Bernard Park

Name: Bernard Park
Native name: 버나드 박
Also Known as: Nakjoon, 박낙준, Park Nak Jun
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Born: January 29, 1993
Age: 32

Park Nak Joon, known mononymously as Nakjoon and by his English name Bernard Park, is a South Korean-American singer-songwriter. His family moved to the United States due to the financial crisis in Asia in the mid-and late-1990s, so he was born in Chicago but soon moved to Atlanta, where he grew up. He has dual citizenship.

He returned to South Korea and made his TV appearance in the singing competition "K-Pop Star Season 3", where he ended up being the winner. He made his debut in October 2014 (using his English name) with the mini-album "I...". He signed with JYP Entertainment (JYP엔터테인먼트).

In 2017, he began using his Korean name with the release of his new single, "Blame", featuring Changmo.

He enlisted for his mandatory military service on December 17, 2018, and was discharged on July 27, 2020. After his release, he decided to switch back to his English name.

In September 2022, he parted ways with JYP after not renewing his contract and is currently an independent artist.

(Source: kisskh) Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2022	Artistock Game Korean TV Show, 2022, 10 eps [Contestant] (Regular Member)	10	[Contestant] Regular Member	7.7
2021	Bernard's ECOFriends Korean TV Show, 2021, 7 eps (Main Host)	7	Main Host	8.0
2020	Miss Back Korean TV Show, 2020, 16 eps (Ep. 12-14, 16) (Guest)	16	(Ep. 12-14, 16) Guest	8.0
2020	Juk Jae's Night Studio Korean TV Show, 2020, 534 eps (Ep. 433) (Guest)	534	(Ep. 433) Guest	8.3
2018	Video Star Season 2 Korean TV Show, 2018, 179 eps (Ep. 217, 223) (Guest)	179	(Ep. 217, 223) Guest	7.3
2015	King of Mask Singer Korean TV Show, 2015, 495 eps [Contestant] (Ep. 269-270) (Guest)	495	[Contestant] (Ep. 269-270) Guest	8.1
2013	K-Pop Star Season 3 Korean TV Show, 2013, 21 eps [Contestant] (Regular Member)	21	[Contestant] Regular Member	7.8
2013	After School Club Korean TV Show, 2013, 675 eps (Ep. 114, 339) (Guest)	675	(Ep. 114, 339) Guest	7.9
2011	Healing Camp Korean TV Show, 2011, 219 eps (Ep. 164) (Guest)	219	(Ep. 164) Guest	7.3
2011	Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend Korean TV Show, 2011, 700 eps (Ep. 315) (Guest)	700	(Ep. 315) Guest	8.2

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Favorite Korean Drama OSTs from a Non K-Pop Fan's Perspective

Editorials - Dec 17, 2020

I sometimes feel like an anomaly who loves Korean Dramas but am not a fan of K-pop music. So wanted to put a list of my favorite tracks from dramas and find some common ground with people who love K- pop music. And make some friends along the way perhaps?