Tiger JK | |
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 Tiger JK during an autograph event in Bundang, December 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Seo Jung-kwon |
| Also known as | JK, Drunken Tiger, DT |
| Born | July 29, 1974 |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | Korean hip hop |
| Occupations |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1995–present |
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| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 타이거 JK |
| Revised Romanization | Taigeo JK |
| McCune–Reischauer | T'aigŏ JK |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 서정권 |
| Hanja | 徐廷權 |
| Revised Romanization | Seo Jeong-gwon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏ Chŏngkwŏn |
Seo Jung-kwon (Korean: 서정권; born July 29, 1974), also known as Tiger JK, is a Korean-American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur based in South Korea. He is best known as a founding member of Korean hip hop group Drunken Tiger. He has also founded two record labels, Jungle Entertainment and Feel Ghood Music.[1] He is a member of the South Korean hip hop trio MFBTY.[2]
He is considered a highly influential figure in the development of Korean hip-hop and is credited with helping bring the genre into the Korean mainstream.[3][4][5] The Los Angeles Times referred to him in 2011 as "perhaps the most popular Korean rapper in America, Asia and the world."[6]
- ^ "Tiger JK leaves Jungle Entertainment and founds FEELGHOOD MUSIC". All Kpop. July 31, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ "Korean Hip-Hop Supergroup MFBTY Made an Album Just for Their Twitter Followers". Vice NOISEY. June 25, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ "Korea's Hip-Hop Legend Tiger JK is a Rebel with a Cause". KoreAm Journal. January 1, 2014. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ "Drunken Tiger Talk Hip Hop's Early Days in South Korea: "It Was a Secret Society"". Fuse. January 13, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ "Drunken Tiger's Tiger JK Opens Up About His Hip-Hop Career And How He Fits Into The Wide Realm Of K-Pop [KpopStarz Exclusive]". KpopStarz. January 11, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ Brown, August (December 2, 2011). "Asian rapper set to roar across L.A." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 10, 2016.