Hang Geng was once a member of the popular korean boy band Super Junior .Better knows as his korean name Han Kyung, he is the only member of the group that comes from china.
He went to Beijing and been a student in China Central National University, majoring in Chinese traditional dance at the age of 12,He is skillful in all China's 56 ethnic traditional dances, as well as ballet and hip-hop dance.
In 2001, he took part in “H.O.T China ” singing competition sponsored by Korean SM Entertainment and stood out from more than 3,000 persons. His handsome appearance and cool dancing won praises from the Korean judges.
In2003, he went to south korea to take lesions in sing, dancing ,and acting.The Chinese boy studied very hard. As a foreigner, ha had to learn more than others did. Han slept 4 hours a day and spent the rest of time learning dancing and singing. Soon he made great progress.
On November 6, 2005, Korea SM Entertainment interoduced the group, Super Junior,to the public for the first time. And it also introduced the only Chinese member – Han Kyung in this shining young group. From then on, the media have been paying extremely close attention to the development of Han Kyung’s career.
However, things didn’t go well as expected. Due to the nationality-protecting policy in South Korea, Han had to wear a mask when giving public performances during some period of time, which was an unbearable shame and panic for a singer.
But Han never gave up, nor did he shrink away. He carried on with remarkable perseverance and positive attitude. Han eventually managed to impress the fans with his eye-attracting appearance and breathe-catching dance.
On December 21, 2009,at the height of his fame,filed a lawsuit against SME to terminate his contract as he felt the 13-year contract was unlawful and overly restrictive.
Recognition has been a long time coming for Han Geng,26,who took the most desired prize,that for Best Newcomer,at the Top Music Awards in Beijing on December 19.In spite of this,“newcomer” Han said how lucky he felt and how thankful he was for the attention.
His first solo album has topped various major music charts in China, Taiwan, Singapore and Thailand. It has sold more than 350,000 copies within only 2 months after its release, and to celebrate such remarkable results, a special celebratory version of the album was released on October 1 with a limited number of 20,000 copies. In addition of the 10 songs in the album, the special version contains 7 MVs and a karaoke disc.As of December 2010, the album has sold more than 530,000 copies.
Han Geng held his first two solo concerts in Beijing on July 17 and 18. Tickets for the 2 concert days were sold out in a record time of 37 minutes.
Han Geng was invited to perform in the in the 2011 CCTV Spring Festival, where he sang the opening and performed a short dance.
He had also set his sights on other kinds of achievement too.He had shooting My Kingdom(《大武生》) in Shanghai According to US show business newspaper Variety,the film is a tale of two brothers’ search for fame,love and revenge set in the world of Chinese opera during the 1920s.It was a great success.
As to us,his nomal fans,we just have a single wish,we all hope he can have a better life,and a better career.We all look forward to a international HG,and we believe that it won't be long to see that.