Park
Yoochun (Hangul: 박유천, Hanja: 朴有天; born June 4, 1986), sometimes known by his stage
name Micky
Yoochun 믹키유천 (in South
Korea), is a Korean singer, rapper, composer, songwriter and actor. Yoochun is
currently a member of the popular South Korean pop group JYJ but debuted as a member of South Korean boy band TVXQ. Yoochun was born and
raised in Seoul, South Korea, until
his family moved to the United States when he was in the sixth grade.[1] He lived in Fairfax, Virginia, where he attended Holmes Middle School and Chantilly High School.[1] He was scouted by Brothers Entertainment and
went back to South Korea, where he joined SM Entertainment.[2] He has a younger brother named Park Yoohwanwho is also an actor.
Before his drama debut Sungkyunkwan Scandal,
Yoochun appeared in the Japanese BeeTV mobile drama Beautiful Love ～君がいれば～ (Beautiful Love ~If you were here ~) as Young
Soo, the runaway heir of a conglomerate.
Yoochun has also appeared on two TV shows
with his TVXQ bandmates, Banjun Theater and Vacation.[3][4]
Yoochun made his debut as an actor in the hit
2010 KBS drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal (성균관스캔들). He
portrayed Lee Seon Joon, a wealthy and studious nobleman, who falls in love
with his schoolmate - a woman disguised as a man.[5] He received the "Rookie of the Year
Award", "Netizens Award" and "Best Couple Award" at
the 2010 KBS Drama Awards ceremony. He won "Best Newcomer Award" and
"Most Popular Actor in a TV Drama" at The 47th Baeksang Arts Awards,
the most prestigious entertainment awards in South Korea. Yoochun also won "Best
Actor" and "Most Popular Asian Actor" at the 6th Seoul
International Drama Awards.
In 2011, he starred in the MBC drama Miss Ripley with Lee Da-hae, Kim Seung-woo, and Kang Hye-jeong.[6] At the 2011 MBC Drama Awards, Yoochun won
"Best Newcomer" for his role as Yutaka in "Miss Ripley."
In 2012, he starred in the SBS drama Rooftop Prince with Han Ji-min . Yoochun's third role will be him playing as Lee Gak, a
Joseon era prince who time-travels 300 years to the present day, and also as
Yong Tae Yong, second generation of conglomerate. The drama started airing on
March 21, 2012. Yoochun has become one of the few idol-turned-actors in South
Korea who acted in dramas for each of South Korea's major broadcast networks:
KBS,MBC, and now SBS. In 2012, Yoochun won "Most Popular Actor in TV
Drama" at the 48th Baeksang Arts Awards, crowning him as the most popular
actor for two years in row.
From 2003 - 2009, Yoochun sang in South
Korean boy band TVXQ, known as Dong Bang Shin Ki (DBSK) in South Korea and
Tohoshinki in Japan. In July 2009, Yoochun and two of his bandmates, Jaejoong and Junsu, filed a lawsuit
against their South Korean label, SM Entertainment. Through their lawyers, the
members stated that the 13-year contract was excessively long, schedules were held
out without the confirmation or permission of the members, contract terms have
been extended and changed without their knowledge or consent and that the
group's earnings were not fairly distributed to the members. After Tohoshinki's
Japanese label announced a group hiatus in early 2010, they formed a new three
member group initially known as JUNSU/JEJUNG/YUCHUN in Japan. Currently, the main lawsuit concerning the
three members' contract with SM Entertainment is still ongoing.
In September 2010, JYJ released extended play The..., which debuted at
number one on Japan's Oricon album charts.[7] However, Avex had announced the suspension of all the
group's activities in Japan, the same month that year.[8]
JYJ proceeded to release The Beginning, a global album which was sung in English. JYJ promoted the new album via a worldwide
showcase tour throughout October and November with dates in South Korea,
Southeast Asia and the United States.
In January 25, 2011, JYJ released Korean extended play Their Rooms "Our Story"." JYJ's second group album and first full length Korean-language album In Heaven was released September 28, 2011.
In January 25, 2011, JYJ released Korean extended play Their Rooms "Our Story"." JYJ's second group album and first full length Korean-language album In Heaven was released September 28, 2011.
Starting from April, Yoochun toured Asia and
North America for JYJ's first Worldwide Tour.[9] The tour is then extended to Europe and South
America, adding another four stops in Spain, Germany, Chile and Peru.
In addition to being a musician, Yoochun has
also been active as an actor since 2010.
Micky Yoochun is featured in "Tokyo
Lovelight" from DJ Makai's Stars (mini-album).
He and band-mate U-know are also featured rappers on "Heartquake"
from Super Junior's
third album, Sorry, Sorry.[10]
For "Miss Ripley", Yoochun sang "너를 위한 빈자리 (The
Empty Space for You)". It appeared in the ninth episode of the drama and
was released on the "Miss Ripley" OST (Part 3).
Micky has written and composed several songs
that have appeared on TVXQ's Korean and Japanese albums. As a member of SM Town, he contributed
to the 2007 winter albumOnly Love with his composition "Evergreen". Micky also
wrote and composed "사랑 안녕 사랑 (Love Bye
Love)", featured on the group's fourth Korean studio album Mirotic.[11] For the Trick project, he wrote the lyrics to his solo
"My Girlfriend",
entirely in English.[12]
"Kiss the Baby Sky", one of the A-side's for TVXQ's twenty-fifth
Japanese single, marked the first time that one of the songs both
written and composed by Micky was released on a Japanese single.[13]
With band-mates U-Know and Xiah, Micky wrote the rap lyrics
to "Love After Love", which appeared on their second Korean studio
album, Rising Sun. For the group's Japanese releases, Micky wrote and
co-composed "Kiss Shita Mama, Sayonara" (Kissしたまま、さよなら lit. As We Kiss, Goodbye?) with Hero for T,
TVXQ's third Japanese album.[14] In September 2009, he and Hero released a self-written duet, "Colors
(Melody and Harmony)/Shelter", which was used as the image song
for Hello Kitty's 35th
anniversary.[15]
Yoochun has also written songs for JYJ's
albums. 2010 album The Beginning, featured the Yoochun-penned track “I Love You”. In
January 2011, Micky was the lyricist/composer in JYJ's music essay called Their
Rooms "Our Story" for the song "이름없는 노래 Part 1 (A Song Without A Name, Part 1)". In
addition, he also composed the rap in Kim Junsu’s song “Xiahtic”.
For In Heaven, Yoochun co-wrote "Get Out" with Kim Jaejoong.
TV Shows
§ Rooftop Prince (SBS, 2012)
§ Miss Ripley (MBC,
2011)
§ Sungkyunkwan Scandal (KBS2, 2010)
§ Vacation (2006)
§ Rainbow Romance (MBC, 2005)
§ Banjun Drama (SBS,
2005)
§ 2011 MBC
Drama Awards: Mini
Series New Actor Award (Miss Ripley)
§ 2011 47th
Baeksang Arts Awards: New Actor
(Sungkyunkwan Scandal)
§ 2010 KBS
Drama Awards: Newcomer
Actor Award (Sungkyunkwan Scandal)
§ 2010 KBS
Drama Awards: Netizens'
Award (Sungkyunkwan Scandal)
TV Show Theme Songs
§ Noreul
Wihan Binjari The Empty Space For You, Miss Ripley (2011)
§ JYJ -
Chajatda Found, Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010)
§ TVXQ -
Cheon Nyeon Yeon Ga Thousand Year Love Song, The Legend (2007)
§ TVXQ -
Harudal Day Moon, Air City (2007)
§ TVXQ -
All In Vain, Air City (2007)
§ TVXQ -
Remember, Goong S (2007)
§ TVXQ -
Geurigo Holding Back the Tears, Vacation (2006)
§ Micky was
his English nickname when he lived in Virginia.
