1. Seo Jung-kwon, known as Tiger JK, is a South Korea-born American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur based in South Korea.
22 Facts About Tiger JK
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Tiger JK is best known as a founding member of Korean hip hop group Drunken Tiger.
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Tiger JK has founded two record labels, Jungle Entertainment and Feel Ghood Music.
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Tiger JK is a member of the South Korean hip hop trio MFBTY.
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Tiger JK is considered a highly influential figure in the development of Korean hip-hop and is credited with helping bring the genre into the Korean mainstream.
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Tiger JK was born in Seoul, South Korea on July 29,1974.
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Tiger JK's family moved to the United States when he was 12, and he was sent to briefly live with an uncle in Miami, Florida, where he practiced Taekwondo, becoming a 3rd "dan" black belt.
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Tiger JK spent his teenage years in Los Angeles, California, where he attended Glendale Hoover High School in Glendale, CA.
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Tiger JK later said he wanted to use hip hop to create a dialogue between the two communities.
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Tiger JK returned to the United States and teamed up with DJ Shine to form the group Drunken Tiger in 1998.
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In 2006, Tiger JK left Oasis Records and established his own hip-hop label, Jungle Entertainment.
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Tiger JK continued to release music with Drunken Tiger over the next few years, while collaborating with other artists.
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Tiger JK has had multiple collaborations with popular boy group leader RM of BTS with the latter featuring on his final album Drunken Tiger X: Rebirth of Tiger JK on the song Timeless.
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Tiger JK featured in Seventeen's Hoshi's Tiger released in 2022.
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Tiger JK was arrested for using methamphetamine in Korea in 2000, at the same time that members of the Korean hip hop group Uptown were arrested on drug charges.
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Tiger JK said that, though he had used drugs in the past, he had not used them in Korea, and he said that he was ultimately found guilty due to false testimony from the members of Uptown.
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Tiger JK spent a month and a half in jail and was given two years probation.
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Tiger JK was diagnosed with acute transverse myelitis, a spinal cord condition that affects motor functions, in 2006.
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Tiger JK was hospitalized and took a two-year hiatus from performing.
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In June 2007, Tiger JK married rapper and singer Yoon Mi-rae in a private ceremony in a Buddhist Temple.
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In 2006, Tiger JK launched a clothing line called Lungta.
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In 2011, under American rapper Dr Dre's "Beats By Dr Dre" headphones line, Tiger JK released his own limited edition headphones.