Park Ji-min

Park Ji-min
Park in September 2018
Background information
Also known as Jimin Park
Jamie Park
Born (1997-07-05) July 5, 1997
Daejeon, South Korea
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • composer
  • television host
Years active 2012–present
Labels JYP Entertainment
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul 박지민
Hanja 朴志敏
Revised Romanization Bak Ji-min
McCune–Reischauer Pak Chimin

Park Ji-min (Hangul: 박지민; born July 5, 1997)[1] is a South Korean singer, songwriter, composer and television host. She is best known as the winner of the first season of K-pop Star, as a member of the vocal duo 15&, and as a member of the project group M.O.L.A.[2] She is also a co-host of the variety show After School Club.[3]

Early life and education

Park Ji-min was born on July 5, 1997 in Daejeon. She lived in Thailand for seven years and went to Garden International School Bangkok[4] where she was known as Jamie.[5] Her family currently lives in Seoul. Park speaks Korean (her native language), fluent English, and basic Thai. She has graduated at the Hanlim School of Performing Arts alongside group member Baek Yerin, as well as label mate Yugyeom of GOT7 in 2016.

Career

K-pop Star and 15&

In 2011, Park participated in the first season of competition television show K-pop Star. Park later finished in first place in the competition[6]and having opportunity to chosen signing with YG, SM or JYPE. On May 21, 2012, Park officially chosen to signed with JYP Entertainment.[7][8] Park also received a brand new Hyundai i40 and 300 million won (~$257,400 USD), was cast in a drama, and was also given an opportunity to sign a contract as a CF model.[9]

On September 19, 2012, it was announced that Park would debuting with a duo along with Baek Yerin.[10] Park officially debuted with duo 15& with released digital single "I Dream" on October 5, 2012[11] and making official debut stage on the music program Inkigayo on October 7.[12]

Solo career

In July 2014, Park became a co-host for Arirang TV's After School Club.[13]

On March 31, 2015 Park Jin-young revealed that Park would make her solo debut.[14] She released her debut single "Hopeless Love" on April 5 with the name Jimin Park[15] and made her debut stage before the finals of K-pop Star 4 on the same day.[16][17][18]

On May 19, 2015 producer group Sweetune revealed that Park and Eric Nam would release a duet called "Dream" for Charity Project.[19] The song was released on May 28, 2015.[20]

On August 14, 2015, Park announced a project group she had formed with Seung-youn of UNIQ and rapper Nathan.[21] Their group name was later revealed to be M.O.L.A (Make Our Life Awesome), and they released their first track "My Way" on August 20.[22] Their second song "Trick or Treat" was released on October 31, where Jimin made her second recorded comeback as a rapper.[23]

On August 23, 2016, Park released her first EP 19 to 20 with the lead single 'Try'.[24] Due to Naver's V-LIVE, Park stated that 19 to 20 is about "her story" and hoped that her fans would be able to connect to her better and build a stronger relationship with her first self-composed album.[25][26]

On September 4, 2018, Park released her second EP Jiminxjamie.[27]

Charity work

In October 2012, Park donated 50 million won (~$45,000 USD) to Hanbit Performing Arts Company for blind musicians. She became interested in the program after meeting with fellow K-pop Star contestant Kim Soo-hwan, who currently attends the Hanbit Performing Arts Company.[28] Park shared, “The Hanbit Performing Arts Company hosts young, elementary school students as well as professional performers. Although they are blind, they are musicians who are performing with amazing talent. I want to be at least a small help to those who have the same love for music that I have.” She also donated 50 million won (~$45,000 USD) to World Vision.[29]

On May 28, 2015, Park collaborated with singer Eric Nam for their song, "Dream", produced by Sweetune. They revealed all profit made from the song would be donated to charity.[20]

Discography

EPs

Singles

Title Year Peak chart position Sales Album
KOR
[30]
"Hopeless Love" 2015 14 Non album-single
"다시 (Try)" 2016 13 19 to 20
"April Fools (0401)" 2018 jiminxjamie
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[33]
"Young해 (feat. Young K)" 2016 157 19 to 20
"Walkin’(다시 너에게) (feat. Hash Swan)" 161
"to him" 188
"Answer" 248

Original soundtrack (OST)

Year Song Title Sales Album
2013 "사랑해 (I Love You)" Goddess of Fire OST Part 4
2015 "자꾸 보고 싶어 (I Want to Keep Seeing You)" Orange Marmalade OST Part 5
2016 "떠나가지마 (Don't Go)" Dear My Friends OST Part 4
2017 "괜찮나요 (Say I Love You)" Meloholic OST Part 2

Collaborations

Year Title Album
2015 "Dream" (with Eric Nam) Digital Single - DREAM
"부산에 가면 (Busan Memories)" (with J.Y. Park & Bernard Park) Sonata, Sing the Road Project
2016 "Fire" (with J.Y. Park & Conan O'Brien & Steven Yeun) Still Alive
"Look Alike(닮아있어)" (with D.ear)[41]
2017 "Take me home" (with Primeboi)[42] 예고편 (Trailer) EP
2018 "Nirvana" (with Ravi) Nirvana
"SAVE ME" (with JERO)

K-pop Star 1 songs

Year Title Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon		 KOR
Billboard
2012 "꿈에 (In Dream)" 6959 SBS K팝 스타 Top 8 (Digital Single)
"Over The Rainbow" 919 SBS K팝 스타 Top 7 (Digital Single)
"Rolling In The Deep" 6449 SBS K팝 스타 SPECIAL No.2 (Digital Single)
"I'll Be There" 4361 SBS K팝 스타 Top 6 (Digital Single)
"거위의 꿈 (Goose's Dream)" 111— SBS K팝 스타 Top 5 (Digital Single)
"Love On Top" 6698 SBS K팝 스타 Top 4 (Digital Single)
"Good Bye Baby" (feat. Lee Ha-yi) 5757 SBS K팝 스타 SPECIAL No.3 (Digital Single)
"You Raise Me Up" 5657 SBS K팝 스타 Top 3 (Digital Single)
"Music Is My Life" 3769 SBS K팝 스타 Top 2 (Digital Single)
"Mercy" 102— SBS K팝 스타 SPECIAL No.4 (Digital Single)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Unofficial original releases

Year Title Artist
2015 "My Way" M.O.L.A (Project group)
"속았지? (Trick or Treat)"
2017 "Chillin'"
"Chillin'" (5MOLAs ver.)

Filmography

Drama

Year Title Network Role Note
2015 Dream Knight Youku Tudou Got7's Jinyoung's fan Korean-Chinese Online Drama by JYPE and Youku Tudou

Television shows

Year Title Network Role Note
2011 K-pop Star Season 1[53] SBS Contestant 04.10.2011 - 20.04.2012
2016 Duet Song Festival MBC duet with Jung Young-yoon (Episodes 23–24)
2017 King of Mask Singer as "Listen to My Song and Applaud It Baby Seal" (Episodes 109–110)[54]
2018 Two Yoo Project Sugar Man JTBC duet with Baek A-yeon (Season 2 Episode 9)

MC

Year Title Role TV Network
2014–present After School Club MC Arirang
2016 M COUNTDOWN Hangout Chat Mnet

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2012 K-pop Star 1 1st Place (Winner) N/A Won
2015
25th Seoul Music Awards
 Bonsang Award[55] Hopeless Love Nominated
Popularity Award Nominated
Hallyu Special Award Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "'K팝 스타' 우승자 박지민은 누구?". The Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). 2012-04-29. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  2. ↑ "박지민 "앳된 소녀는 안녕…건강한 성인 여자로 자랐죠"". Munhwa Ilbo (in Korean). 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  3. ↑ "내가 알던 박지민 맞아?... 다이어트 성공했네". Seoul Daily (in Korean). 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  4. ↑ "y on Twitter". Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  5. ↑ "Music Access - Aron's Family". Arirang. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "JYP Entertainment Opens Park Ji-min's 15& Homepage". enews world. 2012-09-24. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  7. ↑ "K팝스타' 박지민, JYP와 전속계약 "데뷔 앨범 준비". 'Nate. 2012-05-21. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  8. ↑ "'K-Pop Star' winner Park Ji-min signs with JYP Entertainment". allkpop. 2012-05-21. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Park Ji-min and Lee Ha-yi attend Hyundai award ceremony to receive their 'K-Pop Star' cars". Allkpop. 2012-06-13. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  10. ↑ "'K-Pop Star's Park Ji-min to debut in October as part of a duo". allkpop. 2012-09-19. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  11. ↑ "15&(피프틴앤드) _"I Dream" Music Video". Youtube. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Rookie duo 15& debuts with "I Dream" on 'Inkigayo'!". allkpop. October 7, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  13. ↑ https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=213&aid=0000659401
  14. ↑ "15&'s Park Ji Min to make her solo debut!". allkpop. March 31, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  15. ↑ https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0002712595
  16. ↑ "박지민(Jimin Park) "Hopeless Love" Comeback Stage @ SBS KPOP STAR 4 2015.04.05". JYP Entertainment. April 5, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  17. ↑ https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0001350262
  18. ↑ https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=009&aid=0003455229
  19. ↑ "Sweet Tune Collaborates with Eric Nam and 15&'s Park Jimin for Charity Project". Soompi. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  20. 1 2 Serendipity. "Eric Nam shares his 'Dream' with a Sweetune-produced duet featuring 15&'s Park Ji Min!". Allkpop. Allkpop. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "15&'s Park Ji Min to collaborate with two mysterious artists?". Allkpop. Allkpop. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  22. ↑ "M.O.L.A (15&'s Park Ji Min, UNIQ's Seungyoun, & Nathan) drop sick collaboration track 'My Way'". Allkpop. Allkpop. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  23. ↑ "M.O.L.A "Trick or Treat"". Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  24. ↑ https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=215&aid=0000489407
  25. ↑ "Jimin Park's solo countdown on VLive.tv". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  26. ↑ https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0002842281
  27. ↑ "박지민, 2년만 컴백..9월 4일 발매 '몽환적 비주얼'". Naver (in Korean). August 27, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  28. ↑ "'K-Pop Star' Winner Park Ji-min Donates $50,000 to Social Welfare Foundation". Soompi. October 2, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  29. ↑ "15&'s Park Ji-min donates to Hanbit Performing Arts Company for blind musicians". Allkpop. October 2, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  30. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
  31. ↑ Cumulative Sales for "Hopeless Love":
    • "2015년 16주차 Download Chart". Gaon Download Chart (in Korean).
    • "2015년 17주차 Download Chart". Gaon Download Chart (in Korean).
    • "2015년 18주차 Download Chart". Gaon Download Chart (in Korean).
    • "2015년 19주차 Download Chart". Gaon Download Chart (in Korean).
  32. ↑ Cumulative Sales for "Try":
    • "2016년 35주차 Download Chart". Gaon Download Chart (in Korean).
    • "2016년 36주차 Download Chart". Gaon Download Chart (in Korean).
    • "2016년 37주차 Download Chart". Gaon Download Chart (in Korean).
  33. ↑ Gaon Digital Chart
    • "Young해 (feat. Young K), Walkin'(다시 너에게) (feat. Hash Swan), to him".
    • "Answer".
  34. ↑
    • "2016년 35주차 Download Chart (see #97)" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart.
  35. ↑
    • "2016년 35주차 Download Chart (see #101)" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart.
  36. ↑
    • "2016년 35주차 Download Chart (see #104)" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart.
  37. ↑
    • "2016년 35주차 Download Chart (see #120)" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart.
  38. ↑ Total downloads for I Love You:
    • "2013년 09월 Download Chart (See #162)".
  39. ↑ Total downloads for 자꾸 보고 싶어:
    • "2015년 05월 Download Chart (See #89)".
    • "2015년 06월 Download Chart (See #260)".
  40. ↑ Total downloads for Don't Go:
    • "2016년 06월 Download Chart (See #241)".
  41. ↑ 1theK (원더케이) (19 December 2016). "[MV] Jimin Park(박지민), D.ear(디어) _ Look Alike(닮아있어)" – via YouTube.
  42. ↑ "Take me home (Feat. 박지민)". www.melon.com.
  43. ↑ Total downloads for 꿈에 (In Dream):
    • "2012년 03월 Download Chart (See #150)".
    • "2012년 04월 Download Chart (See #210)".
  44. ↑ Total downloads for "Over The Rainbow":
    • "2012년 Download Chart (See #231)".
  45. ↑ Total downloads for "Rolling In The Deep":
    • "2012년 03월 Download Chart (See #233)".
    • "2012년 04월 Download Chart (See #150)".
    • "2012년 05월 Download Chart (See #216)".
  46. ↑ Total downloads for "I'll Be There":
    • "2012년 04월 Download Chart (See #110)".
  47. ↑ Total downloads for "거위의 꿈 (Goose's Dream)":
    • "2014년 04월 Download Chart (See #220)".
  48. ↑ Total downloads for "Love On Top":
    • "2012년 04월 Download Chart (See #171)".
  49. ↑ Total downloads for "Good Bye Baby":
    • "2012년 04월 Download Chart (See #128)".
    • "2012년 05월 Download Chart (See #310)".
  50. ↑ Total downloads for "You Raise Me Up":
    • "2012년 04월 Download Chart (See #154)".
    • "2012년 05월 Download Chart (See #249)".
  51. ↑ Total downloads for "Music Is My Life":
    • "2012년 04월 Download Chart (See #155)".
    • "2012년 05월 Download Chart (See #170)".
  52. ↑ Total downloads for "Mercy":
    • "2012년 05월 Download Chart (See #161)".
  53. ↑ "K-PopStar". Daum. July 24, 2012. Retrieved Nov 4, 2012.
  54. ↑ Lee So-young (May 7, 2017). "'복면가왕' 박지민이 '아기물개'라니···묵직한 가창력 뽐내". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  55. ↑ "Seoul Music Awards Global (scroll to K-POP STAR 2015 [LIVE VOTE] and click "Main and Popular (Overseas)" to reveal the nominees)". Seoul Music Awards. SportsSeoul. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
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