Jinyoung

Background

Park Jin-young was born on September 22, 1994, in Changwon City, South Korea. He is a singer and actor, best known for as a member of the boy band GOT7. Jinyoung has dreamed of becoming a performer since primary school. His mother was against it but agreed that if he would make it through his first audition, she would give him a chance. Followed by a popularity award in an SM Entertainment audition, his family’s opposition diminished. In the same year, he started taking dance classes at Busan Dance School, and in 2009 he successfully auditioned for JYP Entertainment, winning first place at the open audition with Jay B over 10,000 applicants. As his music career started to take off, so did his acting. In 2011, Jinyoung became part of the “Dream High 2” cast as Jung Ui-bong. A year later, he and fellow trainee J.B. would debut as the duo JJ Project with the single ‘Bounce.’

On January 16, 2014, Jinyoung debuted as a vocalist in JYP Entertainment’s new boy band GOT7. It was described as a hip-hop group and drew comparisons to their senior inspiration, 2PM, who are well known for their b-boying and acrobatic dance styles. Not even officially debuted, the group already had all eyes on them, receiving the nickname post 2PM. As was expected, their first E.P. release came first on Billboard’s World Albums Chart with “Got It?.” They made their official music program debut in the same year through Mnet’s M Countdown, performing their debut single ‘Girls Girls Girls.’ Shortly after their debut, the group signed a contract with Japan’s Sony Music Entertainment.

In 2021, the K-pop members parted ways with company JYP Entertainment, opting not to renew their contracts. Since leaving JYP, the members have pursued their solo careers, always reassuring their fans worldwide that GOT7 will return as a band for more releases. While each of the band’s seven members has their deals with various entertainment and management companies, this disbanded group is working with Warner Music Korea for a 2022 project, bigger and better than ever.