Artistry Jay Park

park s music takes roots in r&b , hip hop, more 90 s. influenced work of american artists grew listening to, such usher, michael jackson, ne-yo, chris brown, ginuwine, musiq soulchild, justin timberlake, eminem, jay-z, nas, tupac, dr. dre, , canibus. park credits usher idol , 1 of biggest influences, started listening in 6th grade. cites michael jackson role model, best . cites both usher , michael jackson singers , dancers influence him vocally , in dance, attempts mimic them, looking @ music videos. park cites chris brown inspiration, , wants singer can @ both singing , rapping [him] . park began listening hip hop music when in second grade, after 1 of cousins let him listen warren g s regulate . in general, park stated doesn t listen music inspiration, listen music because listen music, inspired when listen music, helps .

for dance, park highlights art of movement, skill methods, , massive monkees b-boy crews influence him. cites andrew baterina soreal cru; movement lifestyle s members keone madrid, lyle beniga, , shaun evaristo; ian eastwood; , twitch. park inspired taiwanese-american nba player jeremy lin, saying lin off radar , he’s playing best of best. people can’t hate on him though want because he’s good. that’s how k-pop star has on in america if want succeed. have in every single way if people hate, can’t .

musical style

jay park s music contemporary r&b , hip hop, incorporates pop, dance, soul, electronic , acoustic songs. prior debuting 2pm, park coached vocally former solid member , renowned r&b artist kim jo-han, known vocal coach of many idols in industry. kim went on [park] has appealing , unique voice , stood out amongst rest . park began write rap lyrics since eighth grade. since becoming solo artist, has complete creative control on music : writes , composes own songs, produces albums, chooses people wants work with, , participates in mastering , mixing of songs, unheard-of singer in korean music industry. more making hit songs, park says wants people hear style of music, make them listen jay park-sounding music. being fluent in both english , korean, park writes songs in these 2 languages. admits more @ ease when writing songs in english in korean, started learning korean in late teens. having grown listening music of american artists, admits music sounds more american k-pop, saying style of music wants make, while still being recognized k-pop. musical process starts listening lot of beats sent various producers, while thinking of kind of song wants write, , short-listing selection of potential beats work with. then, park works on melody of song, along ideas , lyrics. writes hook of song first, , verses. park inspired when writing songs : listening songs, seeing live performance, having conversations people. everyday life . songs park wrote influenced songs other artists, example, song turn off phone (korean: 전화기를 꺼놔; revised romanization: jeonhwagireur kkeonwa) album new breed inspired leessang s hit single turn off tv ... (korean: tv를 껐네…; revised romanization: tv reurkkeotne) 7th album asura balbalta.