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Park Ji-yeon (박지연)
Park Ji-yeon (박지연), known as Jiyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress who debuted with the girl group T-ara in 2009 and went solo in 2014.
Park Jin-young (박진영)
Park Jin-young (박진영), stage name J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Korean singer-songwriter and founder of JYP Entertainment; debuted 1994 with "날 떠나지마", produced god, Rain, Wonder Girls, 2PM, TWICE, and co-chairs Korea's presidential popular culture exchange committee.
Park Jung-min (singer)
Park Jung-min (박정민) is a South Korean singer who debuted in 2005 with the boy group SS501 and began a solo career with Not Alone in 2011.
Park Junhee (박준희)
Park Junhee (박준희), formerly stage-named Jun, born 1994 in Suncheon, is leader of K-pop boy group A.C.E (debuted 2017, "Cactus") and a soloist who founded H&P Entertainment, released Supernova and LOVE METHOD, and is a Eurovision Song Contest Asia Korea candidate.
Park So-jin
Park So-jin (박소진, born 1986), Girl's Day leader and lead vocalist from July 2010, solo debut 2011, actress since 2017 (Swallow, Shting Stars), married actor Lee Dong-ha in November 2023; not to be confused with him.
Park Ye-eun
Park Ye-eun (박예은), stage names Yenny and HA:TFELT, is a South Korean singer-songwriter born 1989, a Wonder Girls main vocalist from 2007 whose English "Nobody" hit Billboard Hot 100 No. 76, and a solo artist since the 2014 EP Me? and 2020 album 1719.
Park Yoo-chun (박유천)
Park Yoo-chun (박유천), also known as Micky Yoochun, born 1986, is a South Korean singer-actor, ex-TVXQ and JYJ member, convicted in 2019 of philopon use, now performing in Japan.
PDOGG
Pdogg (피독) is the professional name of Kang Hyo-won, a South Korean record producer at Big Hit Music who has been BTS's main producer since their 2013 debut.
Peniel Shin (신동식)
Peniel Shin (Shin Dong Geun, 신동근; stage name Peniel, 프니엘), Korean-American rapper and vocalist of BTOB, debuted 2012 with "Insane", solo debut 2017, BTOB 4U member, actor in XO, Kitty.
PENOMECO
PENOMECO (페노메코), the stage name of Jeong Dong-uk, is a South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter who debuted in 2014 and is a member of the FANXY CHILD crew with Zico, Crush, and Dean.
Pentagon (펜타곤) (South Korean band)
Pentagon (펜타곤, PENTAGON) is a Cube Entertainment K-pop boy group formed on the 2016 Mnet show Pentagon Maker, debuting October 10, 2016 with ten members; known for "Shine", "Daisy", member self-production, and the 2023 contract endings.
Perfect All-Kill
Perfect All-Kill (퍼펙트 올킬) is a South Korean chart achievement, coined in 2010, in which one song is No.1 simultaneously on all major streaming platforms and iChart's weekly chart.
PLAVE
PLAVE (플레이브) is a five-member South Korean virtual boy group under Vlast, whose animated characters are performed live by human actors using motion capture, debuting in 2023.
Pledis Entertainment (플레디스 엔터테인먼트)
Pledis Entertainment (플레디스 엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean K-pop label founded by Han Sung-soo, home of SEVENTEEN and TWS, acquired by Big Hit (HYBE) in 2020 as an independent HYBE label.
Pre-release single
A pre-release single (선공개곡) is a K-pop song released ahead of an official album to build momentum, a standard rollout step especially among fourth-generation idols.
Pristin (프리스틴)
Pristin (프리스틴) was a ten-member Pledis Entertainment girl group, debuting March 21, 2017 with HI! PRISTIN and WEE WOO, winning three rookie awards, then disbanding May 24, 2019 when seven members left Pledis.
Produce 101 (프로듀스 101)
Produce 101 (프로듀스 101) is Mnet's 2016-2019 Korean survival audition series in which 101 trainees compete and viewer votes pick the debut group: I.O.I, Wanna One, IZ*ONE, X1. Its 2019 vote-rigging scandal sent producers to prison, and the format was licensed to China and adapted in Japan.
Produce 48 (프로듀스 48)
Produce 48 (프로듀스 48), the third Produce 101 season, aired on Mnet June 15 to August 31, 2018, pairing 57 Korean trainees with 39 AKB48 Group members; voting formed IZ*ONE, winner Jang Won-young with 338,366 votes.
Produce X 101 (프로듀스 X 101)
Produce X 101 is a 2019 South Korean survival reality show on Mnet, in which 101 trainees competed for 11 spots in the boy group X1.
Produce-style survival show
A Produce-style survival show is an idol audition format, popularized by Mnet's Produce 101, where viewer votes rank trainees and the top contestants debut as a fixed-term group.
Psy (박재상)
PSY (싸이, Park Jae-sang, 박재상) is a South Korean rapper who debuted in 2001 with 'Psy from Psycho World' and became K-pop's first global crossover star when 'Gangnam Style' (2012) hit 1 billion YouTube views and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
QWER (큐더블유이알)
QWER (큐더블유이알) is a four-member South Korean girl band, also called a growth-type girl band, formed in 2023 via Kim Gyeran's Favorite Children project; debuted October 18, 2023 with Harmony from Discord; members Chodan, Magenta, Hina, Siyeon.
Rain (비) (entertainer)
Rain (비, Jung Ji-hoon, born 1982) is a South Korean K-pop and R&B singer, actor, and producer; solo debut 2002, hit album It's Raining (2004), Hollywood films Speed Racer and Ninja Assassin, founder of R.A.I.N Company.
Rainbow (group)
Rainbow (레인보우) was a seven-member South Korean girl group formed by DSP Media, which debuted in 2009 with Gossip Girl, disbanded in 2016, and reunited in 2019.
Random play dance
Random play dance (랜덤플레이댄스, RPD) is a K-pop game, first played on the show Weekly Idol in 2011, where dancers must instantly match randomly played song snippets.
Ravi (김원식) (rapper)
Ravi (라비), born Kim Won-sik (김원식) in 1993, is a South Korean rapper and producer, VIXX's main rapper from 2012, founder of labels GROOVL1N and The L1ve, solo artist behind R.eal1ze and Roses, who left VIXX in 2023.
Ready to Be World Tour
The Ready to Be World Tour was the fifth world tour by South Korean girl group Twice, supporting their 2023 mini album Ready to Be and playing 51 shows.
Red Velvet (레드벨벳) (group)
Red Velvet (레드벨벳) is a five-member SM Entertainment girl group, debuted August 1, 2014 with 'Happiness'; members Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, Joy, Yeri; known for the dual 'Red'/'Velvet' concept and Billboard World Albums No. 1s.
Red Velvet discography
The Red Velvet discography covers the Korean, Japanese, and subunit recordings of the South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment, who debuted in 2014 with "Happiness".
Rei (直井 怜) (singer)
Rei (레이, 直井怜 Naoi Rei), born 2004 in Nagoya, is a Japanese singer and rapper in the K-pop girl group IVE under Starship Entertainment; debuted December 1, 2021 with ELEVEN, first Japanese Starship artist, nicknamed Kim Rei.