Tiger JK
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Tiger JK performing at the Lolipop Concert, in May 2010
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| Background information | |
| Native name | 서정권 |
| Birth name | Seo Jung-kwon |
| Also known as | JK, Drunken Tiger, DT |
| Born | June 11, 1974 |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | Korean hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, record producer, entrepreneur |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Oasis Records (1995–2006) Jungle Entertainment (2006-2013) Feel Ghood Music (2013–present) |
| Associated acts | Drunken Tiger, MFBTY, The Movement, Yoon Mi-rae, Bizzy |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 타이거 JK |
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| 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 Chŏng-kwŏn |
Tiger JK (Birth name: Seo Jung-kwon, Hangul: 서정권, Hanja: 徐廷權; born June 11, 1974) is a Korean rapper, record producer and entrepreneur 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. He is currently a member of hip hop trio MFBTY.
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.The Los Angeles Times referred to him in 2011 as "perhaps the most popular Korean rapper in America, Asia and the world."
Tiger JK was born Seo Jung-kwon in Seoul, South Korea on July 29, 1974. His father was a DJ and one of the first Korean pop columnists. His family moved to the United States when he was 12, and he was sent to briefly live with an uncle in Miami, Florida, where he practiced Taekwondo. He spent his teenage years in Los Angeles, California, where he was one of only a few Korean-American students attending Beverly Hills High School.
As a teen in Los Angeles, Tiger JK witnessed the violence between Korean-Americans and African-Americans during the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. He later said he wanted to use hip hop to create a dialogue between the two communities.
Tiger JK attended UCLA and graduated with a degree in English.
In 1995, Tiger JK's first solo album, Enter The Tiger, was released in Korea by Oasis Records, a connection Tiger JK had made because his father was friends with the company's CEO. The album got little airplay due to its perceived explicit content.
Tiger JK returned to the United States and teamed up with DJ Shine to form the group Drunken Tiger in 1998. The group debuted in Korea and, despite the explicit content of their lyrics and the group's rejection of mainstream music trends, they achieved popularity with their first album, Year of the Tiger, which included the hit songs, “I Want You” and “Do You Know Hip-hop.”
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