Teddy Park
| Teddy Park | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 박홍준 |
| Born |
Park Hong-jun September 14, 1978 Seoul, South Korea |
| Other names | Teddy Park |
| Occupation | |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | YG Entertainment |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | 1TYM's Website |
| Teddy Park | |
| Hangul | 박홍준 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Hong-jun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Hong-chun |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 테디 박 |
| Revised Romanization | Tedi Bak |
| McCune–Reischauer | T'edi Pak |
Teddy Park (born Park Hong-jun on September 14, 1978), better known by his stage name TEDDY, is a Korean-American rapper, songwriter, and one of the most famed record producers in Asia. Born in Seoul, South Korea, Park moved to the United States with his family as a young child. When he was 17 years old, Park and his best friend Danny Im flew to South Korea during summer vacation to audition for YG Entertainment, an underground hip-hop label at the time. Both were signed immediately, and after finishing high school in the States, moved to Korea to pursue music.
In 1998, Park debuted in the hip hop group 1TYM with his friend Danny, Jinhwan, Baekyoung. Together, the group recorded five studio albums with Park as their primary songwriter and producer. Today, 1TYM is recognized as one of the most influential figures in Korean music history. At 22 years old, Park began producing for other artists on the label, most of whom were much older and more experienced than him.
After his performing career with 1TYM ended in 2005, Park became an in-house producer for YG Entertainment. He has worked on the entirety of 2NE1's self-titled debut album, the majority of 2NE1's entire discography, substantial amounts of BIGBANG's material, and hits such as SE7EN's Passion and Uhm Jung-hwa's DISCO. Arguably the most prolific Korean music producer of the past two decades, Park has ranked among the top 3 in annual music royalties earnings since 2009. He owns real estate in Seoul and Los Angeles believed to be worth over 30 million USD.
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