Park Jin-young rose to stardom as a singer following the release of his 1994 debut album, Blue City.
24 Facts About Park Jin-young
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Park Jin-young's father was a news correspondent based in the US At age 9, Park moved with his mother to New York following his father's reassignment.
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Park Jin-young later attended Yonsei University, during which time he released his first two albums.
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Park Jin-young graduated with a bachelor's in geology in 1996.
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Park Jin-young originally debuted as the trio boy group "Park Jin-young Jin Young and the NG", with Kim Soo-chul as a producer, and members Cho Hye-sung and Yoon Tae-jin.
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In 1997, Park Jin-young founded his label and agency JYP Entertainment, then known as Tae-Hong Planning Corp.
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In 2004, Park Jin-young ventured into the American music industry, becoming the first Asian producer to cross over to the US, producing music for Will Smith, Mase and Cassie.
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In May 2008, Park Jin-young collaborated with Jackie Chan to form the I Love Asia Project, prompted by the earthquake tragedy in China.
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Park Jin-young produced the song "Smile Again" along with Chan and Korean director Kang Je-gyu to raise funds for relief efforts in Sichuan.
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In October 2009, Park Jin-young became the first Korean songwriter, together with RAINSTONE, to reach the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with the Wonder Girls hit "Nobody" which debuted at No 76.
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On December 3,2009, Park Jin-young released his single "No Love No More".
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Park Jin-young followed up his success with "Someone Else" by releasing the single "You're the One" on April 28,2012.
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Park Jin-young appeared in the Korean variety show Sister's Slam Dunk in 2016, producing the cast's single titled 'Shut Up'.
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In 2019, Park Jin-young released a song titled 'Fever' featured by Superbee and BIBI.
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In November 2022, Park Jin-young released the single "Groove Back", which was released on November 21, but the music video was released three days prior, according to the agency.
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In 2011, Park Jin-young made his film debut as Choi Young In, a man on a mission to hand-deliver 5 million dollars, in Five Million Dollar Man with Jo Sung-ha and Min Hyo-rin.
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On February 10,2011, songwriter Kim Sin-il filed a lawsuit against Park Jin-young claiming that "Someday", sung by IU and composed by Park Jin-young, plagiarized Kim's song "To My Man".
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Park Jin-young denied the allegations, and no settlement was reached after several court hearings.
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On February 10,2012, the Seoul Central District Court ruled that "Someday" was plagiarized from Kim's song, and ordered Park Jin-young to pay 21.67 million won in damages to Kim.
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Park Jin-young appealed the ruling, but on January 24,2013, the Seoul High Court ruled against Park Jin-young and ordered him to pay 56.93 million won to Kim.
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On January 25,2019, his daughter was born, and Park Jin-young wrote "This Small Hand" for her and his father, with a documentary-style music video released on February 9.
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Park Jin-young is a born-again Christian and leads weekly Bible practices.
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Park Jin-young turned to several faiths to fill the "void in [his] heart" after his divorce before finding his faith in Christianity.
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In December 2022, Park Jin-young donated 500 million won to Samsung Seoul Hospital and World Vision, an international relief and development NGO on the 9th.