Park Jin Young
| Park Jin-young | |
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Park in 2011.
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| Born |
Park Jin-young January 13, 1972 Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | Yonsei University |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter, record producer, reality television judge, record executive |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Website | JYP |
| 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 January 13, 1972), 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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