Parc Jae-jung (born December 25, 1995)[1] is a South Korean singer. He is well known as the winner of the South Korean singing competition Superstar K 5 in 2013.[2]
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Background information | |
Also known as | Parc Jaejung |
Born | (1995-12-25) December 25, 1995 (age 26) Seoul, South Korea |
Genres | Pop ballad |
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Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Years active | 2013–present |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 박재정 |
Hanja | 朴宰正 |
Revised Romanization | Bak Jae-jeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Chaechŏng |
Parc was born in Seoul, South Korea on December 25, 1995.[1] He developed an interest in music at a young age and learned to play the violin, clarinet, and traditional Korean percussion instruments when he was in elementary school. In 2011, he moved with his family to Florida, where his parents worked as farmers.[3]
In July 2013, Parc participated in the fifth season of singing competition series Superstar K5. On November 15, 2013, Parc was announced as the winner of the competition and having opportunity to signing with CJ E&M.[4][5] On November 20, Parc released his pre-debut single "Stalker".[6] On November 22, Parc made his official debut stage on the annual award event Mnet Asian Music Award at Hongkong's Asia World Expo Arena.[7][8]
On July 17, 2014, Parc released his first EP, Step 1, where contain of five track including the lead single "Ice Ice Baby" featuring Beenzino.[9]
In July 2015, Parc joined Mystic Entertainment after his contract with CJ E&M ended.[10]
On May 19, 2016, Parc released collaboration single "Two Men" with Kyuhyun. They also made performance of "Two Men" in the variety show Radio Star on May 18.[11][12]
On May 19, 2017, Parc released single "Passport", as a part of Yoon Jongshin's music project Monthly Yong Jongshin 2017 May.[13] In the same month, Parc was cast in the first season of the music variety show Snowball Project. He team-up with Mark Lee of NCT released "Lemonade Love" on July 21, which was produced by Henry Lau and Yoon Jongshin.[14][15] In August 2017, Parc was cast in the 2017 MBC pilot variety show It's Dangerous Beyond The Blankets.[16] On June 29, Parc released his single "Focus", which was written by Yoon Jongshin and Jung Suk-won of 015B.[17][18] On October 13, Parc released another single "The Villain", which also written by Yoon Jongshin and Jung Suk-won of 015B. The single is the trilogy of the farewell ballad following "Two Men" and "Focus".[19][20] On November 11, Parc appeared on "Fantastic Duo 2" as a contestant for Ailee's Star Duo, however gugudan’s Kim Se-jeong was selected as her partner.[21] On December 18, Parc held his first solo concert, Mood In December, at Seoul's Hyundai Card Understage.[22]
On June 8, 2018, Parc released single "Bad Dreams", as a part of Mystic Entertainment's music project LISTEN.[23] His next single "Words" was released on August 4, which is his first self-composed song since debut.[24][25]
On February 10, 2021, Parc announced that he would be leaving Mystic Story.[26] On April 2, it was confirmed that Parc has signed with Romantic Factory, which houses rappers Ovan and Vinxen.[27] After signed with new agency, Parc released a song titled "I Loved You" on April 18, 2021.
On May, 2021, Parc was revealed as one of the MSG Wannabe members who passed on variety show program Hangout with Yoo and debuted as a member of MSG Wannabe and was part of the sub-unit M.O.M. After the show ended, he actively promoted himself as a solo singer by releasing his two new songs titled "Hobby" and "From That Day" on July 27, 2021.
Parc will hold a solo concert 'Letter 1.5' on May 21 and 22.[28]
In August 2022 it was announced that Parc will release a self written single "Letter to B" on September 1.[29]
On October 30, 2022, Park decided to cancel the concert due to the Seoul Halloween crowd crush.[30]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [31] | |||
STEP 1 |
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Lyrics |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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KOR [33] | ||||
As lead artist | ||||
"Stalker" (첫 눈에) | 2013 | 68 |
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Step 1 |
"Ice Ice Baby" (얼음땡) (featuring Beenzino) |
2014 | 56 |
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"Focus" (시력) | 2017 | — | — | Non-album singles |
"The Villain" (악역) | — | |||
"Bad Dream" (니가 죽는 꿈) | 2018 | — | Listen 026 | |
"Words" (가사) | — | Non-album singles | ||
"4 years" (4년) | — | |||
"Ceiling" (꼬박) | 2019 | — | Listen 030 | |
"If Only" (다시 태어날 수 있다면) | — | Lyrics | ||
"December" (눈) | — | Non-album single | ||
"Easy Determination" (가벼운 결심) | 2020 | — | Listen 034 | |
"I Loved You" (좋았는데) | 2021 | — | Non-album singles | |
"Hobby" (취미) | — | |||
"From That Day" (그날의 너) | — | |||
"Love Message" (한 걸음) | 2022 | 127 | ||
"A Letter to B" (B에게 쓰는 편지 박재정) | 142 | |||
Collaborations | ||||
"Two Men" (두 남자) (with Kyuhyun) |
2016 | 66 |
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Non-album single |
"Passport" (여권) (with Yoon Jong-shin) |
2017 | — | — | His Walk of Life 2017 Yoon Jong-shin |
"Lemonade Love" (with Mark) |
2017 | — | SM Station Season 2 | |
"XOXO" (with Soyeon of Laboum) |
2018 | — | Non-album single | |
"May 12" (5월 12일) (with 015B) |
— | The Legacy 01 | ||
"Yet, we" (아직, 우린) (with Sogag Sogag) |
— | DALKOMM DAY #6 (달콤데이#6 아직, 우린) | ||
"Alone" (두 혼자) (with Park Bo-ram) |
2019 | — | Non-album singles | |
"With A Song" (with JeA, Hayoung, Eunkwang, Cheetah) |
2020 | — | ||
"Journey To Atlantis" (상상더하기) (with MSG Wannabe) |
2021 | 7 | MSG Wannabe Top 8 Performance Songs | |
"If" (만약에) (with Jee Seok-jin, KCM, Wonstein) |
19 | |||
"Foolish Love" (바라만 본다) (with Jee Seok-jin, KCM, Wonstein) |
1 | MSG Wannabe 1st Album | ||
"I Love You" (난 너를 사랑해) (with MSG Wannabe) |
25 | |||
Soundtrack appearances | ||||
"Who Are You" (그댄 누군가요) | 2014 | — | — | My Spring Days OST |
"Not Gonna Wait" | 2017 | — | Live Up to Your Name OST | |
"Didn't Know" (몰랐어) | 2018 | — | Feel Good to Die OST | |
"Cassette tape" (카세트 테이프) (with Soyou) |
2019 | — | The Call 2 Project No.4 | |
"Like something" (썸 비슷한) (with Soyou, Hangzoo) |
— | The Call Final Project | ||
"Let's Meet" (만나려 해) (with Park Kyung, Sunwoo Jung-a, Kim Hyun-woo, Song Yuvin, Suran) |
— | Melody Book OST Part 3 (멜로디책방 Part 3) | ||
"Tonight" | — | The Wind Blows OST | ||
"Ice Doll" (얼음인형) | — | Melting Me Softly OST | ||
"Sunshine Wind Starlight You" (햇살 바람 별빛 그대) | — | The Tale of Nokdu OST | ||
"In the Night" | 2020 | — | Hi Bye, Mama! OST |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Should I Say I Love You Again" (다시 사랑한다 말할까) | 2020 | Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Little Star Special) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2016 | King of Masked Singer | Contestant | ||
Real Men | Cast Member | Episode 172–180 (Naval Education and Training Command) | ||
2017 | Battle Trip | Contestant | Episode 49 ('E.ro.parc' Tour) | |
It's Dangerous Beyond The Blankets | Cast Member | Season 1 (Episodes 1–4) | ||
2019 | King of Masked Singer | Contestant | ||
2021 | Hangout with Yoo | Cast Member | Episodes 91–93, 95-101 | |
2022 | Love Interference Season 3 | special host | [37] | |
Year | Song Title | Artist | Ref. |
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2017 | "Lemonade Love" | Parc Jae-jung, Mark (NCT) | [38] |
2021 | "I Loved You" (좋았는데) | Parc Jae-jung | [39] |
"Only You + Foolish Love" (나를 아는 사람'을 '바라만 본다) | MSG Wannabe | [40] | |
"Keep your head up" (네가 아는 너) | Lee Dong-hwi | [41] | |
Year | Title | Role | Note | Ref. |
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2021 | Noon's Hope Song, Kim Shin-young | Special DJ | July 8 ; (with Jee Seok-jin) | [42] |
Jeon Hyosung 's Dreaming Radio | November 25–26 | [43] | ||
2022 | Turn up the volume | August 1–7 | [44] |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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MBC Entertainment Awards | 2021 | Rookie Award | Hangout with Yoo and I Live Alone | Won | [45] |
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