2009–2015: Pre-debut Park was known to have performed in school festivals prior to training and debut. In 2009, Park won the Daesang (Grand Prize) in the 2009 CMB Chin Chin Youth Festival. He also made an appearance in the famous variety show,
Star King in the same year. He revealed that he had received casting offers from five companies in the program. He then auditioned and passed his audition for JYP, and began his trainee life with JYP. In September 2013, Park appeared in the fourth episode of
WIN: Who is Next? as a part of JYP's vocalist team alongside his eventual
Day6 bandmates. He also appeared as a contestant in
Hidden Singer 2 on December 15, 2013, in which he was introduced as the JYP trainee and lead vocalist for an upcoming rookie group. Park was one of the members for 5live, a group which was originally planned to debut in 2014. However, their debut was delayed.
2015–present: Day6, solo activities and solo debut On September 7, 2015, Park debuted as the leader of Day6. The group released their debut
EP,
The Day, with the lead single "
Congratulations". On March 14, 2018, he made his Japanese debut as a member of Day6 with their Japanese single "
If ～また逢えたら～". On October 25, 2022, Park made his first broadcast appearance through EBS FM Night Radio hosted by Pentagon's Shinwon after being discharged from the military. Park became the new weekly radio host for KBS Station Z, starting from November 2, 2022. He started his personal YouTube channel in December 2022. On October 16, 2024, it was announced that he would make his solo debut with a full-length album entitled
30. The album was released on November 5, 2024. He also held his first solo concert from November 8, 2024 to November 10, 2024 in Kwangwoon University Donghae Arts Center. ==Personal life==