Native name 박지민 Name Park Ji-min Music group 15& (Since 2012) Genres K-popBalladR&B Albums Sugar | Origin Seoul, South Korea Height 1.60 m Birth name Park Ji-min Role Singer | |
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Also known as Jimin ParkJamie ParkBaby JQueen J Born July 5, 1997 (age 26) Busan, South Korea ( 1997-07-05 ) Occupation(s) SingerRapperPresenter Parents Park Mi-jeong, Park Pil-woo Similar People Baek Yerin, Lee Hi, Eric Nam, Park Jin‑young, J‑Hope Profiles | ||
Park ji min i believe i can fly on competition
Park Ji-min (Hangul: 박지민, born July 5, 1997), otherwise known as Jimin Park or Jamie Park, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and television presenter. She is a member of South Korean girl duo 15&. She is the winner of SBS's K-pop Star Season 1. She is also an MC on After School Club.
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- Park ji min i believe i can fly on competition
- ENG SUB X X OST This Is Me l 10
- Biography
- 201114 K pop Star and 15
- 2015present Solo debut and other activities
- Charity work
- EPs
- References
[ENG SUB] 박지민 X 칸 X 엑시트의 위대한 쇼맨 OST 'This Is Me'~☆ l 보컬플레이 10회
Biography
Park Ji-min was born on July 5, 1997 in Daejeon. She lived in Thailand for seven years and went to Garden International School Bangkok where she was known as Jamie. Her family currently lives in Seoul. Ji-min speaks Korean (her native language), fluent English, and basic Thai. She was a contestant on the popular talent show, K-pop Star on which the judges were the "Big Three" (SM, YG, JYP). She has graduated at the Hanlim School of Performing Arts alongside group member Baek Yerin, as well as label mate Yugyeom of GOT7 in 2016.
2011–14: K-pop Star and 15&
In 2011, Park Ji-min became a contestant of K-pop Star and won first place in the competition. After winning, she was awarded with the opportunity of signing with YG Entertainment, SM Entertainment or JYP Entertainment. On May 21, it was reported by SBS that she had chosen to sign with JYP Entertainment. Later, it was revealed that Baek Ah Yeon and Park Jae Hyung decided to sign a contract with JYP Entertainment. As promised, Park Ji-min and Lee Ha-yi each received a brand new Hyundai i40 and i30 as the winner and runner-up of K-Pop Star. In addition, Park Ji-min also received 300 million won (~$257,400 USD), was cast in a drama, and was also given an opportunity to sign a contract as a CF model.
On August 24–26, Ji-min, along with runner-up K-pop Star, Lee Ha-yi, were invited as guest performer for the 'Samsung Galaxy S3 and Smart Air Condition Q – All That Skate 2012' event that took place at the Gymnastics Stadium in the Seoul Olympic Park. For the event, the girls are reunited to take the finale stage, singing Rihanna‘s 'We Found Love' complemented with the on-ice performances of Alexei Yagudin, Joannie Rochette, Stéphane Lambiel, Patrick Chan, Brian Joubert, and other world-renowned skaters.
On September 19, 2012, Ji-min announced that she will debut as part of a duo along with Baek Yerin. On October 5, 15&'s first music video "I Dream" was released on YouTube. On October 7, they debuted stage with "I Dream" on Inkigayo.
In 2014, Jimin became a co-host for Arirang TV's After School Club.
2015–present: Solo debut and other activities
On March 31, 2015, J.Y. Park announced via Twitter that Ji-min would be making her debut as a solo artist, and that her debut stage would be held on the popular singing show K-Pop Star 4. Her teaser images were released later that day, along with the name of the title track, Hopeless Love. The teaser pictures also revealed that she would be going by the name 'Jimin Park', rather than 'Park Ji-min', for her solo debut.
On May 19, 2015 producer group Sweetune revealed that Ji-min and Eric Nam would release a duet called "Dream" for Charity Project. The song was released on May 28, 2015.
On August 14, 2015, Ji-min announced a project group she had formed with Seungyoun of UNIQ and rapper Nathan. Their group name was later revealed to be M.O.L.A (Make Our Life Awesome), and they released their first track "My Way" on August 20. Their second song "Trick or Treat" was released on October 31, where Ji-min made her second recorded comeback as a rapper.
On August 15, 2016, J.Y. Park released a teaser via Instagram and Twitter that Ji-min would be having a comeback with a mini album called 19 to 20 with title song Try was released on August 23, 2016. She called the 19 to 20 "her story", and hoped that her fans would be able to connect to her better and build a stronger relationship with her first self-composed album.
Charity work
In October 2012, Ji-min donated 50 million won (~$45,000 USD) to Hanbit Performing Arts Company for blind musicians. She became interested in the program after meeting with fellow K-pop Star contestant Kim Soo Hwan, who currently attends the Hanbit Performing Arts Company. Park Ji-min shared, “The Hanbit Performing Arts Company hosts young, elementary school students as well as professional performers. Although they are blind, they are musicians who are performing with amazing talent. I want to be at least a small help to those who have the same love for music that I have.” She also donated 50 million won (~$45,000 USD) to World Vision.
On May 28, 2015, Ji-min collaborated with singer Eric Nam for their song, "Dream", produced by Sweetune. They revealed all profit made from the song would be donated to charity.