Rapper, dancer and cultural organizer Park I-nyeong (stage name 2NG) is active as a K-pop evangelist in Bremen, Germany.
Park I-nyeong, who lost his hearing in childhood but did not give up his passion for his dream, steadily composed original songs and took the stage, and also made his presence felt with refined dance skills. As a cultural organizer, he worked to broaden the base of culture across the regions, and in 2012 he appeared on KBS "안녕하세요" as a "deaf rapper."
After moving his base of activities to Germany in 2018, he has taken the lead in promoting Korean cultural content and K-pop and left an active footprint on the global stage.
In particular, in Jul. 2024 he held a Korean cultural content fair in downtown Bremen that presented a variety of programs over two days, and in Aug. 2025 he held a three-and-a-half-hour K-pop workshop in cooperation with municipal authorities to engage with youths. Furthermore, he served as a K-pop instructor in suburban cities near Bremen where there had been almost no Korean cultural activities, drawing attention from local media.
2NG's trajectory is not simple. He overcame the limitations of hearing and has honed his pronunciation and vocalization for 17 years, and he still continuously trains his voice and creates new songs to avoid falling behind. At the same time, he teaches K-pop dance at local academies and schools in Germany, and through projects and workshops dealing with Korean cultural content he delivers the message to young people that "anyone can work internationally."
Also, the project ART?ART!MAGAZINE, started with photographer and writer Jeong Hyun-seok, has grown in four years into a global magazine read by readers, artists and publishers in dozens of countries. Like Warner Brongkhost, who collaborated with Hyundai Department Store and held a solo exhibition, there are cases where promising artists were spotlighted from early, still relatively unknown stages.
Recently, he formed the group THREADZ with fellow artists Doggsta and Keisha, whom he met on the social platform Threads, and is preparing to release their first album. This project goes beyond simple musical activity and can be called a global music collaboration model created by the digital-native generation.
2NG said, "I hope my process of challenge becomes courage for someone. Disability cannot block my path," and expressed his aspiration, "I want to achieve more based on Korean cultural content in the future."
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