Park Bom

This is a Korean name; the family name is Park.
Park Bom

Park Bom in 2009
Background information
Also known as Jenny Park
Born March 24, 1984[1]
Seoul, South Korea
Origin South Korea
Genres K-pop, R&B, soul, dance
Occupation(s) Singer, actress
Instruments Vocals, cello, flute, piano, harp
Years active 2005–present
Labels YG Entertainment
Associated acts 2NE1, Masta Wu, Big Bang, G-Dragon, GD & TOP, Epik High, Lee Hi, YG Family
Korean name
Hangul 박봄
Revised Romanization Bak Bom
McCune–Reischauer Pak Pom

Park Bom (박봄/朴春, born March 24, 1984) is a South Korean singer.[2] She was born in Seoul, South Korea and later moved to the United States where she learned English. She is a member of the South Korean girl group 2NE1, which is under YG Entertainment.[3]

Starting in 2006, Park recorded with labelmates Big Bang, Lexy, Masta Wu and starred with Lee Hyori in her CF, "Anystar" as a co-actress. Later in 2008, she starred as the lead actress in Kim Ji Eun's music video, "Tell Me Once More". In 2009, she debuted with 2NE1 as the main vocalist.

Park has released two solo singles, namely "You and I" and "Don't Cry". Both singles reached number one on the Gaon Digital Chart, the national music chart of South Korea. "You and I" also won "Best Digital Single" at the Mnet Asian Music Awards in 2010. Park Bom's single "You and I" is the most downloaded single in YG Entertainment history for a solo female artist, with 4,483,364 Gaon digital sales.

Biography

Early life and career

Park Bom's sister is Park Go Eun who is a cellist. In 6th grade, she left Korea by herself to study abroad in the United States. She graduated from high school through Gould Academy in Bethel, ME and enrolled into Lesley University with a major in psychology.[4] As a high school student, she acquired admiration for music through Mariah Carey. "I would listen to Mariah Carey's songs during lunch and even forget to eat" she stated on a talk show. She wanted to pursue it as a career however, her parents didn't allow her to do so. With encouragement from her aunt, she secretly transferred to Berklee College of Music to pursue her music career.[2]

Park Bom auditioned to become a singer at YG Entertainment, but was rejected multiple times. After three years, she was finally accepted and immediately became a trainee.[2] She starred in two of Big Bang's three earliest singles in the songs "We Belong Together"[5] and "Forever With You".[6] Bom also collaborated with Lexy and Red Roc with "Baby Boy" and "Along My Way", respectively. She also starred in a Samsung Anycall Music Video Commercial alongside famous Korean pop singer Lee Hyori, recording her own version of the Anycall "Anystar" song featuring fellow label mates, G-Dragon and Gummy. Later in 2008, she starred as the lead actress in Kim Ji Eun's music video, "Tell Me Once More".

2NE1

Main article: 2NE1

YG Entertainment announced that the new group would consist of four members and debut sometime in May 2009.[7] The company stated that the group had trained for four years, and that their debut album would contain songs produced by 1TYM's leader, Teddy Park and G-Dragon of Big Bang.[7][8][9] The group's name was initially announced as "21"; however, due to the discovery of a singer with the same name, the group was renamed "2NE1", which "NE" is the abbreviation of "New Evolution". Bom was placed in 2NE1 as the main vocalist, alongside CL, Minzy and Sandara Park.[10]

The group collaborated with label-mate senior Big Bang for the song "Lollipop". The song gained immediate success, but questions were still raised as to whether the group could survive on its own.

2NE1 debuted in SBS's The Music Trend on May 17, 2009 where they performed their digital single Fire produced by Teddy Park of 1TYM. With the release of their first self-titled extended play, the group started the promotions of their title track I Don’t Care. Their EP hit the no. 3 spot at the Hanteo's "Best-selling Album of 2009" with over 100,000 copies sold.

After a short hiatus, the group released a surprise single "Follow Me" [11] that took number one for the week of February 13.[12]

In October of the same year, 2NE1 returned with their first full-length studio album To Anyone,[13] which was released on September 9, 2010. Promotions started with the simultaneous showcase of the three title tracks of the album, "Clap Your Hands", "Go Away" and "Can't Nobody". Following those promotions, another song "It Hurts (Slow)" [14][15] was released on October 31 for Halloween. The album garnered huge success and 2NE1 won an overall 11 times on various music shows from their promotions.[16] The album went on to sell over 150,000 copies.[17]

Following the success of their first full-length album, 2NE1 announced their second self-titled mini-album. The album included six tracks, one of which was Bom's solo titled "Don't Cry".[18] The mini-album led the group to even further popularity which led to their most recent release, Crush.[19]

Solo activities

In August, after finishing "I Don't Care" promotions, 2NE1 took a temporary hiatus with each member releasing their own solo singles. Bom's single, entitled "You and I" was the best performing of the three and took the number one spot on the Gaon Chart for the month of November. The single eventually won the Best Digital Single at the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards. By the end of 2011 it was reported that the single was downloaded 4,483,364 times, becoming one of the best-selling singles in Korean music history.

In late 2010, Bom was featured on GD & TOP's single "Oh Yeah" for their first collaboration album. She was also featured in the Japanese version of the song, as well as the MV for the Japanese version. "Oh Yeah" peaked at number two on the Gaon Chart upon release.[20]

In 2011, it was announced that Bom would have a new digital single released before 2NE1's promotions for their second self-titled mini-album. The song was titled "Don't Cry" and was released on April 21, 2011.[21] "Don't Cry" managed to top many of South Korea's music content providers' digital charts, later becoming a perfect all-kill on the music charts of Korea.[22]

For the Infinite Challenge Seohae Ahn Highway Song Festival 2011, G-Dragon of Big Bang collaborated with Park Myeong-su to create a duo called GG. Bom was featured in their song "Having an Affair". The song went on to become an "All Kill" on various Korean music charts.

Bom is known as a fixed member of SBS's reality show, Roommate. But due to her amphetamine drug scandal, she stopped filming for the show as of episode 13.[23][24]

Musical style and influences

Park Bom is primarily a pop and R&B singer.[25][26] She has named American singers Mariah Carey and Beyonce as her biggest influences who inspired her to get into music.

Discography

For Park Bom's works with 2NE1, see 2NE1 discography.

Singles

Year Title Peak positions Album
KOR
[27]
2006 "Anystar" (Ft. G-Dragon & Gummy) — non-album single
2009 "You and I" 1 To Anyone
2011 "Don't Cry" 1 2NE1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Featured

Year Title Peak positions Album
KOR
[27]
2006 "We Belong Together" (Big Bang Ft. Bom) — We Belong Together
"Anystar" (Lee Hyori Ft. Bom & Lee Joon-gi) — non-album release
"Forever with You" (Big Bang Ft. Bom) — BIGBANG
2007 "Along my Way" (Red Roc Ft. Bom) 1
"Baby Boy" (Lexy Ft. Bom) — RUSH
2010 "Oh Yeah" (GD and TOP Ft. Bom) 1 GD & TOP
2011 "I Cheated" (G-Dragon & Park Myeong-su Ft. Bom) 1 Infinite Challenge West Coast Highway Music Festival
2012 "Up" (Epik High Ft. Park Bom) 1 99 (Epik High album)
2013 "Black (Japanese Version)" (G-Dragon Ft. Bom) — One of a Kind + Heartbreaker
"All I Want For Christmas Is You" (Park Bom & Lee Hi) 5
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Network
2009 Girlfriends (Korean: 걸프렌즈) Cameo

Television

Year Title Role Network
2009 Style (Korean: 스타일 Cameo SBS
2014 Roommate Original Cast SBS

MV Appearances

Awards and nominations

Year Award[28] Category Nominated work Result
2009
4th Cyworld Digital Music Awards
 Song of the Month — November You and I Won
2010
12th Mnet Asian Music Awards
Best Digital Single[29] Won

References

  1. ↑ Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Park, Mi-ae (May 22, 2009). 박봄, "가수 꿈 위해 유학도 포기했어요~" [Park Bom, "For my singing dream, I stopped my overseas studying~"]. eDaily SPN (in Korean). eDaily. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  3. ↑ "2NE1". YG Entertainment (in Korean). YG Entertainment. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Nate People Search: Bom". Nate People (in Korean). SK Communications. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Big Bang – First Single". YG Entertainment (in Korean). YG Entertainment. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Big Bang – Third Single". YG Entertainment (in Korean). YG Entertainment. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 (Korean) Park, Kyeong-eun. ‘여자빅뱅’ 5월 초 데뷔, 新 여자아이돌 대 격돌 ("Female Big Bang" Debut in May, Female Idol Groups Crash (Together)). Good Day Sports. March 25, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
  8. ↑ (Korean) Hong, Jae-hyeon. 여자 아이들그룹 ‘3차 대전’ ‘애프터스쿨’·YG 3인조… ‘불꽃경쟁’ (Female Idol Groups, Three of Them in War: "After School" – "YG's Trio"...Flower War). DongA.com. January 6, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
  9. ↑ (Korean) Kim, Hyeong-woo. 여자빅뱅 5인조 결정 ‘산다라박 합류’ (Female Big Bang Now 5-Member Group, "Sandara Park Included"). Newsen. January 21, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
  10. ↑ (Korean) Lee, Hyae-rin. YG "원조 21에게 미안, '여자빅뱅' 이름 2NE1로 교체" (YG "We apologize to original '21' and Have Changed the Name to 2NE1!! Please forgive us!"). Asia Economy. March 30, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2009. As a main vocal in 2NE1, Park Bom also gained the title Corn Queen.
  11. ↑ Park Se-yeon (February 9, 2010). "2NE1 오늘(9일) 게릴라 신곡 깜짝공개 ‘날 따라 해봐요’" [2NE1 releases geurilla surprise single today, 'Follow Me']. Joongang News (in Korean). Jcube Interactive Inc. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Gaon Chart Search: 2NE1". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  13. ↑ "2NE1 9월9일 ‘트리플타이틀’로 출격" (in Korean). Newsen. August 17, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
  14. ↑ Park, Mi Yae (October 23, 2010). "양현석 "2NE1 후속곡..할로윈 공개" 호기심" [Yang Hyun Suk: "2NE1 follow up song on Halloween," sparks public curiosity]. SPN (in Korean). eDaily. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  15. ↑ "2NE1 후속곡 아파" [2NE1 Follow Up Song It Hurts]. YG Life (in Korean). YG Entertainment. October 30, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
  16. ↑ Gil, Hye-seong (October 17, 2010). "2NE1, '인기가요' 초유 4주연속 1위" [2NE1, 4 unprecedented first place titles on Inkigayo]. Star News (in Korean). MoneyToday. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  17. ↑ Cumulative sales for To Anyone:
  18. ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2011/04/2ne1-announces-boms-solo-new-mini-album-and-first-concert-info
  19. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff (2014-02-18). "2NE1 Announces Full-Length Album 'Crush,' New Singles Details (Updated)". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  20. ↑ "2011년 01주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  21. ↑ Yang, Hyun Suk (April 18, 2011). "2NE1 소식" [2NE1 News]. YG Life (in Korean). YG Entertainment. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  22. ↑ Kim, Sunny (April 20, 2011). "Park Bom's "Don't Cry" Achieves An All-Kill!". MTVK. Viacom Inc. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
  23. ↑ "2NE1's Park Bom revealed to have attempted to smuggle drugs + YGE preparing to release a statement". Allkpop (Allkpop). June 30, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  24. ↑ "2NE1’s Park Bom to step down from TV show ‘Roommate’". Asiaone (Asiaone). July 24, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  25. ↑ 박봄 [Park Bom]. Naver Music (in Korean). NHN Corp. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  26. ↑ Jo, Seong-hun (April 22, 2011). "박봄 ‘돈 크라이’ 공개, 뮤비 속 눈물연기 화제" [Park Bom's "Don't Cry" made public, music video is hot topic for tears]. Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Gaon Chart Search: Park Bom". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  28. ↑ http://www.ygfamily.com/artist/About.asp?LANGDIV=E&ATYPE=2&ARTIDX=30
  29. ↑ "2010 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-12-14.

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