Park Ji-sung (singer)

Park Ji-sung (born February 5, 2002), also known mononymously as Jisung is a South Korean singer, dancer, and actor. Park is a member of the Kpop boy group NCT, where he serves as the main dancer, and in subunit NCT Dream and rotational subunit NCT U.

Prior to his debut with NCT, Park was active as a dancer, performing with dance crews and as a backup dancer for artists. Park also worked as a child actor and appeared in various television dramas, films, and commercials.

Early life
Park Ji-sung was born on February 5, 2002, in Seoul, South Korea. At 8 years old, he started learning popping from Nam Hyun-joon and continued to be active in his dance crew, until he was 11 years old.

2010-2015: Career beginnings
In addition to performing with dance crews and as a backup dancer for artists, Park also appeared as a child actor in several TV dramas, films, and commercials, including the 2010 KBS2 children's program TV Kindergarten Funny Funny, the drama Tree with Deep Roots, and films Crossbow War and Go, Stop, Murder (2014). In 2013, Park represented South Korea in the CCTV International Children’s Concert held in China, where NCT's Chinese member Chenle also performed.

In 2013, Park participated in Mnet dance program Dancing 9 and was scouted by an SM Entertainment talent agent. As his mother being a fan of TVXQ and SHINee, he agreed to audition and successfully became a trainee under SM Entertainment. On December 17, 2013, he made his debut as part of SM Entertainment's pre-debut team SM Rookies, when he was just 11 years old.

From 2014 to 2015, Park participated in the "SMTown Week" and "SMTown Live World Tour IV" world concert tours. In July 2015, he appeared in TVXQ's U-Know's music video "Champagne". On July 23, 2015, he appeared on Disney Channel's The Mickey Mouse Club during his time as an SM Rookies member. In 2016, he filmed the reality show NCT Life in Bangkok.

2016–present: Debut with NCT Dream and dance shows
On August 25, 2016, Park officially debuted as a member of NCT Dream with the single "Chewing Gum,"  and performed on Mnet's "M! Countdown."

In May 2018, Park participated in JTBC's Why Not? The Dancer, filming the show in Los Angeles, America, with his seniors, Eunhyuk and Taemin from SM Entertainment and Lee Gi-kwang. In September 2018, Park was a contestant on the KBS dance survival show Dancing High and scoring 71 points from fellow dancers, and 72 points from the judges, winning 9th place in the first episode.

In 2020, due to a knee injury, Park was not present for NCT 2020 Resonance promotion. In 2021, Park became the youngest Kpop idol double-million album seller.

In 2021, Park took part in NCT 2021 Universe, the third-studio album by NCT. He participated in Beautiful, Birthday Party, Vroom, and Dreaming with NCT Dream.

In 2023, Park took part in NCT 2023 Golden Age, the fourth-studio album by NCT. He participated in The Bat, Kangaroo, Alley Oop as part of rotational sub-unit NCT U, and Golden Age the title track. Park is ranked within the top 100 in Korea's idol brand ranking in 2023.

Songwriting credits
Park Ji-sung is a registered composer at the Korean Music Copyright Association, with registration number 10020001.