- Han Geng
Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor
name = Han Geng
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tradchinesename = 韓庚
simpchinesename = 韩庚
pinyinchinesename = Hán Gēng
jyutpingchinesename = Hon4 Gang1
birthname = Han Geng
ancestry =Nanai
birthdate = birth date and age|1984|2|9
birthplace =Mudanjiang ,Heilongjiang ,People's Republic of China
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othername = Hankyung (한경)
occupation =Singer ,dancer ,actor , model
genre =K-pop ,Mandopop ,hip hop ,R&B
instrument =Singing ,piano
voicetype =Tenor
label =SM Entertainment
yearsactive = 2005–present
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associatedact =SMTown Super Junior Super Junior-M
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awards = 2007 Entertainment Awards
Most Stylish Male Artist Awardzh icon Sina.com. [http://ent.sina.com.cn/x/2008-03-31/11431968366.shtml Super Junior's Chinese member Han Geng becomes China's image endorser] March 31, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2008.]
Other
SeeList of Super Junior awards Han Geng (born
February 9 1984 ), better known in Korea as Hankyung, is asinger ,dancer , occasionalactor , and a member of theKorean boy band Super Junior . He is the only Chinese member of Super Junior and is the first foreign artist to break into the Korean music industry. He is one of the two members in the group who frequenly performsChinese martial arts in Super Junior's dance routines, the other beingSungmin . He is also known for his dancing skills, particularly skillful in Chinese traditional dances from the 56 minorityChinese ethnic groups . ref_label|A|a|none [ko icon Daum.net. [http://news.media.daum.net/snews/entertain/broadcast/200601/10/hankooki/v11355825.html 댄스 그룹 슈퍼주니어의 중국인 멤버 '한경] ] He is seen as one of the four lead dancers of Super Junior and an important figure to further continue theKorean wave in China. [zh icon Xicn.net. [http://people-krent.xicn.net/item/2006/06/07/230620.html Super Junior member Han Geng: Chinese boy to push forward Korean wave] June 7, 2006. Retrieved February 6, 2008.] Han was also a torch bearer for the2008 Beijing Olympics , being the first boy band member to be chosen in history.zh icon Yonhapnews.com. [http://chinese.yonhapnews.co.kr/allheadlines/2008/03/20/0200000000ACK20080320001000881.HTML Super Junior member Han Geng becomes torch bearer for Beijing Olympics] March 20, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2008.]Life and music career
Pre-debut years
Han, an ethnic
Nanai fromNortheast China , was born inMudanjiang ,Heilongjiang , China. [ko icon [http://news.media.daum.net/snews/entertain/broadcast/200601/10/hankooki/v11355825.html 댄스 그룹 슈퍼주니어의 중국인 멤버 '한경] ] At the age of thirteen he joinedBeijing Dance Academy to perfect his craft in the dance industry. [From an episode in "A Date with Luyu"] ]When he was preparing his entrance to the
Central University for Nationalities at the age of seventeen, he was discovered in December 2001 at the "H.O.T. CHINA Audition Casting" that was held inBeijing , China, where the competition rate was 3000 to 1. [ko icon Daum.net. [http://news.media.daum.net/snews/entertain/broadcast/200601/10/hankooki/v11355825.html 댄스 그룹 슈퍼주니어의 중국인 멤버 '한경] ] He signed a contract withSM Entertainment the year after, but it was not until early 2003 when he arrived toSouth Korea to receive private lessons insinging ,dancing , andacting . A year later he was put in lessons with the rest of the trainees in SM Entertainment.On
February 6 ,2005 , SM Entertainment officially announced Han as one of the twelve members of Super Junior 05, the first generation of the large all-male supposed rotational group, Super Junior. Han was the first Chinese and the first foreigner to debut in South Korea, thus creating close media attention. Three months later after the announcement, Han made his first media appearance as a runway model, in a Fashion Show F/W general idea by Bum Suk.2005–present: Super Junior
On
November 6 ,2005 after three years of training, Han, along with eleven other Korean members of Super Junior 05, officially debuted on SBS's music program, "Popular Songs", performing the group's first single, "TWINS (Knock Out) ." The group released their fullstudio album a month later, and the album debuted as #3 on the monthly MIAK K-pop album charts.cite news | author= | title=Album Sales of December 2005 | date= | work=Recording Industry Association of Korea | pages=1 | url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200512.htm | accessdate=2007-10-16 | language=Korean] As the group's second single, "Miracle", came to an end, his talent agency was about to recruit new members for the next Super Junior generation, Super Junior 06, with Han staying as an undergraduate member. However, plans changed when the company added in a thirteenth member,Kyuhyun , and the company declared that future Super Junior generations were rumors. The group dropped the suffix "05" and became officially Super Junior. The new group hit big after they released their firstCD single "U" the following summer in 2006, which became Super Junior's most successful single in the music charts, leading Super Junior to set #1 records in their music career since then. A year later in the fall of 2007, the group released their second official album, "Don't Don ", which became Super Junior's best-selling album and Korea's second best-selling album of the year.cite news | author= | title=Super Junior, SG Wananbe first and second place in 2007 album sales | date=2007-12-12 | work=Moneytoday | pages=1 | url=http://star.moneytoday.co.kr/view/stview.php?type=1&no=2007121213453100351 | accessdate=2007-12-12 | language=Korean]Han was chosen as the leader of Super Junior's third sub-unit,
Super Junior-M , and onApril 8 ,2008 , theMandopop group debuted in China at the 8th Annual Music Chart Awards with their first single, "U".cite news | author= | title=Super Junior-M debuts, over 1.4 million views | date=2008-08-08 | work=Nonewsnet | pages=1 | url=http://www.nownewsnet.com/news/newsView.php?id=20080407601004&relation=hit | accessdate=2008-04-08 | language=Korean] The subgroup released their first Chinese-languagestudio album , "Me" onMay 2 ,2008 . The album debuted onTaiwan 's G-music combo charts as #2 and #1 on many of China's and Thailand's music charts.zh icon [http://music.yule.sohu.com/s2006/topinmusic/ Top in Music] ]Film and television career
Before joining SM Entertainment in the fall of 2002, Han worked briefly as a cameo actor in short low-budget Chinese films to earn a salary while he lived in Beijing before entering college. When SM's next Chinese talent,
Zhang Liyin , debuted a year after him, his company arranged him to play a role in Zhang's debut music video, "Timeless", where he acted alongsideLee Yeonhee and bandmateSiwon . He was also the lead role in Zhang's debut Chinese music video, "星愿 (I WILL)" that also featured Lee and Siwon, which was released in March 2008.His first big-scale film was "
Attack on the Pin-Up Boys ", an SM Pictures production that starred all Super Junior members exceptLeeteuk andKyuhyun . He played the role of a popular basketball player who later got attacked by a mysterious force. Despite positive critical ratings, that film did not do well in the box-office, but all four versions of the film's DVD were all sold out and broke chart records. [zh icon [http://yule.sohu.com/20070820/n251671717.shtml 釜山电影节10月4日开幕 将举办 "SM之夜"]August 20 ,2007 . RetrievedAugust 27 ,2007 .]He is one of the few members of
Super Junior who actively appears onvariety shows , such as being an often guest in "Love Letter" and "Star Golden Bell ". Being active in variety shows, his popularity within Super Junior grew and Han became popular overseas. AsideSouth Korea , Han is also well-known inChina , where he has made guest appearances in over three different Chinese variety shows, being one of the firstK-pop idols to appear in them. [zh icon Sina.com. [http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/2007-08-09/01041669238.shtml SJ's Han Geng, Choi Siwon arrives to Changsha] ]Notable events
2008 Beijing Olympics torch bearer
On
March 20 ,2008 , Han was announced to be one of the torch bearers for the2008 Beijing Olympics , being the first boy band member to be chosen in history. He will be participating in theAugust 6 toAugust 8 Beijing route. Being active in a foreign country, Han has simultaneously promoted Chinese culture to Korea, gaining positive reviews from the judges.Visa
Before debut, Han entered Korea with a vacation's visa and had to return to China every three months for a new one. After his debut in 2005, his company had him hold an E-6 (Entertainment Industry) passport. The passport strictly limited an artist's promotional activities and appearances in various broadcasting corporations in Korea. According to law, a foreigner in Korea was only allowed to perform on three television stations, and he was allowed to perform on only KBS and SBS, as stated by SM founder
Lee Soo Man during a Harvard Korean Wave conference in early 2007. Fellow labelmate, Zhang Liyin, was also under the same issue, also performing in Korea with an E-6 passport. Initially, the company did not know of the procedures, and had to be fined because of it. Before Han signed contracts with KBS and SBS, he performed on stage with a mask and hat on to hide his face on screen. Many thought Han was just a back-up dancer until three months later when bandmateHeechul finally revealed him to the media by publicly taking off his mask.Despite visa restrictions, Han was seen performing with the rest of the members at the 2007 M.NET/KM Music Festival and the 2007 Golden Disk Awards, both award ceremonies that airs on the channels that Han was restricted to perform in. [zh icon Ent.163.com. [http://ent.163.com/07/1215/10/3VOCUIUB00031H2L.html Korea's Golden Melody Awards, Sung Ji Hyo sexy appearance] December 15, 2007. Retrieved December 16, 2007.] On
August 1 ,2008 , the Korean government's law of restrictions on foreigners were lifted, and foreign entertainers in Korea are now allowed to perform in every station. However, Han is still unable to perform on MBC due to the channel's controversy with his company.Discography
Filmography
Film
Television series
Music video appearances
*2006: "Timeless" –
Zhang Liyin (Feat. Xiah Junsu ofTVXQ )
*2008: "I WILL" – Zhang Liyin
*2008: "The Left Shore of Happiness" – Zhang Liyin
*2008: "Beijing Welcomes You " – Various artists (100-day countdown for2008 Beijing Olympics )Trivia
* His idol is
Andy Lau ; he also admiresLee-Hom Wang andJang Dong-gun .
* He currently attendsCentral University for Nationalities , majoring inballet andtraditional dance .
* The length of his legs are 12cm longer than the length of his body.See also
*
Nanai
*Super Junior Notes
* a.note_label|A|a|none As demonstrated on KBS's "Star Golden Bell ", broadcast on September 2nd, 2006.References
External links
* [http://www.smtown.com/ SM Entertainment Official Site]
* [http://www.super-junior.co.kr/ Super Junior Official Site]
* [http://www.avex.com.tw/superjunior/ Super Junior Official Avex Site] zh icon
* [http://superjunior-jp.net/ Super Junior Official Japanese Site] jp icon
* [http://superjunior-m.iple.com/ Super Junior-M Official Site]
* [http://www.avex.com.tw/SJM/ Super Junior-M Official Avex Site] zh icon
* [http://sj-msmtown.blog.sohu.com/ Super Junior-M Official Blog] zh icon
* [http://www.cyworld.com.cn/hangeng/ Han Geng's Cyworld] zh iconPersondata
NAME = Han, Geng
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Han Kyung
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Chinesesinger ,actor
DATE OF BIRTH =February 9 ,1984
PLACE OF BIRTH =Mudanjiang ,Heilongjiang ,China
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =
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