Jay Park will be mentor on 'Dancing 9'

SingerJay Parkwill join the second season of the Mnet dance competition show "Dancing 9", beginning in June. He is set to be a dance mentor for the team Blue Eye.

"Jay Parkis well known for establishing himself not only as a good singer but also as a dancer", said an official at CJ E&M, the company that operates Mnet. "Since he is actively engaged in the B-boy scene, we thought he would be able to give helpful advice to the participants in the show".

Even before he debuted in the boy band2PMin 2008,Jay Parkwas a member of the Seattle-based B-boy crew Art of Movement.

Launched last year, "Dancing 9" was acclaimed for featuring talented dancers from a diversity of genres, like hip-hop, jazz, contemporary and even traditional Korean dance.

"Dancing 9" divides participants into two teams, Red Wings and Blue Eye, with each team getting some big-name mentors. Aside from Jay, actor Kim Su-ro is also on team Blue Eye this season.

The Red Wings will be led by veteran singerLee Min-wooof the classic K-pop band Shinhwa, and Ha Hwi-dong, who was voted last season's top dancer.

The broadcaster said more "master" mentors would be revealed soon. The first episode airs on June 13.

By Kim Hee-eun, contributing writer