Park Jin-young (Hangul: 박진영; hanja: 朴珍榮; born September 22, 1994), commonly known by his stage name Junior, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the duo JJ Project and the group Got7, both of which are under JYP Entertainment.
Junior's stage name was Jr. previously before it was officially changed to Junior on May 20, 2015.
In 2011, Junior was cast in a role (as Jung Ui-bong) with Kang So-ra, Jin Woon, Ji Yeon, JB, Hyorin and Park Seo-joon in the drama entitled Dream High 2. The drama began broadcasting, January 30, 2012 on KBS.
On February 29, 2012 he released his OST song "We Are The B" for KBS's Dream High 2 together with Jinwoon, Kang So-ra andKim Ji-soo. On March 11, 2013, it was announced that Junior would be appearing as Seo Mi-joon on MBC's new drama When a Man Falls in Love with his bandmate JB.
Main article: JJ Project
On May 7, JYP Entertainment has revealed a teaser video for the 1st Single Album "JJ Project Slot Machine".[ On May 9, another video teaser entitled, "JYP 007" was uploaded through JJ Project's official YouTube account. On May 17, 2012, JYP Entertainment released the final teaser, and on May 19, the official music video for title track "Bounce" was released through their official YouTube account and the duo debuted their promotions for "Bounce" on M! Countdown on May 24, 2012.
Main article: Got7
On December 24, 2013, it was announced that the two members of JJ Project would debut as part of a 7-member boy band called Got7. On January 7, 2014, JYP Entertainment released the teaser images for Junior along with the teaser images of his group members Youngjae and BamBam. Their debut song "Girls Girls Girls" and the music video for the track were released on January 14, 2014.
