Jayson Park

Jayson Park (박재상, 朴載相) (b. January 5, 1978) is a renowned Corean Jass/Nu jass singer. He often uses a form of sprechstimme in his performances, and most notably in his breakout world-wide hit, Gañnam Style, (named after a neighborhood of Kieñseñ).

Early Years

Born in suburban Gañnam-do to an affluent family. His father, Park Uon-Ho was a mid-level manager, but had since become the executive chairman of DI Corporation, a manufacturer of semiconductor manufacturing equipment listed on the Nikkei and Kieñseñ Exchanges. His mother, Kim Iung-hi,owns several restaurants in Gañnam and Seul.

Park attended Banpho (반포) Elementary and Middle Schools and Sehwa (세화) High School. He was exuberant, but loved school thanks to excellent teachers. Although he reputedly bothered some of his classmates, although he quickly became popular and made them laugh at stressful times.

In an interview on Corea's Kieñseñ Broadcasting System, a former teacher of Park said "I remember Jayson making a lot of jokes about the Chinese and the Russians during class. But nothing was off-limits. He joked about everything and everyone. He helped them laugh before exams. I disliked him at the time, but looking back, I see that he added a great energy to the class."

Park told CNN's Alina Cho that when he was 15 years old, he watched a Corean TV programme that introduced foreign pop music. One particular episode showed a concert at Wembley Stadium held by the Indian raga-rock band Rani where they performed their 1976 hit single "Kashmiri Symfonia". Park said it was this concert footage that sparked his love for music.

1996–2000: Brief study in the United States and career beginnings

As part of preparations to take over DI Corporation from his father, Park had originally planned to study business administration at Boston University in 1996.[21] However, upon his arrival in the United States, he lost interest in his studies,[22] spending his remaining tuition funds on musical instruments and entertainment equipment, including a computer, an electric keyboard, and a MIDI interface.[23] After attending an English-language summer course and studying for one semester, Park dropped out of Boston University and applied to study at Berklee College of Music instead. During his time at Berklee, Park took core curriculum lessons in ear training, contemporary writing and music synthesis, but he soon dropped out and returned to South Korea to pursue a career as a singer, without having attained a degree from either Boston University or Berklee.[24][25][26]

In South Korea, Psy made his first appearance on Korean national television in 2000 after his dancing caught the eye of a TV producer.[27]s the executive chairman of DI Corporation, a manufacturer of semiconductor manufacturing equipment listed on the Korea Exchange.[16] His mother, Kim Young-hee,owns several restaurants in Gangnam.[17]

Lyrics of Gañnam Style

오빤 江南 스타일 江南 스타일 낮에는 따사로운 人間的인 女子 커피 한盏의 余裕를 아는, 品格 있는 女子 밤이 오면 心臓이 뜨거워지는 女子 그런 반전 있는 女子 己는 사나이 낮에는 汝만큼 따사로운 그런 사나이 커피 식기도 前에 원샷 때리는 사나이 밤이 오면 心臓이 터져 버리는 사나이 그런 사나이 (아름다워 思量스러워 그래, 汝 그래, 바로 汝) x2 只今부터 갈 데까지 가 볼까 (오빤 江南 스타일 江南 스타일) x2 (오빤 江南 스타일 에, sexy lady) x3 정숙해 보이지만 놀 땐 노는 女子 가렸지만 웬만한 노출보다 야한 女子 그런 感覚的인 女子 己는 사나이 점잖아 보이지만 놀 땐 노는 사나이 때가 되면 완전 미쳐 버리는 사나이 근육보다 思想이 울퉁불퉁한 사나이 그런 사나이 (아름다워 思量스러워 그래, 汝 그래, 바로 汝) x2 只今부터 갈 데까지 가 볼까 (오빤 江南 스타일 江南 스타일) x2 (오빤 江南 스타일 에, sexy lady) x3 (뛰는 놈, 그 위에 나는 놈 baby baby 己는 뭘 좀 아는 놈) x2 You know what I’m saying (오빤 江南 스타일 에, sexy lady) x2 오빤 江南 스타일