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Young Tak
Park Young-tak (Korean: 박영탁; born 13 May 1983), credited mononymously as Young Tak (영탁, commonly stylized as YOUNGTAK), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor and television personality. He made his debut in 2007 as a ballad singer with his 1st album Young Tak Disia. In 2016, he started his trot career with the release of his first trot single album, Nuna You Are Perfect. In 2020, he became well known by placing second in the TV Chosun audition show Mr. Trot out of 17,000 participants with his biggest hit "Jjiniya".
Park was born in Mungyeong, South Korea. His father was a soldier and his mother was a civil servant who worked for telephone service. His grandfather was a music teacher and composer, who served as principal and taught music at a senior college. Park's grandfather composed many school songs for local schools in Gyeongsang-do. Park was a member of Andong MBC Children's Choir (안동MBC 어린이 합창단). Park has rhinitis, which causes nasal congestion and often interferes with his breathing. When he was in high school, Park suffered from an accident where he fell from the 3rd floor of his school building. This resulted in his ankles being broken into 30 pieces and must be fixed with screws permanently, therefore he was exempted from military service. However, Park himself wanted to finish the service, so later on he enlisted at the training center, but was still exempted from military service during the re-examination.
Park attended Yeongga Elementary School, Andong Middle School and All-boys boarding Andong High School. Park majored in Advertising and Public relations at Cheongju University, and completed a Master's degree in Practical Music Composition at Kookmin University Graduate School of Arts.[unreliable source?] He was also an Adjunct professor at the Department of Applied Music at Sehan University.[unreliable source?]
In 2004, Park Young-tak entered The 1st Yeongnam Song Festival contest and won the first prize. He used the prize money (₩1,000,000) to move to Seoul and work on becoming a singer. Park started out by singing OST for the movie Marrying the Mafia II (2005). In January 2007, Park won the rookie singer contest hosted by Snow Rain Cast (Hangul: 눈비캐스트) and released his digital album 'Youngtak's DISIA' ('DISIA' is short for 'Digital Single Album') as the prize.[citation needed] He was recognized for his singing ability with his 1st ballad single "I Love You" (사랑한다).
In 2008, Park and Seo Dong-hoon formed a duo called Let It Be (렛잇비) and sang OST for OCN drama My Lady Boss, My Hero. They were in the middle of preparation for their album when their agency faced difficulties. Park and Seo then joined Star King with Min Geum-yong and Lee Woo-ram as Country Kids' Soul—supposedly a parody group of Brown Eyed Soul. They won first place and a contract with a music company to debut as a four-member ballad group named L-Class (엘클래스) He wrote their debut song "Please Don't Go" (가지 말라고). They worked together for two years, released two singles and disbanded in 2011.[citation needed]
Park later became part of a ballad duo called J-Symphony (제이심포니; J-심포니) with ex L-Class member Min Geum-yong (민금용). They released 3 singles, sang original soundtracks for dramas such as City Hunter, 49 Days, et cetera, and even had activities in Japan before part away in 2012. In the meantime, Park continued his music works by singing OSTs for cartoons, dramas and movies; singing guides for famous singers and groups such as Super Junior-H, Davichi, Park Hyoshin, SG Wannabe, and Hwanhee; writing and producing songs, and more.
In 2014, Park Young-tak and his friend Ji Kwang-min (지광민; stage name: MinZi (민지)) formed a multi-genre duo called Park G (박지, a.k.a. Park-Ji, "Park" and "Ji" are their respective last names). They release songs and work together as producers, even after Park has switched to trot.
To make a living, Park became an adjunct professor at Sehan University and voice teacher at music academies. He almost gave up his singing career as it was not a stable job. But when Park joined Hidden Singer 2 as a contestant in Wheesung's episode, his love for singing was resurrected. He decided to work on his voice and sing professionally again.
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Park Young-tak (Korean: 박영탁; born 13 May 1983), credited mononymously as Young Tak (영탁, commonly stylized as YOUNGTAK), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor and television personality. He made his debut in 2007 as a ballad singer with his 1st album Young Tak Disia. In 2016, he started his trot career with the release of his first trot single album, Nuna You Are Perfect. In 2020, he became well known by placing second in the TV Chosun audition show Mr. Trot out of 17,000 participants with his biggest hit "Jjiniya".
Park was born in Mungyeong, South Korea. His father was a soldier and his mother was a civil servant who worked for telephone service. His grandfather was a music teacher and composer, who served as principal and taught music at a senior college. Park's grandfather composed many school songs for local schools in Gyeongsang-do. Park was a member of Andong MBC Children's Choir (안동MBC 어린이 합창단). Park has rhinitis, which causes nasal congestion and often interferes with his breathing. When he was in high school, Park suffered from an accident where he fell from the 3rd floor of his school building. This resulted in his ankles being broken into 30 pieces and must be fixed with screws permanently, therefore he was exempted from military service. However, Park himself wanted to finish the service, so later on he enlisted at the training center, but was still exempted from military service during the re-examination.
Park attended Yeongga Elementary School, Andong Middle School and All-boys boarding Andong High School. Park majored in Advertising and Public relations at Cheongju University, and completed a Master's degree in Practical Music Composition at Kookmin University Graduate School of Arts.[unreliable source?] He was also an Adjunct professor at the Department of Applied Music at Sehan University.[unreliable source?]
In 2004, Park Young-tak entered The 1st Yeongnam Song Festival contest and won the first prize. He used the prize money (₩1,000,000) to move to Seoul and work on becoming a singer. Park started out by singing OST for the movie Marrying the Mafia II (2005). In January 2007, Park won the rookie singer contest hosted by Snow Rain Cast (Hangul: 눈비캐스트) and released his digital album 'Youngtak's DISIA' ('DISIA' is short for 'Digital Single Album') as the prize.[citation needed] He was recognized for his singing ability with his 1st ballad single "I Love You" (사랑한다).
In 2008, Park and Seo Dong-hoon formed a duo called Let It Be (렛잇비) and sang OST for OCN drama My Lady Boss, My Hero. They were in the middle of preparation for their album when their agency faced difficulties. Park and Seo then joined Star King with Min Geum-yong and Lee Woo-ram as Country Kids' Soul—supposedly a parody group of Brown Eyed Soul. They won first place and a contract with a music company to debut as a four-member ballad group named L-Class (엘클래스) He wrote their debut song "Please Don't Go" (가지 말라고). They worked together for two years, released two singles and disbanded in 2011.[citation needed]
Park later became part of a ballad duo called J-Symphony (제이심포니; J-심포니) with ex L-Class member Min Geum-yong (민금용). They released 3 singles, sang original soundtracks for dramas such as City Hunter, 49 Days, et cetera, and even had activities in Japan before part away in 2012. In the meantime, Park continued his music works by singing OSTs for cartoons, dramas and movies; singing guides for famous singers and groups such as Super Junior-H, Davichi, Park Hyoshin, SG Wannabe, and Hwanhee; writing and producing songs, and more.
In 2014, Park Young-tak and his friend Ji Kwang-min (지광민; stage name: MinZi (민지)) formed a multi-genre duo called Park G (박지, a.k.a. Park-Ji, "Park" and "Ji" are their respective last names). They release songs and work together as producers, even after Park has switched to trot.
To make a living, Park became an adjunct professor at Sehan University and voice teacher at music academies. He almost gave up his singing career as it was not a stable job. But when Park joined Hidden Singer 2 as a contestant in Wheesung's episode, his love for singing was resurrected. He decided to work on his voice and sing professionally again.