Park Sung-jin (Korean: 박성진; born January 16, 1993),[1] also known by his mononym Sungjin, is a South Korean musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known as the leader, guitarist and vocalist of South Korean pop rock band Day6.
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| Born | Park Sung-jin January 16, 1993 Busan, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | JYP |
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| Hangul | 박성진 |
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| Revised Romanization | Bak Seong-jin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Sŏngchin |
Early life
editPark Sungjin was born on January 16, 1993, in Busan, South Korea.[2] He has an older sister.[3] He attended Kyungnam High School, which is well-known for their baseball team.[4]
Career
edit2009–2015: Pre-debut
editPark was known to have performed in school festivals prior to training and debut.[5] In 2009, Park won the Daesang (Grand Prize) in the 2009 CMB Chin Chin Youth Festival.[6] He also made an appearance in the famous variety show, Star King in the same year. He revealed that he had received casting offers from five companies in the program.[7] He then auditioned and passed his audition for JYP, and began his trainee life with JYP.
On September 2013, Park appeared in the fourth episode of WIN: Who is Next? as a part of JYP's vocalist team alongside his eventual Day6 bandmates.[8] He also appeared as a contestant in Hidden Singer 2 on December 15, 2013, in which he was introduced as the JYP trainee and lead vocalist for an upcoming rookie group.[9]
Park was one of the members for 5live, a group which was originally planned to debut in 2014.[10] However, their debut was delayed.
2015–present: Day6 and solo activities
editOn September 7, 2015, Park debuted as the leader of Day6. [11] The group released their debut EP, The Day, with the lead single "Congratulations".[12]
On March 14, 2018, he made his Japanese debut as a member of Day6 with their Japanese single "If ～また逢えたら～".[13]
On October 25, 2022, Park made his first broadcast appearance through EBS FM Night Radio hosted by Pentagon's Shinwon after being discharged from the military.[14]
Park became the new weekly radio host for KBS Station Z, starting from November 2, 2022.[15]
He started his personal YouTube channel in December 2022.[16]
Personal life
editOn March 8, 2021, Park announced his enlistment through V Live Broadcast.[17] He served as the drill instructor during his military service. He was discharged on September 7, 2022.[18]
Filmography
editRadio shows
edit| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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| 2022–2023 | Station Z | DJ | [15] |
References
edit- ^ "[HD테마] '오늘 생일' 맞은 아이돌, 블랙핑크 제니-세븐틴 승관-데이식스 성진…'실트 축하 봇물'". topstarnews.net (in Korean). Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "[입덕가이드①] 아직도 모르니? 데이식스가 누군지". www.xportsnews.com (in Korean). September 15, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ 안, 태현 (June 19, 2017). "'가요광장' 데이식스 "멤버들 청소를 잘 안해..더럽게 산다"". naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "'야구 명문' 경남고 출신 성진 "이글스가 출루를 했었나요?" 일동 폭소('찐팬구역')". naver.com (in Korean). May 17, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ Kim, D. (October 9, 2018). "B1A4's Sandeul And DAY6's Sungjin Talk About Being Best Friends And Rivals Since Elementary School". soompi.com. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ 이, 수현 (June 6, 2009). "'친친가요제 대상' 박성진 "더 큰 무대서 노래하고파"". www.starnewskorea.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ 139회 스타킹. November 7, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2024 – via sbsplay.
- ^ "'WIN' JYP 연습생 공개 '프리스타일 느낌있네'". www.newsen.com (in Korean). September 13, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "'히든싱어2' 박진영편, JYP연습생 박성진 모창참가자 등장" (in Korean). December 15, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "2014년 새해 벽두, 중대형 가수들 잇단 컴백…테마도 다양". naver.com (in Korean). December 14, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "DAY6, 첫 미니앨범 'The Day' 전곡 공개 "멤버 전원 작사·작곡 참여했다"". naver.com. September 7, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "JYP, 첫 밴드 출격...데이식스(DAY6) 오는 6일 데뷔". sports.khan.co.kr (in Korean). September 2, 2015. Archived from the original on June 18, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ "데이식스, 3월 14일 日 데뷔 확정...2018년도 '열일' 예고". Naver News (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ "데이식스(DAY6) 성진 전역 후 첫 방송…'밤의 라디오' 출격". 스포츠동아 (in Korean). October 25, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ a b "데이식스 성진, KBS 라디오 DJ 발탁…전역 후 열일[공식]". www.newsen.com (in Korean). November 2, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "데이식스 성진, 개인 유튜브 채널 '박성찐이야' 오픈..다재다능 아티스트 행보". osen.co (in Korean). January 17, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ 온라인기자, 김서영 (March 8, 2021). "[공식] JYP, 데이식스 성진 입대에 "앨범은 준비 중"". sports.khan.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "데이식스 성진, 9월 7일 전역…데뷔 7주년 기념 팬들과 재회[공식]". www.newsen.com (in Korean). August 29, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2024.