[adikkeluangman]

[US Mag Covers Music Mogul Park JYP]



The New York-based business magazine Crain's has carried a two page spread on JYP USA, a studio that Korean music mogul Park Jin-young is set to open June 20 in Manhattan.

The article introduced an interview with the musician cum businessman covering how he first started out in the U.S. music industry by handing out demo tapes to hip hop artists, his business now with Western producers after 3 years and the founding of JYP USA.

Crain's likened Park to the American creator of successful boy bands such as New Kids on the Block, and cited Warner Music Group Executive Vice President Kevin Liles as saying that Park is "such an active person" and that he had accomplished so much through the pop star Rain.

Park's studio JYP USA is also introduced in detail as an entity aimed at facilitating record deals with U.S. agencies and producers, and utilizing US-style training to nurture Korean artists into world stars.

Credits ~ KBS Global + Kpopper.com + noV@Kpop Kingdom

[tokyo_chick]

I think these people have no idea of how hard JYP has worked to get where he is...I would like to see a Rolling Stones (even though I hate that magazine but they keep sending it to my house for free) give JYP an interview. Maybe if enough people e-mailed them about it they would.

[LucasBunny]

Cool!

I just hope he doesnt come out in the states trying to rub his artists up in everyone's faces
cuz awhile back I read an interview about this and he said some things that dissappointed me so much.

But goodluck to JYP
I like how he even has diversity on his label
he has an african american guy on JYP as well, 4got his name though

[yaps]

that guy is just too good hwaiting

[adikkeluangman]

June 8th, 2007

Park Jin-young Makes Cover of Billboard Magazine


Korean pop star on Billboard cover: South Korean music producer
and singer Park Jin-young on the cover of the June 16th edition of Billboard,
a weekly U.S. magazine dedicated to the music industry

Singer and producer Park Jin-young has become the first Korean to be featured on the cover of Billboard Magazine, the influential music industry trade weekly. The cover of the Saturday issue of Billboard features a photo of Park with the headline "JYP, The Asian Soul."
The U.S. magazine is recognized for its coverage of the pop music industry and is the publisher of the Billboard Charts which track the most popular songs and albums. For the past few years the magazine has made its cover available as an advertising space for artists and companies that it believes suitably match the publication's industry authority.

Park's agency said, "Although it's a paid advertisement, the magazine provides a great opportunity for artists judged by careful scrutiny as matching the authority and stature of the magazine. Park was selected as the cover model since he was involved in some Billboard Top 10 albums by artists such as Will Smith, Mase, Cassie and others -- a first for an Asian composer."

source: englishnews @chosun.com + korea times
Credit: kpopkingdom.com