박혜진 Park Hye Jin (Korean singer/rapper/DJ/producer)

Park Hye Jin (Korean: 박혜진) (26 March 1994) is a South Korean singer, rapper, record producer, and DJ. In 2021, she released her debut studio album, Before I Die. It won the Best Electronic Record award at the 2022 Libera Awards. Park Hye Jin was born in South Korea. After living in Melbourne and London, she moved to Los Angeles, California. She began experimenting with rapping and singing circa 2015, and began learning to DJ circa 2017. She taught herself to produce music on Ableton. In 2018, she released her debut EP, If U Want It. In 2020, she released the follow-up EP, How Can I, on Ninja Tune. Her debut studio album, Before I Die, was released on Ninja Tune in 2021. It won the Best Electronic Record award at the 2022 Libera Awards. In 2023, she released Sail the Seven Seas. She has also collaborated with other artists: Blood Orange on "Call Me (Freestyle)" (2020); Nosaj Thing on "Clouds" (2020); Clams Casino and Take a Daytrip on "Y Don't U" (2021). Her talent was first recognized overseas, and with the release of her EP “IF U WANT IT,” the term “K-House” was coined for the first time. Following the release of her debut EP “IF U WANT IT,” several major international media outlets coined the term “K-House” to describe her music. However, in a 2020 interview, she stated that she does not want to be limited to that. Jade Gomez of Paste wrote, "The Korean multi-hyphenate is not content with sticking to one genre, instead building her own universe full of influences ranging from hip-hop to house." Before I Die (2021) Sail the Seven Seas (2023) So Much Have Fun (2026) If U Want It (2018) How Can I (2020) "Can You (Galcher Lustwerk Remix)" (2020) "Call Me (Freestyle)" (with Blood Orange, 2020) "Clouds" (with Nosaj Thing, 2020) "Y Don't U" (with Clams Casino and Take a Daytrip, 2021) Baltra – Ted ("Ahead of Time", 2019) Quan, Ryan. "박혜진 Park Hye Jin Will Make You Feel It All". Joy Sauce. Retrieved 3 January 2025. Russell, Scott (6 July 2021). "Park Hye Jin Announces Debut Album Before I Die, Shares First Single". Paste. Retrieved 11 December 2024. Triscari, Caleb (7 July 2021). 박혜진 Park Hye Jin announces debut album, 'Before I Die'. NME. Retrieved 11 December 2024. Aswad, Jem (17 June 2022). "Japanese Breakfast, Wet Leg, Madlib Lead Winners at A2IM's Indie Libera Awards". Variety. Retrieved 11 December 2024. Slingerland, Calum (6 July 2021). 박혜진 Park Hye Jin Announces Debut Album 'Before I Die'. Exclaim!. Retrieved 11 December 2024. Kim, Soey (22 January 2021). ""The Kiss" & Bugatti's La Vulture Noire: Inside the Mind of 박혜진 Park Hye Jin". British Vogue. Retrieved 11 December 2024. Cardew, Ben (29 June 2020). 박혜진 Park Hye Jin: How can I. Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 December 2024. Leight, Elias (19 May 2020). "Park Hye Jin Previews New EP With 'Like This'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 December 2024. Jolley, Ben (25 June 2020). "Park Hye Jin – 'How Can I' EP review: genre-hopping dance tracks that chronicle the rollercoaster emotions of touring life". NME. Retrieved 11 December 2024. Skala, Jemima (23 May 2020). 박혜진 Park Hye Jin announces new EP 'How Can I'. Mixmag. Retrieved 11 December 2024. Tafoya, Harry (8 January 2024). 박혜진 Park Hye Jin: Sail the Seven Seas. Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 December 2024. Darville, Jordan (16 September 2020). "Blood Orange and 박혜진 Park Hye Jin team up for "CALL ME (Freestyle)"". The Fader. Retrieved 11 December 2024. Rettig, James (9 December 2020). 박혜진 Park Hye Jin & Nosaj Thing – "CLOUDS". Stereogum. Retrieved 11 December 2024. Kenneally, Cerys (24 May 2021). 박혜진 Park Hye Jin links with Clams Casino and Take A Daytrip on new track "Y DON'T U". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 11 December 2024. Dick, Duncan (6 March 2020). ""I don't want to be limited": 박혜진 park hye jin is a musical polymath". Mixmag. Retrieved 12 December 2024. Gomez, Jade (27 May 2021). "The 10 Best New Songs". Paste. Retrieved 12 December 2024. Ryce, Andrew (4 May 2019). "Baltra unveils his first album, Ted". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 11 December 2024. Park Hye Jin discography at Discogs