Full Profile & The Latest News About Teddy Park
Do you know about Teddy Park from YG Entertainment? He’s a well-known producer, who makes music under YG Entertainment. He works with the artists who are under contract with Yang Hyun-suk’s agency, especially those who do hip-hop.
If you’d like to learn more about Teddy Park, take a look at the article below.
Profile and Facts of Teddy Park
Profile
Real Name : Park Hong-jun (박홍준)
Stage Name : Teddy Park (테디박)
Born : Seoul, South Korea, September 14th, 1978
Zodiac : Virgo
Height : 176 cm
Weight : 63 kg
Occupation : Rapper, Producer, Songwriter
Facts
- Although Teddy Park lived in U.S for a long time, he was born in Seoul, South Korea
- He’s a multi-talented person. Beside making music and producing a lot of new songs, he also plays electric guitar and raps, too
- He has a younger sister
- Teddy Park graduated from Myeongji University major in English
- His hobbies are all related to music. He listens to hip-hop often, plays guitar, raps, and collects music.
Discography
Teddy Park used to be a member of 1TYM,with Oh Jin-hwan, Song Baek-kyoung and Danny Im. Park worked on 1TYM‘s album with Danny when they were discovered in Los Angeles, before they decided to sign under YG Entertainment.
Studio Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR |
|||
| One Time For Your Mind |
|
6 | KOR: 232,418+ |
| 2nd Round |
|
6 | KOR: 275,618+ |
| Third Time Fo Yo’ Mind |
|
12 | KOR: 128,924+ |
| Once N 4 All |
|
4 | KOR: 110,348+ |
| One Way |
|
4 | KOR: 34,119+ |
Awards
| Awards | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
| KMTV Music Awards | 1998 | Best Hip Hop Artist | 1TYM | Won |
| 2002 | Best Hip Hop Artist | 1TYM | Won | |
| Golden Disk Awards | 1998 | Rookie of the Year | 1TYM | Won |
| SBS Music Awards | 1998 | Rookie of the Year | 1TYM | Won |
| 2000 | Best Hip Hop Artist | 1TYM | Won | |
| 2002 | Best Hip Hop Artist | 1TYM | Won |
Music Shows
| Year | Date | Song | TV show |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | January 24 | “1TYM (One Time For Your Mind)” | The Music Trend aired on SBS |
| February 7 | |||
| 2000 | July 22 | “Quejina Ching Ching” | Music Camp aired on MBC |
| July 29 | |||
| August 4 | |||
| June 4 | “One Love” | The Music Trend aired on SBS | |
| 2004 | February 1 | “HOT” | The Music Trend aired on SBS |
| February 8 | |||
| February 22 | |||
| February 21 | Music Camp aired on MBC |
Production
In addition to being well-known for his career as part of 1TYM, and having made a lot of hip-hop music too for the artists under YG Entertainment. Teddy Park is a producer for one of the Big 3 agencies in the music industry in South Korea. Here’s a list of his body of work as a producer.
Love Life
Teddy Park started dating actress Han Ye-seul in May, 2013, and announced their relationship to the public. On June 14, 2016, the news that they had broken up was announced, but it was denied by Han Ye-seul’s representative, who said that the couple was still together and currently doing well.
A few months later, Key East Entertainment, Han Ye-seul’s agency, speak out again about the actress’s relationship with Teddy Park, saying, “The two has decided to broke up as their schedules are getting busier. They are going to support each other as a friend.”
Teddy Park and Han Ye-seul officially broke up on October 14, 2016.
At the end of 2018, Park become a highlight of dating news again, this time being paired with one of the members of the famous girl-group from YG Entertainment, BLACKPINK, Jennie.
Some netizens might think that this dating rumor is nonsense, since Jennie is way too young to be having a special relationship with Teddy Park.
In October, 2018, YG Entertainment spoke up regarding the dating rumor, saying, “It’s not true that they are dating each other. We will take a respond with a strong legal action against the rumors and fake news that has been circulated in public. This is the first time we heard such a rumor like this.”
Given the statement that was released by YG Entertainment, it seems safe to assume that the rumors pairing Jennie and Teddy Park aren’t at all true.
For now the moment, Teddy Park is still single, and has been since the break-up with Han Ye-seul. He’s still focusing on his career, producing music and making upcoming songs.
Net Worth
As reported from tvN’s show, The List, Teddy Park has earned royalties from his copyrighted songs in an amount around ₩950 million KRW (~ $850,000 USD).
He’s been a successful K-hip-hop songwriter for some extremely popular artists, such as BIGBANG, 2NE1, and other singers. In 2013, Park purchased a building located in Hongdae that’s worth 10 billion KRW (~$9 million USD), and he also owns a franchise called Twosome Coffee, with a recording studio on the 2nd floor.
The Black Label
Teddy Park was one of the founders of THE BLACK LABEL, a sub-label under YG Entertainment, which came into being in 2015. The Black Label oversees artists like Zion T, Kush, Okasian, model Ella Gross, and ex-JYP artist Jeon Somi.
Latest News
There hasn’t been a lot of recent news about Teddy Park, since he’s very busy making music and hasn’t been involved in any scandals.
Instead, let’s take a look at some of the top songs produced by Teddy Park, below!
Jennie – SOLO (2018)
Sunmi – Gashina (2017)
BLACKPINK – Boombayah (2016)
PSY feat CL – Daddy (2015)
IKON – Apology (2015)
MINO – I’m Him (2015)
GD & TOP BIGBANG – High High (2010)
Gummy – Because You’re A Man (2010)
GD feat. Teddy Park & CL – The Leaders (2009)
2NE1- I Don’t Care (2009)
Taeyang – Only Look At Me (2008)
Uhm Jung-hwa – D.I.S.C.O (2008)
BIGBANG – We Belong Together (2008)
