Park Jin-young

Park Jin-young
Park Jin-young in February 2011
Background information
Birth name	Park Jin Young
Also known as	"The Asian Soul"
Born	(1972-01-13) January 13, 1972
Origin	Seoul, Korea[1]
Genres	K-pop, R&B
Occupations	singer, dancer, composer, producer, actor
Instruments	Singing
Years active	1994–Present
Labels	JYP Entertainment
Associated acts	JYP Nation
Website	JYP.jype.com

Park Jin-young (Hangul: 박진영, Hanja: 朴軫泳; born January 13, 1972), also known as J.Y. Park or JYP, is a singer, songwriter, dancer, actor, record producer and the CEO and founder of JYP Entertainment, a major artist management/record label of Korean pop music. He is best known for his songs called “Don’t Leave Me”, “Elevator”, “She Was Pretty”, “Honey”, “Kiss”, “Your House”. He founded JYP Entertainment in 1997, composing and producing several singles and albums for various singers in South Korea including Rain, g.o.d., Park Ji-yoon, Byul, Wonder Girls, 2AM, 2PM, miss A, JJ Project,15&

Biography

Park was born in Seoul, Korea on January 13, 1972. He graduated from BaeMyung High School, and he earned his bachelor’s degree in Geology from Yonsei University.

Music career

In 1992, Park debuted as a group called ‘Park Jin-Young and the New Generation,’ but it was not successful. In 1994, he debuted as a solo singer with the new album Blue City featured the song “Don’t Leave Me”, and it was successful.

Park has released seven albums. He followed Blue City with his second album Tantara in 1995. His third album Summer Jingle Bell came out in 1997 and featured the hit song "She Was Pretty". His fourth album Even After 10 Years (1998) featured the song "Honey", and his seventh album Back To Stage (2007) featured the song "Kiss". While maintaining his status as a successful artist, he has also composed and produced over 31 charting singles and 25 albums for various groups in South Korea including Rain and Wonder Girls.

Park also became the first Asian producer to successfully cross over to the U.S., producing music for Will Smith, Mase and Cassie.^{[citation needed]}

In May 2008, Park collaborated with Jackie Chan to form the "I Love Asia" Project, prompted by the earthquake tragedy in China. Park is a capable English speaker, as evidenced by the various interviews he has conducted in the U.S.^[2][3] Park also holds a B.A. in Geology from Yonsei University.^{[citation needed]}

In October 2009, JYP also became the first Korean songwriter together with RAINSTONE to enter the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with the Wonder Girls hit single 'Nobody' which debuted at 76.^[4]

On December 3, 2009, JYP released his single, No Love No More.^[5]

At midnight of April 22 KST, JYP and Ga-In released a duet track titled, ”Someone Else.” This is the first song JYP released in about two years.

On April 28, 2012 JYP released his new single, "You're the One"

Acting

In early 2011, JYP made his acting debut in Dream High, for which he received a nomination for New Actor of the Year at the Baek Sang Arts Awards. In January 2012 he was seen in the sequel to Dream High called Dream High 2.^[6]

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 and Min Hyo-rin.^[7] The film was released on July 19, 2012.^[8]

Business career

Park decided to further expand JYP Entertainment by opening the JYP Manhattan Center in 2007 and the JYP Beijing Center in 2008. At the JYP Manhattan Center, he was training three singers for their American debut in 2010. However, he has postponed their debuts because of the recession.^[9] Since Min debuted with Miss A, J Lim has returned to Korea to pursue her career, and G-Soul is still waiting to debut.^[10] Every artist that has been managed by JYP has gone through the JYP Academy, a training system that includes intensive training in vocal, dance, acting, and language. JYP developed a U.S. TV show with Lawrence Bender based around the Wonder Girls.^[11] US based, MTV owned kid's and teen programming company, Nickelodeon filmed twenty 30 minute episodes.^[12]

Due to his success in helping to create Asian singers, he was invited to be keynote speaker at Midem 2009, a music conference that brings together over 9,000 professionals from over 90 different countries.^[13] In June 2009, JYP Entertainment and the Jonas group signed the management deal for the Wonder Girls. Wonder Girls, a girl group that J.Y. Park produced, released an album in the US and joined the band group Jonas Brothers on the second half of their tour as the opening act.^[14]

Personal life

In 1999, Park Jin-young married Seo Yoon-jeong. In March 2009 the couple announced that they would divorce after 10 years of marriage.^[15] On his official website, Park announced that although they have been together for 16 years, they had grown apart and decided to go their separate ways.^[16] On October 10, 2013, he tied the knot with a non-celebrity woman who is nine years his junior.

Discography

Studio albums

• 1994: Blue City
• 1995: Tantara
• 1997: Summer Jingle Bell
• 1998: Even After 10 Years
• 1998: Kiss Me
• 2001: Game
• 2007: Back To Stage

EP

• 2009: Sad Freedom
• 2012: Spring - 5 Songs for 1 New Love
• 2013: Halftime

Filmography

Film

Television series

Music video appearances

Awards

• Mnet 20's choice awards: 20's Do Don't (2012)^[17]
• M.net Asian Music Awards, Best Asian Composer for Nobody (Wonder Girls song) (2009)
• Inaugurated by Korean President, Lee Myung-Bak as "Personal Advisor to the Future Planning Council"
• The 100 Most Influential Contributors of the Year (2007)
• Model Line's Best Dressed of the Year (2007)
• SBS Popular Song Grand Prize Producer of the Year Award (2002)
• Seoul Popular Song Grand Prize Composer of the Year Award (2001)
• KBS Popular Song Grand Prize Composer of the Year Award (2001)
• m.net music video Award (2001)
• Best Music Video Award (R&B category) (2001)
• SBS Popular Song Grand Prize Composer of the Year Award, Producer of the Year Award (2001)
• Seoul Popular Song Grand Prize Composer of the Year Award (2001)
• Daily Sports Popular Song Grand Prize Teen Singer of the Year Award (2001)
• SBS Popular Song Grand Prize Composer of the Year Award, Songwriter of the Year Award, Producer of the Year Award (2000)
• SBS Popular Song Grand Prize Composer of the Year Award (1999)
• SBS Popular Song Grand Prize Music Arrangement of the Year Award (1997)
• KBS Popular Song Grand Prize Singer in His Teens Award (1997)
• Model Line Selected '97 Best Dresser Award (1997)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Park Jin-young.

• JYP Entertainment - Official Web Page (Korean)
• Official website
• J.Y. Park on Facebook
• J.Y. Park on Twitter
• J.Y. Park on Me2day
• J.Y. Park's channel on YouTube