Han-kyung Biography

Real Name: Hangen

Birthday: February 9, 1984

Height: 178 cm

Weight: 66 kg

Blood Type: B

Interests: Computer Games

Talents: Chinese dance, Ballet, Martial Arts

Hometown: China

Recruited: SM Entertainment H.O.T China Auditions

Back to Roots:

Han Geng hails from Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, China. He is an ethnic Nanai from Northeast China.

After years of perfecting his craft at the Beijing Dance Academy, he was discovered in 2001 at the H.O.T. CHINA Audition Casting 2001 that was held in Beijing, China, where the competition rate was 3000 to 1. He signed with SM Entertainment the year after, but it was not until early 2003 when he arrived to South Korea to receive private lessons in singing, dancing, and acting. He was soon put in lessons with the rest of the trainees in SM Entertainment afterwards.

On February 6, 2005, SM Entertainment officially announced Han as a member of Super Junior, being the only Chinese member. Han was to be the first foreigner to debut in South Korea. Three months later after the announcement, Han made his first media appearance as a model, in a Fashion Show F/W general idea by Bum Suk.

Career:

On November 6, 2005, Han, along with the rest of Super Junior, officially debuted on SBS's Popular Songs, performing the group's first single, "TWINS (Knock Out)."

Being the first foreigner to debut in South Korea, Han holds an E-6 (Entertainment Industry) passport. The passport strictly limits an artist's promotional activities and appearances in various broadcasting corporations. He is only allowed to perform on two television stations, currently KBS and SBS, as stated by SM founder Lee Soo Man during a Harvard Korean Wave conference. He has previously signed with M.NET and KMTV. Fellow labelmate, Zhang Liyin, is also under the same issue. However, Han is recently 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 is restricted to perform in.

Filmography:

2008: CCTV Shuang Cheng Shao Nian:TBA

2007: Attack on the Pin-Up Boys:Han Kyung

2005: MBC Rainbow Romance:Cameo appearance