Park Bom

Park Bom (born March 24, 1984), previously known mononymously as Bom, is a South Korean singer.

She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group 2NE1.

Park Bom was born in Seoul, South Korea, on March 24, 1984.

Her older sister, Park Go-eun, is a cellist.

Whilst attending junior high school in the United States, she was diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Park returned to South Korea to pursue a music career there and repeatedly auditioned to join YG Entertainment, where she was accepted into the company after three years of auditioning according to former YG executive and recording producer Yang Hyun-suk.

During her time as a trainee at YG, Park was diagnosed with lymphadenitis; Park has continued to suffer from episodes of lymphadenitis ever since.

Park began her musical career in 2006, featuring on singles released by labelmates Big Bang, Lexy, and Masta Wu.

In 2006, she featured on two of Big Bang's earliest singles, "We Belong Together" and "Forever with U".

Park also collaborated with Lexy on "Baby Boy" from her third extended play Rush, and Red Roc on the single "Along My Way".

She has also appeared in a series of promotional music videos for Samsung Anycall of the same name, alongside Lee Hyori, G-Dragon, and Gummy.

Park was placed as the main vocalist of 2NE1, alongside CL, Dara, and Minzy.

In 2009, she made her debut as a member of 2NE1 as the main vocalist, which become one of South Korea's most popular girl groups worldwide.

Park has released two solo singles, "You and I" and "Don't Cry", which reached number one on the Gaon Digital Chart, the national music chart of South Korea.

The group then collaborated with label-mates Big Bang for the song "Lollipop" before officially debuting on SBS's The Music Trend on May 17, 2009, where they performed "Fire".

The group achieved significant success with the number-one single "I Don't Care" from their first extended play, 2NE1, which won them the Song of the Year award at the 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards, making them the first rookie group to win a daesang in the same year of debut.

In August 2009, after finishing promotions for their debut single, the members took a break to focus on individual activities.

She was awarded Best Digital Single at the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards.

She released her first solo single "You and I" on October 28, where it became a commercial success and won Best Digital Single at the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards.

In late 2010, Park featured on GD & TOP's single "Oh Yeah", appearing on both the Korean and Japanese versions of the song as well as the Japanese music video.

The single peaked at number two on the Gaon Chart upon release.

On April 21, 2011, she released a second solo digital single, "Don't Cry".

The single was a success and achieved a perfect all-kill on Instiz, placing number one on seven local music charts.

The same year, Park featured on the song "Having an Affair", performed by G-Dragon and comedian Park Myeong-su in a duo project called GG for the Infinite Challenge Music Festival.

The former praised her, saying that "In every song that her voice goes, it's a hit. Her voice is very good".

The single was another hit and was the second most downloaded song of 2011.

In 2013, Park formed a sub-unit group with labelmate Lee Hi, known as Bom & Hi.

The duo released a cover of Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" on December 17.

The same year, she also featured on the Japanese version of G-Dragon's single "Black".

In 2014, it was released to the public that Park had been under investigation for drug smuggling (80 Adderall tablets ) through international mail in the past.

A package, sent by family members residing in the United States to her residing in South Korea, was stopped at Incheon International Airport customs.

Park was put under investigation but was never charged.

In a statement issued by YG Entertainment's Yang Hyun-suk, he spoke against the allegations of preferential treatment.

He explained that the drug was illegal in South Korea but legal in the United States.

She was unable to travel to the United States during that time due to her busy schedule.

Park contacted her U.S. physician to refill her medication.

Yang further explained that Park sought out medical care from South Korean physicians and had undergone therapy for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder but proved to be not as effective as her treatment in the United States.

Following 2NE1's disbandment in 2016, Park left her group's agency, YG Entertainment, in November 2016.

In July 2018, she signed with D-Nation Entertainment and released her comeback single, "Spring", in March 2019.

After that, in May 2019, Park Bom released her new repackaged album re: Blue Rose, with the single "4:44" featuring Wheein from Mamamoo.