Jay Park is a Korean-American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, dancer, choreographer, entrepreneur, actor, and a member of the Seattle-based b-boy crew. Art of Movement (AOM). He is best known as a member of the South Korean boy band 2:00 PM of which he was the group leader. Alongside this, Jay is also the owner of hip hop record labels AOMG and H1ghr Music . He has a strong social media following with more than 4 million followers on Instagram and more than 2 million followers on Twitter.

Born name

Park Jae-Beom

nickname

Jay Park

Sun sign

Trails

Place of birth

Edmonds, Washington, USA

Residence

He spends his time in Seattle (USA) and Seoul (South Korea).

nationality

Korean American

training

Park attended Edmonds Woodway High School . He later completed his postgraduate studies at Dankook University .

occupation

Singer, Songwriter, Rapper, Record Producer, Actor, Model, Dancer, Choreographer, Entrepreneur

family

• Vater – Park Yong-jun
• Mother – Choi Mi-jung
• Siblings – Jehan Park (brother)

Manager

• Jay was signed with JYP Entertainment until 2009.
• From 2010 he was represented by SidusHQ .
• He is represented by Roc Nation in America.

Genre

Hip-Hop, R & B, K-Pop, Elektronisch

instruments

Life

labels

• JYP Entertainment
• SidusHQ
• AOMG
• H1ghr Music
• Roc Nation

To build

Athletic

Height

5 feet 7 inches or 170 cm

weight

63 kg

girlfriend/spouse

Jay has never dated anyone in public.

However, he has described his ideal type as someone who has experience. In an interview, he said his ideal wife would be a South Korean girl group Sistar , a member of Bora.

race/ethnicity

Asian

He is of South Korean descent.

hair colour

Schwarz

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Hand and neck tattoos
• Ohrpiercings
• eyebrow slit

brand promotion

Jay has done endorsement work for brands like –

• residents
• KT Tech
• MMORPG
• Naver
• Nike
• Googims
• Adidas
• Umbro Korea

Known for

• As a former group leader of the Korean boy band, 2:00 p.m
• His first extended play entitled Relying on Me as a solo artist, which rose to #1 on the Gaon Music Chart and sold more than 41,000 units in Korea
• Release of his first studio album New Race in February 2012, which peaked at number one in Korea and was multi-platinum
• His third EP, New Race Part 1 which was released in December 2011 and reached #1 on the Billboard charts

First album

Jay Park released his debut studio album 13:59 along with the band 14:00 on November 10, 2009. The album reached #1 on the Gaon Music Chart and sold more than 110,000 units in Korea.

First TV show

He made his first television appearance on Mnet’s reality show Hot Blood Men in 2008.

Personal trainer

Jay works out regularly and it shows in his well shaped body.

Jay Park favorite things

• Fashion brand – Nike

Jay Park Fakten

1. He was interested in hip-hop music and breakdance even as a young boy and practiced between classes and during lunch breaks with friends.
2. As a youth, he was interested in rap and in 2003 became a member of a Seattle-based breakdance group Art of Movement .
3. After observing how he spent more time dancing than studying, his mother asked him to audition for South Korean agency JYP Entertainment and in 2004 he was accepted as a trainee with the agency.
4. In 2005, he finally moved to South Korea to further his dance, rapping and singing studies and learn the Korean language.
5. He took part in Mnet ‘s dance reality show Hot Blood Men 2008 that showed the extreme training journey of 12 trainees who would become a boy band called One Day that later split into 2 boy bands at 2 AM and 2 PM .
6. Im Hot Blood Men Jay was placed at the top due to most fan votes and eventually became the leader of the boy band 14:00 .
7. He made his official debut with boy band 14:00 on September 4, 2008.
8. In September 2009, he became embroiled in a controversy in which some controversial comments from 2005 about Korea were discovered on his MySpace account. Although the comments were written in English, they were translated into their native language by Korean media and there were many negative articles about him, for which he later officially apologized and shamed and regretted his forgotten words, explaining the unhappiness and loneliness he felt in his early training days in a foreign country.
9. After the controversy, many protesters demanded that he be removed from 2:00 PM but on September 7, 2009, JYP Entertainment ‘s President announced that Jay would continue his career as part of 2:00 PM .
10. On September 8, 2009, following his controversy, Jay announced at his official fan cafe that he was leaving the boy band and returning to his hometown in the United States.
11. Jay officially broke up by 2:00 p.m. in early 2010.
12. He drew renewed interest from social media when he released a cover of BoB’s track It’s Nothing to Do with You , which went viral on YouTube, racking up more than 2 million views in just 24 hours.
13. In 2010, he released his first extended play entitled Relying on Me As a solo artist, he peaked at number one on the Gaon Music Chart and sold more than 41,000 copies in Korea. His debut studio album New Race , released in February 2012, also reached #1 in Korea and was multi-platinum.
14. His third EP, New Race Part 1 , which was released in December 2011, peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard charts.
15. He was selected as the dance champion for the second season of the Korean dance reality show Dancing 9 where his team won the show.
16. On July 20, 2017, Jay became the first Asian American to sign a deal with Roc Nation for his American efforts.
17. He was also the judge for the second season of the famous reality show Asia’s Got Talent in 2017.
18. He has worked with rappers such as Dok2, The Quiett and Cha Cha Malone.
19. Jay won Musician of the Year and Best R&B and Soul Album for All You Wanted at the 2017 Korean Music Awards. In 2018 he was again awarded “Artist Of The Year”.
20. In his ideal time, he likes playing basketball or listening to music.
21. He also has his own music labels known as AOMG and H1ghr Music.
22. Visit his official website @ jaypark.com.
23. Follow Jay Park on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.