Park Joon Hyung
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Joon Hyung Park is a Korean-American singer, actor and leader of the Korean pop group g.o.d.
. He was born on July 20 and is a Cancer and year of the Rooster and graduated from La Quinta High School
in Westminster, California
and attended California State University, Long Beach
. During his days with g.o.d., he served as the group's leader-rapper.
He was raised in Southern California. He had a lot of hobbies which consisted of surfing, skateboarding, water polo, drawing, martial arts, body building, dancing, rapping-singing, etc.
During and after his college years he was a graphic designer with his talented drawing background. In his college days he did some modeling but never really thought of himself as a model and one day was discovered in Hollywood by a casting agent for a Janet Jackson video in which he had his first 15 seconds of fame on TV.
And in 1997 through his sister's contacts in Korea, He packed up and moved to Seoul, South Korea to pursue his goal in the K-pop industry. He wanted to mix Korean Music with a twist of western culture so in 1998 he gathered the members of his group g.o.d. (Groove Over Dose) through numerous auditions. The first member he recruited was his cousin Danny Ahn, and then Danny's friend Son Ho Young, and then Yoon Kye Sang.
Joon was cast for a Beer commercial "OB Lager" which was a complete success in which he held the title of "Lagerman". He landed his first role as himself on a SBS sitcom called "Soon Poon San Boo In Kua" as Song Hye Gyo's Boyfriend. With his quarky humor and imperfect child-like Korean language, in contrast to his Eurasian masculine looks and tanned chiseled physique, he won the hearts of all the viewers And thru this show he gained mass appeal/recognition and was wanted on numerous magazines to show off his physique with his platinum blonde hair in which was unheard of at the time for an Asian. Joon then teamed up with Korean Pop Star/Producer Park Jin Young (JYP) and then shortly thereafter the last member Kim Tae Woo joined the group thru auditions.
Their first album g.o.d. 1st Chapter in 1998 was made and the title song "Uh Muh Ni Kae (To Mother) with lyrics based from partial true life incidents of Joon's childhood growing up with his widowed mother and also with other members childhood incidents all included, was an instant hit. And then the second song released was a dance song titled "Kwan Chal (Observation)" which also was a hit.
And then the second album was released shortly thereafter and was a instant hit selling more than 1.8 million copies and during the second Album g.o.d. had their own TV show that held the highest Korean record TV ratings for its whole 2-3 year duration on MBC called "Yoo Gwa Il Ki (An Infants Diary)" which was a reality show with the five g.o.d. members and a one year old baby. Sort of like 3 men and a baby, but reality based, it won the hearts of Korean households as it was a non-scripted show showing the funny stories of how five clueless young men would deal with a one-year-old baby.
They ranked number one on the charts for 5–6 years straight with every album they released and set the record in Korea for the most albums sold for a Korean Band with over 6 million albums sold. They went onto receiving every award for all the albums sold and also set the record for the most sold out consecutive concerts in Korea. They also filled over 100,000 seats with their fans at the Dream Concerts at the Korean Olympic Coliseum. And with numerous endorsements they were the Korean "POSTERCHILD" of the late 90s to mid 2000s with everyone from Samsung, LG, Hyundai, Pepsi, Motorola, Pizza Hut etc. etc. wanting them to represent their products.
In 2006 the group decided to take a break as the lead vocalist of the group Kim Tae-woo was required to perform his compulsory military duty. Joon has since moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting, having a cameo on Speed Racer
as the Platinum blond-haired Yakuza Driver and the role of Yamcha in the live-action film version of Dragonball Evolution in which he starred with Chou Yun Fat, Justin Chatwin, Emmy Rossum and Jamie Chung .
He is also set to star in the Friday Night Lights spin-off film, S.M.A.S.H., as Lee Cho.
Joon Park's Official Twitter page http://twitter.com/?lang=en&logged_out=1#!/godJoonPark
G.o.d.
g.o.d. was a Korean pop music group. The name is an acronym for Groove Over Dose. Their name is lower cased to avoid confusion with God. The group was one of the few groups to have an album become a "million seller" in K-pop. The members have gone to solo careers after dis-forming.- Career:The...
. He was born on July 20 and is a Cancer and year of the Rooster and graduated from La Quinta High School
La Quinta High School (Westminster, California)
La Quinta High School a public high school located in Westminster, Orange County, California, is one of seven high-schools of the Garden Grove Unified School District—recipient of the 2004 Broad Prize for Excellence in Urban Education...
in Westminster, California
Westminster, California
-Government:In the state legislature Westminster is located in the 34th, Senate District, represented by Democrat Lou Correa and Republican Tom Harman respectively, and in the 67th and 68th Assembly District, represented by Republicans Jim Silva and Van Tran respectively...
and attended California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California by enrollment...
. During his days with g.o.d., he served as the group's leader-rapper.
He was raised in Southern California. He had a lot of hobbies which consisted of surfing, skateboarding, water polo, drawing, martial arts, body building, dancing, rapping-singing, etc.
During and after his college years he was a graphic designer with his talented drawing background. In his college days he did some modeling but never really thought of himself as a model and one day was discovered in Hollywood by a casting agent for a Janet Jackson video in which he had his first 15 seconds of fame on TV.
And in 1997 through his sister's contacts in Korea, He packed up and moved to Seoul, South Korea to pursue his goal in the K-pop industry. He wanted to mix Korean Music with a twist of western culture so in 1998 he gathered the members of his group g.o.d. (Groove Over Dose) through numerous auditions. The first member he recruited was his cousin Danny Ahn, and then Danny's friend Son Ho Young, and then Yoon Kye Sang.
Joon was cast for a Beer commercial "OB Lager" which was a complete success in which he held the title of "Lagerman". He landed his first role as himself on a SBS sitcom called "Soon Poon San Boo In Kua" as Song Hye Gyo's Boyfriend. With his quarky humor and imperfect child-like Korean language, in contrast to his Eurasian masculine looks and tanned chiseled physique, he won the hearts of all the viewers And thru this show he gained mass appeal/recognition and was wanted on numerous magazines to show off his physique with his platinum blonde hair in which was unheard of at the time for an Asian. Joon then teamed up with Korean Pop Star/Producer Park Jin Young (JYP) and then shortly thereafter the last member Kim Tae Woo joined the group thru auditions.
Their first album g.o.d. 1st Chapter in 1998 was made and the title song "Uh Muh Ni Kae (To Mother) with lyrics based from partial true life incidents of Joon's childhood growing up with his widowed mother and also with other members childhood incidents all included, was an instant hit. And then the second song released was a dance song titled "Kwan Chal (Observation)" which also was a hit.
And then the second album was released shortly thereafter and was a instant hit selling more than 1.8 million copies and during the second Album g.o.d. had their own TV show that held the highest Korean record TV ratings for its whole 2-3 year duration on MBC called "Yoo Gwa Il Ki (An Infants Diary)" which was a reality show with the five g.o.d. members and a one year old baby. Sort of like 3 men and a baby, but reality based, it won the hearts of Korean households as it was a non-scripted show showing the funny stories of how five clueless young men would deal with a one-year-old baby.
They ranked number one on the charts for 5–6 years straight with every album they released and set the record in Korea for the most albums sold for a Korean Band with over 6 million albums sold. They went onto receiving every award for all the albums sold and also set the record for the most sold out consecutive concerts in Korea. They also filled over 100,000 seats with their fans at the Dream Concerts at the Korean Olympic Coliseum. And with numerous endorsements they were the Korean "POSTERCHILD" of the late 90s to mid 2000s with everyone from Samsung, LG, Hyundai, Pepsi, Motorola, Pizza Hut etc. etc. wanting them to represent their products.
In 2006 the group decided to take a break as the lead vocalist of the group Kim Tae-woo was required to perform his compulsory military duty. Joon has since moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting, having a cameo on Speed Racer
Speed Racer (film)
Speed Racer is a 2008 American live action film adaptation of Tatsuo Yoshida's 1960s Japanese anime series of the same name, produced by Tatsunoko Productions. The film is written and directed by the Wachowskis...
as the Platinum blond-haired Yakuza Driver and the role of Yamcha in the live-action film version of Dragonball Evolution in which he starred with Chou Yun Fat, Justin Chatwin, Emmy Rossum and Jamie Chung .
He is also set to star in the Friday Night Lights spin-off film, S.M.A.S.H., as Lee Cho.
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 2008 in film This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008... |
Speed Racer Speed Racer (film) Speed Racer is a 2008 American live action film adaptation of Tatsuo Yoshida's 1960s Japanese anime series of the same name, produced by Tatsunoko Productions. The film is written and directed by the Wachowskis... |
Yakuza Driver |
| 2009 2009 in film The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note... |
Dragonball Evolution | Yamcha |
| 2011 2011 in film The year 2011 is notable for containing the release of the most film sequels in a single year, at 27 sequels. The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2011.- Highest-grossing films :... |
Hero: 108 (film) | Mr. No Hands |
| Year | Television | Role |
| 2009 | Dark Blue Dark Blue (TV series) Dark Blue was an action/drama television series which premiered on TNT on July 15, 2009, at 10 pm . It ended its run on September 15, 2010. The series is set in Los Angeles, California. It revolves around Carter Shaw , the leader of an undercover unit... |
Shin (uncredited) |
External links
Joon Park's Official Twitter page http://twitter.com/?lang=en&logged_out=1#!/godJoonPark