Currently one of the most popular South Korean rappers, almost everyone has a crush on Jay Park. Known as the ‘Jack of All Trades’, Jay Park is a rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, and a very successful entrepreneur. And ever since his debut as an entertainer in the industry, he’s been a matter of controversy a lot of times. But despite everything, his career and net worth of Jay Park is incredible. Moving to South Korea in 2005 to make his career as a k-pop idol, Jay Park has surely come a long way.
Becoming an idol trainee at JYP Entertainment, Jay Park trained for over four years. He went on to make his debut as the leader of one of the well-known boy groups ‘2 PM’ in 2008. While the group did well, Jay Park fell into the first controversy that led him back to square one. With the rising fame came out Jay Park’s rant posts from his MySpace account. Facing issues in South Korea, Jay had ranted about his struggles on social media during his trainee days. With the netizens taking his rant out of context, the idol’s career was over.
Apologizing for his behavior, Jay Park had to leave 2 PM and go back to America.
Jay Park’s Comeback: The Hip-Hop Artist Never Gave Up
Even after all the hate he got, Jay Park never gave up. In 2010, the artist made his solo debut collaborating with the American rapper B.O.B’s digital single “Nothin’ On You”. The rapper went on to release a lot of covers and original songs on his Youtube channel. Within a few years, Jay Park was back in news for his music. Starting his own record company, his artists were topping all the indie hip-hop music charts in South Korea. The rapper caught the eye of a larger audience when he was featured in Charli XCX’s 2017 single “Boys”.
But over the years, Jay Park has been subjected to hate and has caused controversies over his music and activities. And sometimes for no reason at all.
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What Is The Net Worth of Jay Park?
Estimating the net worth of Jay Park, it falls around over $10 million. Taking over singing, choreographing, and music production, Music is the major contributor to the rapper’s bank accounts. As the rapper shot to fame, he’s been a part of several charities reading out awareness on important things. In 2016, Jay Park partnered with MAC and InStyle magazine to support World AIDS Day. The rapper has also campaigned for Breast Cancer Awareness and joined former Vice President Al Gore to help promote cleaner environments for the world.
For the assets, the rapper owns a penthouse apartment in Apgujeong-dong that has a view of the beautiful Han River. Having an interest in cars, Jay Park owns a Bentley Flying Spur worth over $214 600. Expanding into entrepreneurship, Jay Park has founded two record labels, Aomg and H1ghr Music, under his name. The labels have artists like Hoody, Ugly Duck, Jay B, Loco, HAON, 28V, and many more hip-hop indie artists signed.
Is Jay Park Retiring Anytime Soon?
For now, the rapper has stepped down from the CEO position from the record labels. As the rumors of Jay Park retiring from the music scene going on, the rapper has recently addressed the rumors. According to the rapper, he still has a long way to go and has at least two more albums to release under his name. He’s also rumored to debut a k-pop idol group soon. Recently, Jay Park also went on to start his own soju brand called Won Soju. In March 2022, the rapper went on to start another music label called More Vision.
On his mission to create something that will be loved by the world even more than before, Jay Park wants to create something for a better environment for the people he loves. For him, it’s meaningless if he’s the only one having fun.
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