Jay Park is a Korean-American singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, and entrepreneur. Born and raised in the state of Washington, he first rose to fame in South Korea after becoming a member of the boy group 2PM in 2008, with subsequent solo success following. In 2011, he resigned from the group and returned to the United States before making his comeback in 2013 as an independent artist. After establishing his own label, AOMG, in 2013, his career continued to rise. He has released multiple albums in both English and Korean, performing in a variety of genres (kpop, R&B, hip-hop, EDM) and collaborating with a number of other popular South-Korean artists. Jay Park's music has topped various domestic and international music charts, while he won several major awards such as Song of the Year at the Seoul Music Awards and Artist of the Year at the Mnet Asian Music Awards. In 2016, he was listed 48th on