Hanbin (singer)

Ngô Ngọc Hưng (born 19 January 1998) or Hanbin (Korean: 한빈), is a Vietnamese singer active in South Korea as a member of the boy band group, Tempest.[2] He had previously gained recognition competing on the Mnet reality show I-Land.[3] Hanbin became the first male Vietnamese idol to debut in a Kpop boy-band, Tempest.[4]

Hanbin
Hanbin at Brand of the Year Awards in September 2023
Born
Ngô Ngọc Hưng

(1998-01-19) 19 January 1998
Yên Bái, Vietnam
EducationThương Mại University (Đại Học Thương Mại)[1]
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Dancer
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Years active2020–present
LabelsYuehua Entertainment
Member ofTempest
Websiteyhfamily.co.kr/index.php
Korean name
Hangul
오옥흥
Hanja
吳玉興
Revised RomanizationO Ok-heung
McCune–ReischauerO Okhŭng
Stage name
Hangul
한빈
Hanja
韓彬
Revised RomanizationHan-bin
McCune–ReischauerHanpin

Early life

Hanbin (Ngô Ngọc Hưng), was born in Yên Bái, Vietnam.[4] He is a self-taught dancer since 15, according to his online fanmeeting. He moved to Hanoi for university where he founded and led a dance group, C.A.C, for three years (2016–2019) under the stage name Hưng Bin. Hanbin started training for the show in July 2019, according to his I-LAND profile, after passing the audition in Hanoi.

Career

2020–2021: I-LAND, first fanmeeting, and agency changes

On 2 June 2020, he was introduced as a participant in the CJ ENM and HYBE's then upcoming survival show I-Land. On the first episode, he performed "Jopping" by SuperMwith NI-KI and Nicholas, but was 'eliminated' by voting among the trainees and was placed in "Ground". On the 7th episode, he ranked 12th based on the global votes and was able to move onto Part 2 and become one of the final 12.[5] On Episode 10, Hanbin ranked 4th out of 11 trainees in Global Voting with 1,415,420 votes.[6] On Episode 11, he was eliminated ranking in at 10th place.[7]

Following his debut on the survival show, on 20 October, Belift Lab announced that Hanbin would be holding an online fanmeeting called Hanbin !00% on 31 October. On 16 December, he opened up a Twitter account on which he gathered over 150,000 followers in 24 hours.[8] On 31 December, Hanbin performed a solo pre-opening stage at Big Hit NYEL Concert to the song "I&Credible."[9][10]

On 2 June 2021, Belift Lab announced that Hanbin had left the agency following discussions and was later revealed that Hanbin had signed with Yuehua Entertainment.[11][12]

2022: Debut with TEMPEST

On 3 January 2022, Hanbin was introduced as the fifth member of the group TEMPEST.[13] They debuted on 2 March 2022 with the mini album It's Me, It's We. With this debut he marked himself as the first Vietnamese male to debut in a K-pop boy group.[14][15]

On 29 August 2022, Dispatch wrote an article titled Hanbin as a boy with shining energy "Hanbin, vitamin boy".[16]

On 3 September 2022, Hanbin was featured on Dispatch with an article titled "perfect beauty".[17]

On 25 November 2022, Hanbin once appeared on Dispatch with an article titled "Hanbin, perfect choreography, extraordinary charm".[18]

On 1 December 2022, After Hanbin attended the 2022 MAMA AWARDS with TEMPEST, Dispatch wrote an article about Hanbin with photos taken at the scene with the title "Hanbin, pretty as a picture".[19]

2023: Hanbin in the group TEMPEST has comeback with album 4th The Calm Before The Storm [폭풍전야]

Rookie boy group TEMPEST will finally make their anticipated comeback with the release of their 4th mini album, The Calm Before The Storm.

On 30 March, Yuehua Entertainment unveiled a teaser image for TEMPEST's "Dangerous" comeback, raising anticipation for the group's stormy transformation. This will mark the group's first new music release in approximately 5 months.

On Seoul on the afternoon of 17 January 2023, The Korea First Brand Awards 2023's award ceremony was held at Seoul Shilla Hotel in Jung-gu Province. Dispatch then published an article titled "Hanbin, lovely hand heart".[20]

On Seoul on the afternoon of 17 April 2023, the showcase for TEMPEST's 4th mini album The Calm Before the Storm was held at Yes24 Live Hall in Gwangjin-gu. Hanbin showed off his warm visual with a plaid jacket and navy blue pants and Dispatch published an article titled "Hanbin, Fresh Energy".[21]

Discography
See also: Tempest (South Korean band)

Filmography

Television
Year Channel Title Notes Ref
2020 Mnet I-Land Contestant [22]

Concerts and tours

Concerts

● T_OUR (2023)

Fanmeets

  • Hanbin !00% (2021)

References
  1. VieZ (5 January 2022). "Đại học Thương Mại là "cái nôi" của loạt sinh viên đình đám: Từ Hoa hậu đến cả Idol Kpop!". VieZ (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. VnExpress. "K-pop boy band with Vietnamese member wins big at Hanteo Music Awards – VnExpress International". VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  3. "'I-LAND' members: Meet the K-Pop trainees battling it out". Hypable. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  4. VnExpress. "Hanbin – chàng trai Yên Bái thành ca sĩ thần tượng Hàn". vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  5. 김은애. "'아이랜드' 역대급 공간, 23명 입장 테스트→탈락자 7명 '그라운드' 방출[종합]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  6. [ I-LAND ] HANBIN Xuất Sắc Đạt Vị Trí Thứ Tư Trong Vòng Loại Vào Top 10 I-LAND. #HANBIN #ILAND #MNET, retrieved 28 July 2022
  7. thanhnien.vn (12 September 2020). "Thực tập sinh người Việt bị loại khỏi show âm nhạc Hàn Quốc". thanhnien.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  8. Scott, Mahliya (17 December 2020). "Former 'I-LAND' Contestant Hanbin Opens His Own Twitter Account". Kpopstarz. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  9. [2021NYEL] 'INTRO + I&credible' – HANBIN (한빈), retrieved 28 July 2022
  10. "Who is Hanbin? Ex 'I-LAND' trainee to perform at Big Hit's New Year's Live concert, excited fans say 'this is huge'". MEAWW. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  11. "'아이랜드' 한빈, 빌리프랩 떠난다 "신중한 고민 끝 새출발"[전문]". 다음뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  12. 정병근. "'I-LAND(아이랜드)' 출신 한빈, 위에화엔터 전속 계약". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  13. "Yuehua Entertainment introduces the 7 members of the awaited group 'TEMPEST' through concept photos | PINKVILLA". pinkvilla.com. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  14. "Tempest Hanbin, the first Vietnamese K-pop idol: "Debuting in Korea wasn't hard for me"". KBIZoom. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  15. VnExpress. "Nhóm Kpop có thành viên người Việt ra mắt". vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  16. "Dispatch – [현장포토] "청량 한스푼"...한빈, 비타민 소년 (템페스트)". dispatch.co.kr. 29 August 2022.
  17. "Dispatch – "빈틈없는 이목구비"ㅣ'TEMPEST' 한빈". dispatch.co.kr. 3 September 2022.
  18. "Dispatch – [현장포토] "완벽한 포인트 안무"...한빈, 남다른 카리스마 (템페스트)". dispatch.co.kr. 25 November 2022.
  19. "Dispatch – [현장포토] "남자도 예쁘다"…한빈, 꽃미남 교과서". dispatch.co.kr. 1 December 2022.
  20. "Dispatch – [현장포토] "너에게 정조준"…한빈, 러블리 손하트". dispatch.co.kr. 17 January 2023.
  21. "Dispatch – [현장포토] "자꾸 빠져든다"...한빈, 프레시 에너지". dispatch.co.kr. 17 April 2023.
  22. "@mnetiland on Twitter: June 2, 2020 tweet". 14 May 2014.


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