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Jisung
Jisung in 2024
Born
Park Ji-sung

(2002-02-05) February 5, 2002 (age 22)
Seoul, South Korea
Other namesAndy Park[1]
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • dancer
  • actor
Years active2013 (2013)–present
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentVocals
LabelsSM
Member of
Formerly ofSM Rookies
WebsiteOfficial website
Korean name
Hangul
박지성
Revised RomanizationBak Ji-seong
McCune–ReischauerPak Chisŏng

Park Ji-sung (Korean박지성; born February 5, 2002), also known mononymously as Jisung is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, dancer and actor. He began his career as a child actor, model and dancer, as part of the Nam Hyun-Joon and Kids dance crew. He became a trainee under SM Entertainment in 2013 and was part of its pre-debut trainee team SM Rookies. Jisung made his idol debut in August 2016 as a member of South Korean boy group NCT through the sub-unit NCT Dream.[2][3]

Early life

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Park Ji-sung was born on February 5, 2002, in Seoul, South Korea.[4] He graduated from Mia Elementary School and attended Gireum Middle School.[citation needed]

Career

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2009–2013: Career beginnings

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In 2009, Jisung started learning popping from Nam Hyun-joon and continued to be active in his dance crew, until he was 11 years old.[1][4] He also worked as a child actor and appeared in various television dramas, films, and commercials.[4]

In addition to performing with dance crews and as a backup dancer for artists, Jisung 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,[5] the drama Tree with Deep Roots, and films Crossbow War[6] and Go, Stop, Murder (2014).[7] In 2013, Jisung represented South Korea in the CCTV International Children's Concert held in China.[8]

2013–2015: SM Rookies

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In 2013, Jisung participated in the Mnet dance program Dancing 9[6] and was subsequently scouted by an SM Entertainment talent agent.[9] As his mother was a fan of TVXQ and SHINee, he agreed to audition and successfully became a trainee under SM Entertainment.[6] On December 17, 2013, he was publicly revealed as part of SM Entertainment's pre-debut trainee team SM Rookies.[10][11]

From 2013 to 2015, Jisung participated in the "SMTown Week" and "SMTown Live World Tour IV" world concert tours together with his future NCT Dream teammates.[12] In July 2015, he appeared in TVXQ's U-Know's music video for "Champagne".[13][14][12] In 2015, he was a cast member of Disney Channel Korea's The Mickey Mouse Club[15][12] during his time as an SM Rookies member.[16][1] In 2016, he appeared in the reality show NCT Life in Bangkok, which partly documented the 2016 SMRookies pre-debut showcase "SMRookies Show in Bangkok".[17]

2016–present: Debut with NCT Dream and solo activities

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On August 25, 2016, Jisung officially debuted as a member of NCT Dream with the single "Chewing Gum".[18][19][20]

In May 2018, Jisung participated in JTBC's Why Not? The Dancer,[1] filming took place in Los Angeles, America, with his seniors, Eunhyuk and Taemin from SM Entertainment and Lee Gi-kwang.[21] In September 2018, Park participated as a contestant on the KBS2 dance survival show Dancing High.[22][23]

In 2020, due to a knee injury, Jisung was not present for NCT 2020 Resonance promotions.[24] With the release of 2021's Hot Sauce album, he became the youngest K-pop idol double-million album seller.[25]

Discography

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Non-single appearances

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List of appearances, with selected chart positions, showing album name and year released
Title Year Peak chart
positions
Album
KOR
"Best Day Ever"
(with Haechan and Chenle)
2018 DreamWorks Trolls X SM STATION
"Snow Dream 2021"
(with Yeri, Haechan, Chenle and Ningning)
2021 [A] 2021 Winter SM Town: SMCU Express
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Songwriting credits

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All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless cited otherwise.[27]

Year Song Artist(s) Album Lyricist Composer
2018 "Dear Dream" NCT Dream We Go Up Yes No
2019 "Bye My First..." We Boom Yes No
"Best Friend" Yes No
2021 "Rainbow" Hot Sauce Yes No
2022 "It's Yours..." Glitch Mode Yes No
"Replay" Yes No
"Never Goodbye" Yes No
2023 "Like We Just Met" ISTJ Yes No
2024 "Breathing" Dream()scape Yes Yes

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Note Ref.
2012 Turn the Earth Seong-won Short film
2013 Go, Stop, Murder Jeong-won [1][7]

Television

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Year Title Role Ref.
2010 Kindergarten Funny Funny Ji-sung [1][5]
2014 Exo 90:2014 Himself
2015 Mickey Mouse Club [12][15]
2018 Why Not? The Dancer [21][1]
Dancing High [28]

Music videos

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Title Year Artist(s)
"샴페인 (Champagne)" 2015 U-Know

Notes

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  1. ^ "Snow Dream 2021" didn't chart on the Circle Digital Chart but peaked at 83 on the component Download Chart.[26]

References

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  2. ^ 곽, 현수 (August 7, 2018). "[단독] NCT 지성, '댄싱하이' 지원...10대 댄서의 패기" (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Naver.
  3. ^ Kang, Kyung Yoon (April 14, 2020). "NCT DREAM, 팀 개편안 베일 벗어...NCT U 멤버는?". SBS (in Korean). Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "지성 (JISUNG)". 멜론 (in Korean). Kakao Music owned by SK Telecom. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "SKY캐슬 오나라·NCT 지성 10년 전 'TV 유치원'에서 만났다". KBS 뉴스 (in Korean). KBS news owned by KBS Broadcasting Station. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
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  7. ^ a b "Go, Stop, Murder (2014)". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "星光璀璨上演大逆转 重磅升级登录央视一套_娱乐_腾讯网". August 26, 2019. Archived from the original on August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  9. ^ "에스엠루키즈, 예비 댄싱킹 지성-마크-한솔 공개". SBS (in Korean). December 17, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
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  11. ^ "레드벨벳 예리, "SM 루키즈 고은-혜린 ♥해" 짠한우정...미모는 그대로". Sports Chosun (in Korean). January 6, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
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  13. ^ "[스타캐스트] "15.6세에 빠지다니"...'NCT 드림', 치명적 상큼". Naver (in Korean). Naver Entertainment owned by Naver News. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  14. ^ POP, 헤럴드 (July 23, 2019). "[어게인TV] '아이돌룸' 천러, '아이돌999' 멤버로 낙점.. NCT DREAM 예능감 뽐냈다". Herald Pop (in Korean). Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  15. ^ a b "디즈니채널, 한국판 '미키마우스클럽' 제작 'SM 루키즈 출연'". August 19, 2017. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  16. ^ "SM루키즈, 지성·마크·한솔 전격 공개". Star News (in Korean). December 17, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  17. ^ 고, 재완 (April 22, 2016). "NCT멤버들 태국멤버 텐 모교방문...엄청한 스케일에 '깜짝'". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  18. ^ Herald, Korea (August 25, 2016). "NCT Dream releases new music video". The Korea Herald. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  19. ^ Yoo, Eun-young (August 19, 2016). "25일 데뷔...멤버 지성 첫 공개". Aju News (in Korean). Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  20. ^ Choi, Na-young (August 20, 2016). "'SM막내' NCT드림, 네 멤버 베일 벗다..제노·해찬". Osen (in Korean). Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  21. ^ a b ""경쟁보단 초심으로"...'더 댄서' 은혁·이기광·태민, K팝 춤꾼들의 새로운 도전". Asia Today (in Korean). May 3, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  22. ^ ""순백의 마성남"...'댄싱하이' NCT 지성, 섹시 카리스마". Sports Chosun (in Korean). October 26, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  23. ^ Seok, Lee (September 15, 2018). "[댄싱하이] NCT지성, 톱9에 안착...댄싱코치로 호야 선택". Naver (in Korean). Naver News. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  24. ^ OSEN (November 5, 2020). "NCT 지성, 무릎 부상으로 무대 스케줄 불참 "회복 최우선" (전문)[공식]". mosen.mt.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  25. ^ "[D-eye] "루키의 꿈, 미래가 됐다"...NCT드림, K팝 성장 보고서". Dispatch (in Korean). June 3, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  26. ^ "Download Chart — Week 1, 2022". Circle Chart. January 1, 2022. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  27. ^ "Songs Registered Under PARK JISUNG (10020001)". KOMCA. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  28. ^ Kim, Na-hee (September 15, 2018). ""데뷔 때보다 떨려"..'댄싱하이' NCT 지성, 스스로 입증한 진가 [어저께TV]". Osen (in Korean). Retrieved August 8, 2023.