John Park (musician)
John Park | |
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Born | John Andrew Park September 13, 1988 |
Occupations |
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Spouse |
Unknown (m. 2022) |
Children | 1 |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, drums, piano |
Years active | 2010–present |
Labels | Music Farm |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 박성규 |
Hanja | 朴成奎 |
Revised Romanization | Bak Seong-gyu |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Sŏngkyu |
John Andrew Park (born September 13, 1988) is a Korean-American singer. He was a semi-finalist on the ninth season of American Idol; placing twentieth. He is the runner-up of Superstar K2, a Korean singing contest held by M.net. He is currently signed to Music Farm Entertainment.[1]
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Park was born in Chicago; prior to entering Superstar K2, he was a student at Northwestern University majoring in economics.[2] He was a member of his college a cappella group Purple Haze.[2] He was a semi-finalist on the ninth season of American Idol. He later auditioned for the Korean equivalent of "American Idol", Superstar k2, and finished second.
Education
[edit]Park attended Glenbrook North High School. He is an Economics major at Northwestern University.[3] He is currently taking a break from college to pursue a singing career in Korea.[4]
Musical background
[edit]He is a fan of Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Gavin DeGraw, Marc Broussard, and Jamie Cullum.[5]
Personal life
[edit]On April 8, 2022, it was confirmed that John will marry his non-celebrity girlfriend with an event on June 12, 2022.[6] His wife gave birth to their first child, a daughter, on September 25, 2023.[7]
American Idol 9
[edit]Park auditioned in Chicago for the ninth season of American Idol with "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know" by Blood, Sweat and Tears. The judges, especially Shania Twain, were impressed with his audition and he made it to the Hollywood round.
He also performed "Sweet Escape" in the group round along with Haeley Vaughn, Jessica Furney and Kelsey Madsen who was cut that round. He made it to the semi-finals. During the top 24, he sang Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child" and John Mayer's "Gravity" for the top 20, but he was eliminated.
Week | Theme | Song Choice | Original Artist | Order | Result |
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Audition | Auditioner's Choice | I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know | Blood, Sweat and Tears | N/A | Advanced |
Hollywood | First Solo (Acapella) | (unaired) | N/A | Advanced | |
Hollywood | Group Performance | The Sweet Escape | Gwen Stefani | N/A | Advanced |
Hollywood | Second Solo | (unaired) | N/A | Advanced | |
Top 24 (12 men) | Billboard Hot 100 hits | God Bless the Child | Billie Holiday | 8 | Advanced |
Top 20 (10 men) | Billboard Hot 100 hits | Gravity | John Mayer | 2 | Eliminated |
After American Idol, Park entered the second season of the Korean talent show Superstar K2, where he finished second.[8]
Theme | Song Title and Artist | Results |
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Group Mission | Even if I die, I can't let you go (2 AM) | Eliminated (Later given a Wild Card) |
Rival Mission | Soul Vocal (with Huh Gak) | Advanced (Winner) |
Remake Hits (1960–2010) | 10 Minutes (Lee Hyo Ri, 2003) | Advanced |
Lee Moon Sae Special | In The Rain (Lee Moon Sae) | Advanced |
Michael Jackson Special | Man in the Mirror (Michael Jackson) | Advanced (Super Save, Highest Scorer) |
Judges' Hit Remake | Nights Where I Can't Sleep (Lee Seung Chul) | Advanced (Highest Scorer) |
Audiences' Song Choice | Your House (JYP) | Advanced |
Finale Free Performance Title Song Performance |
Drunken Truth (Exhibition) Always (John Park) |
Runner – Up |
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [9] | |||
Inner Child |
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1 |
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Extended plays
[edit]Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [9] | |||
Knock |
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3 |
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Singles
[edit]As lead artist
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart position | Album | |
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KOR [12] |
K-Pop Hot 100 [13] | |||
"I'm Your Man" | 2010 | 14 | — | Non-album single |
"Falling" | 2012 | 4 | 6 | Knock |
"Childlike" | 16 | 27 | A Werewolf Boy OST | |
"Baby" | 2013 | 23 | 13 | Inner Child |
"U" | 2014 | 34 | — | Non-album singles |
"Thought of You" (네 생각) | 2016 | 27 | — | |
"DND (Do Not Disturb)" | 2017 | — | — | |
"Smile" | 66 | — | ||
"Understand" | 2018 | — | — | |
"Let Me Stay" | — | — | ||
"You're My Everything" | 2019 | — | — | |
"Hold Me" | — | — | ||
"Somehow Today" | 2021 | — | — | Lovestruck in the City OST |
"I'm Always by Your Side" | — | — | Vincenzo OST | |
"Here I Am" | — | — | Monthly Magazine Home OST | |
"Stay" (밤새 서로 미루다) (with Jeon Mi-do) |
50 | 51 | Non-album single | |
"The Day You Were Falling" (니가 내리는 날에) | 2022 | 170 | — | Forecasting Love and Weather OST |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
As featured artist
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart position | Album | |
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KOR [12] |
K-Pop Hot 100 [13] | |||
"Happy Me" (Huh Gak featuring John Park) | 2010 | 24 | — | Huh Gak 1st Mini Album |
"Would We Have Changed" (Younha featuring John Park) | 2012 | 38 | 11 | Supersonic |
"Forever" (Kim Jin-pyo featuring John Park) | 2013 | 35 | — | JP 7 |
"Halyang Dream" (Gary featuring John Park) | 2015 | — | — | 2002 |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Collaborations
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart position | Album | |
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KOR [12] |
Hot100 K-Pop [13] | |||
"Life is Tab" (R&B version) | 2011 | — | — | Non-album single |
"My Best" (with Huh Gak) | 43 | — | Glove OST | |
"Switch" (with Song Hye-kyo) | 2012 | 35 | 22 | Song Hye Kyo Debut |
"Alcohol" | 2014 | 71 | 59 | Kang Seung Won Making Project Vol.1 Part.1 |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Other charted songs
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart position | Album |
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KOR [12] | |||
"I'll Give It All" | 2010 | 39 | Superstar K2 Up to 11 |
"In the Rain" | 9 | ||
"This Ain't It" | 2012 | 31 | Knock |
"I Wonder Why" | 42 | ||
"Good Day" | 47 | ||
"The Song" | 56 | ||
"Imagine" | 2013 | 104 | Inner Child |
"Too Late" | 112 | ||
"Eraser" | 145 | ||
"Again" (feat. Bizzy) | 162 | ||
"Childlike" | 181 | ||
"No More" | 191 | ||
"Where" | 194 | ||
"Sipping My Life" (Bonus track) | 199 |
Music videos
[edit]Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
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"I'm Your Man" | 2010 | Unknown | |
"Life is Tab" | 2011 | Jang Jae-hyeok | [14] |
"My Best" | Unknown | ||
"Falling" | 2012 | Digipedi | [15] |
"Switch" | Unknown | ||
"Childlike" | |||
"Baby" | 2013 | Digipedi | [16] |
"Alcohol" | 2014 | Kang Seung-won | [17] |
"U" | Digipedi | [18] |
Awards
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2012 | 2nd Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards | Best New Male Solo Artist | "Falling" | Won |
2013 | 12th KBS Entertainment Awards | Show/Variety Male Newcomer Award | Cool Kiz on the Block | Won |
Variety Show
[edit]Year | Show | Notes |
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2024 | Agents of Mystery | Cast[19] |
2023-2024 | The Genius Paik 2 | Cast[20] |
2023 | The Genius Paik | Cast; with Kwon Yu-ri, Lee Jang-woo and Baek Jong-won[21] |
2022 | Doll Singles Gaiden | Host; with Yoo Se-yoon[22] |
2021 | The Da Vinci Note | Host[23] |
2019 | Wednesday Music Playlist | Cast[24] |
2019 | 4 Wheeled Restaurant Season 3 (U.S.A.) | Cast[25][26] |
2017 | King of Mask Singer | Contestant as "Voice Blue Ocean Marine Boy" (Episodes 115–116)[27] |
2016–2017 | Secretly Greatly | Host |
2016 | Happy Together | "Global Entertainers" Special |
Please Take Care of My Refrigerator | Episode 88–89 | |
I Can See Your Voice 3 | Episode 8 | |
2015 | Happy Together | "I am from America" Special |
2 Days & 1 Night | "We Can See Korea Trip"- guest[28] | |
Two Yoo Project | "Finding Sugar Man" – guest | |
Running Man | Episode 265 – Tru-Gary Show 2[29] | |
2014 | Episode 179–180 – Cooking Battle | |
Witch Hunt | Guest[30] | |
Laws of the Jungle | Cast[31] | |
Gag Concert | Guest[32] | |
2013–2014 | Cool Kiz on the Block | Member of Badminton, Basketball Team & Tae-Kwon-Do |
2013 | Happy Together | Housekeeping Men Special[33] |
Global Special | ||
Running Man | Episode 159 – 1% of Friendship, Couple Race | |
2023 | The Time Hotel | Cast member[34] |
2024 | Agents of Mystery | Cast member[35] |
References
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- ^ a b Kim, Yoonji. "John Park finishes second in 'Superstar K'". Daily Northwestern. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011.
- ^ "John Park". Chicago Tribune. February 16, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
- ^ Brown, Claire (October 19, 2010). "Northwestern's John Park reaches finals in Korean version of "American Idol"". Daily Northwestern. Archived from the original on October 23, 2010.
- ^ "John Park Biography". Johnapark.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- ^ Kim Min-ji (April 8, 2022). "존박, 유부남 된다…비연예인과 1년 열애 끝 6월12일 결혼 "소중한 사람" [공식]" [John Park becomes a married man... After a year of dating with a non-celebrity, marriage on June 12th "Precious person" [Official]] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on September 17, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Park, Seo-yeon (September 26, 2023). "존박, 딸 아빠 됐다…"25일 득녀, 많은 축복 부탁" [공식입장](전문)" [John Park became a father to a daughter... “We have a daughter on the 25th, please give us many blessings” [Official statement] (Full text)] (in Korean). MyDaily. Archived from the original on September 17, 2024. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ [1] Archived December 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ "2013년 07월 Album Chart". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ "2012년 Album Chart". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
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- ^ a b c "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- "Stay". Billboard Korea (in Korean). January 15, 2022. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "앨범 정보 – Life Is Tab". Melon. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ "Falling MV". Digipedi. Archived from the original on October 11, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ "Baby MV". Digipedi. Archived from the original on March 14, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ "강승원 프로젝트 '술' 뮤비에 존박·유희열·조정치 등 뮤지션 '총출동'". tvdaily.asiae.co.kr. TV Daily. April 8, 2014. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ "U MV". Digipedi. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ "'Agents Of Mystery': What To Know About The Netflix Korean Reality Show". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 17, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "The Genius Paik 2". Archived from the original on September 17, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via CJ ENM.
- ^ Park Soo-in (February 2, 2023). "백종원 나폴리 한식당, tvN 예능 '장사천재 백사장'이었다[공식입장]" [Baek Jong-won, a Korean restaurant in Naples, was tvN's 'Business Genius Baeksajang' [official position]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023 – via Naver.
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- ^ Kim Min-ji (July 13, 2021). "장성규·장도연·존박, '다빈치노트' 3MC 확정…8월7일 첫방". News1 (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on September 17, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ ""듣고 더블로 가"..'수요일은 음악프로', 그 시절 우리가 좋아했던 띵곡". Enews (in Korean). October 2, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cast Members (Season 3) 현지에서 먹힐까? | 출연진 소개". tvN (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Program Introduction (Season 3) 현지에서 먹힐까? | 프로그램 소개". tvN (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ Kim Mi-hwa (June 18, 2017). "[★밤TView]'복면' 흥부자댁, 女최초 6연승..존박·샤넌 반전매력". Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ^ "Park Joon Hyung, Henry, John Park, and Otani Ryohei to guest on '1 Night 2 Days'". Allkpop. Archived from the original on October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ "Brainy Idols Kyuhyun, Yeeun, John Park, and Rap Monster to Appear on "Running Man"". Soompi. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ "Singer John Park Reveals He was Mistaken for a Gay Person on 'Witch Hunt'". Soompi. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ "John Park confirmed as the final member to join 'Laws of the City'". Allkpop. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ "Tae Jin Ah, SISTAR, John Park To Be On Gag Concert As Guests". KpopStarz. September 7, 2014. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
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- ^ "The Time Hotel | Entertainment Shows | CJ ENM". CJ ENM. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ "Korean Unscripted Series 'Agents of Mystery' by the Producer of 'The Devil's Plan' Premieres June 18". Netflix. May 20, 2024. Archived from the original on September 17, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
External links
[edit]- 1988 births
- Living people
- American Idol participants
- Superstar K participants
- American musicians of Korean descent
- Northwestern University alumni
- American K-pop singers
- Korean-language singers of the United States
- American male pop singers
- American male singer-songwriters
- American contemporary R&B singers
- Glenbrook North High School alumni
- Music Farm artists
- 21st-century American male singers
- 21st-century American singer-songwriters
- South Korean baritones