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New Breed (2012)
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Jay Park wrote about 80% of the songs on this debut full-length album himself, and it is described as the point where he moved from idol to musician.
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Overview
- New Breed: the first full-length studio album by Jay Park
- Released 10 February 2012
- Includes five tracks from NEW BREED Part.1, released in advance on 28 December 2011
- Mixes R&B/soul, hip hop and pop
- Jay Park produced the whole album
- He wrote and composed about 80% of the tracks
- Title track: "Know Your Name (feat. Dok2)"
- Featured artists include Tiger JK, Yoon Mi-rae, Dynamic Duo, Bizzy, Dok2 and The Quiett
Background
- Producer Rob Knox, who has worked with Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, Chris Brown and Britney Spears, also took part in the album
- Rob Knox's participation drew attention when the album was announced
- Jay Park was a former idol before this album
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
| 1 | New Breed (Intro) | 2:31 |
| 2 | Know Your Name | 4:02 |
| 3 | Girlfriend | 3:16 |
| 4 | Up and Down | 3:36 |
| 5 | I Love You | 4:29 |
| 6 | Go | 4:07 |
| 7 | I Got Your Back | 3:36 |
| 8 | 별 (Star) | 3:14 |
| 9 | 놀러와 (Come on Over) | 4:04 |
| 10 | 전화기를 꺼놔 (Turn Off Your Phone) | 3:49 |
| 11 | 너 없이 안돼 (Acoustic) | 3:27 |
| 12 | AOM&1llionaire | 3:56 |
| 13 | Enjoy the Show | 3:48 |
| 14 | 훅 갔어 (Wasted) | 3:02 |
| 15 | Clap | 4:13 |
Sources: musicbrainz.org
Artist
Formation
- Jay Park (Park Jae-beom, born April 25, 1987) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and dancer based in South Korea.
- He joined the Seattle b-boy crew Art of Movement (AOM) in 2003.
- In 2004 he auditioned for JYP Entertainment's talent program, leading to training in South Korea from January 2005.
Career
- He debuted in 2PM in 2008 as leader, but left in 2009 after the MySpace controversy; JYP terminated his contract in 2010.
- He debuted as a solo artist in 2011 with the mini-album Take a Deeper Look and later signed with SidusHQ.
- He founded the labels AOMG and H1ghr Music, and in 2017 Roc Nation signed him.
- In 2022 he founded More Vision; in 2026 he debuted boy group Lngshot under it.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
At release
- The album is credited with changing Jay Park's image from idol to musician
- Because he produced the whole album and wrote about 80% of the songs, he was seen as taking on a full creative role
- The mix of R&B/soul, hip hop and pop was the main point of the album
- Featured guests from the Korean hip hop and R&B scene appeared on many tracks
Records
- Reached number 4 on the Billboard World Albums chart
- Reached number 16 on the Heatseekers Albums chart
- These chart positions came without a promotional campaign
- The result was seen as recognition of the possibility of entering the US market
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- Five songs from the preview NEW BREED Part.1, released on 28 December 2011, were included on the album.
- Jay Park produced the whole album and wrote and composed about 80% of its tracks.
- Producer Rob Knox, who has worked with Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, Chris Brown and Britney Spears, took part in the album.
- The album reached number 4 on the Billboard World Albums chart and number 16 on the Heatseekers Albums chart without any promotion.
Sources: ko.wikipedia.org