San E

Jung San (born on (1985-01-23)January 23, 1985), more commonly known by his stage name San E, is a South Korean hip hop rapper under Brand New Music. He was previously contracted under JYP Entertainment in September 2010 and terminated his contract with them in April 2013.

Biography

San E was born on January 23, 1985 in South Korea. He moved to Atlanta, Georgia, USA, when he was a middle school student. He attended the University of Georgia (UGA).

Career

2010 : Debut

San E won "Best Hip Hop Song" at the 2010 Korean Music Awards for the track "Rap Genius." Soon after he signed with JYP Entertainment. He was the first hip hop solo rapper to join the label. On September 6, 2010 JYP released a teaser of San E. On September 10 San E released a tracklist of his 1st Mini Album entitled Everybody ready?. There are various JYP artists who are featured in the album, including 2PM's Jun. K, Min (of Miss A), Joo and Yenny (of Wonder Girls). On September 16 he debuted on M! Countdown with his debut single 'Tasty San', featuring Min. On November 2, San E started another round of promotions with a music video starring Sohee (of Wonder Girls), for a track named "LoveSick." He also took part in JYP Nation's music video "This Christmas".