a South Korean entertainer and member of boyband SS501.[1] He made his musical debut in Grease and was the first SS501 members to debut as a solo artist with mini album Not Alone.
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Park Jung Min was born, grew up in Seoul and was raised as a Christian. He has an older brother and an older sister, who are both not working in the entertainment industry. As the late child of the family (his brother is 14 years older than him), he receives great love from his parents and his siblings, who keep support him at whatever he does. His sister is now managing Park's online shopping mall Royal Avenue. Park's awareness of his health and body is largely influenced by his mother - a nutritionist who always takes great care of him.
In the TV show Jeong Bo-seok’s One o’clock in the Morning Chungdam Dong, Park frankly told stories about the unfortunate family incident when he was young. When he was in primary school, the building which his family was living in had to reconstruct so they were supposed to move out, nevertheless, since their financial status was rather poor, they could not find another place to move in. Park and his family then had no choice but to live in an apartment where the power was cut off. After sometime, they finally found a place to settle down. When he grew up as a teenager, Park was worried about his sister's security, so he even accompanied her to her school. [2]
When he was a high school student, Park Jung Min was offered a chance to audition from an agency, when he was wandering on the streets in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. However, this agency was a fraud agency which Park will have to pay 4-month fees. Since he really wanted to become an artist and in order to aid his family, Park convinced his mother to pay for the fees. Because of the limited training and strange atmosphere, he came out from that agency with other students who were also receiving trainings in there. Among these trainees who trained in the fraud agency, actress Hong Soo Ah was one of them.[3]
He first had a dream of becoming a policeman, but then changed his mind and chose to pursue the path of an artist. When he was 13 years old, Park was scouted by an agency and later on, he was casted into both DSP Media and S.M. Entertainment. At the time, SM told him that they were preparing a new group, but that the group consisted of many members (which according to Park, "it was probably Super Junior". I saw them rehearsing, too"). Park had to choose between one or the other, so eventually he chose DSP Media because he wanted to see himself on TV and believed that he would be able to debut faster through DSP Media. Even though he initially wanted to become an actor, Park chose to debut as an idol singer instead as he believed that his wish would be fulfilled later.[4]
Before joining SS501, Park was seen VJ-ing and appeared in various commercials. He was the MTV Fresh VJ from March 2003 to November 2003.
Park went to Dongguk University Teacher’s College High School, in which he was the Student Council President, with fellow member Kim Hyung Jun. However, because of Kim Hyung Jun's constant absence at school due to his training time in DSP Media (which is later their agency), Park said that he had never met Kim before during his high school time until SS501 was formed.
He debuted with SS501 on 8 June 2005, and was the second to audition in the group. Park along with members of SS501, except for Young Saeng who was recovering from the sugery, lent their voices to the Korean version of 2006 animated film Pi's Story.[5]
In 2006, Park hosted radio programme SS501's Youngstreet on Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) with fellow member Heo Young Saeng from 1 May 2006. Then continue to host with another fellow member Kim Kyu Jong when Heo left the programme on 21 August 2006, due to a throat condition requiring laryngeal surgery.[6]
Park starred in television programmes, Human Theater 2010, playing himself as the main character, and What Women Want. In 2008, he made his musical debut in Grease, playing the lead role of 'Danny Park'.[7]
In June 2010, upon the expiration of Park's contract with DSP Media, he signed with CNr Media, on 10 August 2010, a company jointly set up by Taiwanese producer Comic-Ritz and Korean Roy Media, to embark on his solo career. CNr Media stated that SS501's activities are top priority in his contract and that they have not disbanded.[8]
Park released his debut solo mini album, Not Alone, on 20 January 2011, and visited Taiwan and Singapore to promote it.[9] His albums are distributed in Taiwan by Sony Music Taiwan.
In April 2011, Park perform with Japanese duo Mihimaru GT at an UN Charity Concert in Yokohama, Japan to aid vitims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[10]
Aside from singing and acting, another speciality of Park Jung Min is tap dance, which he had learnt before joining SS501. He enjoys composing songs and hiking.
Park's motto of his life is "Always be thankful". Because of the hardship he had to go through since he was a child, Park has always put in his utmost effort to become a son whom his parents are proud of and worked really hard without relaxing, which raises the concern from his fans about his health. On October 12, 2010, Park was admitted to Emergency Room when he fainted due to fatigue that accumulated during the period of time when he was working on his first mini album Not Alone and the release of tension all at once.[11]
In MBC Golden Fisheries – Radio Star on May 6, 2009, Park admitted that he has not have a girlfriend since his debut in 2005 and said "since I haven’t been in a relationship in a long time, I feel like all the love cells inside of me are dying.", which he confirmed it once again in Jeong Bo-seok’s One o’clock in the Morning Chungdam Dong. Because of Park's long time single relationship status and Kim Hyun Joong's pranks, there were even gay rumours about him dating his fellow member Kim Hyun Joong from late 2007 until early 2008. He then cleared the rumours up, stated that “I’m just a regular guy. I’m going to save a little more, and when I meet the right person, I want to get married.". He also revealed that his ideal girl was actress Ko So-young, who he has liked since his middle school, when she was on the TV drama Mother’s Sea.[12]
Park went through an extremely hard time after SS501 ended their contracts with DSP Media and before he released his first mini album Not Alone. On the times when he was starting with his solo path, Park even thought about stoping doing everything and committing suicide. However, Park was able to get over these hard times because he knew that there were people who believed that he could be successful as one person Park Jung Min. [13]
| Year | Information | Track listings |
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| 2011 |
Not Alone
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| Year | Information | Track listings |
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| 2011 |
Wara Wara The, Park Jung Min
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | Pi's Story (Korean version) | voice only |
| Year | Title | Role | Episode | Notes |
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| 2006 | "Can Love Be Refilled" | KBS2 Sitcom | ||
| 2007 | Hotelier (TV series) | Cameo | Episode 7 | with SS501 Cameo Ep 7 TV Arashi |
| 2008 | Elephant Sitcom | Himself | Episode 85 | |
| 2008 | Spotlight | Cameo | with SS501 Cameo MBC | |
| 2010 | Human Theater | Episode 1-6 | Park Jung Min himself | |
| 2010 | Superstar: Meet | Episode 8 | Detective Cha Min Seo | Mini Drama |
| 2011 | Love Song In August (八月のラヴソング) | パク・ジョンミン ("Pakujonmin" - Park Jung Min himself) | aka "8gatsu no love song" | |
| 2012 | Sugarcake Garden (翻糖花園) | Park Hee Hwan | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | "Grease (musical)" | Danny Park | Awarded "Golden Ticket Award" for Best Musical New Talent |
| 2010 | "Bonds Of Boys" | Park Jung Sol | Japanese Musical |
| Year | Award |
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| 2010 |
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