Ted Park
Ted Taewon Park, stage name Ted Park, is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter from Madison, Wisconsin. Ted Park released his single "Hello, Who Is This)"[1] on September 15, 2016 which made the Top 10 on Billboard and Spotify's Viral 50 Charts. The notoriety and publicity from the single landed Ted Park a deal with Capitol Fr, Universal. Hello has received nationwide radio play, and is over 120,000 streams on Spotify.
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Background information | |
Birth name | Ted Taewon Park |
Also known as | Ted Park |
Born | Madison, Wisconsin, United States |
Genres | R&B Hip hop Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer songwriter |
Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | Capitol Fr, Universal H1GHR MUSIC |
Associated acts | DJ Pain 1, Chevy Woods |
Early life
Ted "Bundy" Park was born in Madison, Wisconsin.[2]
Music career
2016: Hello Who is this, Billboard, Signing to Capitol Fr / Universal
In 2016, Ted Park kicked off the year with two singles, "fake hoes" and "Varsity" with Atlanta stars Rich the Kid and OG Maco, Ted's single "I Know" premiered through NYC based media mammoth Complex and began to bring in momentum to Ted on the internet.[3] When the record released Ted was back home in Madison when he linked with mentor and colleague multi platinum producer DJ Pain 1, and they created the record "Hello (Who is this)", Released September 15, 2016. Hello received radio play through Wiz Khalifa's DJ and Power 106, DJ Bonics on Power 106 LA, Power 96.1 Atlanta & more. had hit Spotify's viral chart by October, and then hit Billboard's viral chart as well, landing him a deal with Capitol France / Universal Music Group. Ted was asked to headline Wazzup Media Groups Launch Party in Manhattan, New York by WMG CEO and Konvict Muzik A&R Director Dwayne D Teck Grant.[4] Then Ted Park headlined Rendevou, an event created by Max Cho & Allah Joseph at the legendary Webster Hall and nearly sold it out, at 300+ capacity. Ted is currently getting ready to re-release "Hello (Who is this)" through Capitol Fr, and working on his debut project.
2017: In The Bay
In April 2017, Ted Park released the single "In The Bay" produced by Decap, in a series of single releases in lieu of his major label debut on Capitol Fr.
2018: H1GHR MUSIC, Tours, and Plugged in EP
On March 17, 2018 while performing at South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival it was made public that Ted had become the newest addition to Jay Park's H1ghr Music.[5][6] In April and May 2018, Ted performed on two tours with Dumbfoundead and H1GHR MUSIC, during which Ted released the music video for Hands in the Air featuring Jay Park.[7] The song was released on his first extended play (EP) album: Plugged In, named after his collective movement on May 2, 2018.[8]
2019: Writing Music
In February 2019 Jay Park previewed an unreleased track on an Instagram story with the caption: "@tedparkboi wrote this for me". Ted Park shared the post stating he has been writing for other artist and encouraged his fans to suggest who he should write for next.[9] After 5 months without releasing a song, Ted released Ugly on March 12, 2019 on all digital platforms including a music video with visual lyrics.[10]
Discography
Studio album
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Something Out of Nothing[11] |
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PluggedIn[12] |
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Zeus[13] |
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They Don't Know[14] |
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Singles
Title | Single details |
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Held It Down ft. Chevy Woods |
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I Know |
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Hello (Who Is This?) |
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Hands in the Air ft. Jay Park |
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Zeus |
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Worth It |
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Let It Rain |
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Ugly |
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Jjajang Mami 짜장 마미 |
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Momma don't cry |
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Dance Like Jay Park ft. Parlay Pass |
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Talk To Me Nice |
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Houdini |
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Show Me |
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Asian Gucci Mane ft. Parlay Pass |
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References
- Hello, Who Is This?, retrieved May 16, 2020
- "Ted Park is ready for his spotlight". Badger Herald. December 29, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- "Complex Artist Spotlight" (July 5, 2016). Complex Media Inc. Verizon Hearst Media Partners. July 5, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- "Wazzup Media Group Brand Launch". wazzuptonight.com. Wazzup Medida Group. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- https://schedule.sxsw.com/2018/events/MS44175
- http://officiallykmusic.com/ted-park-newest-artist-join-h1ghrmusic/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLY_5DwWi-g
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/plugged-in/1373362976
- https://twitter.com/TedParkBoi/status/1096808967706238978%5B%5D
- https://hiphopkr.com/news/music-release/ted-park-single-ugly/
- "Something Out of Nothing". iTunes Store. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- "PluggedIn". iTunes Store. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- "Zeus". Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- "They Don't Know". Retrieved July 9, 2018.