Biography
Henry's father is from Hong Kong and his mother from Pingtung, Taiwan. Henry's areas of expertise lie in violin, piano, popping, guitar playing and singing. Henry started to learn to play the piano from his mother at the age of 5, and also learned to play the violin at the age of 6. He also learned a unique form of dancing called boogaloo popping while in high school. After only one year of dancing, Henry was competing in dance (popping) competitions and shows. Henry has gained many performance awards, such as the Canadian Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) Silver Medal for Level 10 Violin. Henry said he had planned to become a professional violinist, but never expected to become an idol star before being selected by S.M. Entertainment in 2006. and also said that he chose to join S.M. because if he turned to be a classical musician, he wouldn't be able to sing, dance, play the piano, and play the violin all together (Source:ilikeradio).He was born and raised in Willowdale, Toronto where is one of the most affluent areas of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located in the district of North York. He attended Steelesview Public School, Zion Heights Junior High School, then North Toronto Collegiate Institute in grade 9, and attended A.Y. Jackson Secondary School (Toronto) for the rest of his high school years before being chosen at the 2006 S.M. Entertainment Global Audition in Toronto, Ontario. He briefly attended University of Toronto (Music Performance Major) in 2007. He also attended Berklee College of Music in Boston From May 2010 to August 2010.
His first appearance was in Super Junior's "Don't Don" [1] music video in September 2007. A few months later, Don't Don became a number one hit in Korea. In 2008, Henry was added to Super Junior-M[2] and the group debuted in China on April 8, 2008, releasing their "U" remake music video and an album entitled "迷 [Me]" soon after that incorporated Henry's violin.
Henry returned to the music industry after a year-long break when Super Junior-M and their first mini-album: Super Girl (EP) was released in China on September 25, 2009. In the mini-album, Henry does not display his violin playing. Henry did mixes and beats, such as for other members' (Donghae, Hangeng and Heechul) solo performances for their fan parties and Super Show 3 (Heechul) in 2009-2010.
In 2010, Henry composed a song called '진심(All My Heart)' for Super Junior's 4th repackage album, with Leeteuk. And for Super Show 2, he solely produced and wrote a song titled "Sick Of Love" which was written in English and hasn't been officially recorded yet. He was also featured in a Jonghyun and Jino R&B duet "Don't Lie" by SM The Ballad in which he raps in the song. Also, Henry rearranged Justin Bieber's "Baby" and used the song to perform for the Super Show 3 Tour.
In February 2011, Henry's new solo song called '表白(Biǎobái - Confess)' was released. The song is included in Super Junior-M's second EP, 'Perfection (EP)'. The song showcases Henry's talent in composing, arranging and producing as most of the work on the song was done solely by him.
In September 2011, Henry composed a song called '안단테(Andante)' for Super Junior's 5th repackage album, with Leeteuk.
His fans are known as 琴弦 (Qín xián - Strings).
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television series
| Year | Broadcast | Title | Role | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | SBS | Star King | Henry (Guest star) | Korean |
| 2009 | CCTV | Stage Of Youth (青春舞台) | Henry (Guest star) | Mandarin Chinese |
| 2009 | SBS | Star King | Henry (Guest star) | Korean |
| 2011 | CCTV | 勇往直前 | Henry (Guest star) | Mandarin Chinese & Korean |
| 2011 | SBS | Strong Heart | Henry (Guest star) | Korean |
| 2011 | SBS | Strong Heart | Henry (Guest star) | Korean |
| 2011 | CCTV | 开心歌迷汇 | Henry (Guest star) | Mandarin Chinese |
[edit] Controversy
For more details on this topic, see Super Junior-M.
Before debuting as a member of Super Junior-M, Henry originally debuted as a 'Mystery violinist' in Super Junior's 2007 single "Don't Don"[1] which caused a controversy among the fans after SM Entertainment officially announced Henry to be a member of a new Super Junior sub-unit. Previously, there were rumors stating that Henry was to be the fourteenth member of Super Junior, stemming from SM's statement regarding the controversy, which led fans to the form an "Only 13" campaign.[edit] References
- ^ a b (Chinese)Sina.com - Super Junior回归舞台 与中国籍新人同台(图) Retrieved May 12, 2008.
- ^ (Chinese)Jinghua.cn - 独家：SuperJuniorM今日正式出道 韩庚任队长 Retrieved May 12, 2008.
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