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Park Jin-young steps down from JYP Entertainment's board to concentrate on creative work

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>Park Jin-young, also known as J. Y. Park, is stepping down from his role as an internal director of JYP Entertainment.</p><p>According to a report by The Chosun Daily, the agency released a statement on Tuesday, March 10, announcing the decision.</p><p>&quot;Park Jin-young will resign from his position as internal director. He will not undergo the reappointment process for internal director at the shareholders&#x27; meeting scheduled for the 26th,&quot; the statement read.</p><p>The agency added that Jin-young will focus on his creative work as an artist, mentoring younger performers, and pursuing new roles in the K-Pop industry.</p><p>JIn-young founded JYP Entertainment in 1997 and managed successful K-Pop artists including 2PM, Day6, GOT7, Itzy, Nmixx, Stray Kids, Twice, and Wonder Girls, among others.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-7" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DI-5XEDJ1zg/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A7%2C%22os%22%3A16538853.300000012%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="612" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-7" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Meanwhile as an artist, Jin-young released his first studio album <em>Blue City</em> in 1994.</p><p>He dropped his latest digital single &quot;Happy Hour&quot; with Kwon Jin-ah in November 2025.</p><p>Back in September 2025, Jin-young was appointed as co-chair of South Korea&#x27;s Presidential Committee on Cultural Exchange, alongside Choi Hwi-young, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.</p><p>The committee aims to strengthen the global reach of South Korea&#x27;s cultural industries.</p><p>According to a report by <em>The Korea Times</em>, Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik said about Jin-young&#x27;s appointment: &quot;Park is one of Korea&#x27;s leading singers and has worked to globalize K-Pop. He will help create a Korea where people around the world can better enjoy our culture, while we also embrace diverse foreign cultures.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/7/18/stray-kids-renew-contracts-with-jyp-entertainment-report-1409" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Stray Kids renew contracts with JYP Entertainment: report<br/></strong></a></div><p>In March 2026, Jin-young landed on Billboard’s 2026 Global Power Players list, honoring key music industry figures outside the United States.</p><p>According to a report by Korea JoongAng Daily, JYP Entertainment reported record sales in the second quarter of 2025. </p><p>Billboard said in its year-end report last year that Stray Kids was the top-grossing K-Pop tour of 2025.</p>

<p>Park Jin-young, also known as J. Y. Park, is resigning from his role as an internal director of JYP Entertainment.</p>

Park Jin-young, also known as J. Y. Park, is resigning from his role as an internal director of JYP Entertainment.