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HAN (한 han) was born on September 14, 2000 (age 24) in Incheon, South Korea. He is a rapper, producer and vocalist of the group Stray Kids.[1]

Personal life

Han Ji-sung was born on September 14, 2000 in Incheon, South Korea. At the age of 5, he moved to live in Mokpo[2] where he attended Okam Elementary School.[3] It was his last school in Korea, as at the age of 9, he moved to Malaysia and enrolled in Fairview International School, but eventually dropped out to be homeschooled.[4]

In 2014, Ji-sung passed the elementary and middle school exam. In 2015, he came to South Korea to pass the high school level exam to apply for colleges. He made a deal with his parents that if he does not succeed in getting into an entertainment agency within a year, he would go back to Malaysia to study.[5] At the same time, he was taking dance, rap and vocal classes at D.E.F. Academy in Seoul.[6]

A few days after passing the GED, Ji-sung auditioned for a company one morning with a friend, and he heard about a JYP audition taking place as well. Eventually, they auditioned there as well, and Ji-sung auditioned with rapping. He passed the first round and was asked to come for a second audition, after which he was accepted into JYP Entertainment.[7]

In 2019, JYPE stated that HAN suffers from intermittent anxiety around an undetermined number of people.[8]

He is currently enrolled at Gukje Cyber University under the Department of Entertainment Studies.[9]

Career

Predebut

In 2016, Ji-sung formed a hip hop crew called 3RACHA with trainees Bang Chan (CB97) and Seo Chang-bin (SPEARB), where he used the stage name "J.ONE". They uploaded self-composed extended plays on SoundCloud throughout 2017.

Ji-sung's individual picture and name were officially revealed by the company on October 13, 2017 at noon, for his participation in the upcoming survival show Stray Kids.[10] He was introduced with the roles "Rap", "Vocal" and "Producing". On the final episode of the show on December 19, 2017, it was confirmed that Ji-sung would debut with the boy group Stray Kids.

2018-present: Stray Kids

On March 26, 2018, Jisung debuted under the stage name "HAN" with the mini album I am NOT as the lead rapper, producer, and vocalist of Stray Kids.[11]

On May 8, 2020, he released the self composed song "Close" as part of the SKZ-PLAYER series.

On November 6, 2020, he released the self composed song "I GOT IT" as part of the SKZ-RECORD series.

In early 2021, he released the self composed songs "Alien", "Wish You Back" and "HaPpY" as part of the SKZ-RECORD series.

On December 21, 2022, HAN participated in writing and composing his original solo song "RUN" for the best album SKZ-REPLAY.

On February 3, 2023, HAN was promoted as a regular member of KOMCA.[12]

On February 12, 2023, he released the self composed song "VOLCANO" as part of the SKZ-RECORD series.

On August 26, 2023, he released the self composed song "Miserable (You & Me)" as part of the SKZ-RECORD series.

On March 8, 2024, he released the self composed song "13" as part of the SKZ-RECORD series.

On March 25, 2024, HAN opened his personal Instagram account, @_doolsetnet.

On April 27, 2024, he released the self composed song "1, 2, 3, 4, 5" featuring NMIXX Baeas part of the SKZ-RECORD series.

On June 30, 2024, he released the self composed song "Maybe" as part of the SKZ-RECORD series.

Artistry

Rap, vocals, dance

HAN started off as a rapper and member of producer unit 3RACHA, but he broke the boundaries of positions multiple times. He is in charge of high notes since the predebut song "Hellevator" and has shown vocal prowess on Stray Kids' performance of "Pray (I'll Be Your Man)" at Kingdom: Legendary War. While not being a dancer, he is often noticed for his energy and facial expressions on stage. HAN is called an all-rounder for being able to showcase equally good rap, vocal, and performance skills.[13]

Songwriting

His personal identity as an artist is quite different from that of Stray Kids. While he delivers his lines with spitting energy in the group's hype songs, he likes to use lyrical genres in his own. He particularly likes rock, R&B and emo hip-hop .[14] His solo songs like "Alien" or those he writes for the group like "CHILL", are part of what the fans but also the members call the "HAN genre" or "HANpop".[15] They are recognizable songs, tackling personal and often melancholic subjects with figurative language. He said he finds a lot of inspiration from animes and storylines he creates in his head.

HAN's songwriting is also prolific. He often mentions having written a song from start to finish in a few hours, like "CHILL" and "Want so BAD", and talked about having over thirty songs he discarded.[16]

Inspirations

HAN always liked rock music due to his dad being part of a rock band. Hip-hop artists like Epik High and Zico inspired him to write songs, and he became interested in singing when he heard Zion.T's "Two Melodies".[17]

The following sections only document HAN's solo activities. Visit his unit pages to find out about activities with other members.

Discography

Date Artist(s) Album Song
2017 HAN 3Days "I SEE"
2020 SKZ-REPLAY "Close"
"I GOT IT"
2021 "Alien"
"Wish You Back"
"HaPpY"
2022 "RUN"
2023 - "VOLCANO"
- "Miserable (You & Me)"
2024 - "13"
HAN, Bae - "1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (feat. Bae of NMIXX)"
HAN - "Maybe"

Covers

Year Occasion Original artist Song Link
2022 Lee Mujin Service Stray Kids "CASE 143" Youtube Icon
TWICE "Alcohol-Free" Youtube Icon
YB "Blue Whale" Youtube Icon
SE SO NEON "A Long Dream" Youtube Icon

Credits

○ = Credited as lyricist/composer/arranger
● = Credited as the only lyricist/composer/arranger

As of September 2024, HAN (I.D 10016936) has 162 songs registered under his name in Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA).

KOMCA Logo
Artist(s) Song Lyrics Comp.
2017
3RACHA "Runner's High"
Stray Kids "Hellevator"
3RACHA "Matryoshka"
2018
Stray Kids "BEWARE"
"Spread My Wings"
"YAYAYA"
"School Life"
"4419"
"District 9"
"Mirror"
"Awaken"
"ROCK"
"Grow Up"
"3rd Eye"
"Mixtape#1"
"SKZ ANTHEM"
"ZONE"
"WHO?"
"My Pace"
"Voices"
"Question"
"Insomnia"
"M.I.A."
"Awkward Silence"
"Mixtape#2"
"I am YOU"
"My Side"
"Hero's Soup"
"Get Cool"
"N/S"
"0325"
"Mixtape#3"
2019
Stray Kids "MIROH"
"Victory Song"
"Maze of Memories"
"Boxer"
"Chronosaurus"
"19"
"Mixtape#4"
Show Lo "Wo De Shi Dai"
Stray Kids "Road Not Taken"
"Side Effects"
"TMT"
"Double Knot"
"STOP"
"Levanter"
"Booster"
"Astronaut"
"Sunshine"
"You Can STAY"
"Mixtape#5"
2020
3RACHA "Carpe Diem"
Stray Kids "Close"
"TOP ("Tower of God" OP)"
"SLUMP ("Tower of God" ED)"
"TOP (Japanese ver.)"
"SLUMP (Japanese ver.)"
"GO LIVE"
"God's Menu"
"Easy"
"Pacemaker"
"Another Day"
"Phobia"
"Blueprint"
"TA"
Stray Kids "Hello Stranger"
"The Tortoise and the Hare"
"Back Door"
"B Me"
"Any"
We Go
"I GOT IT"
ALL IN
FAM
"ALL IN (Korean ver.)"
Yao Chen "NEVERMIND"
2021
Stray Kids "Alien"
"Wish You Back"
5RACHA "Colours"
Stray Kids "WOLFGANG"
"HaPpY"
"Mixtape : OH"
"CHEESE"
"Thunderous"
"DOMINO"
"SSICK"
"The View"
"Silent Cry"
"Secret Secret"
"Star Lost"
"Gone Away"
LOUD "Back Door (LOUD ver.)"
Stray Kids "Scars"
"CALL"
"Christmas EveL"
"Winter Falls"
"Scars (Korean ver.)"
"Placebo"
"Behind The Light"
"For You"
"Broken Compass"
"Hoodie Season"
2022
SKY-HI "JUST BREATHE"
Stray Kids "VENOM"
"MANIAC"
"Charmer"
"FREEZE"
"Muddy Water"
JO1 "YOLO-konde"
Stray Kids "CIRCUS"
"Fairytale"
"Mixtape : Time Out"
"YEAH"
"HEYDAY (Prod. Czaer)"
"CASE 143"
"CHILL"
"Give Me Your TMI"
"SUPER BOARD"
"3RACHA"
"CIRCUS (Korean ver.)"
RUN
"FAM (Korean ver.)"
2023
Stray Kids "VOLCANO"
"THE SOUND"
"Battle Ground"
NiziU "Paradise"
Stray Kids "Hall of Fame"
"S-Class"
"ITEM"
"Super Bowl"
"TOPLINE (feat. Tiger JK)"
"GET LIT"
"Collision"
"THE SOUND (Korean ver.)"
"ANTHEM"
"Hold On"
"Miserable (You & Me)"
"Social Path (feat. LiSA)"
"Want so BAD"
"Battle Ground (Korean ver.)"
"Don't Say"
NiziU "Paradise (Korean ver.)"
Stray Kids "MEGAVERSE"
"LALALALA"
"BLIND SPOT"
"COMFLEX"
"Social Path (feat. LiSA) (Korean ver.)"
"LALALALA (Rock ver.)"
2024
HAN, Seungmin "Respirator"
Stray Kids "Lose My Breath (feat. Charlie Puth)"
Stray Kids "Lose My Breath (Stray Kids ver.)"
Stray Kids "MOUNTAINS"
"Chk Chk Boom"
"I Like It"
"twilight"
"Stray Kids"
Stray Kids "SLASH"
HAN "Hold my hand"

Content

Music videos

Date Artist Title Role Link
May 8, 2020 HAN "Close" Himself Youtube Icon

Performances

For HAN's fancams, click here.
Date Stage Song Link
Mar. 31, 2019 King of Masked Singer "Me After You" Youtube Icon
Mar. 31, 2019 "D (Half Moon)" Youtube Icon
Dec. 31, 2020 MBC Music Festival "Play That Summer" Youtube Icon

Web

Date Title Link
Aug. 7, 2020 - HAN's Daily Log
Dec. 24, 2023 SKZmas HOME with HAN🎄🍰☕ Youtube Icon

Live broadcasts

Main article: HAN/Broadcasts

Guest appearances

TV

Date Network Title Note Ref.
Mar. 31, 2019 MBC King of Masked Singer Contestant (Ep. 197) [18]
Jan. 15, 2022 MBC Show! Music Core Special MC (Ep. 754) [19]

Web

Date Channel / Series Title Link
Sep. 28, 2021 Play it! PLIT 스트레이 키즈 한의, 내일 더 행복'한' 플레이리스트🐿💬 | Stray Kids HAN's PLAYLIST Youtube Icon
Oct. 11, 2022 Lee Mujin Service EP.32 스트레이키즈 한 | Stray Kids HAN | CASE 143, Alcohol-Free, 흰수염고래, 긴 꿈 Youtube Icon
Sep. 14, 2024 The Inspector SKZ HAN LIES on His Solo Variety Show?! EP.9 Youtube Icon

Pictorials

Issue Magazine / Outlet Feature Sponsor Film Ref.
Jun. 2024 Ko W 2 covers Balmain Instagram Icon [20]
Sep. 2024 En-gb Rolling Stone UK Interview Balmain [21]

References

  1. Since classic positions do not officially exist within the group anymore, "main", "lead" and "sub" remain unprecised, as per our policy regarding Positions.
  2. Myeongdong Fansign (Jan. 20, 2018)
  3. VLIVE: 한이..인가...?? (May 13, 2022)
  4. Youtube Icon KBS Kpop: [리무진서비스] EP.32 스트레이키즈 한 | Stray Kids HAN | CASE 143, Alcohol-Free, 흰수염고래, 긴 꿈 (Oct. 11, 2022)
  5. Youtube Icon Stray Kids: Two Kids Room Ep.05 HAN X Seungmin (Aug. 25, 2018)
  6. Youtube Icon [From Def] Stray Kids HAN (Han Jisung/JYP) | Def Student Idol Singer Interview Agency Audition Defdance (Mar. 26, 2019)
  7. Youtube Icon Choi Hwajung's Power Time (October 11, 2019)
  8. JYP Icon JYP Fan's: Health information regarding HAN's schedule (Dec. 15, 2019)
  9. Website Icon Gukje Cyber University website
  10. JYP Icon JYP Fan's: Stray Kids Image - HAN Ji-sung (October 13, 2017)
  11. Stray Kids#Positions
  12. Website Icon The Korea Herald:Stray Kids' 3Racha becomes regular members of Korea Music Copyright Association (Feb. 3, 2023)
  13. Website Icon 스트레이 키즈 한, 노력하는 천재 '에일리언' [D:PICK]
  14. HAN's bubble for JYP Nation (Oct. 2023)
  15. Youtube Icon Stray Kids: INTRO "MAXIDENT" (Oct. 6, 2022)
  16. Youtube Live: 안녕~~ ㅎㅎ (Mar. 8, 2024)
  17. KBS Cool FM: Lee Sooji’s Music Plaza (Aug. 13, 2018)
  18. Twitter Icon @MBC_entertain (Apr. 2, 2019)
  19. Twitter Icon @MBC_entertain (Feb. 15, 2022)
  20. Website Icon W Korea: 트레이 키즈 한의 고요하고 대담한 시간 (May 24, 2024)
  21. Website Icon Han: The All-Rounder (Sep. 12, 2024)

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DISCOGRAPHY
Studio albums Ko GO LIVENOEASY★★★★★ (5-STAR)
Ja THE SOUNDGIANT
Repackage Ko IN LIFE
Compilation albums Ko SKZ2021SKZ-REPLAY
Ja UNVEIL Stray KidsSKZ2020
Mini albums Ko MixtapeI am NOTI am WHOI am YOUClé 1 : MIROHClé 2 : Yellow WoodClé : LEVANTERODDINARYMAXIDENTROCK-STARATE
Ja ALL INCIRCUS
EPs Ja Social Path (feat. LiSA) / Super Bowl (Japanese ver.)
Singles Ko Christmas EveL
Ja TOP (Japanese ver.)Scars / Thunderous (Japanese ver.)
Digital singles Ko HellevatorDouble KnotMixtape : Gone DaysMixtape : On TrackALL IN (Korean ver.)Mixtape : OHMixtape : Time Out
Ja CASE 143 (Japanese ver.)
En Step Out of CléTOP (English ver.)
Collaborations Going Dumb (with Stray Kids)Going Dumb (with Stray Kids) (Mike Williams Remix)All My Life (Stray Kids Remix)Like MagicLose My Breath (feat. Charlie Puth)
Remixes Lose My Breath (Remixes)Chk Chk Boom (Remixes)
OSTs Extraordinary You OST Part 7TOPPOP OUT BOY! OST Part 1WHY?SLASHCome Play
Other(s) 3RACHA's discographySKZ-PLAYERSKZ-RECORDUnreleased songsCovers
CONTENT
TV shows Stray KidsFinding Stray KidsFinding Stray Kids : God EditionKingdom: Legendary WarKINGDOM WEEK : NO+Finding Stray Kids : Get EditionStray Kids Tokyo Mission Tour
Web shows Stray CutsSPOT KIDSThe 9thSKZ-TALKERSKZ's HONEY-TIPSTwo Kids RoomSKZ&SKZSKZ-TALKER GO!CHOISKZOne Kid's RoomSKZ VLOGTwo Kids Room+1SKZ-PRACTICE ROOMSKZ CODEMysterious KITCHENAll-Night SKZASMR : 8.01 STAY FM"Kingdom: Legendary War" BEHINDSKZ SONG CAMP2 Kids RoomSKZ Variety GamesRACHA LOGSKZ LOG2 Kids ShowSONG byOne Kid's Room 2024
Live broadcasts SKZ-LIFEChan's RoomLee Know's Play RoomArirangSpilling DwaekkiHyunnie BinnieHyunjin's Practice RoomHyunjin's Counseling Center Ret-DBboBboz9.15 Lix FMPuppy & Kitty SchoolSeungmin's Small But Certain HappinessIt's I.N And Seungmin AgainThe Maknae's Private Life
EVENTS
Showcases UNVEIL "Op. 01 : I am NOT"UNVEIL "Op. 02 : I am WHO"UNVEIL "Op. 03 : I am YOU"UNVEIL THE MIROHJapan Showcase 2019 "Hi-STAY"ONLINE UNVEIL : GO LIVEONLINE UNVEIL : IN LIFESeoul Special (UNVEIL 11)Seoul Special (UNVEIL 13)
Concerts/Tours UNVEIL TOUR "I am..."World Tour "District 9 : Unlock"Unlock : GO LIVE IN LIFE2nd World Tour "MANIAC"5-STAR Dome Tour 2023World Tour "dominATE"
Fanmeetings 1st #LoveSTAY "SKZ-X"STAYing Home Meeting2nd #LoveSTAY "SKZ'S CHOCOLATE FACTORY"3rd FANMEETING "PILOT : FOR ★★★★★"4th FANMEETING "SKZ'S MAGIC SCHOOL"Fan Connecting 2024 "SKZ TOY WORLD"
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STAYOfficial Fanclub STAYNachimbongSKZOOSTAYweeKSeason's Greetings
HAN
3RACHA
DISCOGRAPHY
Songs "I SEE" • "Close" • "I GOT IT" • "Alien" • "Wish You Back" • "HaPpY" • "RUN" • "VOLCANO" • "Miserable (You & Me)" • "13" • "1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (feat. Bae of NMIXX)" • "Maybe" • "Human"
CONTENT
Stages "D (Half Moon)" • "Play That Summer" • "SCISSOR"
Shows HAN's Daily Log
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