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Jae Park
박제형
Born
Park Jae-hyung

(1992-09-15) September 15, 1992 (age 31)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Education
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • composer
Musical career
GenresPop rock
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • electric guitar
Years active2015–present
LabelsJYP Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationBak Je-hyeong
McCune–ReischauerPak Che-hyŏng

Park Jae-hyung (Korean: 박제형; born September 15, 1992), better known as Jae[1], is a Korean-American singer. He is best known as one of the top six finalists of the popular SBS survival program K-pop Star in its first season and later appeared on the second installment of the same program. He is the vocalist and electric guitarist of South Korean rock band DAY6.

Early life

Jae was born in Argentina. He moved to South Korea for two years when he was five years old,[2] afterwards moving to Long Beach, California with his family. He graduated from Cerritos High School and later studied political science at California State University, Long Beach until he auditioned for SBS Kpop Star and passed the preliminaries, upon which he flew to South Korea to participate in the program. He was eliminated on April 1, 2012,[3] and was later revealed to have signed an exclusive contract with JYP, along with fellow contestant Baek A-yeon, and season's first-place winner Park Ji-min.[4]

Debut and later activities

Main article: Day6

Jae debuted on September 7, 2015 as the electric guitarist of JYP's first rock band, Day6. The group debuted with their first mini-album The Day,[5] in which all members participated. In late March 2016, they released a second mini-album titled Daydream,[6] for which Jae participated in the making of two tracks ("Blood" and "First Time").

On June 28, 2016, he was introduced as the new MC of Arirang's After School Club,[7] as the "Flower Child", alongside Park Ji-min of 15& and Kevin Woo (formerly of U-KISS). This makes Jae a third of "Kaemin."

On December 29, 2016, Day6 announced the Every Day6 project, where they will release 2 songs every month from January to December 2017.[8] On June 7, 2017, Day6 released their 1st studio album Sunrise.[9]

Discography

Main article: Day6 discography

References

  1. ^ "day6jae :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  2. ^ "[V LIVE] DAY6의 Free한 라디오 with Jae, 도운". Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  3. ^ jbarky (2012-04-02). "Park Jae Hyung Dropped from April 1 Show of SBS K-Pop Star'". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  4. ^ jbarky (2012-05-22). "Baek Ayeon and Park Jae Hyung Join Park Jimin for JYP Entertainment". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  5. ^ "JYP's Boy Band DAY6 Debuts With "The Day" Mini Album and "Congratulations" MV". Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  6. ^ leejojoba (2016-03-16). "Update: DAY6 Confirms Comeback Date With 5 Members". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  7. ^ "'After School Club' announces its new MC! | allkpop.com". Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  8. ^ "데이식스, 'EVERY DAY6' 프로젝트 공개…'매월 신곡 발표'" (in Korean). December 29, 2016.
  9. ^ soompi (2017-06-06). "Listen : DAY6 Teases Upcoming Full Album "Sunrise" With Spoiler Video". soompi. Retrieved 2017-06-19.

External links

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