Park Ji-min (; born July 5, 1997), known professionally as Jamie or Jamie Park, and formerly Jimin Park, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and television host. She is best known as the winner of the first season of K-pop Star and as a former member of the vocal duo 15& and the project group M.O.L.A. She was formerly a co-host of the variety show After School Club from 2014 to 2022.
Early life and education Park Ji-min was born on July 5, 1997, in Daejeon. She lived in Thailand for eight years and went to Garden International School Bangkok where she was given the English name Jamie. Her family currently lives in Seoul. Jamie speaks Korean (her native language), fluent English, and basic Thai. She has graduated at the Hanlim School of Performing Arts alongside group member Baek Yerin, as well as label mate Yugyeom of Got7 in 2016.
Career
K-pop Star and 15& In 2011, Jamie participated in the first season of competition television show K-pop Star. Jamie later finished in first place in the competition and had the opportunity to sign with YG, SM or JYPE. On May 21, 2012, Jamie officially chose to sign with JYP Entertainment. Park also received a brand new Hyundai i40 and 300 million won (~$257,400 USD), was cast in a drama, and was also given an opportunity to sign a contract as a CF model.
On September 19, 2012, it was announced that Jamie would debuting with a duo along with Baek Yerin. Jamie officially debuted with duo 15& with released digital single "I Dream" on October 5, 2012 and making official debut stage on the music program Inkigayo on October 7. 15& eventually went on hiatus after February 2015 and de facto disbanded following Jamie's departure from JYP Entertainment.
Solo career In July 2014, Jamie became a co-host for Arirang TV's After School Club and has been the longest-serving host on the show and has hosted with many co-hosts including Eric Nam and eaJ.
On March 31, 2015 Park Jin-young revealed that Jamie would make her solo debut. She released her debut single "Hopeless Love" on April 5 with the name Jimin Park and made her debut stage before the finals of K-pop Star 4 on the same day.
On May 19, 2015, producer group Sweetune revealed that Jamie and Eric Nam would release a duet called "Dream" for Charity Project. The song was released on May 28, 2015.
On August 14, 2015, Jamie announced a project group she had formed with Seung-youn of UNIQ and rapper Nathan. Their group name was later revealed to be M.O.L.A (Make Our Life Awesome), and they released their first track "My Way" on August 20. Their second song "Trick or Treat" was released on October 31, where Jimin made her second recorded comeback as a rapper.
On August 23, 2016, Jamie released her first EP 19 to 20 with the lead single 'Try'. Due to Naver's V-LIVE, Jamie stated that 19 to 20 is about "her story" and hoped that her fans would be able to connect to her better and build a stronger relationship with her first self-composed album.
On September 4, 2018, Jamie released her second EP Jiminxjamie, where she participated in the composition for majority of the tracks.
Following the expiration of her seven-year contract with JYP Entertainment, Jamie left the company on August 6, 2019.
On April 21, 2020, it was announced that Jamie has signed an exclusive contract with Warner Music Korea, and will continue to promote as Jamie.
On September 3, 2020, Jamie made her first comeback under her new agency Warner Music Korea with single "Numbers" feat Changmo Her second song "Apollo 11", featuring Jay Park released on November 11, 2020.
On December 8, 2020, Jamie released holiday song "5 Christmas Languages"
On September 15, 2021, Jamie released the digital single "No Numbers", featuring Jmin.
2022–present On February 3, 2022, Jamie released the English digital single "Pity Party".
After hosting for over seven years, on August 12, 2022, it was confirmed that Jamie was preparing to leave After School Club in order to focus on her music career and to work on her upcoming album. Her last appearance on After School Club was on August 16, 2022.
On August 17, Jamie confirmed that she was preparing for a comeback in October, and is currently preparing for the release of a new EP album.
On August 29, 2022, the label released Jamie's new EP album One Bad Night through their official SNS, which will be released on October 5.
On August 30, 2022, Jamie released a poster for her North American 2022 tour through her official SNS channel. It will host concerts in seven cities: Los Angeles (LA), Vancouver, Toronto, Brooklyn (New York), Dallas, Seattle and San Francisco From 10 to 23 October.
On January 5, 2023, Warner Music Korea tweeted that they and Jamie agreed to terminate her exclusive contract upon expiration, and thanked her for her hard work and dedication.
Philanthropy In October 2012, Jamie donated 50 million won (~$45,000 USD) to Hanbit Performing Arts Company for blind musicians. She became interested in the program after meeting with fellow K-pop Star contestant Kim Soo-hwan, who currently attends the Hanbit Performing Arts Company. Jamie shared, "The Hanbit Performing Arts Company hosts young, elementary school students as well as professional performers. Although they are blind, they are musicians who are performing with amazing talent. I want to be at least a small help to those who have the same love for music that I have." She also donated 50 million won (~$45,000 USD) to World Vision.
On May 28, 2015, Jamie collaborated with singer Eric Nam for their song, "Dream", produced by Sweetune. They revealed all profit made from the song would be donated to charity.
Discography
Extended plays +List of digital albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesKORUS World 19 to 20 Released: August 23, 2016 Label: JYP Entertainment Format: Digital download — 11 rowspan="2" jiminxjamie Released: September 4, 2018 Label: JYP Entertainment Format: Digital download — 11One Bad Night Released: October 5, 2022 Label: Warner Music Korea Format: CD, digital download, streaming 52 — KOR: 1682 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Sales AlbumKORSingles:
Other charted songs:
As lead artist"Hopeless Love"201517 KOR: 95,931Cumulative Sales for "Hopeless Love": "Try" ()201617 KOR: 110,191Cumulative Sales for "Try":
19 to 20 "April Fools (0401)"2018— rowspan="9" jiminxjamie"Stay Beautiful"2019 — rowspan="6" "Numbers" 2020 175"Apollo 11" —"5 Christmas Languages" () —"No Numbers" 2021 —"Pity Party" 2022 —"3D Woman" —One Bad Night"Dancing with you in the Rain" 2023 — rowspan="1" As featured artist"Dream"201588 rowspan="9" "Nirvana" 2018—Nirvana"Games"—Rotate"Waves" 2020 102Magenta"Villain"2021— "Joker" 130 Bucket List"Best Friend"— rowspan="3" "365&7"120"Runaway"—Collaborations"Busan Memories" ()201599 rowspan="5" Sing the Road #03"Look Alike" ()201655"I'm All Ears" ()2018—Ready to Listen Part 2"Wouldn't Be Me" 2022—"Love Me Crazy" 2023—SM Station Season 4 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions Sales AlbumKORAs lead artist "Young해"2016 157 KOR: 13,82919 to 20 "Walkin" () 161 KOR: 13,609 "To Him" 188 KOR: 13,176 "Answer" 248 KOR: 10,654As featured artist"Jealousy" ()201727 Bittersweet
Soundtrack appearances Year Song title Sales Album2013"I Love You" () KOR: 55,642+Total downloads for I Love You:Goddess of Fire OST Part 42015"I Want to Keep Seeing You" () KOR: 88,406+Total downloads for 자꾸 보고 싶어:Orange Marmalade OST Part 52016"Don't Go" () KOR: 26,595+Total downloads for Don't Go:Dear My Friends OST Part 42017 "Say I Love You" () rowspan="16" Meloholic OST Part 22019 "Deep Voice"The Last Empress OST Part 4"That I'm Here" ()Catch the Ghost OST Part 62020"Time, Like a Shining Star" ()Hi Bye, Mama! OST Part 1 "Colors" with Yunhway, SleeqGood Girl Episode 1 "Witch" ()with Yeeun, Jiwoo, Cheetah, Hyoyeon Good Girl Episode 3"Moonlight"with CheetahGOOD GIRL FINAL"Dream" ()Start-Up OST Part 132021 "You Were Beautiful" ()Begin Again: Open Mic Episode 1 "A Gloomy Clock" ()with NIve"EX" Begin Again: Open Mic Episode 3"Wish You Were Gay" Begin Again: Open Mic Episode 4"Imagine" Begin Again: Open Mic Episode 72022"Moonshine" ()Moonshine OST Part 6"Goodbye My Friend" ()May I Help You? OST Part 42023"Naked Gold" Street Woman Fighter 2 OST Part 1
K-pop Star 1 songs Year Title Peak chart positions Sales AlbumKOR GaonKOR Billboard2012 "꿈에 (In Dream)" 69 59 KOR: 182,285+Total downloads for 꿈에 (In Dream): SBS K팝 스타 Top 8 (Digital Single) "Over the Rainbow" 9 19 KOR: 723,753+Total downloads for "Over The Rainbow": SBS K팝 스타 Top 7 (Digital Single) "Rolling in the Deep" 64 49 KOR: 216,237+Total downloads for "Rolling in the Deep": SBS K팝 스타 SPECIAL No.2 (Digital Single) "I'll Be There" 43 61 KOR: 141,952+Total downloads for "I'll Be There": SBS K팝 스타 Top 6 (Digital Single) "거위의 꿈 (Goose's Dream)" 111 — KOR: 65,022+Total downloads for "거위의 꿈 (Goose's Dream)":SBS K팝 스타 Top 5 (Digital Single) "Love On Top" 66 98 KOR: 91,326+Total downloads for "Love On Top": SBS K팝 스타 Top 4 (Digital Single) "Good Bye Baby" (feat. Lee Ha-yi) 57 57 KOR: 155,005+Total downloads for "Good Bye Baby": SBS K팝 스타 SPECIAL No.3 (Digital Single) "You Raise Me Up" 56 57 KOR: 140,977+Total downloads for "You Raise Me Up": SBS K팝 스타 Top 3 (Digital Single) "Music Is My Life" 37 69 KOR: 171,648+Total downloads for "Music Is My Life": SBS K팝 스타 Top 2 (Digital Single) "Mercy" 102 — KOR: 75,019+Total downloads for "Mercy":SBS K팝 스타 SPECIAL No.4 (Digital Single) "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Unofficial original releases Year Title Artist2015 "My Way" M.O.L.A (Project group) "속았지? (Trick or Treat)"2017 "Chillin'" "Chillin'" (5MOLAs ver.)
Filmography
Drama Year Title Role Note 2015 Dream Knight Got7's Jinyoung's fan Korean-Chinese Online Drama by JYPE and Youku Tudou
Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2011K-pop Star season 1 Contestant October 4, 2011 – April 20, 20122016Duet Song FestivalDuet with Jung Young-yoon (Episodes 23–24)2017King of Mask Singer as "Listen to My Song and Applaud It Baby Seal" (Episodes 109–110)2014–2022After School ClubHostMarch 2015 – August 2022 2020Good GirlCast 2022 Style Me Host Season 2, Episode 3–6
Music videos YearTitleDirector(s)2015"Hopeless Love" ETUI2016"Try" () NAIVE2018"April Fools (0401)" rowspan="3" 2019"Stay Beautiful"2020"Numbers" Feat. CHANGMO "Apollo 11" Feat. Jay ParkEunbi Jung
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result201525th Seoul Music Awards Bonsang AwardHopeless Love Popularity Award Hallyu Special Award
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