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 | |
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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]
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.
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]
He is a fan of Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Gavin DeGraw, Marc Broussard, and Jamie Cullum. [5]
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]
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 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [9] | |||
Inner Child |
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Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [9] | |||
Knock |
| 3 |
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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. |
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. |
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. |
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 |
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] | |
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 |
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] |
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