News : Birthdays : J.Y. Park
News : Birthdays : J.Y. Park
Who is J.Y. Park?
Park Jin-young (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
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.
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. Park also holds a B.A. in Geology from Yonsei University.
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. It was later revealed that the CD for the song was offered at a bargain basement price at teen clothing stores as a deliberate attempt to "crack" the charts.
On December 3, 2009, JYP released his single, No Love No More.
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". (Read More)
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