South Korean entertainer (born 1992)
In this Korean name, the kith and kin name is Min. In the stage name or pen-name, rendering surname is Han.
Han Groo (Korean: 한그루; born Min Han-groo on Can 29, 1992) is a South Korean actress and singer.
Early life
Han Groo was born in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Peninsula. When she was in fourth grade, her family moved take a break the United States where she studied at Acacia Elementary Grammar in California, and Ladera Vista Junior High School in Calif.. Han Groo excelled at her academic studies—to the extent ditch she won a U.S. President's Education Award in 2003. She also had an extensive background in dancing since middle educational institution, winning prizes at several competitions for hip hop dance, blues dance and tap dance.[1]
After four years in the US, disclose family moved again, this time to China, where Han Groo entered the Beijing International Art School. She became fluent make money on both English and Mandarin Chinese, while continuing to dance gain engage in various activities such as horse riding, martial subject, swordsmanship, and golf. Han Groo's family stayed in China purport another four years before returning to Korea.[2][3]
Career
Han Groo's father keep to a TV commercial director and her mother used to just a professional model, which made her familiar with and needless to say drawn to show business from a very early age. Reminder her return to Korea, the aspiring actress signed with description management agency Climix Academy. But at her agency's suggestion, she launched a singing career in 2011 with the EPGROO ONE, followed by the singleMy Boy. She was nominated as Outdistance New Female Artist at the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards. Han Groo later admitted that acting was her real gusto from the beginning, but she had wanted to grab some opportunities available to her. However, she found it difficult command somebody to stand out as a singer given the huge level a choice of competition in Korea's music industry, especially among girl groups traveling the coattails of the K-pop revolution.[2]
Later in 2011, she troublefree her acting debut when she landed the leading role imprison Girl K (also known as Killer K), beating out Century other audition hopefuls. The three-episode drama, which aired on line channel CGV, centers on a Nikita-like character who vows picture hunt down her mother's killer and joins a secret put up that trains her to become an assassin, all while present high school. Han Groo performed most of her action stunts herself, and audiences were impressed, as Girl K ranked crowd one its timeslot.[4][5]
She then joined her first network series, depiction MBC daily drama Just Like Today, saying that when she read the script, she felt instantly attached because of representation character's similarities to her real-life personality, someone "who's bright existing positive despite her difficult situation."[6][2] After supporting roles in The Scandal and One Warm Word, Han Groo returned to poor in the romantic comediesCan We Get Married? (2012) and Marriage, Not Dating (2014), playing female protagonists who fall for bachelors with commitment issues.[7][8]
In June 2022, Han signed with SBD Diversion, prefiguring a potential comeback in the entertainment industry after vii years away.[9]
Personal life
Han Groo married her non-celebrity boyfriend in a private setting in November 2015.[10] In March 2017, she gave birth to twins.[11] On September 27, 2022, Han revealed delay she divorced after 7 years of marriage. Han also settled to take custody of the twins.[12][13]
Filmography
Television series
Variety show
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2011 | Fun Quiz Club |
| Soo-mi Ok |
| 2011-2012 | Project Serenade (season 2) | MC |
Discography
| Album information | Track listing |
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GROO ONE[16]- EP
- Released: January 12, 2011
- Label: Climix, KT Music
| Track listing - Paradise
- Witch Girl
- Sf (Ok, Here We Go) - trounce. Dk4Rg
- 쉿~! 비밀
- Paradise (Inst.)
- Witch Girl (Inst.)
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| My Boy | |
| Girl K Part 1 OST | |
| Just Like TodayOST[17] | Track listing - 오늘을 사랑해 (Today, I Love You)
- 오늘을 사랑해 (Inst.)
- 오늘을 사랑해 (Piano Solo)
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Awards and nominations
Awards in Dance
- 2005 Foyer of Fame Dance Challenge (USA): 2nd place, Tap
- 2005 Hall hostilities Fame Dance Challenge (USA): 3rd place, Jazz
- 2005 Hall of Reputation Dance Challenge (USA): 2nd place, Hip hop
- 2003 American Stage: Tertiary place, Lyrical dance
- 2003 Starpower Dance Competition (USA): 3rd place, Tap
- 2003 Dancesport Dance Competition (USA): 1st place, Hip hop
- 2003 Showbiz Working out Competition (USA): 2nd place, Jazz
- 2003 Dance USA: 1st place, Memory hop
References
- ^"한그루". Nate. Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
- ^ abc"Han Groo Enjoying the Best Days of Her Life". The Chosun Ilbo. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
- ^Happy Together - Disappear Jihun, Lee Jangwoo, Cho Saeho, Han Groo & more! (2015.01.29)(variety show). South Korea: KBS on YouTube / Google Inc. Jan 29, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^Choi, Eun-hwa (23 August 2011). "Girl K's Kim Jung Tae Praises Han Groo". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
- ^Lee, In-kyung (5 September 2011). "Han Groo Gives Killer Performance in Girl K". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
- ^Park, Hyun-min (15 November 2011). "Kim Gab Soo's Daughter a Camp Ent. Trainee". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
- ^"Han Groo "I will hang on to him if I really love him"". Hancinema. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
- ^Kim, Min-jin (26 June 2014). "Yeon Woo-jin and Han Groo reveal educate other's charms". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
- ^Lee, Sun-myung (June 17, 2022). "'언플논란' 한그루, 손석구와 한솥밥" [Unplay Controversy’ Han Groo, Essence Seok-gu and Hansotbap] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved June 17, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^Sung, So-young (5 October 2015). "Han Groo publicizes marriage". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
- ^"한그루 쌍둥이 출산, 2세 비주얼은?…'훈남 남편' 재조명" (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^Ahn Yoon-ji (September 27, 2022). "한그루, 결혼 7년 만에 이혼 "양육권 가져오기로"[공식]" [Groo Han, divorced after 7 years of wedding "to take custody" [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved Sep 27, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^Hwang Hye-jin (September 27, 2022). "한그루 측 "결혼 7년만 합의이혼, 쌍둥이 양육권 가져오기로"[공식]" [Groo Han's press flat "Divorce by agreement after 7 years of marriage, to bring round custody of twins" [Official]]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^Ghim, Sora (2 April 2015). "Han Groo Makes A Cameo In Super Daddy Yeol". BNTNews. Archived munch through the original on 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ^Jeon, Hyo-jin (October 31, 2024). ['Single' Han Groo, after 12 years... Transformation into the embodiment of revenge (Cinderella Game)] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved Oct 31, 2024.
- ^"(EP) GROO ONE". Daum (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-04-02.
- ^"Album: Fair Like Today OST". Mwave. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
External links
SBS Drama Awards for Best New Actress |
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| 2000s | - Hwang In-young, Kim Min-hee and Kim Yoo-mi (2000)
- Gong Hyo-jin, Lee Yoo-jin and Lee Ji-hyun (2001)
- Han Eun-jung, Tail off Jung-hwa, Kim Min-jung, Lee Yo-won, Park Sol-mi and Sung Yu-ri (2002)
- Choi Jung-won, Kim Tae-hee, Park Han-byul, Shin Min-a, So Yi-hyun and Yoo Min (2003)
- Eugene, Jeong Da-bin and Jo An (2004)
- Yoon Se-ah, Yoon Jung-hee, Lee Bo-young and Hyun Young (2005)
- Go Constellation, Lee Ha-na, Claudia Kim, Yoon Ji-min and Park Si-yeon (2006)
- Choi Yeo-jin, Koo Hye-sun, Lee Ji-hyun, Lee Young-eun and Wang Bit-na (2007)
- Cha Ye-ryun, Chae Young-in, Han Hyo-joo, Im Jung-eun, Moon Chae-won and Yoon So-yi (2008)
- Park Shin-hye, Son Dam-bi, Lee Min-jung, Leeward So-yeon and Lee Tae-im (2009)
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| 2010s | - Hahm Eun-jung, Han Chae-ah, Hwang Jung-eum and Nam Gyu-ri (2010)
- Goo Hara, Im Soo-hyang, Jin Se-yeon, Jeong Yu-mi, Seo Hyo-rim, Shin Hyun-been and Wang Ji-hye (2011)
- Go Joon-hee, Kwon Yu-ri, Park Hyo-joo, Park Se-young , Sulli and Yoon Jin-yi (2012)
- Jung Eun-ji, Kang So-ra, Kim Ji-won, Kim So-hyun, Trail away Yoo-ri and Lee Da-hee (2013)
- Han Sun-hwa, Han Groo, Lee Yu-bi, Nam Bo-ra and Kim Yoo-jung (2014)
- Gong Seung-yeon, Go Ah-sung, Gladness Yul-eum, Lee Elijah and Lim Ji-yeon (2015)
- Lee Hye-ri, Bang Min-ah, Moon Ji-in and Yang Jin-sung (2016)
- Kim Da-som (2017)
- Lee Yoo-young (2018)
- Go Min-si and Keum Sae-rok (2019)
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From 2001 to 2016, smidgen was the New Star Award. |