Park Jin-Young
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- This is a Korean name; the family name is Park.
| Park Jin-Young | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Park Jin Young |
| Born | November 13 1972 |
| Genre(s) | K-pop, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | singer, dancer, Producer |
| Years active | 1994–Present |
| Label(s) | JYP Entertainment |
Park Jin-Young (박진영, born November 13, 1972) also known as J.Y.Park (or simply JYP) is a South Korean singer and songwriter, and the current CEO/founder of JYP Entertainment, a major artist management/record label of Korean pop music and one of the most successful artists/entrepreneur in Asia. Park graduated from Yonsei University majoring in Geology in 1996. His debut was in 1994 with the first album Blue City. Especially, his fashion style since his debut has been very controversial over the Korean People. He Produced many popular Artist, among those are Park Ji Yoon, Rain, g.o.d, Wonder Girls, etc. As a producer, he is the first Asian producer to successfully crossover to the U.S. He has produced music for Will Smith, R. Kelly, Lil John, Mase and Cassie. He has produced over 27 No.1 singles and 19 No.1 albums in Asia through his industry leading company, JYP Entertainment. He married to a Woman named Yoon Jung Suh in 1998, whom he had crush on for 9 years. Discovered, trained and produced “Rain” one of the biggest Asian artists in history. He also has produced music for F4 and Jackie Chung in China, and for AI in Japan. He composed songs and choreographed the dance moves for many popular artists that were popular among Koreans, and the songs hit No.1 on the music charts. He is currently producing two Asian singers, Min and G-soul, who will debut in the U.S. in 2007/2008, along with Wonder Girls.
[edit] Awards
- 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)
[edit] External links
- (Korean) JYP Entertainment Official Page
- (English) J.Y.Park Official MySpace Page
- (English) Min Official MySpace Page
- (English) G-Soul Official MySpace Page
- KBS Global, Park Jin-young makes it to Billboard Chart
- KBS Global, Park Jin-young Invited to Lecture at Harvard
JYP Entertainment | |
|---|---|
| Current | Cho Gyu Cheul · Han Soo Yeon · Nichkhun Horvejkul · Hwang Chang Sung · Kim Dong Yoon · Lee Min Young · Lee Young Yoo · Lim Jeong Hee · Lim So Young · Noel · Ok Taec Yeon · Park Jin-Young · Park Joon Hyung · The Wonder Girls |
| Former | Byul · g.o.d. · Jo Kyoo Cheol · Park Ji Yoon · Rain |
