56 Facts About Henry Lau

Henry Lau, known mononymously as Henry, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer based in South Korea and China.

Henry Lau debuted in 2008 as a member of Super Junior-M and launched his solo career in 2013 with Trap.

In 2018, Henry left SM Entertainment following the expiration of his contract, and subsequently joined Monster Entertainment Group.

Henry Lau made his Hollywood debut in 2019 with the film A Dog's Journey produced by Amblin Entertainment.

Henry Lau is known for his television work in the programs Real Man and I Live Alone, for which he received the Best Newcomer Award and Excellence Male Award respectively at the MBC Entertainment Awards.

Henry Lau was born on October 11,1989, in Willowdale, Toronto.

Henry Lau's father is from Hong Kong with Teochew ancestry and his mother is from Pingtung, Taiwan.

Henry Lau's father works in real estate while his mother was a stay-at-home mom.

Henry Lau was accepted by the University of Toronto for both music education and violin performance programs, but chose not to attend after accepting SM's offer.

Henry Lau started learning how to play the piano from his mother at the age of four, and began taking violin lessons at the age of five.

Henry Lau's teacher was Arkady Yanivker, a soloist and former violinist of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

Henry Lau later learned to play the electric violin in 2005.

Henry Lau received the Canadian Royal Conservatory of Music Regional Gold Medal for Level 10 in violin, and has achieved Level 10 in piano.

Henry Lau was heads of both the after-school violin club and popping club, where he came up with the idea of simultaneously doing both after the two clubs had conflicting meeting times.

Henry Lau never expected to become a singer and did not know anything about K-pop before his friends suggested him to audition for SM.

Henry Lau appeared as a violinist in South Korean group Super Junior's music video for "Don't Don" in September 2007.

Together with the Super Junior-M members, Henry Lau made a cameo appearance in the CCTV2 drama Stage of Youth in 2009.

Henry Lau featured on the track "Love Me" from label-mate Zhang Liyin's first single album, Moving On, which was released on October 29,2009.

Henry Lau performed on Super Junior's second Asian tour, Super Show 2, as part of Super Junior-M, and performed a self-composed English solo song, "Sick of Love", which remains unreleased.

Henry Lau composed a song with Super Junior's leader Leeteuk called "All My Heart" for Super Junior's fourth repackaged album, Bonamana, released on June 28,2010.

Henry Lau was featured on Jonghyun and Jinho's duet titled "Don't Lie" from SM the Ballad's first album Miss You, released on November 29,2010.

Henry Lau joined Super Junior on the Super Show 3 Tour.

Henry Lau worked with Leeteuk again on a song called "Andante" for Super Junior's fifth repackaged album, A-CHa, released on September 19,2011.

Henry Lau toured with Super Junior as a member of Super Junior-M for their fourth tour, Super Show 4.

Henry Lau became a member of the project group Younique Unit with Eunhyuk, Taemin, Kai, Luhan, and Hyoyeon, for a collaboration between SM Entertainment and Hyundai.

The film tells the story of young aspiring chef Mark, played by Henry Lau, who participates in an international cooking contest to save his grandfather's restaurant from going out of business.

On May 30,2013, it was announced that Henry Lau would make his solo debut.

Henry Lau was SM Entertainment's first male solo artist in 13 years since Kangta.

Henry Lau quickly became the break-out star and variety favourite because of his natural optimism and eagerness to learn Korean culture, despite being Canadian-born and completely unfamiliar with the Korean military.

In January 2015, Henry Lau made his Korean acting debut in Mnet's music drama Persevere, Goo Hae-Ra.

Henry Lau teased his upcoming album in February 2015 but the project was delayed for an unknown reason.

In March 2015, it was confirmed that Henry Lau had joined We Got Married and was partnered with Yewon.

Henry Lau co-composed the lead single of Se7en's I Am Seven, titled "Give It To Me", which was released on October 13,2016.

Henry Lau appeared on the Chinese reality show Back to Field, which aired in January 2017, as one of the three fixed cast members alongside He Jiong and Huang Lei.

Henry Lau's appearance led to an increase in the show's ratings and he attracted attention for using live loops to reinterpret "Uptown Funk".

In July 2017, Henry Lau joined the Naver TV variety show Snowball Project, a collaboration between artists from SM Entertainment and Mystic Entertainment.

Henry Lau co-produced the song "Lemonade Love" with Yoon Jong Shin, which was released by Mark and Parc Jae Jung.

In January 2018, it was announced that Henry Lau will arrange and perform a new version of the 1986 song "Daughter's Love" for the soundtrack of the film The Monkey King 3.

Henry Lau joined second season of the busking variety show Begin Again, which aired in May 2018.

Henry Lau returned for the second season of Chinese variety show Back to Field, which aired from April to June 2018.

Henry Lau was suggested to the filmmakers by Alibaba Pictures, which co-produced the film.

In November 2018, Henry Lau announced that he had joined Monster Entertainment Group, an agency based in South Korea that he founded with his brother, Clinton, to help build his brand globally.

Henry Lau returned as part of the cast of Begin Again for its third season, which was broadcast in July 2019.

Henry Lau appeared as a judge on the Chinese reality shows Dance Smash and Miss Voice in the last quarter of the year.

In February 2020, Henry Lau released the single "Thinking of You" and its accompanying music video in collaboration with Atelier Cologne.

On September 17,2020, Henry Lau featured in "Take Over", the official song of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship, alongside Jeremy McKinnon and MAX.

On November 18,2020, Henry Lau released his third EP, Journey, alongside its lead single "Radio".

Henry Lau was awarded the '2020 Art Patron of the Year' in December by the Arts Council Korea in recognition of his furtherance of arts through his original YouTube series 'Henry Lau Together' and his role as the ambassador of Orchestra of Dream.

Henry Lau is a multi-instrumentalist and plays the violin, piano, drums, and guitar.

Henry Lau is known for his performance style which often involves the use of multiple instruments and loop pedals during live performances.

Henry Lau has been nicknamed "one-man band" by Chinese netizens after a viral performance at the Zhejiang TV Autumn Festival in 2019, during which he performed using live looping and played drum pads, a glass bottle, kick drum, marimba, piano, and electric violin while singing.

In May 2018, Henry Lau opened Xiao Zhan, a Taiwanese cuisine restaurant in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam.

Henry Lau has since opened a second branch in Secho-dong.

In October 2021, Henry Lau's artwork was featured at the START Art Fair held at London's Saatchi Gallery as part of a special exhibit recognising K-pop's global influence.

Henry Lau performed with members of the orchestra at their 10th Anniversary Concert in November 2020.

In June 2021, Henry Lau was appointed ambassador for Seoul Metropolitan Government's 2021 Instrument Donation and Sharing Campaign which aims to distribute used musical instruments to institutions and individuals in need.