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Park Jin-young

Park Jin-young
Park Jin-young (Founder of JYP Entertainment) in February 2011 from acrofan.jpg
Park in 2011.
Born Park Jin-young
(1971-12-13) December 13, 1971 (age 45)
Seoul, South Korea
Education Yonsei University
Occupation Singer-songwriter, record producer, reality television judge, record executive
Years active 1992–present
Website JYP.jype.com
Musical career
Also known as JYP
Genres K-pop
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1992–present
Labels JYP Entertainment
Associated acts Park Jin-Young and the New Generation, JYP Nation
Korean name
Hangul 박진영
Hanja 朴軫永
Revised Romanization Bak Jin-yeong
McCune–Reischauer Pak Chin-yŏng

Park Jin-young (born December 13, 1971), better known by his stage name J. Y. Park or JYP, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, reality television judge and record executive. Beginning as a singer, he then went behind the scenes as a record producer and eventually a record executive. He is the principal founder and chief executive officer of his own entertainment company JYP Entertainment.

Park was born in Seoul. He graduated from Baemyung High School and he earned his bachelor's degree in geology from Yonsei University.

In 1992, Park debuted as a group called 'Park Jin-Young and the New Generation,' but it fared poorly. In 1994, he debuted as a solo singer with the album Blue City featured the song "Don't Leave Me", and it was successful.

Park has released many 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". In 2013 he released an album called "White in Snow". While maintaining his status as a successful artist, he has also composed and produced over 31 charting singles and 25 albums for various musical acts in South Korea including Rain and the Wonder Girls.

In 2004, Park ventured into the U.S. music industry, becoming 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 produced the song 'Smile Again', along with Chan and Korean director Kang Je-gyu to raise funds for relief efforts in Sichuan. The song featured an array of Korean stars, including various actors and singers, as well as Korean figure skater Kim Yuna. The music video was released on the JYP Entertainment YouTube channel on June 30.


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