J. Y. Park Bio (Wiki)

Who is J. Y. Park?

J.Y. Park is an award-winning singer, songwriter. He is also a record producer, record executive, and reality television judge. He is renowned as the Judge of the reality TV show, K-POP Star.

He is also the Founder and CEO of JYO Entertainment.

J. Y. Park- Age Birth, Family

J.Y. Park was born Park Jin-young on December 31, 1971, in Seoul to Park Myung-noh and Yoon Im-Ja. They are of Korean ethnicity holds the family name Park.

He and his older sister were raised together in Seoul.

In which school did J. Y. Park attend?

In 1996, Park completed graduation from  Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea with honors in Geology.

J. Y. Park- Career Timeline

-1994, released the debut album, Blue City.

-1997, founded the record label, Tae-Hong Planning Corporation. Now, the recording label is known as JYP Entertainment.

– 2004, the first Asian producer to cross over to the US and produced music for Will Smith, Mase.

– 2008, he collaborated with Jackie Chan for the project, I Love Asia.

-2009, the first Korean songwriter to enter the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.

-2016, released singles, Still Alive.

J. Y. Park as an Actor

In 2011, he debuted with the movie, Dream High as Choi Young. Later, he was featured in its sequel, Dream High 2. His other movies include 2012- The Wonder Girls Movie, 2013- Queen of the Night.

Park As Singer

Some of the park’s studio albums along with the year and recording labels are-

Apart from his albums, he is famous for his singles too. In 2012, he released his first singles with South Korean singer, Gain. The peaked at the position of 2 on the Gaon Music Chart.

Some of his singles include 2012- You’re the One, Movie Star and Classic, 2015- Who’s Your Mama, and 2019- This small hand.

J. Y. Park’s Reality Shows

From 2011- 2017, he was a judge for the TV Reality Show, K-PoP star under the SBS network. Apart from this, he was featured as a judge for the reality girl group survival show, Sixteen.

Later, in 2017, he appeared in the show, Party People was a host.

Lawsuit against J.Y. Park

Songwriter, Kim Sin-il sued Park claiming that song, Someday plagiarized from his song, To My Man. Park is the composer for the song, Someday. 

Kim claimed that the beginning including jazz chords of both the songs was identical. However, Park denied the allegations. In 2012, the Seoul Central District Court ordered to pay 21.67 million Won to Kim against the damage.

Later, in 2013, the Seoul high court ordered him to pay 56.93 million Won to Kim. However, the decision was overturned by the Supreme Court with the new evidence that the melody and chords were very common.

J.Y. Park’s Awards

-2016, Awarded with Golden Disk Award.

-2015, Best Male Artist and Best Producer by Mnet Asian Music Awards.

-2012, Mnet 20’s Choice Awards.

-2009, Best Asian Composer by 11th Mnet Asian Music Awards for Nobody.

-2001, Best R&B Performance by 3rd M.net Korean Music Festival.

How much is the net worth of J. Y. Park?

J. Y. Park has an estimated net worth of $190 billion won which is equivalent to $160 million US as of 2022.

As a reality show judge, his average salary is about $47k US. His salary as the CEO is around $158k US.

According to web magazine, allkpop, Park owns a 17.8% stake in JYP Entertainment. The stake is evaluated to be 192 billion won which is equivalent to $0.16 billion US.

J.Y. Park’s Height, Weight

He is a black-eyed brunette. His height is 6 feet and weighs around 78 kg.

Social Media

He has 50K followers on Facebook, 1.1m on Instagram, and 939k on Twitter.

He has a YouTube Channel with the name jypentertainment with 14.5m subscribers and 1039 Videos.

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