Teddy Park

Biography

Teddy Park (born Park Hong-jun; September 14, 1978) is a Korean-American rapper, songwriter, and record producer based in South Korea. He first gained attention as a member of the hip hop group 1TYM and gained prominence as a producer for YG Entertainment and his own entertainment company The Black Label. Park has received several accolades including an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Forbes magazine describes him as the "K-pop/rap star turned prolific music producer who has helped shape and aid South Korean music's global crossover". Born in Seoul, South Korea, Park moved to the United States with his family as a young child. When he was 17 years old, Park and his friend Taebin flew to South Korea during summer vacation to audition for YG Entertainment. Both were signed immediately, and after finishing high school in the US, moved to Korea to pursue music. In 1998, Park debuted in the hip hop group 1TYM with his friend Danny, Jinhwan, and Baekyoung. Together, the group recorded five studio albums with Park as their primary songwriter and producer. After 1TYM went to indefinite hiatus in January 2006, Park became an in-house producer for YG Entertainment and co-founded The Black Label in 2016. He has co-produced and co-written songs for YG artists such as Jinusean, Seven, Big Bang, 2NE1, Lee Hi, Blackpink, and Jeon Somi, as well as Uhm Jung-hwa and Sunmi. As a producer, he has achieved critical and commercial success for several K-pop acts. For producing the soundtrack of the Netflix animated musical film KPop Demon Hunters (2025) including single "Golden", he won an Academy Award for Best Original Song, a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.

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