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pH-1 Profile, Bio, & Facts 

pH-1
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pH-1 (피에이치원) is a South Korean-American rapper under H1GHR MUSIC. He made his debut on October 21, 2016, with the digital single “Wavy”.

pH-1 Profile

Stage Name pH-1 (피에이치원)
Birth Name Park Junwon (박준원)
English Name Harry Park  (해리 박)
Occupation Rapper
Birthday July 23rd, 1989
Active Years 2016–present
Age 35 (in 2024)
Zodiac Sign Leo
Height 180 cm (5’11”)
Weight 69 kg (152 lb)
Nationality Korean-American
Blood Type O
MBTI INFP-T

pH-1 Facts:

Early Life

–  Park Junwon was born in Seoul, South Korea and settled in America at the age of 12.
– He went to Seoul Wolcheon Elementary School.
– He lived in New York for 15 years.
– He was brought up in Long Island and his parents still live there.
– During his freshman year of college, he realized that rapping was most significant to him and started to take it seriously.
– He graduated from Boston College. Thereafter, he studied to get into dental school but later switched his mind and became a web developer.

Personal Life

– He chose his English name ‘Harry’ due to ‘Harry Potter‘ as well as the actor, Daniel Radcliffe who has the same birthday as him.
– He grew up mainly listening to Hip-hop, R&B, Pop, and Alternative Rock and said his time in NY greatly shaped his taste in music.
– His stage name stands for Park Harry and 1. The 1 represents Won because they have a similar sound.
– He’s been playing the piano since he was a kid.
– He was born at 4 AM.
– He wanted to be a football player when he was young.
– He considers himself more American than Korean.
– In his childhood, he used to swirl his hand inside of a toilet and drink the toilet water
– He went to college with Eric Nam.
– According to him, people see him as a very positive and bright person, which is just not true.
– pH-1was peers with HIGHLIGHT‘s Yang Yoseop. They were in the same Samulnori group together.
– His parents had always been against the idea of pursuing any art-related field. (Lifted Asia)
– His hobbies are listening to music, watching TV (Netflix), spending time with his dog, and playing basketball.
– One song that makes him feel understood is John Mayer’s “My Stupid Mouth” and John Mayer is the reason why he started singing.
– A movie he watches when he wants to self-soothe is Home Alone.
– He decided to settle in Korea due to not being able to live without the music industry.
– His greatest challenge in the industry was that he didn’t know anyone in Korea so creating connections was hard for him as well as the cultural disparities.
– He is fast when writing a song.
– A line from a TV show that plays on a loop in his head is “K.I.S.S. Or, ‘Keep it simple. Stupid.’ Great advice. Hurts my feelings every time.” Said by Dwight Schrute from The Office.
– Heaven for him is staying home.
– His mom was 20 when she had him and she is known to be very good at cooking.
– He would want to die of a heart attack caused by excitement.
– He takes laser treatments and visits his dermatologist every week.
– He is a Christian and his belief is very important to him.
– pH-1 has a tiny poodle named Holly. He called her after watching ‘Breaking Bad‘.
– His dog makes him laugh the most and the song “Listen” by Beyonce makes him very emotional.
– If he has to delete an app forever, it’d be YouTube. (DIVE)
– The first artist he ever stanned was Eminem.
– He believes in spiritual beings.
– For him, autotune doesn’t cover up the talents of an artist, it’s simply a style.
– He attempts not to put any swearing, sexual stuff, drugs or money in his songs. He hopes his lifestyle and his views are clear through his music.
– He can also play the guitar, drums, saxophone, and other musical instruments.
– He has about 10 perfumes and his favorite perfumes to use are Salvatore Ferragamo, Arancia di Capri, and 1 Million by Paco Rabanne.
– Hwimin and Gyujeong love to tease him and he often gets teased on by his younger label friends.
– His style is inspired by jazz, neo-soul, funk, gospel etc and he always wears silver necklaces and has around 20-30 bucket hats..
– He has a heart-shaped tattoo on his right forearm which his friend drew. (Esquire)
– He has a ‘Love’ tattoo on his neck.
– He wants to be described as “LEGENO”.
– The most unforgettable thing to occur to him was when he was signed to H1IGHR MUSIC after moving to Korea.
– He uses the Coupang Eats food delivery app the most.
– pH-1’s ideal type is an individual who is goal-oriented, self-reliant, well-mannered, and mannerly. He likes girls that cook well (as it reminds him of his mom). He states that he doesn’t have high ideals.
– If he can go back to Long Island, he would go fishing with his best friend. (Marie Claire)
– He doesn’t care how people write his rap name.
– As he doesn’t want to appear desperate, he doesn’t text the individual he really likes right back on purpose.
– Besides music, Jay Park influenced him the most. (Hoody’s Home Dining)

Career

– pH-1 was previously a contestant on SMTM777.
– He made a special appearance on SMTM8 and also appeared in Mirani‘s ‘Achoo‘ during SMTM9.
– He was previously a producer on HSR4 with Jay Park and Woogie.
– He has been rapping since 2015.
– He made his Korean debut with the song ‘Perfect‘.
– He and Owen Ovadoz have a duo together, Sous Chefs.
– In 2017 he released his EP, ‘The Island Kid‘.
– He was previously a Co-Host on ‘GET REAL‘ on DIVE Studios with BTOB‘s Peniel and Ashely Choi.
– He appeared in King of Mask Singer in 2021.
– He was a mentor on High School Rapper 4.

Likes & Dislikes

– His favorite house is Gryffindor in ‘Harry Potter‘ and his most hated is Slytherin.
– He enjoys shopping and learning about fashion trends.
– He likes anime and technology.
– He is a huge fan of Kirk Franklin.
– He is an Apple fan.
– His favorite artists are Biggie, J. Cole, Big Sean, Drake, Chance The Rapper, Saba, Vic Mensa, Kendrick, Biggie, and many more.
– pH-1 likes it when girls enjoy eating. (CLICK 360)
– His favorite fashion brand is juicy and he likes to collect bucket hats.
– His favorite orange-coloured item is the soft orange cushion that his dog sleeps on.
– He hates the rain.
– He loves playing basketball, soccer, and PlayStation.
– His favorite color is Orange.

Food Preferences

– His most important item is his iced coffee. (GQ Korea)
– He gets headaches if he doesn’t drink iced americano and drinks about 3-4 cups a day.
– He loves Haribo classic jellies.
– He usually orders braised spicy chicken.

Personality

– Park Junwon has a very geeky and addictive personality and is a people pleaser. (Allure)
– He is a homebody and values his personal life.
– He often forgets or ignores things around him  and spends time exploring unrealistic thoughts.
– He doesn’t like to over-exaggerate things, even in his music.
– He gets worried if someone doesn’t reply to him quickly.
– He doesn’t like waiting and hates people who are rude to waiters or flight attendents.

Major Works

– His most popular songs include “Nerdy Love”, “The Purge”, and “iffy”.

Awards

– Park Junwon has won the Music Video of the Year Award at Korean Hip-hop Awards in 2021.

SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES
Instagram: ph1boyyy
YouTube: pH-1
Twitter: ph1boyyy
SoundCloud: ph1boyyy

Streaming Platform Links

Genie | Spotify | Bugs | Melon | Apple Music | Deezer

pH-1 Photos

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