Parc Jae-jung (; born December 25, 1995) is a South Korean singer. He is the winner of the 2013 television singing competition Superstar K 5 and a member of the R&B project group MSG Wannabe.
Early life Parc was born in Seoul, South Korea on December 25, 1995. He developed an interest in music at a young age and learned to play the violin, clarinet, and traditional Korean percussion instruments when he was in elementary school. In 2011, he moved with his family to Florida, where his parents worked as farmers.
Career
2013–2014: Superstar K 5, debut and Step 1 Beginning on August 9, 2013, Parc appeared in the fifth season of the television singing competition Superstar K 5. On November 15, Parc was announced as the winner of the competition. He released his pre-debut single "Stalker" on November 20, and on November 22, he made his official debut performance at the 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards in Hong Kong.
On July 17, 2014, Parc released his first EP, Step 1, which contains five tracks including the lead single "Ice Ice Baby" featuring rapper Beenzino.
2015–2020: Mystic Entertainment, variety show appearances and Lyrics
In July 2015, Parc joined Mystic Entertainment after his contract with CJ E&M ended. His first release under the label was the collaborative single "Two Men" with Kyuhyun, released on May 19, 2016.
In May 2017, Parc was cast in the first season of the music variety show Snowball Project. He teamed up with Mark Lee of NCT to release the single "Lemonade Love" on July 21, which was produced by Henry Lau and Yoon Jong-shin. In August, Parc was cast in the variety show It's Dangerous Beyond the Blankets.
On June 29, Parc released the single "Focus", which was written by Yoon Jong-shin and Jung Suk-won of 015B. On October 13, Parc released another single, "The Villain", which also written by Yoon Jong-shin and Jung Suk-won. The single is the final in a trilogy of farewell ballads, following "Two Men" and "Focus". On December 18, Parc held his first solo concert, "Mood In December", at Seoul's Hyundai Card Understage.
On June 8, 2018, Parc released the single "Bad Dream", as a part of Mystic Entertainment's music project LISTEN. His next single, "Words", was released on August 4, and is his first self-composed song since debut. Parc released his second EP, Lyrics, the following year on July 1, 2019.
2021–present: Romantic Factory, MSG Wannabe and Alone On February 10, 2021, Parc announced that he would be leaving Mystic Story. On April 2, it was confirmed that Parc signed with Romantic Factory, which is home to rappers Ovan and Vinxen. After signing with new agency, Parc released a song titled "I Loved You" on April 18, 2021.
In May, 2021, Parc was revealed as a member of the project group MSG Wannabe, formed via the variety show Hangout with Yoo. He debuted as a member of the MSG Wannabe sub-unit M.O.M., which saw instant success with its single "Foolish Love". After the show ended, Parc released two new songs titled "Hobby" and "From That Day" on July 27, 2021.
Parc held a solo concert, "Letter 1.5", on May 21 and 22, 2022.
In August 2022 it was announced that Parc will release a self written single "Letter to B" on September 1.
On October 30, 2022, Park decided to cancel the concert due to the Seoul Halloween crowd crush.
Parc released his first studio album, Alone, on April 20, 2023.
Parc released the single "Still Yours" on May 9, 2024, before enlisting into the army on May 21.
On February 6, 2026, Parc announced the duet single, featuring Sullyoon of Nmixx, released on February 25, with releases to his official social media accounts. This collaboration marks his first release following his discharge from the army.
Discography Studio albums TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales KORPeak chart position on Circle Album Chart:
Alone Released: April 20, 2023 Label: Romantic Factory Formats: CD, digital download 15 KOR: 2,000The Live Album Released: April 24, 2025 Label: Romantic Factory Formats: CD, digital download 60 KOR: 975
Extended plays Title EP detailsPeak chart positions Sales KORStep 1 Released: July 17, 2014 Label: CJ E&M Music Formats: CD, digital download 15KOR: 1,391+Lyrics Released: July 1, 2019 Label: Mystic Story Formats: CD, digital download —
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications AlbumKOR
As lead artist"Stalker" () 2013 68 KOR: 29,772Sales of "Stalker": Step 1"Ice Ice Baby" () 2014 56 KOR: 67,265Cumulative sales of "Ice Ice Baby":
"Focus" ()2017 — rowspan="16" rowspan="14" rowspan="2" "The Villain" () —"Bad Dream" ()2018 — Listen 026"Words" () — rowspan="2" "4 years" () —"Ceiling" ()2019 — Listen 030"If Only" () — Lyrics"December" () — "Easy Determination" () 2020 — Listen 034"I Loved You" ()2021 — rowspan="5" "Hobby" () — "From That Day" () — "Love Message" () 2022 127 "A Letter to B" () 142 "Let's Say Goodbye" () 2023 4 KMCA: Platinum Alone "Still Yours" () 2024 163 Collaborations"Two Men" () 2016 66KOR: 59,916Cumulative sales of "Two Men":
rowspan="13" "Passport" () 2017 — rowspan="12" His Walk of Life 2017 Yoon Jong-shin"Lemonade Love" 2017 — SM Station Season 2"XOXO"2018 — "May 12" () — The Legacy 01"Yet, we" () — Dalkomm Day #6 ()"Alone" () 2019 — rowspan="2" "With a Song" () 2020 — "Journey to Atlantis" () 2021 7 MSG Wannabe Top 8 Performance Songs "If" () 19 "Foolish Love" () 1MSG Wannabe 1st Album "I Love You" () 25 "Always" () 2026 189 Soundtrack appearances"Who Are You" () 2014 — rowspan="11" rowspan="11" My Spring Days OST"Not Gonna Wait" 2017 — Live Up to Your Name OST"Didn't Know" () 2018 — Feel Good to Die OST"Walk with Me" — Still 17 OST"Cassette tape" () 2019 — The Call 2 Project No.4"Like Something" () — The Call Final Project"Let's Meet" () — Melody Book OST Part 3 ()"Tonight" — The Wind Blows OST"Ice Doll" () — Melting Me Softly OST"Sunshine Wind Starlight You" () — The Tale of Nokdu OST"In the Night" 2020 — Hi Bye, Mama! OST
Album appearances TitleYearAlbum"Should I Say I Love You Again" () 2020 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (Little Star Special)
Filmography
Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2016 King of Mask Singer Contestant (Captain Korea) Episode 63-64 Real Men Cast Member Episode 172–180 (Naval Education and Training Command) 2017 Battle Trip Contestant Episode 49 ('E.ro.parc' Tour) It's Dangerous Beyond The Blankets Cast Member Season 1 (Episodes 1–4) 2019 King of Mask Singer Contestant (Dumulmeori)Episode 205-206 2021 Hangout with Yoo Cast Member Episodes 91–93, 95-101 2022 Love Interference special hostSeason 3 2023 Super Karaoke Survival: VS Producer with Roy Kim
Music video appearances Year Song Title Artist 2017 "Lemonade Love" Parc Jae-jung, Mark (NCT) 2021 "I Loved You" () Parc Jae-jung "Only You + Foolish Love" (나를 아는 사람'을 '바라만 본다) MSG Wannabe "Keep your head up" () Lee Dong-hwi
Radio shows Year Title Role Note 2021 Noon's Hope Song, Kim Shin-youngSpecial DJ July 8; (with Jee Seok-jin) Jeon Hyosung 's Dreaming Radio November 25–26 2022 Turn up the volume August 1–7
Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Golden Disc Awards 2024 Digital Song Bonsang "Let's Say Goodbye" MAMA Awards 2023 Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10Parc Jae-jung Best Vocal Performance – Solo MBC Entertainment Awards 2021 Rookie Award Hangout with Yoo and I Live Alone
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