Park Jae-jung (singer)

Park Jae-jung
Park in 2017
Background information
Also known as Parc Jaejung
Born (1995-12-25) December 25, 1995
Seoul, South Korea
Genres Pop ballad
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Guitar
Years active 2013–present
Labels
Website Official website
Korean name
Hangul 박재정
Revised Romanization Bak Jae-jeong
McCune–Reischauer Pak Chaechŏng

Park Jae-jung (born December 25, 1995)[1] is a South Korean singer. He is well-known as the winner of the South Korean singing competition Superstar K 5 in 2013.[2]

Early life

Park was born in Seoul, South Korea on December 25, 1995.[1] He developed an interest in music at a young age and learned to play the violin, clarinet, and traditional Korean percussion instruments when he was in elementary school. In 2011, he moved with his family to Florida, where his parents worked as farmers.[3]

Career

In July 2013, Park participated in the fifth season of singing competition series Superstar K5. On November 15, 2013 Park was announced as the winner of the competition and having opportunity to signing with CJ E&M.[4][5] On November 20, Park released his pre-debut single "Stalker".[6] On November 22, Park made his official debut stage on the annual award event Mnet Asian Music Award at Hongkong's Asia World Expo Arena.[7][8]

On July 17, 2014 Park released his first EP, Step 1, where contain of five track including the lead single "Ice Ice Baby" featuring Beenzino.[9][10]

In July 2015, Park joined Mystic Entertainment after his contract with CJ E&M ended.[11]

On May 19, 2016 Park released collaboration single "Two Men" with Kyuhyun. They also made performance of "Two Men" in the variety show Radio Star on May 18.[12][13]

On May 19, 2017 Park released single "Passport", as a part of Yoon Jongshin's music project Monthly Yong Jongshin 2017 May.[14] In the same month, Park was cast in the first season of the music variety show Snowball Project. He team-up with Mark Lee of NCT released "Lemonade Love" on July 21, which produce by Henry Lau and Yoon Jongshin.[15][16]In August 2017, Park was cast in the 2017 MBC pilot variety show It's Dangerous Beyond The Blankets.[17]On June 29, Park released his single "Focus", which was written by Yoon Jongshin and Jung Suk-won of 015B.[18][19]On October 13, Park released another single "The Villain", which also written by Yoon Jongshin and Jung Suk-won of 015B. The single is the trilogy of the farewell ballad following "Two Men" and "Focus".[20][21] On December 18, Park held his first solo concert Mood In December at Seoul's Hyundai Card Understage.[22]

On June 8, 2018 Park released single "Bad Dreams", as a part of Mystic Entertainment's music project LISTEN.[23] His next single "Words" was released on August 4, which is his first self-composed song since debut.[24][25]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[26]
STEP 1
  • Released: July 17, 2014
  • Label: CJ E&M Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 15

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[28]
As lead artist
"Stalker" (첫 눈에) 2013 68 STEP 1
"Ice Ice Baby" (얼음땡)
(featuring Beenzino)		 2014 56
"Focus" (시력) 2017 — N/A Non-album singles
"The Villain" (악역) —
"Bad Dream" (니가 죽는 꿈) 2018 — LISTEN 026
"Words" (가사) — Non-album singles
Collaborations
"Two Men" (두 남자)
(with Kyuhyun)		 2016 66 Non-album single
"Passport" (여권)
(with Yoon Jong-shin)		 2017 — N/A His Walk of Life 2017 Yoon Jong-shin
"Lemonade Love"
(with Mark of NCT)		 2017 — SM Station Season 2
"XOXO"
(with Soyeon of Laboum)		 2018 — Non-album single
"May 12" (5월 12일)
(with 015B)		 — The Legacy 01
Soundtrack appearances
"Who Are You" (그댄 누군가요) 2014 — N/A My Spring Days OST
"Not Gonna Wait" 2017 — Live Up to Your Name OST

References

  1. 1 2 Lee, Hye-lynn (2013-09-28). "'슈퍼스타K5' TOP9 프로필 공개..예상 등수는?". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  2. ↑ Na-rae, Lee (2013-11-22). "Park Jae-jung Says His Performance at 2013 MAMA will be Mistake-Free". Mnet. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 2014-02-18. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  3. ↑ Lee, Eun-jeong (2017-06-28). "박재정 '발라드계의 적자? 윤종신의 제자일 뿐이죠'". Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  4. ↑ http://m.star.mt.co.kr/view.html?no=2013111522470079600&outlink=1&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fsearch.naver.com#imadnews
  5. ↑ https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0002398324
  6. ↑ https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=213&aid=0000404873
  7. ↑ https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0000281574
  8. ↑ https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=011&aid=0002427549
  9. ↑ https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0000360823
  10. ↑ https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000235782
  11. ↑ http://mosen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110195842#imadnews
  12. ↑ https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=081&aid=0002719881
  13. ↑ https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0002815019
  14. ↑ http://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=266012#_enliple
  15. ↑ https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=014&aid=0003847621
  16. ↑ "Parc Jae Jung And NCT's Mark Are The First Team-Up For SM And Mystic Entertainment's New Variety Show | Soompi". www.soompi.com. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  17. ↑ Pauly, C (27 August 2017). ""It's Dangerous Beyond The Blankets" Cast Are The Most Relatable Introverts". Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  18. ↑ https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003567196
  19. ↑ http://m.breaknews.com/a.html?uid=517365&section=sc4#cb
  20. ↑ https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0002964664
  21. ↑ https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=241&aid=0002717583
  22. ↑ https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003682694
  23. ↑ https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=396&aid=0000481927
  24. ↑ http://m.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201808041013322410&r=1&http_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fm.search.naver.com%2Fsearch.naver%3Fquery%3D%25EB%25B0%2595%25EC%259E%25AC%25EC%25A0%2595%2B%25EA%25B0%2580%25EC%2582%25AC%26sm%3Dmtb_hty.top%26where%3Dm_news%26oquery%3D%25EB%25B0%2595%25EC%259E%25AC%25EC%25A0%2595%2B%25EB%258B%2588%25EA%25B0%2580%2B%25EC%25A3%25BD%25EB%258A%2594%2B%25EA%25BF%2588%26tqi%3DT3pV6dpySAhssbmKj%252F4sssssttK-507486
  25. ↑ https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003836858
  26. ↑ "Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
    • "STEP 1 charting".
  27. ↑ "July 2014 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  28. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
    • ""Stalker" charting".
    • ""Ice Ice Baby" charting".
    • ""Two Men" charting".
  29. ↑ Sales of "Stalker":
    • "2013년 48주차 Download Chart".
  30. ↑ Cumulative sales of "Ice Ice Baby":
    • "2014년 30주차 Download Chart".
    • "2014년 31주차 Download Chart".
  31. ↑ Cumulative sales of "Two Men":
    • "2016년 21주차 Download Chart".
    • "2016년 22주차 Download Chart".
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