Former Super Junior member Han Geng/Han Kyung is confirmed to attend the MTV Europe Music Awards. It has been revealed that in addition to Psy, Han Geng will be attending the music awards as one of the nominees of the show. He will be leaving for Germany this 9th of November.
Han Geng is nominated for "Worldwide Act Asia Pacific" category and he is going up against Ahmed Soulta from the Mideast Region, Restart from South America, Dima Bilan from Europe and Rihanna from North America. Meanwhile, the awards show will take place in Frankfurt, Germany on the 11th of November.
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Han Geng, who is releasing his second solo album after a lapse of two years, visited the “Mengniu Yoghurt Music Billboard Charts” the other day in order to film the countdown promo video for his new album, and challenged the role of the emcee which he isn’t very good at, introducing the five title tracks from his new album. According to reports, Han Geng will hold his second concert at the Wukesong Stadium on 28th July and release his second solo album on the 29th, thereby kick-starting Han Geng’s 2012 music year.
Han Geng spent 6 hours to bleach his hair for new image, new album overthrows “Impression of Han Geng”
On that day, Han Geng arrived at the recording studio with his platinum blonde hair, causing the staff to be astonished. When asked about this image, Han Geng admitted that he went through quite a lot of hardships in order to achieve the purest shade of blonde, spending a whopping 6 hours to dye his hair. Aside from that, in order to maintain this style until the press conference for the announcement of his second album and concert tour on the 19th of June, he had to bleach his hair once again on the day prior to the recording because the colour had faded. In line with the style of Han Geng’s new album, the theme for the shooting of the promotional videos centred on the concept of ‘power’. Han Geng was adept at executing the moves (for the filming), giving off a feral, masculine aura. However, when he jokes around with the director of whom he was close to, he exudes a youthful appearance instead.
Regardless whether it was the concept or the music style, the MV teaser of “Wild Cursive”, the title song for his new album which was released the other day, was a declaration of Han Geng’s intent of changing his style. Han Geng personally likes rock songs and electronic dance numbers, so the new album’s production and song selection strictly adhered to Han Geng’s personal ideations, and the new album is definitely worth the wait.
Han Geng challenges emceeing role, laughs and admits that it’s not easy
After the filming for his promotional videos had ended, Han Geng made a special appearance and stepped into the role of the emcee for the sake of his new album. Although he isn’t usually very eloquent, Han Geng held on to the cue cards and practiced repeatedly in a very serious manner, and he had a solemn expression on all the time. Despite having a tint of nervousness, Han Geng was rather relaxed through it all, and when he talked about the concept of his new album and the stories behind the scenes of the filming, he became very animated, showing his affection and confidence for his new album. Later on, when he talked about the experiences of his emceeing challenge this time, Han Geng took a shot at his good friend Da Zuo, saying that it isn’t that fun to be a host. However, he exhibited deep interest in the small test this time, and said that he would make another attempt in the future if the opportunity presents itself. In this week’s Chinese popularity indicator of the “Mengniu Yoghurt Music Billboard Charts”, Han Geng without a doubt became the champion again, receiving 3109 votes (63.1%) of the total votes.
Hangeng will be making his comeback with his upcoming second album, ‘Wild Cursive’. This will mark his return after two years since his first album ‘Geng Xin’ which was released on July of 2010.
Ahead of its official release on June 19th, Hangeng unveiled music video teaser for ‘Wild Cursive’ which features a dramatic transformation of the singer, showcasing a fierce, dark warrior concept.
On the 30th of May, the new movie of Asian superstar Han Geng was released officially. Popular idol Han Geng, who boasts the title “Heavenly King of Asia”, engaged in hot dance performances with various dancers in the movie, exuding an extraordinary momentum and showing off his youthful social prowess. According to reports, Han Geng danced with various dance instructors during the filming of his new movie, being enemies and friends, teachers and students and the same time, and throughout the filming process, there were elements of a dance competition and dance practice rolled into one. He became very good friends with the dance instructors within a day, highlighting his extremely strong social prowess and good interpersonal relations, and was certainly befitting of his title as the Heavenly King of Popularity of Asia.
Recently, the new movie of which Han Geng plays the leading role in was released officially. In the movie, the handsome Han Geng engaged in many hot dance numbers with a great number of dancers, showing off his cool and handsome youth, and used his sophisticated and unrestrained dancing abilities as a body language to interact with the dancers who engaged in a ‘dance battle’ with him. There was a gypsy woman in a red dress, a hip-hop and belly dancing master, a playful street dancer, and even a dancer who wore a pink zebra mask. They used their dancing skills to learn from each other and interact without any obstacles, and their dynamic and hot dance poses made everyone hooked.
According to reports, Han Geng executed each and every dance move requested by the director to the best of his ability during the filming process, and with regards to his love for dance, Han Geng admitted that: “Every dancer is chasing after the same goal, which is to chase after the lights on the stage. In order to find that light which truly belongs to yourself, you have to continuously work hard, present yourself in a better manner, and stand out even more, and then only will the light follow you forever. It will give you more self-confidence, and it will then make you shine even more.”
Aside from that, Han Geng, who was born with the aura of a Northeastern man, has many friends in the entertainment circle. Every single person who has brushed shoulders or worked with Han Geng before will be captivated by his sincerity and boldness, and become good friends with him. As seen in the movie, Han Geng and the other dance professionals fully immerse themselves in dancing, competing with and learning from each other at the same time. They promote their friendship through exchanging their dancing skills, and became good friends with each other during the filming process. It has demonstrated Han Geng’s abilities in social networking and his good interpersonal relationships. And at the end of the movie, when Han Geng walked in front of a mirror, the person who appears in the mirror is not Han Geng, but David Tao instead, which incites an endless reverie in the viewers.
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The 12th Music Chart Awards was held at the Poly Grand Theatre, Shenzhen on the night of April 8. While Han Geng was backstage answering to the rumours about him having his character in "Special Identity"* swapped by Donnie Yen because he was too handsome, he answered "there's no way". Han Geng, who is currently filming Vicki Zhao's new movie "The Youth We Would Ultimately Lose"**, revealed that Vicki Zhao was very serious (with her work) and very professional. In addition to that, the idol group EXO-M, who hails from his previous company SM Entertainment, had participated in the awards ceremony this time as well. Han Geng praised that they were "quite good", and admitted that he caught a glimpse of himself in them.
Han Geng's participation in Vicki Zhao's movie "The Youth We Would Ultimately Lose" is his second official movie-acting stint, and he was all praises for Vicki who is taking on the role of the director for the first time, (saying that) Vicki "is serious, professional, and continuously taught me how to act". Regarding his role in the movie, Han Geng's interpretation is that "This character's inner heart is rather dark and complex, it's the experience of a boy's journey into becoming a man". At the moment, he has completed a quarter of his parts in the movie, and he would also be releasing a new album and embarking on a tour in July.
Aside from that, EXO-M, the new idol group launched by the company SM which Han Geng had some prior disputes with, also took part in the same awards ceremony. Han Geng had praised the group, saying that "They're pretty good and dedicated, I admire them quite a bit". He even joked and said that he caught a glimpse of the newly-debuted him from the past in them.
The previous director for "Special Identity", Tan Bing, exposed that Donnie Yen and Vincent Zhao had some animosity between them behind the scenes because of the movie. He also revealed that he had initially invited Han Geng to star in the movie, but because Donnie Yen thought that "Han Geng was too handsome" and was afraid that all his limelight would be snatched away, he (Donnie Yen) had requested for the role to be substituted. Regarding this, Han Geng merely confirmed that he did receive an invitation to appear in the movie, but admitted that he wasn't able to participate because his schedules were full. When further pressed by the media about the truth behind him being substituted because he was too handsome, Han Geng swore that "I have no idea what happened later on, even if my brains were dug out I wouldn't know anything about it either", but he hesitated a little and said "there's no way".
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Han Geng, who will be releasing his 2nd solo album in Summer 2012, has entered the album's recording phase. Top-rate producer Adia, who has worked with many stars of the music industry before, recently published his first Weibo entry and revealed that he is the producer of Han Geng's album. At the same time, he has also heralded the progress of Han Geng's musical year 2012.
According to reports, the musical style of this new album will dramatically overthrow the previous musical image that Han Geng had presented to the public, though the exposed photos from the recording studio were not able to provide substantial clues (about the album). But according to the revelation from the staff, the music in this album will attempt the most cutting edge music styles, while the lyrics takes the direction of focusing on the more important matters and realities of the society.
Han Geng continues to employ the method of shaping his album with a concert this year. The concert will be held earlier than (the release of) the album, and Beijing has been set as the first stop of his Asian tour, opening the curtains on Han Geng's musical year in July. The new album will be released simultaneously worldwide after the concert, and the exact dates will be announced later. The preparations for the launching is also being done secretively.
China's first large-scale music festival that was combined with a marathon, the "2012 Xtep-Xiamen Music Marahon" was held at the Xiamen International Conference & Exhibition Center on the 7th of January. Artists hailing from China, England and France gathered at the scenic Egret Island, and put up a splendid stage that was full of the passion for marathon for everyone.
Under the relentless cheers from thousands of fans, popular idol Han Geng, who was the guest for the final act, finally appeared in an all-black outfit and leather shoes. After performing the explosive "My Logo", Han Geng removed his shades, and passionately sang to the soundtrack of the movie "My Kingdom". Although he had only performed two songs, he was able to bring the atmosphere to its climax. It was unfortunate that he was able to perform such a small number of songs*, and others are guessing that it might have something to do with Han Geng's high net-worth.
Han Geng will be making an appearance for the second consecutive year on CCTV's Spring Night Gala in the Year of the Dragon. The photos of him undergoing his practice sessions at CCTV wearing a "Dragon's Robe" have been circulated on the Internet, but when he was interviewed, regardless of how everyone tried to pursue the question (about what's in store), Han Geng would always use the words "watch it on the day itself" to parry these queries, maintaining a high degree of secrecy. Because of his participation in his first silver screen work "My Kingdom", he had temporarily put his music career on hold, but this year, his main focus is on his music career, including the release of his new album in July and also embarking on his world tour.
Today, (Sept, 27th) Han Geng’s current Compant Le Hua Ent sent a statement and the legal documentations confirming Han Geng and SM’s exclusive contract dispute ended in the voiding of the exclusive contract.
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In regards to the Seoul High Court case number 2011-13014 in regards to the case of the validity of the exclusive contract, Han Geng and SM has reached an amicable mutual agreement. Ending in Han Geng filing a “Notice of Appeal Withdrawal”.
Han Geng will continue activities in China like usual, there are no plans for any Korean activities yet.
Translator's summary: Pretty much means, case is over, they settled outside of court, and Han Geng is free now. THE END.
On the 21st, Han Geng and Zhang Zi Yi attended the 5th annual Asian Film Award (AFA) in Hong Kong.
After the event, the two were seen running into each other back stage and took a picture together. After the event, Zhang Zi Yi posted the picture on her blog.
In the picture, the two are looking friendly and are seen looking intently at a phone. Many have commented that they were either exchanging their phone numbers or checking out the picture they took together.
Zhang Zi Yi also revealed that she and Han Geng happen to share the same birth date: February 9th. Zhang Zi Yi was born on February 9th, 1979 and Han Geng was born on February 9th, 1984.
Netizens are showing various responses to the photos including, “Why do they look so close to each other,?” “Han Geng came a long way to stand together with Zhang Ziyi,” and “Even Han Geng looks like an amateur next to Zhang Zi Yi.”
Heechul has been going off about slave contracts to everyone who will listen these days and his latest interview in GQ has caused his biggest controversy yet. When he said on his radio show, Heechul’s Youngstreet, that “a man must live with loyalty,” many fans believed it was directed towards JYJ and Hankyung. In his new interview, he said, “Of course, I as well, have a lot of problems with the company. But, I don’t think there’s any reason for me to express that outside. Honestly, “we can’t make money”? No. These days, everyone keeps saying slave contract, slave contract but the really laughable thing is — what slave buys his parents something like a building and what slave can go around in a car and what slave can go drinking?" Former Super Junior member Hankyung also talked about SM Entertainment recently in the newest issue of Marie Claire China. “There were a lot of entertainment news that portrays Korean entertainment companies’ with harsh demands: The artistes do not only receive a hellish sort of cruel training, not allowed to be in a relationship, not allowed to have personal feelings, all has to be collective and aware of the content (T/N: I think what they are referring here is the things artistes say in the public). So much so that, some artistes are being forced by the company to do stuff outside their profession, for instance escort services and so on. When I relayed what the content was, Han Geng explained, exaggerated a little: “SM has no such stipulations. I am not aware if other companies have such stuff/mess. Anyway, it does not exist in my company.” Isn’t this something what the company has imprinted on him? The general expression is to not speak randomly, think before you speak.” Shared by : sltan@geng-bao.net Translated by : paranoiame@geng-bao.net Article:http://tinyurl.com/4vvamxe(MTVK)
In May this year, Han Geng who was embroiled in a contract termination controversy braved all odds and appeared as the music industry's new energy at the starting-up press conference to show support. After submitting to the five big figures in the music industry his work that he returned to the Mainland Chinese music industry with, he received praise and commendation from these five big music industry figures, and they all expressed desire to chip in for his new album. In his first individual album, there was a song recorded that was produced by Yuan Wei Ren. As of today, Han Geng's debut film is fervently in the process of shooting, and the director is no other than one of the five big music industry figures Gao Xiao Song. When accepting an exclusive interview from , Han Geng expresses that it is nothing short of rare to be able to attract so many music industry warriors fighting for their dreams, and he really respects and admires them. At every compilation album's release, he himself very much looks forward to it, and after closely listening he feels that the quality and standard of these music figures who make original works are all very good, and if there is a chance he would very like to work with them in his next album.
According to reports, Han Geng’s second album is already in the process of song selection. Han Geng, who is always changing himself and trying out new things, he expressed that he was very surprised after listening to the fifth “Red Bull New Energy Music Project” album. Because usually, he likes to listen to English music (American and European), and the styles of all the 10 rock bands were pretty internationalized. What he did not think of was that teenagers who joined the “Red Bull New Energy Music Project” could compose outstanding pieces of rock music. And, during an interview, Han Geng revealed that he hopes that in his new album, he can add in the element of rock, and works with the new rock bands. He also looks forward to a chance to collaborate with new rock voices in China to release more energy and passion during performance.
(Parts of the article unrelated to Han Geng have been omitted.)
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TRANS: Today I was lectured by the doctor, next time I will definately be obedient! Today I am really scared of the doctor!! Lecture me just like lecturing a kid, I dont dare to say a thing sitting there
韩庚: 天下贰的玩家都在跳老虎舞，这是在发布会现场最帅的原版！
TRANS: The dancers are all doing the tiger dance, this is the most handsome original version at the place of the press conference
韩庚: 正在穿服装，准备上台！
TRANS: Am wearing the costumes, preparing to go stage!
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After releasing his first solo album, My Logo. Hangeng has released his movie like MV trilogy including Fire, Say No & Holding Umbrella as well as individual MVs of My Logo, Queen, Love's Wing, etc. WangYi Entertainment Music Channel premiered Hangeng's Heartache Notebook MV as the side story of the MV trilogy. This MV is filmed fromthe lead actress's point of view, telling us the touching story behind the entire MV trilogy.
Heartache Notebook's filming took place in New Zealand as well as Korea, using the actress's point of view in memory flashback form to show us the story behind the trilogy. The MV gives off a beautiful, romantic feeling as though it was formed with brushstrokes from delicate fingers creating a picturesque scenery. The director took effort to look into the slightest details, and together with Hangeng's skilled acting, the combination was the biggest highlight of the MV
According to Hangeng, all 4 MVs were filmed at the same time, the entire filming process was like filming a movie. In the MV, the twists and turns in life was similar to Hangeng's real life story on many factors. Through these MVs, it also gave Hangeng a chance to fulfill his addiction to acting.
Check out Hangeng's Heartache notebook MV, side story to the MV trilogy Fire, Say No, and Holding Umbrella.
Heartache Notebook:
Also do watch this MV, I'm A Flame. This MV is to inspire the volunteers for the Guangzhou Asian Games this year. Han Geng is currently endorsing the volunteer symbol of the Games.
