Korean entertainment mogul Park Jin-young has started his own music label in the United States, with a private launch party in East Manhattan, New York on June 20. Yonhap News quoted Park as saying he now feels he has made it to the plate at the Major Leagues but he still has to hit a home run. While he is happy to have started his own company in the U.S., Park admitted he ``never was as scared as he is now.'' JYP USA is the American division of JYP Entertainment, the Seoul-based company founded by Park. It is said to be the first Asian recording company in the U.S. Park said JYP USA's goal is to find and nurture the next world star. Noting that the two biggest music markets are the U.S. and China, Park said he is looking for young artists who can speak English and Chinese. He wants to find American artists who speak Chinese, Chinese artists who speak English and Korean artists who speak both English and Chinese. During the launch party, top American music producers and record label executives showed up to support JYP USA. Korean female singers Lim Jeong-hee, Min and G-Soul, who are part of JYP USA's roster of artists, also performed at the event. Lim performed her American debut single ``Everything,'' while G-Soul sang ``Joyful Joyful.'' Park said that Lim was not considered a beauty when she was a singer in Korea. But in the U.S., he said, Lim has been praised for her strong voice and good looks. When asked about his former protege K-pop star Rain who recently split with JYP Entertainment, Park said he feels like a parent seeing his child leave home. Rain is currently preparing for his debut English-language album to be released in the U.S. Korea Times
