Rocky (singer)
South Korean rapper and singer (born 1999)
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Park Min-hyuk (Korean: 박민혁; born February 25, 1999), known professionally as Rocky (라키), is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and actor. He is a former member of the South Korean boy group Astro and its sub-unit Jinjin & Rocky. In 2023, he founded his own agency, Wonijin Entertainment, and debuted as a solo artist with the extended play (EP) Rockyst. Park made his acting debut in the web series To Be Continued (2015) and later gained recognition for his role in Broke Rookie Star (2022), for which he received multiple awards. He also starred in the Korean adaptation of the musical The Three Musketeers (2022).
February 25, 1999
- Rapper
- singer
- songwriter
- actor
Rocky | |
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Rocky in 2018 | |
| Born | Park Min-hyuk February 25, 1999 Jinju, South Gyeongsang, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Hanlim Multi Art School |
| Occupations |
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| Organization | Wonijin |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels |
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| Formerly of | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박민혁 |
| RR | Bak Minhyeok |
| MR | Pak Minhyŏk |
Early life
Rocky was born on February 25, 1999, in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.[1] He attended and graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School with a focus on Practical Music.[2]
He has a younger brother, Jeonggeun, who is a member of the boy group Haww under Biscuit Entertainment.[3][4]
Career
2010–2015: Pre debut
In 2010 in the fifth grade of elementary school, Rocky participated in the audition for the musical Billy Elliot.[5] In the same year, he became trainee under Fantagio Music.[6]
Rocky had been a contestant of Korea's Got Talent in 2011.[7] Rocky was the first trainee who has been introduced into i-Teen project, Lotte World Rising Start Concert.[8] Before their debut, Rocky along with the other 5 members of Astro starred in a web-series To Be Continued.[9]
2016–2021: Debut with Astro and solo activities
Rocky debuted as part of the six-member boy group Astro on February 23, 2016, as a dancer and rapper of the group.[10][11] On August 24, 2016, Rocky appeared in an episode of Mnet's Hit the Stage where he portrayed The Mask.[12] Rocky received praise from the judges, noting his expressions and movements as a perfect portrayal of the character.[13]
On November 5, 2018, after four rounds of battle in 1theK's Dance War, Rocky was revealed to be Purple23 and placed second in the dance battle competition.[14][15] On November 30, 2018, Fantagio Music released the digital single "STAR" which is a collaboration between Rocky and singer-songwriter Chawoo.[16] "STAR" was later included in the FM201.8-11Hz which was released on December 13, 2018.[17]
During Astro's second Astroad to Seoul "Starlight" concert which was held on December 22–23, 2018, Rocky performed his first solo song "Have a Good Day".[18] It was included in the DVD of the concert which was released in June 2019.[19] In 2019, Rocky self-composed one of the tracks from Astro's sixth EP, Blue Flame, titled "When the Wind Blows".[20][21]
Rocky was also one of the composers for the group's special single "No I don’t" which was released in June 2020.[22][23][24] On June 24, 2020, Rocky was announced to be the solo MC for the Chinese Korean Wave Program Idol Coming to Work (Chinese: 爱 豆 上班 啦).[25] The show promotes the Hallyu wave to China-wide market.[26] On September 29, 2020, Rocky's first OST entitled "Shiny Blue" was released for the web series Dok Go Bin Is Updating.[27]
On April 5, 2021, his composition entitled "Our Spring" was released as a track in Astro's second full studio album — All Yours.[28][29] Rocky appeared as a competitor named 'Undutiful Child Cries' in MBC King of Mask Singer on its 305th and 306th episode which aired on May 2 and May 9, 2021, respectively.[30]
On May 23, 2021, Rocky's self-produced music video for "Our Spring" was released. Rocky participated from raw video footage collection to post-production of the aforementioned music video.[31][32] Rocky was credited as a lyricist and composer for "7Days Tension"—a promotional single by the girl group Weeekly which was released on May 28, 2021, for the eyewear brand Davich.[33][34]
On October 14, 2021, Fantagio confirmed that Rocky was cast in the web drama Hyangjeon of Youth, based on the South Korean classic literature 'The Story of Chunhyang'. Rocky will play a modern version of Lee Mongryong.[35] On October 28, 2021, Rocky was announced as part of G-Market's mystery romance thriller web drama called Find Me If You Can. He played the role of a superstar named Choi Jeong-sang. The web drama premiered on November 9, 2021, via INSSA OPPA G YouTube Channel.[36][37]
On December 10, 2021, Fantagio confirmed that Rocky has been cast in the web drama Salty Idol where he will take on the main role of Hwiyeon — A solo singer who joins the Idol group 'X-PIERS'.[38] On December 27, 2021, Fantagio confirmed that Rocky and band-mate Jinjin will form Astro's second sub-unit called Jinjin & Rocky. They debuted with the extended play Restore on January 17, 2022.[39]
2022–present: Sub-unit debut and solo artist under Wonijin
On January 17, Rocky debuted as part of the duo Jinjin & Rocky with the EP Restore.[40] On March 28, it was reported that Rocky would sing the national anthem for the opening games of the 22nd Season of the KBO League happening on April 2, 2022, at the Changwon NC Park.[41]
On May 16, Rocky's solo ballad song "S#1" was released as part of Astro's third full studio album — Drive to the Starry Road.[42][43] Rocky's second OST entitled "Over That" was released for the web drama Broke Rookie Star in which he also starred as "Whee-yeon", a solo singer who joined a rising idol group called X-PIERS. On May 29, G-Market released a teaser for its new web series called X: SSG where Rocky played the role of "Woo-ju" together with his bandmate Jinjin, Monsta X Hyungwon, Minhyuk, Joohoney, AB6IX Daehwi, Jeon Woong, and Apink Yoon Bo-mi. The web series was released on G-Market's YouTube Channel on June 5, 2022.[44] Rocky played the role of D'Artagnan in the Korean remake of the musical The Three Musketeers. The show's run started on September 16, 2022, at the Universal Art Center in Seoul.[45]
On August 20, Rocky won his first Best Actor award for the web series Broke Rookie Star in the international web festival Seoul Webfest 2022.[46] On November 6, Rocky won his second Best Actor award for the same web series at the LA Webfest 2022, the largest film festival for web dramas in the world. Broke Rookie Star also won Best Web Series of All Genres award. According to the executive chairman of the festival organization committee, this is the first time for a Korean web series to bag the grand prize at the film festival since its launch in 2009.[47] On December 30, 2022, Rocky won his third Best Actor award at the 6th Asia Web Awards 2022 for his lead role in Broke Rookie Star.[48][49]
Rocky participated in writing, composing, and choreographing his brother's band's debut song called "Wanna Be Love", which was released on February 23, 2023.[50][51] On February 28, 2023, Fantagio confirmed that Rocky decided not to renew his contract and left both the agency and the group.[52] On October 26, Rocky reportedly set up his own agency called One Fine Day Entertainment in August.[53] On November 22, Rocky released his debut extended play Rockyst alongside its lead single "Lucky Rocky".[54]
On June 14, 2024, it was announced that Rocky will release his second EP Blank on June 27, 2024.[55] On June 18, Rocky released a promotion scheduler for the album.[56] On June 27, Rocky released his second extended play Blank alongside its lead single "Jealousy".[57] On November 22, Rocky released digital single music video "On My Mind" to celebrate the first anniversary of his solo debut.[58]
On March 18, 2025, Rocky released digital single music video "Ba Ba Bye" With Rocky's involvement in writing the lyrics and composing the song, it's a sweet, mid-tempo R&B song that pretends to be cool in the face of a breakup.[59]
In April 2026, Rocky was appointed as the general director of Stage OnK, a global K-pop talent development platform operated by KBS Sports World and PH E&M. In this capacity, he leads international K-pop educational initiatives and content development. He also began activities as a lead instructor, conducting practical performance workshops for international students, including specialized programs in Japan.[60][61]
Personal life
On October 31, 2022, the agency confirmed that Rocky is in a relationship with actress Park Bo-yeon. However, Park's agency dismissed the rumors as false earlier the same day, saying, "We confirmed with actor Park that the two are good colleagues ever since working together on Find Me if You Can last year."[62]
Discography
Extended plays
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Singles
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| "Have a Good Day" (좋은 하루 되세요) | 2019 | — | The 2nd Astroad to Seoul DVD | ||
| "Complete Me" | 2022 | —[A] | Restore | ||
| "CPR" | —[B] | ||||
| "S#1." | —[C] | Drive to the Starry Road | |||
| "Lucky Rocky" | 2023 | —[D] | Rockyst | ||
| "Jealousy" | 2024 | —[E] | Blank | ||
| "On My Mind" | —[F] | Non-album singles | |||
| "Ba Ba Bye" | 2025 | — | |||
| "Forever And Ever" | — | ||||
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| "Star" (별) (with Chawoo) |
2018 | — | FM201.8-11Hz | ||
| “Memory of the Moon” (꿈속의 문) (with Astro, Viviz, I.M, Seungkwan, Bang Chan, Moon Sua, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Chani, DK, Hello Gloom, Choi Yoo Jung, Kim Do Yeon |
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| "Shiny Blue" (내 마음은 하늘) | 2020 | — | Dok Go Bin Is Updating OST | ||
| "Over That" | 2022 | — | Broke Rookie Star OST | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart | |||||
Composition credits
All credits are listed under the Korea Music Copyright Association unless otherwise stated.[71]
| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Rap-Making | Lyricist | Composer | Arranger |
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| "Hide & Seek" | 2016 | Astro | Spring Up |  |
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| "Innocent love" (고백) | |
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| "Cat's eye" | |
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| "Lonely" | Autumn Story | |
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| "Confession" (고백) | |
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| "Your Love" (사랑이) | |
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| "Colored" (물들어) | |
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| "Star" (별) | |
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| "Should've Held On" (붙잡았어야 해) | 2017 | Winter Dream | |
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| "Cotton Candy" | |
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| "You & Me" | |
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| "Dreams Come True" | Dream Part.01 | |
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| "Baby" | |
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| "You Smile" (니가 웃잖아) | |
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| "Because It's You (너라서) | |
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| "Dream Night" | |
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| "I'll Be There" | |
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| "Lie" (다 거짓말) | |
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| "Every Minute" | |
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| "With You" | Dream Part.02 | |
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| "Crazy Sexy Cool" (니가 불어와) | |
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| "Butterfly" | |
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| "Better With You" (어느새 우린) | |
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| "By Your Side" | 2018 | Rise Up | |
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| "Call Out" | |
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| "Real Love" | |
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| "All I Want" | Astro, Hello Venus, Weki Meki | FM201.8-11HZ | |
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| "Star" | Chawoo, Rocky | |
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| "Starry Sky" | 2019 | Astro | All Light | |
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| "All Night" (전화해) | |
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| "Moonwalk" | |
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| "Treasure" | |
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| "1 In A Million" | |
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| "Love Wheel" | |
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| "Heart Brew Love" | |
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| "Merry-Go-Round" | |
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| "Bloom" (피어나) | |
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| "Have A Good Day" (좋은 하루 되세요) | Rocky | ASTRO the 2nd ASTROAD to Seoul [STAR LIGHT] | |
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| "Blue Flame" | Astro | Blue Flame | |
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| "All About You" {다야} | |
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| "When The Wind Blows" (찬바람 불 때면) | |
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| "You're My World" | |
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| "One & Only" | 2020 | Special single album One & Only | |
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| "Knock" (널 찾아가) | Gateway | |
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| "When You Call My Name" (내 이름을 부를 때) | |
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| "Somebody Like" | |
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| "We Still" | |
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| "12 Hours" (12시간) | |
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| "Lights On" (빛이 돼줄게) | |
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| "No, I Don't" (아니 그래) | Non-album single | |
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| "We Still (Be With U)" | Non-album single | |
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| "Dear My Universe" | 2021 | All Yours | |
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| "One" | |
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| "SNS" | |
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| "All Good" | |
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| "All Stars" | |
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| "Our Spring" (우리의 계절) | |
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| "Stardust" | |
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| "Gemini" (별비) | |
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| "7days Tension" (텐션업) | Weeekly | Non-album single | |
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| "After Midnight" | Astro | Switch On | |
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| "Sunset Sky" | |
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| "My Zone" | |
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| "Don't Worry" | |
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| "Alive" | Non-album single | |
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| "Just Breath" | 2022 | Jinjin & Rocky | Restore | |
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| "Complete Me" | |
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| "CPR" | - | |
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| "Candy Sugar Pop" | Astro | Drive to the Starry Road | |
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| "Something Something" | |
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| "More" | |
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| "Light the Sky" | |
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| "S#1" | Rocky | |
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| "Like Stars" | Astro | |
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| "U&Iverse" | Non-album single | |
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| "Wanna Be Love" | 2023 | HAWW | How R U | |
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| "Music Is My life" | Rocky | Rockyst | - | |
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| "Lucky Rocky" | - | |
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| "Your Halley" | - | |
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| "Chameleon" | - | |
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| "Yes or No" | - | |
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| "Find Me" | - | |
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Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2015 | Persevere, Goo Hae-Ra | Cameo | [citation needed] | |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2015 | To be Continued | Himself | [9] | |
| 2016 | My Romantic Some Recipe | Cameo (Episode 6) | [citation needed] | |
| 2017 | Sweet Revenge | Himself | Cameo | [citation needed] |
| 2019 | Soul Plate | Angel Rumiel | [72] | |
| 2021 | Find Me If You Can | Choi Jeong-sang | [37][36] | |
| Hyangjeon of Youth | Lee Mong-ryong | [73] | ||
| 2022 | Broke Rookie Star | Whee-yeon | [38] |
Television shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2011 | Korea's Got Talent | Contestant | [74] | |
| 2016 | Hit the Stage | Episode 5–6 | [13] | |
| 2020–2022 | Idol Coming to Work | Host | [75] | |
| 2021 | King of Mask Singer | Contestant | Episode 305–306 | [30] |
Web shows
Theater
| Year | English title | Korean title | Role | Ref. |
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| 2022 | The Three Musketeers | 삼총사 | D'Artagnan/ Daltanyang | [80] |
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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| Asia Web Awards | 2022 | Best Actor | Broke Rookie Star | Won | [81][82] |
| Immortal Songs | 2024 | King of 80's | Rocky | Won | [83] |
| King of Trot | Won | [84] | |||
| King of Kings | Won | [85] | |||
| LA Webfest Film Festival | 2022 | Best Actor | Broke Rookie Star | Won | [86][47] |
| Seoul Webfest Film Festival | Won | [87][88] |
