Haha (entertainer)

Haha (entertainer)
This is a Korean name; the family name is Ha.
Haha
하하
河河

Haha (center) performing at the Guerilla Concert in 2008
Background information
Birth name Ha Dong Hoon (하동훈)
Also known as Haha (하하)
Haroro (하로로)
Born August 20, 1979 (1979-08-20) (age 32)
Berlin, Germany[1]
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop, electropop, reggae
Occupations Singer, rapper, dancer, comedian, actor, presenter
Instruments Vocals, drums
Years active 2001 (2001)–present
Labels Eins Digital (2001–08)
Loen (2010–present)
Associated acts 10cm, Davichi, MC Mong, Tiger JK
Korean name
Hangul 하동훈
Hanja 河東勳
Revised Romanization Ha Dong Hoon
McCune–Reischauer Ha Dong-hun
Stage name
Hangul 하하
Revised Romanization Haha
McCune–Reischauer Ha-ha

Ha Dong Hoon (Hangul: 하동훈; born on August 20, 1979), better known by his stage name Haha (Hangul: 하하) is a German-born[1] South Korean recording artist, actor, presenter and stand-up comedian.

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Career

He first debuted in 2001 with a hip hop group named Zikiri. In 2002, he appeared on the sitcom Nonstop 3. Since December 2005, he has become a member of Muhan Dojeon. Until February 2008, he was also a host of Manwon Happiness (also known as Happy Shares Company), a radio show on Seoul Broadcasting System radio called the Ten Ten Club, and KBS's music show, Music Bank.

In February 2008, Haha began his national service. During his service, he collaborated with a new group Davichi in their song "Love and War". On March 11, 2010, he got discharged from national service.

After finishing his duty, Haha returned to Muhan Dojeon. He also made regular appearances on Yu Jae-seok's talk show Come to Play and was the co-host of Haha-Mong Show with MC Mong.[2]

Haha is, also, currently one of the co-hosts of the variety show Running Man, with host-in-chief Yu Jae-seok.

Discography

Albums

Title Album Details Peak Positions
KOR
The Beautiful Rhyme Diary[3] —
Quan Ninomarley A.K.A Haha Reggae Wave[4] —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
"*" denotes that the album still charts but the position is yet not to be mention.

Singles

Year Single Peak Positions Album
KOR
2005 "Love Song"[4] —
The Beautiful Rhyme Diary
2007 "You're My Destiny"[5] 1
Non-album release
2008 "It's 7 Years" (with Taw and MC Mong)[6] 25
"That's Right, I Can't Sing"[7] 34
2010 "A Bottle of Liquor" (with Tiger JK)[8] —
"You're My Destiny 2"[9] 48
2011 "Rosa"[10] —
Quan Ninomarley A.K.A Haha Reggae Wave
"Sae Song"[3] —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Love in Magic Park Dong Sun Supporting role
2006 My Boss, My Teacher Jin Soo Main role
Who Slept with Her? Ahn Myeong Seop Main role
Holy Daddy Ha Dong Hoon Main role; Credited as Ha Dong Hoon

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes
2002–03 Nonstop HaHa MBC Main role; Season 3
2005–08 Infinite Challenge Co-host MBC Joined cast in December 2005 and left in February 2008 to serve his National Service.
2006 Nonstop HaHa MBC Guest role; Season 6
2007 Yi San Public Official MBC Guest role
2008 Music Bank Himself KBS2 Performed single, "You're My Destiny"
2010 Haha-Mong Show Co-host SBS Alongside MC Mong
2010— Infinite Challenge Co-host MBC Returned to cast in March 2010; Currently airing
Running Man Co-host SBS Currently airing

References

  1. ^ a b (Korean) Running Man, Episode 50. Haha tells a German foreigner that he was also born in Germany.
  2. ^ "Haha gets discharged from military service". Allkpop. http://www.allkpop.com/2010/03/haha-gets-discharged-from-military-service. Retrieved March 10, 2010. 
  3. ^ a b c "The Beautiful Rhyme Diary". Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/The-Beautiful-Rhyme-Diary/dp/B000SY7U24. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
  4. ^ a b "Funny Man HaHa's Upcoming Album + Teaser". Soompi. http://www.soompi.com/news/hahas-upcoming-album. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
  5. ^ (Korean) "너는 내 운명". Bugs!. http://music.bugs.co.kr/album/8031974. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
  6. ^ (Korean) "7년 만이야". Bugs!. http://music.bugs.co.kr/album/100022. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
  7. ^ (Korean) "그래 나 노래 못해". Bugs!. http://music.bugs.co.kr/album/150622. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
  8. ^ (Korean) "술병". Bugs!. http://music.bugs.co.kr/album/222373. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
  9. ^ "HaHa releases “You are my Destiny 2″". Allkpop. http://www.allkpop.com/2010/10/haha-releases-you-are-my-destiny-2. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
  10. ^ (Korean) "Quan Ninomarley A.K.A Haha Reggae Wave". Bugs!. http://music.bugs.co.kr/album/299184. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 

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