Park Bom

Park Bom
Promo photo for the 2014 YG Family World Tour.
Basic Information
Native name	박봄
Born	Park Bom March 24, 1984 (1984-03-24) Seoul, South Korea
Zodiac sign	Aries
Other names	Jenny Park
Occupation	Singer
Relatives	Park Go Eun (sister)
Musical Career
Genres	K-Pop, Ballad, R&B
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2005-present
Labels	YG Entertainment (2006-16)
Associated	2NE1, Lee Hi, BIGBANG

Park Bom (born on March 24, 1984) is a South Korean singer born in Seoul, South Korea. She was a member of the girl group 2NE1, formerly signed under YG Entertainment.

In 2006 Bom began her music career with the single "Anystar" and a feature on two BIGBANG songs. Following a few more featurings, she finally debuted officially in 2009 as the main vocalist of 2NE1.

Biography

Early life

Park Bom was born in Seoul, South Korea on March 24, 1984, as the second daugther. Her older sister, Park Go Eun, is a cellist.

She moved to America when she was in the sixth grade to study. Bom graduated from Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine, and enrolled at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, majoring in psychology. Due to her interest in music she transferred to Berklee College of Music.

After living in America for around 14 years, she returned to South Korea and auditioned for YG Entertainment. She was rejected at her first try and it took three more years for her to get accepted as a trainee in the company.

2006-08: First public appearances

In 2006 Park Bom made her first public appearance at labelmates BIGBANG first live concert The R.E.A.L were she performed "We Belong Together" with them and sang "Stand Up For Love". She was also featured on yet another BIGBANG single on their third single album "BIGBANG 03". Which they performed on TV.

In the same year, Park Bom appeared alongside Lee Hyo Ri in the Samsung Anycall commercials. She released a promotional song called "Anystar" featuring BIGBANGs G-Dragon and Gummy. Following the features on BIGBANG songs, Bom was featured on a couple more songs by labelmates Lexy and Red Roc. In May 2007 she performed her planned debut song "Scarecrow" at BIGBANGs Want You Tour, the single eventually was never released officially.

Discography

For Park Bom's work with 2NE1, see 2NE1 Discography.

Singles

• "Anystar" (with G-Dragon & Gummy) (2006)
• "Scarecrow" (2007)
• "You And I" (2009)
• "Don't Cry" (2011)

Collaborations & Featured

• "We Belong Together" (BIGBANG feat. Park Bom) (2006)
• "Forever with You" (BIGBANG feat. Park Bom) (2006)
• "Along My Way" (Red Roc feat. Park Bom) (2007)
• "Baby Boy" (Lexy feat. Park Bom) (2007)
• "Oh Yeah" (GD & TOP feat. Park Bom) (2010)
• "Having an Affair" (G-Dragon & Park Myeong Su feat. Park Bom) (2011)
• "Up" (Epik High feat. Park Bom) (2012)
• "Black" (Japanese Ver.) (G-Dragon feat. Park Bom) (2013)
• "All I Want For Christmas Is You (with Lee Hi) (2013)