Han Geng




Han Geng was born Feruary 9, 1984, and is better known in Korea as Hankyung; he is a singer, dancer, actor, member of super junior, and leader of the Super Junior sub-unit,Super Junior-M. He is the only Chinese member of Super Junior and is the first Chinese artist to break into the Korean music industry. He is one of the two members in the group who performs Chinese martial arts, the other is Sungmin. He is also known for his dancing skills, particularly skillful in Chinese traditional dances from 56 minority ethnic groups. He is seen as one of the four lead dancers of Super Junior and an important figure to further continue the Korean wave in China. Han is also a torch bearer for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, being the first boy band member to be chosen in history.

Pre-Debut
Han Geng hails from Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, China. He signed with SM Entertainment 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.ebut

  

Debut
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.

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. Han is also well-known in China, where he has made guest appearances in over three different Chinese variety shows.

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 lead the debuting Super Junior sub-group, Super Junior-M to China, which debuted in China on April 8, 2008 at the 8th Annual Light Music Awards and with their first music video, "U".

On March 20, 2008, Han was announced to be one of the torch bearers for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, being the first boy band member to be chosen in history. He will be participating in the August 6 to August 8 Beijing route. Being active in a foreign country, Han has simultaneously promoted Chinese culture to Korea, gaining positive reviews from the judges.