Park Jun-won or Harry Park (Korean: 박준원, born July 23, 1989),[2] better known by his stage name pH-1, is a Korean-American rapper based in South Korea.[1] In 2017, he signed to H1ghr Music. In 2018, he appeared on Show Me the Money 777 and gained popularity.
Early life and education
Park was born in South Korea and moved with his family to Long Island, New York, when he was about 12 years old.[1] He studied biology at Boston College and worked as a dental assistant post-graduation. Park was later employed at a web development company.[3]
The stage name pH-1 is a combination of his name, "p" from his surname Park, "H" from the English name Harry, and "Won" from the Korean name Park Jun-won.[4]
Career
In 2016, pH-1 released his debut single "Wavy".[2] In May 2017, he signed to H1ghr Music.[5] In October, he released his debut extended play The Island Kid.[6] In 2018, he appeared on Show Me the Money 777 and gained popularity.[7] In 2019, he released his debut studio album HALO.[8] In May 2020, he released his debut mixtape X.[9] In September, he participated in H1ghr Music's compilation albums H1ghr: Red Tape and H1ghr: Blue Tape.[10] In 2022, he released his second studio album But for Now Leave Me Alone.[11]
Artistry
pH-1 is known for his melodic "singing-raps".[12] He gets inspiration from a wide range of musical genres: jazz, pop, R&B, and gospel music.[1]
As the three keywords he pursues in his music are truth, positivity, and experience, his work contains positive or honest messages, generally excluding references to drugs, money bragging and excessive "flexing", and explicit sexual content.[13]
^Moon, So-ri (May 4, 2020). "pH-1, 새 믹스테이프 [X] 트랙리스트 공개" [pH-1, reveals tracklist of new mixtape X]. Eyesmag (in Korean).
^Kim, Na-gyeong (September 3, 2020). "하이어뮤직, 첫 컴필 앨범 'H1GHR: RED TAPE' 발매" [H1ghr Music, releases first compilation album 'H1GHR: RED TAPE']. Hankyung (in Korean).
^Choi, Yun-jeong (September 7, 2022). "pH-1, 정규 2집 트랙리스트 공개…트리플 타이틀" [pH-1, reveals tracklist of second studio album... triple title]. Newsis (in Korean).
^Kim, Su-yeong (April 29, 2021). "pH-1, 새 싱글 '365&7' 발매…'고등래퍼4' 이은 대세 행보" [pH-1, releases new single '365&7'... big moves since 'High School Rapper 4']. Hankyung (in Korean).
^Son, Bong-seok (November 8, 2022). "pH-1, 내년 첫 월드투어 'About Damn Time' 개최…계묘년 1·2월에 북미 9개 도시 공연" [pH-1, holds first world tour 'About Damn Time' next year... performs in 9 cities in North America in January and February]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean).
^Tae, Yu-na (July 12, 2021). "'복면가왕' PD "pH-1 0표 탈락, 충격적 결과였다" [일문일답]" ['King of Mask Singer' PD "pH-1 0 vote elimination, was a shocking result"]. Hankyung (in Korean).
^Kim Hyun-sik (December 27, 2022). "[단독]pH-1, '보이즈 플래닛' 출격한다…'랩 마스터' 깜짝 발탁" [[Exclusive] pH-1, 'Boys Planet' is on the way...Surprise selection for 'Rap Master'] (in Korean). Edaily. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via Naver.
^"후보 소개". Korean Hiphop Awards 2019 (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
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