Park Jin-young

Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Park Jin-young

Role / Field:

South Korean singer, actor, and songwriter known for Got7 and dramatic roles.

Born:

1994-09-22

Century / Era:

1994s Historical Era

Database Source:

2Day Chrono-Wiki & Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Origins & Early Life

Park Jin-young (Korean: 박진영; born September 22, 1994), known mononymously as Jinyoung, and formerly as Jr. and Junior, is a South Korean singer, actor, and songwriter. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Got7 and duo JJ Project. As an actor, he gained recognition for his roles in the television series The Devil Judge (2021), Yumi's Cells (2021–2022), and Our Unwritten Seoul (2025), for which he received a Best Actor nomination at the 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards. He has also starred in the films Christmas Carol (2022) and Hi-Five (2025). He won the Best New Actor award at the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards for Christmas Carol and received a Best New Actor nomination at the 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards for Hi-Five.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

He is known for building his characters' emotions drawing from his personal experience rather than maximizing specific emotions or highlighting dramatic moments, and for conveying sorrow through a silent demeanor and deep, teary eyes. Park is a native of Udo Island in Jinhae District, Changwon, where his grandparents reside, but grew up in Yongwon-dong, Jinhae District. He had childhood ambitions to be an entertainer and appear on TV since his fifth year of primary school. His mother was against it and, when Park was attending his sixth year, she sent him to an audition for SM Entertainment, agreeing that, if he failed, he would give up; however, he made it to the third and final preliminary round and won the popularity award. As the family's opposition diminished, he started taking dance classes at Busan Dance School in Seomyeon and Haeundae starting from the winter vacation of his first year of middle school, although he didn't take it seriously for the first three months until his father reproached him.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

After three months of intense practice, he was able to dance, and in 2009 he successfully auditioned for JYP Entertainment, winning first place at the open audition with Jay B over 10,000 applicants; he subsequently moved to Seoul alone, in the middle of his first year of high school. At that time he only liked dancing, but, thinking seriously about his future, he realized that he loved music as a whole. He attended Gyeonggi High School and Howon University. In 2011, after six months of acting classes, Park was cast in the role of Jung Ui-bong in the television drama Dream High 2. The drama began airing on January 30, 2012, on KBS.

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1994 (1994-09-22): Birth of Park Jin-young — South Korean singer, actor, and songwriter known for Got7 and dramatic roles.
2. 2009: 2009 Milestone — After three months of intense practice, he was able to dance, and in 2009 he successfully auditioned for JYP Entertainment, winning first place at the open audition with Jay B over 10,000 applicants; he subsequently moved to Seoul alone, in the middle of his first year of high school.
3. 2011: 2011 Milestone — In 2011, after six months of acting classes, Park was cast in the role of Jung Ui-bong in the television drama Dream High 2.
4. 2012: 2012 Milestone — The drama began airing on January 30, 2012, on KBS.
5. 2021: 2021 Milestone — As an actor, he gained recognition for his roles in the television series The Devil Judge (2021), Yumi's Cells (2021–2022), and Our Unwritten Seoul (2025), for which he received a Best Actor nomination at the 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards.
6. 2022: 2022 Milestone — He has also starred in the films Christmas Carol (2022) and Hi-Five (2025).

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Park Jin-young

True or False: “Park Jin-young's initial interest in entertainment was sparked after his father convinced him to audition for SM Entertainment.”

Answer (FALSE ❌): His mother initially opposed his career ambitions; it was her who sent him to the first audition when he was in sixth grade.

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