Jae Park

Park Jae-hyung (Korean: 박제형; born September 15, 1992), better known as Jae,[1] is a Korean-American musician, singer, songwriter, rapper and composer, best known as a vocalist and electric guitarist of South Korean rock band Day6. Prior to joining Day6, he gained attention in South Korea as one of the final six finalists of the first season of the singing competition television series K-pop Star.

For the rapper and founder of record label AOMG, see Jay Park.
This is a Korean name; the family name is Park.
Jae Park
박제형
Park in March 2017
Born
Park Jae-hyung

(1992-09-15) September 15, 1992
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Education
Occupation
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
  • Musician
  • Composer
Home townCerritos, California, U.S.
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Electric guitar
Years active2015–present
LabelsJYP
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak Je-hyeong
McCune–ReischauerPak Chehyŏng

Early life

Park was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and later moved to Cerritos, California. He graduated from Cerritos High School and later studied political science at California State University, Long Beach until he passed the preliminary auditions for K-pop Star and moved to South Korea.

Though he was eliminated from the series on April 1, 2012, as one of the final six finalists,[2] Park later went on to sign an exclusive contract with JYP Entertainment along with fellow contestants Baek A-yeon and the season's first-place winner Park Ji-min.[3]

Career
Main article: Day6

Park debuted on September 7, 2015, as a vocalist and electric guitarist of JYP's first rock band, Day6. The band debuted with EP The Day.[4] In late March 2016, the band released its second EP Daydream, for which Park participated in the making of two tracks: "Blood" and "First Time." Park continues to actively participate in the making of numerous tracks following their "Daydream" album.[5]

On June 28, 2016, he became an MC of Arirang's After School Club, alongside Park Ji-min and Kevin Woo, formerly of U-KISS.[6] He officially graduated as ASC's MC on July 17, 2018.[7]

In September 2017, Park started a Youtube channel called JaeSix.[8] He began a personal music project on the channel in 2020, releasing self-written solo tracks under the name eaJ. [9]

Park was a guest DJ every Monday on Arirang Radio's Monday Music Access with singer, Bernard Park. His last appearance as a guest DJ was on April 30, 2018.[10]

Discography
Main article: Day6 discography

Filmography

Television shows
Year Title Network Role
2011 K-pop Star Season 1[11] SBS Contestant

MC
Year Title TV Network Role
2016–2018 After School Club Arirang MC

References
  1. "day6jae :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  2. jbarky (2012-04-02). "Park Jae Hyung Dropped from April 1 Show of SBS K-Pop Star'". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  3. jbarky (2012-05-22). "Baek Ayeon and Park Jae Hyung Join Park Jimin for JYP Entertainment". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  4. "JYP's Boy Band DAY6 Debuts With "The Day" Mini Album and "Congratulations" MV". Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  5. Jung, Junhwa (March 16, 2016). "[단독] JYP밴드 DAY6, 3월말 컴백 확정..5인조 유지" [[Exclusive] JYP Band DAY6, Comeback at the end of March confirmed..5 members maintained]. OSEN. Retrieved April 25, 2020 – via Naver.
  6. "'After School Club' announces its new MC! | allkpop.com". Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  7. https://twitter.com/arirang_ASC/status/1015073280636563456
  8. "Watch: Jae Shows His Daily Life In First Vlog Uploaded On DAY6's 2nd Anniversary". Soompi. 1504734460. Retrieved 2020-03-29. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. "Update: DAY6's Jae Sings "LA TRAINS" As eaJ In New Video". Soompi. 1579231897. Retrieved 2020-03-29. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. https://www.instagram.com/p/BiL2pZBgSJE/
  11. "K-PopStar". Daum. July 24, 2012. Retrieved Nov 4, 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.