PSY Family Tree: The Story Behind Gangnam Style

Park Jae-sang, known as PSY, born 31 December 1977 in Seoul, South Korea, is the Korean singer who broke K-pop globally with Gangnam Style (2012) — first YouTube video to reach 1 billion views (now 5+ billion); Gentleman (2013); founded P Nation (2019).

The Family's Roots: A Wealthy Seoul Family

Father runs semiconductor company.

His Parents

Father: Park Won-ho — CEO of DI Corporation (semiconductor).

Mother: Kim Young-hee — restaurateur.

His Wife: Yoo Hye-yeon

Yoo Hye-yeon — Korean cellist. Married PSY in 2006.

Their Twin Daughters

Park twin daughters, born June 2006 — twin daughters.

The Park Family Tree at a Glance

Father: Park Won-ho — DI Corporation CEO.

Mother: Kim Young-hee — restaurateur.

Wife: Yoo Hye-yeon (m. 2006) — cellist.

Twin Daughters: born June 2006.

PSY:

  • Born 31 December 1977, Seoul
  • Berklee College of Music (Boston) 1998 (didn't graduate)
  • Solo debut PSY from the PSYcho World (2001)
  • Gangnam Style (July 2012): first YouTube video to reach 1B views
  • P Nation founded: 2019 (Hyuna, Dawn signed)

What the Park Family Story Teaches Us

A semiconductor-company-CEO father. A restaurateur mother. A cellist wife. Twin daughters. A career that produced the video that made K-pop global.

For every family — large or small, famous or otherwise — the PSY story carries the same lesson. Some careers open the door for all subsequent K-pop crossover.

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