Jae Park
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박제형 | |
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Born | Park Jae-hyung September 15, 1992 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Years active | 2015–present |
Labels | JYP |
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Revised Romanization | Bak Je-hyeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Chehyŏng |
Park Jae-hyung (Korean: 박제형; born September 15, 1992), better known as Jae,[1] is a Korean Argentine-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.
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
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]
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.[8]
Discography
Filmography
Television shows
Year | Title | Network | Role |
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2011 | K-pop Star Season 1[9] | SBS | Contestant |
MC
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2016–2018 | After School Club | Arirang | MC |
References
- ^ "day6jae :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-10-06.
- ^ jbarky (2012-04-02). "Park Jae Hyung Dropped from April 1 Show of SBS K-Pop Star'". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ jbarky (2012-05-22). "Baek Ayeon and Park Jae Hyung Join Park Jimin for JYP Entertainment". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ "JYP's Boy Band DAY6 Debuts With "The Day" Mini Album and "Congratulations" MV". Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ leejojoba (2016-03-16). "Update: DAY6 Confirms Comeback Date With 5 Members". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ "'After School Club' announces its new MC! | allkpop.com". Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ https://twitter.com/arirang_ASC/status/1015073280636563456
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/BiL2pZBgSJE/
- ^ "K-PopStar". Daum. July 24, 2012. Retrieved Nov 4, 2012.
- 1992 births
- Living people
- American musicians of Korean descent
- Argentine emigrants to the United States
- Argentine people of Korean descent
- California State University, Long Beach alumni
- JYP Entertainment artists
- South Korean male idols
- South Korean male singers
- Day6 members
- 21st-century South Korean singers
- 21st-century male singers