John Park (musician)

John Andrew Park (born September 13, 1988) is an American Korean singer. He was a semi-finalist on the ninth season of American Idol; placing twentieth. He is the runner-up of Superstar K2, a Korean singing contest held by M.net. He is currently signed to Music Farm Entertainment.

Early life
Park was born in Chicago; prior to entering Superstar K2, he was a student at Northwestern University majoring in economics. He was a member of his college a cappella group Purple Haze. He was a semi-finalist on the ninth season of American Idol. He later auditioned for the Korean equivalent of "American Idol", Superstar k2, and finished second.

Education
Park attended Glenbrook North High School. He is an Economics major at Northwestern University. He is currently taking a break from college to pursue a singing career in Korea.

Musical background
He is a fan of Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Gavin DeGraw, Marc Broussard, and Jamie Cullum.

Personal life
On April 8, 2022, it was confirmed that John will marry his non-celebrity girlfriend with an event on June 12, 2022. His wife gave birth to their first child, a daughter, on September 25, 2023.

American Idol 9
Park auditioned in Chicago for the ninth season of American Idol with "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know" by Blood, Sweat and Tears. The judges, especially Shania Twain, were impressed with his audition and he made it to the Hollywood round.

He also performed "Sweet Escape" in the group round along with Haeley Vaughn, Jessica Furney and Kelsey Madsen who was cut that round. He made it to the semi-finals. During the top 24, he sang Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child" and John Mayer's "Gravity" for the top 20, but he was eliminated.

Superstar K2
After American Idol, Park entered the second season of the Korean talent show Superstar K2, where he finished second.