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Han GengKorean Name: Han Kyung English Name : Joshua Tan Nickname(s): Beijing Fried Rice (came during "Full House," from Hangeng mispronouncing and Heechul mishearing ??? which just means fried rice in Korean, Dragon (from the Zodiac) Date of Birth: February 9, 1984 Place of Birth: Mudanjiang in the Hei Long Jiang Province, located in the northeastern part of China Height: 181 cm/5' 11.3" Weight: 66 kg/145.2 lbs Blood Type: B (he originally thought he was O then A. It was only in summer 2006 that he found out that his blood type was B.) Siblings: only child Pets: used to have Rong Rong (dog) which was given to him by fans for a little while in March-June 2007, but had to give him away because he wasn't home enough to take care of him; Mao Mao (lives with Hankyung's parents in China) Specialty/Hobby: Chinese traditional dance, Ballet, Computer games Education: Central University for Nationalities Misc. Info.: Hangeng accompanied a friend who was auditioning at the H.O.T. CHINA Audition in 2001 and was talked into auditioning himself. He was chosen as a handful among 3000 who auditioned. He made his debut as a model in a fashion show F/W General idea by Bum Suk in May 2005 Chinese Name: Han Geng Casting: H.O.T. CHINA Audition Casting 2001 First Appearance: May 2005, Fashion Show F/W general idea by Bum Suk Trivia Fact: Han Geng is the only non-Korean Super Junior member, in fact he is Chinese. He can understand and speak Korean well, but he pretends not to understand when other members criticize him. Sometimes he isn't able to appear on certain Korean shows due to problems with his VISA. He used to live with Heechul and Kibum in a separate dorm from the other members. His idol is Andy Lau; he also admires Wang Leehom and Jang Donggun, and listens to Jay Chou and Fan Yi Chen. Likes Director Lee An. At the age of 12 learned tradional Chinese dance, karate, and ballet. On Hello Chat he was asked what the time he felt the happiest on stage was, he answered "SBS Inkigayo's first performance" (their official debut performance); on the same program they asked him who the scariest member of Super Junior is, and he said it is Kangin. Han Geng also said the member he is most thankful to is Siwon. He is always praised about his cooking skills.He was in the hostel cooking once and he only found onion eggs and rice so he used these to cook.All the members praised him and asked him what is the name of this dish due to his poor korean at that time he wanted to say EGG FRIED RICE but instead he said BEIJING FRIED RICE.So that is how the FAMOUS BEIJING FRIED RICE come about. 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 runway model, in a Fashion Show F/W general idea by Bum Suk. 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. Despite problems with his visa, which prevents him from appearing on certain television programs, he is one of the few members of Super Junior who actively appears on variety 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. Aside South Korea, Han is also well-known in China, where he has made guest appearances in over three different Chinese variety shows, being one of the first K-pop idols to appear in them. Due to Han's rising popularity in China, on October 2, 2007, Han's agency SM Entertainment officially announced to the Korean media that Han will soon lead the future Super Junior sub-group, Super Junior-China to China, which will make their big debut in 2008. Super Junior-China will be singing previous Super Junior songs in Chinese and will also perform new Chinese singles. To further continue his success in China, Han is also chosen to be the lead male role of the new CCTV Chinese drama, Shuang Cheng Shao Nian that is slated to start filming by the end of December 2007. The story starts with an accident that causes a seventeen-year-old high school student and a Qing dynasty prince to switch bodies. Han was nominated to be one of the torch bearers for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, being the first boy band member to be nominated for the role in history. |
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