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Zior Park
Park in 2022
Background information
Birth name	Park Ji-won
Also known as	Chuck Blueman Chet Black
Born	(1994-10-11) October 11, 1994 (age 30)
Genres	Hip hop R&B
Occupations	Rapper music video director
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2018–present
Labels	Beautiful Noise
Korean name
Hangul	박지원
Hanja	朴智元
Revised Romanization	Bak Ji-won
McCune–Reischauer	Park Chiwon

Park Ji-won (Korean: 박지원; born October 11, 1994), better known by his stage name Zior Park (Korean: 지올팍), is a South Korean rapper and music video director.

Life and career

Early life and career beginnings

Zior Park was born Park Ji-won on October 11, 1994. He graduated from an information technology (IT) high school and attended an engineering university for one semester before quitting. Park moved to the United States in his early 20s and lived in New York and San Francisco, California, with the intent of meeting angel investors with a proposal to create a music startup company in Silicon Valley. Following a dispute with the friends in South Korea who were drafting the plan, the proposal fell through and Park never received it. Unable to keep up with rent, he became homeless and lived in his car for a month. At that time, he was a fan of Big Sean and took note of how his songs topped charts. Park decided to become a rapper and returned to his home country.

Career

Park released the collaborative single "Noise" with Mommy Son and Kim Seung-min on May 14, 2019. He released his first full-length album Thunderbird Motel and its two lead singles "Sleepwalk" and "Can't Stop This Thunder" in March 2020. Park released his first mini-album Where Does Sasquatch Live? Part 1 on February 16, 2023. The lead single "Christian" is an alternative rock track which satirically points out how everyone lives in a contradictory manner. A month after its release, the song entered and gradually rose on music charts, ultimately peaking at number seven on the national Circle Digital Chart.

Musical style

Park is a hip hop and R&B musician, and he writes his lyrics entirely in English. He cites Willy Wonka of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as his role model. He aims to sell fantasy, saying that "the elements needed for a brand includes music of course, as well as video and fashion". Park also draws inspiration by Jack Sparrow, Cruella de Vil, and Harley Quinn. As a music video director, he utilizes the monikers Chuck Blueman and Chet Black.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Guest appearances

Soundtrack appearances

Awards and nominations

Notes

1. Includes the K-pop Hot 100 (defunct as of April 2022) and the subsequent South Korea Songs chart (launched in May 2022).
2. "Psycho Love" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 138 on the Circle Download Chart.
3. "Queen" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 99 on the Circle Download Chart.

References

1. ^ 지올팍 (in Korean). Daum. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
2. ^ 원슈타인 소속사의 숨겨둔 천재 지올팍. Cosmopolitan Korea (in Korean). Hearst Joongang. December 21, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
3. ^ Kim, Su-kyeong (April 11, 2020). [힙합 나우](49) 지올팍, 이유있는 '마미손 픽' (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
4. ^ 이상한 아이들의 집 (뷰티풀 노이즈). W Korea (in Korean). W Media. February 27, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
5. Kim, Su-kyeong (June 7, 2019). [지금, 뭐 들으세요?] NCT 드림·오메가 사피엔·지올팍...이 움직임을 주목해 (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
6. ^ Kim, Chae-yeon (February 16, 2023). '힙합 R&B씬의 이단아' 지올팍, 오늘(16일) 새 앨범 발매..전곡 프로듀싱 (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
7. ^ Jung, Byeong-keun (March 16, 2023). 오직 음악으로 경계 허문 '지올팍의 타이밍' (in Korean). The Fact. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
8. Kim, Seong-hwi (March 31, 2023). 지올 팍, 'CHRISTIAN' 성공…'팬사랑 확인하며 나날이 승승장구' (in Korean). Top Star News. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
9. Peak positions on the Circle Digital Chart:
   • "What Do You Do When You Play?": "Digital Chart – 2019 Weeks 43" (in Korean). Circle Chart. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
   • "Christian": "Digital Chart – 2023 Weeks 12" (in Korean). Circle Chart. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
10. Peak positions on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100:
    • "What Do You Do When You Play?": "Billboard K-pop 100 – The week of November 2, 2019". Billboard (in Korean). Retrieved November 18, 2023.
    Peak positions on the Billboard South Korea Songs:
    • "Christian": "South Korea Songs – Week of April 1, 2023". Billboard (in Korean). Retrieved November 23, 2023.
11. "Download Chart – 2023 Weeks 12" (in Korean). Circle Chart. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
12. "Download Chart – 2023 Weeks 39" (in Korean). Circle Chart. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
13. 비트썸원, '2021 에이비어워드' 지올팍 등 수상자 12팀 선정. Venture Square (in Korean). February 3, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2023.

• 1997 births
• 21st-century South Korean rappers
• English-language singers from South Korea
• Living people
• South Korean contemporary R&B singers
• South Korean male rappers
• South Korean music video directors