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Park Kyung 박경 | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Park Kyung |
Born | (1992-07-08)July 8, 1992 (age 32) Seoul, South Korea |
Genres | |
Occupations | |
Years active | 2011–present |
Labels | Seven Seasons |
Member of | Block B |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 박경 |
Revised Romanization | Bak Gyeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Kyŏng |
Park Kyung (Korean: 박경; born July 8, 1992), also known as justKyung, is a South Koreanrapper andrecord producer. He is a member of the groupBlock B.
Park Kyung started his rapping career by promoting underground along withZico. He used the name Holke, which means Horse-K. Park Kyung debuted in 2009 with the digital single "The Letter" as duo with Zico.[1]
On August 27, 2015, the television variety showProblematic Men announced that Park Kyung would join the show as a regular cast member, starting September 6.[2]
A teaser image for Park Kyung's solo debut was released on September 9, 2015. His agency Seven Seasons commented, "Park Kyung displayed special affection and passion while writing and composing his solo song. This will be an opportunity for him to grow as an artist."[3] "Ordinary Love" was produced by Korean/American jazz hip-hop producerKero One alongside Park Kyung featuringPark Boram on September 21, 2015.[4][unreliable source?] The single topped multiple Korean real-time charts the day of its release and went on to debut at no.1 onMelon as well as no.3 on theGaon Weekly Digital Chart.[5][6][7][8]
On May 18, 2016, at midnight KST, a teaser video was uploaded for Park Kyung's upcoming single "Inferiority Complex" featureGFriend'sEunha,[9][unreliable source?] with the full video and the song being released seven days later.[10][unreliable source?]
In addition to releasing a song together, in May Park Kyung and Eunha starred in the second season of the online showOh My God! Tip, in which they act out tips for handling difficult situations.[11][unreliable source?][12][unreliable source?]
On May 25 at midnight KST, Park Kyung released the music video for his single "Inferiority Complex". It's a cute and romantic duet that featuresGFriend'sEunha, and in the music video the two singers play a couple with a bit of a jealously issue. The video includes fun scenes of them on a home shopping channel and their own version of the live broadcast showMy Little Television, and features plenty of cute scenes of the pair.[13] The single was ranked no.1 on a variety of Korean real-time music charts.[14]
In October, Park Kyung appeared on the showCelebrity Bromance with fellowProblematic Men cast memberKim Ji-seok.[15][unreliable source?]
On December 15, it was announced that Park Kyung would be releasing the single "Ogeul Ogeul" four days later. "Ogeul Ogeul" was first released as a mixtape song in 2013; the backing track is byKero One.[16][unreliable source?] The title is atranscription of the Korean expression 오글 오글, which refers to the cringing feeling experienced when one is watching something cheesy.[17]
On January 8, Block B announced that Park Kyung would be releasing his first mini-album,Notebook, on January 18.[18] The album contained five songs, including three that had been previously released as singles.[19][unreliable source?]
Park Kyung composed the song "Yesterday," which was released by Block B on February 6, 2017, as a digital single "Yesterday." The song achieved an "all kill," topping six of Korea's real-time music charts.[20][unreliable source?]
He also produced the song, "Love or Not," which was released by fellow Block B memberTaeil on June 12. The song featuredKim Se-jeong ofGugudan and was nominated for a 2017Melon Music Awards Hot Trend Award.[21] Two weeks later, "The Night Sky," a song from the dramaThe Best Shot was released; Park Kyung performed on and co-wrote the song.[22]
On July 31, theMBC television network announced that Park Kyung would appear in a new variety show,Mystery Rank Show 1, 2, 3, which began broadcast August 4.[23] The next day, Park Kyung released the digital single "Wiped" as part of an endorsement campaign.[24] During theChuseok holiday, Park Kyung appeared as a host for the annual international public diplomacy showQuiz on Korea, along withLeeteuk.[25]
On January 8, 2018, Block B released the albumRe: Montage with a lead single, "Don't Leave," written and produced by Park Kyung.[26]
In June 2018, Park Kyung announced a new single, "Instant," which was released June 22 and featured the singer Sumin. The song is in the alternative funk style, with lyrics about how modern technology has affected human relationships.[27][28]
In early July 2018, it was announced that Park Kyung was producing the upcoming single by the groupThe Boyz, expected to be released later in the month.[29]
On February 18, 2019, it was announced that Park Kyung would hold a solo fan meeting, titled "28.3°C," on March 9 and March 10 in Seoul.[30] Tickets to the meeting sold out February 25.[31]
In April 2019, it was announced that Taeil and Park Kyung would hold two concerts in Seoul together on May 25 and 26.[32][33]
On November 24, 2019, Park Kyung published a tweet, which was later deleted, accusing six acts of engaging in "sajaegi," or chart manipulation, in which an artist buys or streams their own music in bulk in order to place higher on the music charts.[34][full citation needed][35][full citation needed] The artists all denied manipulating the charts and announced their intentions to file legal actions against Park Kyung for defamation.[36][37] The publicity surrounding the incident led several industry insiders to publicly state that sajaegi was increasingly impacting Korea's digital charts.[38][39][full citation needed][40][full citation needed][41][full citation needed]
On December 7 and 8, 2019, Park Kyung held a solo fan meeting, "28.12°C," in Seoul.[42][full citation needed]
In September 2020, Park Kyung received a fine of approximately $4,000 for defamation as a result of his tweet accusing other artists of chart manipulation.[43]
On October 14, it was announced that Park Kyung would beginthe military service required of South Korean men on October 19, serving for approximately a year and a half. The start of his service had been delayed because of the legal actions against him.[44]
In April 2022, it was announced that Park Kyung, who had originally been scheduled to be discharged that month, had for health reasons switched from military service to public service, delaying his discharge.[45]
He is a member ofMensa International.[46]
On September 20, 2020, an anonymous person who attended middle school with Park wrote a post on Instagram accusing him of committing school violence, specifically towards students withspecial needs.[47][unreliable source?]
The production team behind JTBC'sKnowing Bros shared that they decided not to air the October 10 episode with Park Kyung following the bullying controversy.[48][full citation needed] On October 15, a Korean YouTuber released a recording of an executive from the agency of one of the artists Park had accused of chart manipulation saying that he was responsible for discovering and publicizing the bullying allegations.[49][50][51][52]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [53] | |||
Notebook |
Track listing
| 5 |
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Title | Year | Peak positions | Sales | Albums |
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KOR [55] | ||||
"Ordinary Love"(보통연애) (feat.Park Boram) | 2015 | 3 |
| Notebook |
"Inferiority Complex"(자격지심) (feat.Eunha ofGFriend) | 2016 | 3 |
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"Ogeul Ogeul"(오글오글) | 20 |
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"When I'm With You"(너 앞에서 나는) (feat.Brother Su) | 2017 | 36 |
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"Memories"(잔상) (feat.Yoon Hyun-sang) | 87 |
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"Wiped" | 98 |
| Space Oddity Project Vol. 1 | |
"Instant" (feat. Sumin) | 2018 | — | ** | Non-album single |
"Gwichanist" | 2019 | — | ||
"To Love Only Once"(사랑을 한 번 할 수 있다면) (feat.J Rabbit) | 124 | |||
"Refresh" (feat.Kang Min-kyung ofDavichi) | 2020 | 95 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. ** Gaon stopped releasing download sales numbers in January 2018. |
Title | Year | Peak chart position | Album | |
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KOR | ||||
"The Night Sky"(밤하늘) | 2017 | — | Hit the Top OST | |
"Lucid Dream" | 2019 | — | Guilty Secret OST | |
"Goin' Crazy"(feat.Ravi) | — | Melody Bookstore OST | ||
"Ddingdong"(띵동) | 2020 | — | Welcome OST | |
"See Saw"(feat.SeolA ofCosmic Girls) | — | Backstreet Rookie OST | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Oh My God! Tip | Himself | Web Drama |
Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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2012–2013 | 1 vs. 100 | KBS | the 100 mob members, withZico |
2015–2019 | Problematic Men | tvN | Cast member |
2016 | Celebrity Bromance | Naver TVCast | withKim Ji-seok |
2017 | Ranking Show 1, 2, 3 | MBC | Panelist |
Quiz on Korea | KBS | MC, withLeeteuk | |
2018 | King of Mask Singer | MBC | Contestant |
1 vs. 100 | KBS | The One (winner) | |
2019 | Help Me! Homes | MBC | Cast member |
Rewind | Channel A | Team member | |
Melody Bookstore | JTBC | Cast member | |
2020 | Oh! My Part, You | MBC | Panelist |
Date | Name | Network |
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2019 | Dreaming Radio | MBC FM4U |
Year | Title | Album | Director |
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2015 | 보통연애 (Ordinary Love)[62] | Notebook | Tiger Cave |
2016 | 자격지심 (Inferiority Complex)[63] | Vikings League | |
2017 | 너 앞에서 나는 (When I'm With You)[64] | Digipedi | |
Wiped[65] | — | FantazyLab | |
2018 | INSTANT[66] | Tiger Cave | |
2019 | Gwichanist[67] | Unknown | |
사랑을 한 번 할 수 있다면 (To Love Only Once)[68] | To Love Only Once | Unknown |
Year | Award/Critics | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
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2015 | ||||
25th Seoul Music Awards[69] | Bonsang Award | "Ordinary Love"(feat.Park Boram) | Nominated | |
Popularity Award | Nominated | |||
2016 | Melon Music Awards[70] | Rap/Hip Hop | "Inferiority Complex"(feat.Eunha ofGFriend) | Nominated |
Mnet Asian Music Awards[71] | Best Collaboration | Nominated | ||
HotelsCombined Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
2017 | 31st Golden Disk Awards[72] | Digital Daesang | Nominated |
Year | Date | Song |
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2015 | October 3 | "Ordinary Love"[73] |
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