Park Jin-young

For other uses, see Park Jin-young (disambiguation).
In this Korean name, the family name is Park.
J. Y. Park
Park in 2011
Born
Park Jin-young

(1971-12-13) December 13, 1971 (age 52)[A]
Seoul, South Korea[2]
EducationYonsei University
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • record producer
  • reality television judge
  • record executive
Years active1992–present
Known forCo-founding of JYP Entertainment
Spouses
  • Seo Yoon-jeong
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1999; div. 2009)​
  • Unknown
    ​
    (m. 2013)​
Children2
Musical career
Also known as
  • JYP
  • The Asiansoul
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active1992–present
LabelsJYP
Korean name
Hangul
박진영
Hanja
朴軫永
Revised RomanizationBak Jinyeong
McCune–ReischauerPak Chinyŏng
Websitejyp.jype.com

Park Jin-young (Korean: 박진영; born December 13, 1971),[1][A] also known by his stage names J. Y. Park and The Asiansoul or the initials JYP, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, record executive, and reality television show judge.[3][4] Park rose to stardom as a singer following the release of his 1994 debut album, Blue City.[5] In 1997, he became the founder of JYP Entertainment, one of the most profitable entertainment agencies in South Korea.[6]

As the head of JYP Entertainment from 1997 to 2011, Park has developed and managed successful K-pop artists including Rain, Wonder Girls, 2PM, Miss A, Got7, Day6, Twice, Stray Kids, Itzy, Xdinary Heroes and Nmixx, as well as Mandopop group Boy Story and J-pop groups NiziU and Nexz.[7][8][9]

  1. ^ a b Jang, Yeong-jin (2015-09-18). '꼬여버린 족보'…유재석 배용준 박진영의 애매한 관계 ['A twisted family tree'...the ambiguous relationship between Yu Jae-suk, Bae Yong-joon and Park Jin-young]. My Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. ^ 박진영. Cinefox (씨네폭스) (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  3. ^ "Park Jin-young Has Ambitions to Conquer the World". The Chosun Ilbo. 2007-07-03. Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  4. ^ Kwon, Ji-youn (2015-02-23). "K-pop Star - the last show standing". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  5. ^ Jung, Eun-jin (2016-04-06). "JYP 'Still Alive'". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  6. ^ Herman, Tamar (2018-01-18). "TWICE Leads JYP Entertainment To Become No. 2 K-Pop Agency". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  7. ^ Yang, Jeff (2008-03-27). "Future Pop". Portfolio. Archived from the original on 2008-04-01. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  8. ^ Chandran, Nyshka (2016-10-24). "The future of K-pop might not be Korean, according to star-maker JYP". CNBC. Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  9. ^ "TWICE's Label JYP Entertainment Rises to No. 1 Market Capitalization Among K-Pop Agencies". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2018-11-21. Retrieved 2018-11-20.


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