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| Birth Name: | Park Ji-won | ||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 11 October 1994 | ||||||||||
| Instruments: | Vocals | ||||||||||
| Years Active: | 2018–present | ||||||||||
| Label: | Beautiful Noise | ||||||||||
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Park Ji-won (; born October 11, 1994), better known by his stage name Zior Park, is a South Korean rapper and music video director.
Zior Park was born Park Ji-won on October 11, 1994.[1] He graduated from an information technology (IT) high school and attended an engineering university for one semester before quitting.[2] Park moved to the United States in his early 20s and lived in New York and San Francisco, California, with the intent of meeting angel investors with a proposal to create a music startup company in Silicon Valley.[3] Following a dispute with the friends in South Korea who were drafting the plan, the proposal fell through and Park never received it.[4] Unable to keep up with rent, he became homeless and lived in his car for a month. At time time, he was a fan of Big Sean and took note of how his songs topped charts. Park decided to become a rapper and returned to his home country.[3]
Park released the collaborative single "Noise" with Mommy Son and Kim Seung-min on May 14, 2019.[5] He released his first full-length album Thunderbird Motel and its two lead singles "Sleepwalk" and "Can't Stop This Thunder" in March 2020.[3] Park released his first mini-album Where Does Sasquatch Live? Part 1 on February 16, 2023.[6] The lead single "Christian" is an alternative rock track which satirically points out how everyone lives in a contradictory manner. A month after its release, the song entered and gradually rose on music charts, ultimately peaking at number seven on the national Circle Digital Chart.[7] [8]
Park is a hip hop and R&B musician, and he writes his lyrics entirely in English.[6] [7] He cites Willy Wonka of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as his role model. He aims to sell fantasy, saying that "the elements needed for a brand includes music of course, as well as video and fashion".[3] Park also draws inspiration by Jack Sparrow, Cruella de Vil, and Harley Quinn.[2] As a music video director, he utilizes the monikers Chuck Blueman and Chet Black.[4]
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| Thunderbird Motel |
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| Syndromez |
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| Where Does Sasquatch Live? Part 1 |
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| Where Does Sasquatch Live? Part 2 |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| KOR Circle [9] | KOR Billb. [10] | ||||
| "Benefits" | 2018 | — | — | rowspan="3" | |
| "Beautiful" | — | — | |||
| "Noise" | 2019 | — | — | ||
| "What Do You Do When You Play?" | 62 | 51 | Yoo Flash | ||
| "Sleepwalk" | 2020 | — | — | Thunderbird Motel | |
| "Can't Stop This Thunder" | — | — | |||
| "The Ellen Show" | — | — | Michael | ||
| "Homebird" | 2021 | — | — | ||
| "Modern Fox" | — | — | Syndromez | ||
| "Black Fin" | — | — | |||
| "Christmas High" | — | — | rowspan="5" | ||
| "Falling from the Sky" | 2022 | — | — | ||
| "Dancing on Your Body" | — | — | |||
| "Being Human" | — | — | |||
| "Linger" | — | — | |||
| "Christian" | 2023 | 7 | 4 | Where Does Sasquatch Live? Part 1 | |
| "Magic | " | — | — | ||
| "Psycho Love" | — | — | rowspan="2" | ||
| "Queen" | — | — | |||
| "Bye Bye Bye" | — | — | Where Does Sasquatch Live? Part 2 | ||
| "Bullet" | — | — | |||
| "Space Z" | — | — | |||
| "Ashes" | 2024 | — | — | ||
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Bourgeois" | 2021 | Hang Out : HipHopPlaya Compilation Album 2021 & Instrumentals |
| "Active Volcano" (Mic SWG Live Ver) | Mic SWG Booth |
| Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Homebird" (Mic SWG Live Ver) | 2021 | Mic SWG | Mic SWG Booth |
| "Modern Fox" (Mic SWG Live Ver) | |||
| "Lost & Found" | 2022 | Boycold, Sokodomo | Daft Love |
| "Nocturnal Animals" | Zico | Grown Ass Kid | |
| "Blow Out" | Mommy Son | Street Man Fighter (SMF) Original Vol.4 (Crew Songs) |
| Title | Year | Release | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Enough" | 2022 | Little Women OST | |
| "Gotcha" | 2023 | Behind Your Touch OST | |
| "Cliffhanger" | 2024 | Frankly Speaking OST Part.2 |
|-! scope="row"|2021| Awards for Beatmaker Award| | Zior Park| | [11]
Peak positions on the Billboard South Korea Songs: