Rocky (singer)

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

Rocky
Rocky wearing yellow checker shirt in 2018
Rocky in 2018
Born
Park Min-hyuk

(1999-02-25) February 25, 1999 (age 25)
Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Alma materHanlim Multi Art School
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • dancer
  • actor
OrganizationOne Fine Day
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Formerly of
WebsiteOfficial website
Korean name
Hangul
박민혁
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak Min-hyeok
McCune–ReischauerPak Minhyŏk
Stage name
Hangul
라키
Revised RomanizationRaki
McCune–ReischauerRak'i

Park Min-hyuk (Korean: 박민혁; born February 25, 1999), known by his stage name Rocky (라키), is a South Korean rapper and dancer. He is a former member of the South Korean boy group Astro. As an actor, he has starred in drama series Soul Plate (2019), Find Me If You Can (2021), Hyangjeon of Youth (2021), and Broke Rookie Star (2022). He also played in the Korean interpretation of the musical drama The Three Musketeers (2022). He founded his own agency, One Fine Day Entertainment, in August 2023.[1]

Early life

Rocky was born on February 25, 1999, in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.[2] He attended and graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School with a focus on Practical Music.[3]

He has a younger brother, Jeonggeun, who is a member of the boy group Haww under Biscuit Entertainment.[4][5]

Career

2010–2015: Pre debut

In 2010 in the fifth grade of elementary school, Rocky participated in the audition for the musical Billy Elliot.[6] In the same year, he became trainee under Fantagio Music.[7]

Rocky had been a contestant of Korea's Got Talent in 2011.[8] Rocky was the first trainee who has been introduced into i-Teen project, Lotte World Rising Start Concert.[9] Before their debut, Rocky along with the other 5 members of Astro starred in a web-series To Be Continued.[10]

2016–2021: Debut with Astro and solo activities

Main article: Astro (South Korean band)

Rocky debuted as part of the six-member boy group Astro on February 23, 2016, as a dancer and rapper of the group.[11][12] On August 24, 2016, Rocky appeared in an episode of Mnet's Hit the Stage where he portrayed The Mask.[13] Rocky received praise from the judges, noting his expressions and movements as a perfect portrayal of the character.[14]

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.[15][16] On November 30, 2018, Fantagio Music released the digital single "STAR" which is a collaboration between Rocky and singer-songwriter Chawoo.[17] "STAR" was later included in the FM201.8-11Hz which was released on December 13, 2018.[18]

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".[19] It was included in the DVD of the concert which was released in June 2019.[20] In 2019, Rocky self-composed one of the tracks from Astro's sixth EP, Blue Flame, titled "When the Wind Blows".[21][22]

Rocky was also one of the composers for the group's special single "No I don’t" which was released in June 2020.[23][24][25] 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).[26] The show promotes the Hallyu wave to China-wide market.[27] On September 29, 2020, Rocky's first OST entitled "Shiny Blue" was released for the web series Dok Go Bin Is Updating.[28]

On April 5, 2021, his composition entitled "Our Spring" was released as a track in Astro's second full studio album — All Yours.[29][30] 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.[31]

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.[32][33] 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.[34][35]

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.[36] 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.[37][38]

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'.[39] 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.[40]

2022–present: Sub-unit debut, departure from Astro and solo artist under One Fine Day

On January 17, Rocky debuted as part of the duo Jinjin & Rocky with the EP Restore.[41] 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.[42]

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.[43][44] 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.[45] 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.[46]

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.[47] 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.[48] 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.[49][50]

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.[51][52] On February 28, 2023, the agency confirmed that Rocky decided not to renew his contract and left the band.[53] On October 26, Rocky reportedly set up his own agency called One Fine Day Entertainment in August.[1] 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]

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."[59]

Discography

See also: Astro (South Korean band) § Discography, and Jinjin & Rocky § Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[60]
Rockyst 18
Blank
  • Released: June 27, 2024
  • Label: One Fine Day
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 14

Singles

Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
KOR
As lead artist
"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 single
Collaborations
"Star" (별)
(with Chawoo) 		2018 — FM201.8-11Hz
Soundtrack appearances
"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.[68]

Title Year Artist Album Rap-Making Lyricist Composer Arranger
"Hide & Seek" 2016 Astro Spring Up Yes No No No
"Innocent love" (고백) Yes No No No
"Morning call" Yes No No No
"Cat's eye" Yes No No No
"Lonely" Autumn Story Yes No No No
"Confession" (고백) Yes No No No
"Your Love" (사랑이) Yes No No No
"Colored" (물들어) Yes No No No
"Star" (별) Yes No No No
"Should've Held On" (붙잡았어야 해) 2017 Winter Dream Yes Yes No No
"Cotton Candy" Yes Yes No No
"You & Me" Yes Yes No No
"Dreams Come True" Dream Part.01 Yes No No No
"Baby" Yes No No No
"You Smile" (니가 웃잖아) Yes No No No
"Because It's You (너라서) Yes No No No
"Dream Night" Yes No No No
"I'll Be There" Yes No No No
"Lie" (다 거짓말) Yes No No No
"Every Minute" Yes No No No
"With You" Dream Part.02 Yes No No No
"Crazy Sexy Cool" (니가 불어와) Yes No No No
"Butterfly" Yes No No No
"Better With You" (어느새 우린) Yes No No No
"By Your Side" 2018 Rise Up Yes Yes No No
"Call Out" Yes No No No
"Real Love" Yes No No No
"All I Want" Astro, Hello Venus, Weki Meki FM201.8-11HZ Yes No No No
"Star" Chawoo, Rocky Yes No No No
"Starry Sky" 2019 Astro All Light Yes No No No
"All Night" (전화해) Yes No No No
"Moonwalk" Yes No No No
"Treasure" Yes No No No
"1 In A Million" Yes No No No
"Love Wheel" Yes No No No
"Heart Brew Love" Yes No No No
"Merry-Go-Round" Yes Yes No No
"Bloom" (피어나) Yes No No No
"Have A Good Day" (좋은 하루 되세요) Rocky ASTRO the 2nd ASTROAD to Seoul [STAR LIGHT] Yes Yes Yes No
"Blue Flame" Astro Blue Flame Yes No No No
"All About You" {다야} Yes No No No
"When The Wind Blows" (찬바람 불 때면) Yes Yes Yes No
"You're My World" Yes No No No
"One & Only" 2020 Special single album One & Only Yes Yes Yes No
"Knock" (널 찾아가) Gateway Yes No No No
"When You Call My Name" (내 이름을 부를 때) Yes No No No
"Somebody Like" Yes No No No
"We Still" Yes No No No
"12 Hours" (12시간) Yes No No No
"Lights On" (빛이 돼줄게) Yes No No No
"No, I Don't" (아니 그래) Non-album single Yes Yes Yes Yes
"We Still (Be With U)" Non-album single Yes No No No
"Dear My Universe" 2021 All Yours Yes No No No
"One" Yes No No No
"SNS" Yes No No No
"All Good" Yes No No No
"All Stars" Yes No No No
"Our Spring" (우리의 계절) Yes Yes Yes Yes
"Stardust" Yes No No No
"Gemini" (별비) Yes No No No
"7days Tension" (텐션업) Weeekly Non-album single No Yes No No
"After Midnight" Astro Switch On Yes No No No
"Sunset Sky" Yes No No No
"My Zone" Yes No No No
"Don't Worry" Yes Yes Yes No
"Alive" Non-album single Yes No No No
"Just Breath" 2022 Jinjin & Rocky Restore Yes Yes Yes No
"Complete Me" Yes Yes Yes No
"CPR" - Yes Yes No
"Candy Sugar Pop" Astro Drive to the Starry Road Yes No No No
"Something Something" Yes No No No
"More" Yes No No No
"Light the Sky" Yes No No No
"S#1" Rocky Yes Yes Yes No
"Like Stars" Astro Yes No No No
"U&Iverse" Non-album single Yes Yes No No
"Wanna Be Love" 2023 HAWW How R U No Yes Yes No
"Music Is My life" Rocky Rockyst - Yes Yes No
"Lucky Rocky" - Yes Yes No
"Your Halley" - Yes Yes No
"Chameleon" - Yes Yes No
"Yes or No" - Yes Yes No
"Find Me" - Yes Yes No

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Persevere, Goo Hae-Ra Cameo [citation needed]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 To be Continued Himself [10]
2016 My Romantic Some Recipe Cameo (Episode 6) [citation needed]
2017 Sweet Revenge Himself Cameo [citation needed]
2019 Soul Plate Angel Rumiel [69]
2021 Find Me If You Can Choi Jeong-sang [38][37]
Hyangjeon of Youth Lee Mong-ryong [70]
2022 Broke Rookie Star Whee-yeon [39]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Korea's Got Talent Contestant [71]
2016 Hit the Stage Episode 5–6 [14]
2020–2022 Idol Coming to Work Host [72]
2021 King of Mask Singer Contestant Episode 305–306 [31]

Web shows

Year Title Role Ref.
2018 Dance War Contestant [16]
2021 Work Hard Play Hard Assistant Manager [73][74]
Ready, Set, CAST Himself [75]
X: Endline, new beginning Woo-ju [76]
2022 X: SSG Woo-ju [45]

Theater

Year English title Korean title Role Ref.
2022 The Three Musketeers 삼총사 D'Artagnan/ Daltanyang [77]

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Astro
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Asia Web Awards 2022 Best Actor Broke Rookie Star Won [78][79]
LA Webfest Film Festival 2022 Best Actor Broke Rookie Star Won [80][48]
Seoul Webfest Film Festival 2022 Best Actor Broke Rookie Star Won [81][82]

Notes

  1. ^ "Complete Me" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but appeared at number 165 on the component Download Chart.[63]
  2. ^ "CPR" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but appeared at number 174 on the component Download Chart.[63]
  3. ^ "S#1." did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but appeared at number 67 on the component Download Chart.[64]
  4. ^ "Lucky Rocky" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but appeared at number 16 on the component Download Chart.[65]
  5. ^ "Jealousy" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but appeared at number 49 on the component Download Chart.[66]
  6. ^ "On My Mind" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but appeared at number 40 on the component Download Chart.[67]

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