Jisung | |
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![]() Park Jisung at 24th Dream Concert | |
Born | Park Ji-sung February 5, 2002 |
Other names | Andy Park[1] |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2013 | –present
Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Labels | SM |
Member of | |
Formerly of | SM Rookies |
Website | Official website |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 박지성 |
Revised Romanization | Bak Ji-seong |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Chisŏng |
Park Ji-sung (Korean: 박지성; born February 5, 2002), also known mononymously as Jisung is a South Korean singer, dancer, and actor.[2] Park is a member of the Kpop boy group NCT, where he serves as the main dancer,[3][4] and in subunit NCT Dream[5] and rotational subunit NCT U.[5]
Prior to his debut with NCT, Park was active as a dancer, performing with dance crews and as a backup dancer for artists.[1] Park also worked as a child actor and appeared in various television dramas, films, and commercials.[6][1]
Park Ji-sung was born on February 5, 2002, in Seoul, South Korea.[6] At 8 years old, he started learning popping from Nam Hyun-joon and continued to be active in his dance crew, until he was 11 years old.[6]
In addition to performing with dance crews and as a backup dancer for artists, Park also appeared as a child actor in several TV dramas, films, and commercials,[1] including the 2010 KBS2 children's program TV Kindergarten Funny Funny,[7] the drama Tree with Deep Roots, and films Crossbow War[8] and Go, Stop, Murder (2014).[9] In 2013, Park represented South Korea in the CCTV International Children’s Concert held in China,[10] where NCT's Chinese member Chenle also performed.[11]
In 2013, Park participated in Mnet dance program Dancing 9[8] and was scouted by an SM Entertainment talent agent.[12] As his mother being a fan of TVXQ and SHINee, he agreed to audition and successfully became a trainee under SM Entertainment.[8] On December 17, 2013, he made his debut as part of SM Entertainment's pre-debut team SM Rookies,[13] when he was just 11 years old.[14]
From 2014 to 2015, Park participated in the "SMTown Week" and "SMTown Live World Tour IV" world concert tours.[15] In July 2015, he appeared in TVXQ's U-Know's music video "Champagne".[16][17][15] On July 23, 2015, he appeared on Disney Channel's The Mickey Mouse Club[18][15] during his time as an SM Rookies member.[19][1] In 2016, he filmed the reality show NCT Life in Bangkok .[20]
On August 25, 2016, Park officially debuted as a member of NCT Dream with the single "Chewing Gum,"[21][22][23] and performed on Mnet's "M! Countdown."[24][25][15]
In May 2018, Park participated in JTBC's Why Not? The Dancer,[1] filming the show in Los Angeles, America, with his seniors, Eunhyuk and Taemin from SM Entertainment and Lee Gi-kwang.[26] In September 2018, Park was a contestant on the KBS dance survival show Dancing High[27] and scoring 71 points from fellow dancers, and 72 points from the judges,[28] winning 9th place in the first episode.[29]
In 2020, due to a knee injury, Park was not present for NCT 2020 Resonance promotion.[30] In 2021, Park became the youngest Kpop idol double-million album seller.[31]
In 2021, Park took part in NCT 2021 Universe, the third-studio album by NCT.[32] He participated in Beautiful,[33] Birthday Party, Vroom, and Dreaming with NCT Dream.
In 2023, Park took part in NCT 2023 Golden Age, the fourth-studio album by NCT. He participated in The Bat, Kangaroo, Alley Oop as part of rotational sub-unit NCT U, and Golden Age the title track.[34] Park is ranked within the top 100 in Korea's idol brand ranking in 2023.[35][36][37]
Park Ji-sung is a registered composer at the Korean Music Copyright Association, with registration number 10020001.[38]
Song | Year | Album | Artist | Ref. |
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"Dear Dream" | 2018 | We Go Up | NCT Dream | [39] |
"Bye My First..." | 2019 | We Boom | ||
"Best Friend" | ||||
"Rainbow" | 2021 | Hot Sauce | ||
"It's Yours..." | 2022 | Glitch Mode | ||
"Replay" | ||||
"Never Goodbye" | ||||
"Like We Just Met" | 2023 | ISTJ |
Year | Title | Role |
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2010 | Kindergarten Funny Funny[7][1] | Himself |
2013 | No Cave[40][1] | Ji-seong |
Go, Stop, Murder[9][1] | Jeong-won |
Year | Title | Channel | Notes |
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2015 | Mickey Mouse Club | Disney Channel Korea | [15][18] |
2018 | Why Not? The Dancer | JTBC | [26][1] |
Dancing High | KBS2 | [27][29][28][1] |