Park Jae Beom, also known as Jay Park, is a Korean-American recording artist, dancer, rapper, music producer, b-boy, songwriter, composer and actor. He was the former leader of the South Korean boy band 2PM and is a member of the Seattle-based b-boy crew Art of Movement (AOM).
Born in Seattle, Washington, Park showed great interest in hip hop music and breakdancing at a young age. Park was raised in Edmonds, Washington where he attended Edmonds Woodway High School. In 2004, he auditioned in Seattle, Washington, for Korea-based JYP Entertainment (JYPE), which brought him to Korea in January 2005, to receive further training in dancing, rapping, singing, and the Korean language.
On Jan 11, 2022, Jay Park announced that he will be stepping down from his position as CEO of both AOMG and H1GHR MUSIC. According to industry representatives, he is working on establishing a new label to launch an idol group and is in discussion to become business partners with Kakao Entertainment.
On March 3, 2022 he officially announced the establishment of his new company called MORE VISION.
