1. Han Geng was born on February 9,1984 and is a Chinese Mandopop singer and actor.
40 Facts About Han Geng
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Han Geng later became the leader of its sub-group Super Junior-M in 2008.
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On December 21,2009, Han filed a lawsuit against SME to terminate his contract.
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Han Geng has since returned to China to pursue a solo career.
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Han Geng later became an ambassador for the 2010 Shanghai Expo and the 2010 Asian Games.
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In late 2012, Han Geng started to gain international attention and won the 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards' "Best Worldwide Act" and Nickelodeon's 2013 Kids' Choice Awards' "Favorite Asian Act".
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Han Geng is of ethnic Nanai descent from Northeast China, and was born in Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, China.
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Han Geng attended Guang Hua Elementary School from 1990 to 1996.
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At age 12, Han Geng was accepted into the dance department at the Central University for Nationalities in Beijing, and left his family and his hometown in the Northeastern part of China to pursue studies in dance.
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In 1999, as a representative of the Nanai ethnic group, Han Geng participated in China's anniversary parade.
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On February 6,2005, Han Geng was officially announced to be part of the all-boy rotational musical group Super Junior as a member of its first generation, Super Junior 05.
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On March 20,2008, Han Geng was announced to be one of the torch bearers for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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In 2009, Han Geng starred in CCTV's 12-episode drama Stage of Youth.
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On December 21,2009, Han Geng filed for contract termination from SM Entertainment and ceased activities with both Super Junior and Super Junior-M.
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On July 27,2010, Han launched his first album The Heart of Geng.
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The Heart of Geng topped various major music charts throughout Asia, and sold more than 350,000 copies within only 2 months after its release.
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Han Geng made his debut on the big screen in the US-Chinese collaboration action film My Kingdom.
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Han Geng played Deng Xiaoping in the government-funded film The Founding of a Party and starred in the film The First President as Hu Han Geng Min, the secretary of Sun Yat-Sen.
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Han Geng kicked off his "Hope in the Darkness World Tour" on July 28,2012, at Beijing MasterCard Center.
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On November 11,2012, Han Geng was announced as the winner of the MTV European Music Awards' Best Worldwide Act, earning him his first major international award.
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On March 24,2013, Han Geng attended Nickelodeon's 2013 Kids' Choice Awards at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, where he won the Favorite Asian Act award.
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Han Geng was then cast in Zhao Wei's directorial debut So Young.
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In 2014, Han Geng starred in romantic comedy film Ex-Files, which went on to become one of the most successful romantic comedy series.
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Han Geng was praised for his comedic timing and acting performance.
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On May 27,2014, Han Geng won the World's Best Male Artist award at the World Music Awards' World's Best Male Artist.
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Han Geng was the first Chinese singer to be invited to perform for the World Music Awards.
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In 2015, Han Geng starred alongside Fan Bingbing in the erotic romance film Ever Since We Love, adapted from the novel Everything Grows by Feng Tang.
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In 2016, Han Geng starred in the South Korean-Chinese co-production film Sweet Sixteen, a bitter coming-of-age romance.
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Han Geng competed on and won the 2nd season of The Amazing Race with teammate Wu Xin.
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On November 30,2015, Han released his third album San Geng.
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Han Geng announced that this would be his final album release, and he will focus on acting in the future.
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In 2016, Han Geng announced that he will be starring in the science fiction drama Hard Memory.
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In 2017, Han Geng was cast in the fantasy suspense film The Great Detective.
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Han Geng participated as a captain on the first season of the hip hop show, Street Dance of China.
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In 2020, Han Geng starred in modern romance drama Still Not Enough.
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In 2013, Han Geng participated in MTV EXIT's anti-human trafficking campaign as a special host for Human Traffic: China, a 36-minute documentary aimed at raising awareness to help prevent human trafficking in China.
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On May 16,2014, Han Geng appeared at the New York Stock Exchange to ring the opening bell as a shareholder of Jumei International Holding Limited.
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Han Geng is the first Chinese artist to ring the opening or closing bell at the NYSE as a shareholder.
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On September 24,2014, Han Geng launched his eyewear brand "Burqa Angel".
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Han Geng was allowed to perform on KBS and SBS, as stated by Lee Soo Man during a Harvard Korean Wave conference in early 2007.