Jang Han-byul

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Jang Hanbyul
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Jang in 2022
Born
Jason Jang Han-byul

(1990-07-04) 4 July 1990 (age 34)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian [1]
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
  • producer
  • television personality
Musical career
Genres K-pop
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboard
  • saxophone
Years active2011–present
Labels
  • The Groove Entertainment
  • Universal Music Japan
  • Warner Music
  • Sony Music Korea
Korean name
Hangul
장한별
Revised Romanization Jang Hanbyeol
McCune–Reischauer Chang Hanbyŏl

Jang Han-byul (born 4 July 1990) is an Australian-born singer, actor, producer and television personality based in South Korea. He was the host of After School Club along with co-host, Eric Nam and has appeared on the Code: Secret Room and Society Game . [2] He is the former lead vocalist of Led Apple and made his official debut with mini-album CODA in November 2011. His YouTube channel reached almost 1 million subscribers but was deleted in 2015 following a legal dispute with his previous label. As of 2020, Jang's estimated net worth is US$10 million.[ citation needed ]

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Early life and education

Jang was born in Brisbane, Queensland, to South Korean parents. Since he was five years old, Jang had a passion for musical instruments and took private piano, violin, and saxophone lessons during his childhood before growing an interest for singing.Despite his musical talent, Jang's dream was to become a professional football or basketball player at a young age. As a teenager, his parents aspired for Jang to become a golf player because of his athletic abilities but lost his passion for the game after a few years.

Jang attended Brisbane Grammar School. He was a regular of both the football and basketball first teams during his time at Brisbane Grammar. Jang was an all-round A student but particularly excelled in mathematics where he was a regular member of the school Olympiad team as well as dux of Mathematics during his graduating years. He graduated with an OP1, the highest possible academic rank achievable, which made Jang eligible to study any course he wished in university.

Jang was accepted into the School of Dentistry at Monash University, the University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney but chose to study Dental Science at the University of Queensland, in order to stay closer to his parents. Jang admitted in an interview with eNEWS24 that he studied dentistry after being given an ultimatum by his parents that they would allow him to go to Korea to audition to become a singer, only if he had a financially secure option aligned for his future. He deferred after his second year of dentistry to pursue music in Korea after receiving overwhelming interest for his talent from major music labels.

Jang is multilingual, having studied languages during high school and throughout his career. He is fluent in Korean, English, Japanese, French, Latin, Chinese and Malay.

Career

Jang started his musical career as a trainee at various major Korean music labels for 2 years, including the same agency as IU at LOEN Entertainment, before making his debut as the frontman of the K-pop band, Led Apple. While he was with the band, Jang found international success with his Music Note song covers on his YouTube channel, most of his covers reaching millions of views. His channel reached almost 1 million subscribers but was deleted in 2015 following a legal dispute with his previous label.

He was a prominent host of many Korean television talk-shows and music programs and rose to worldwide fame among K-pop fans as the host of After School Club alongside co-host, Eric Nam, interviewing global K-pop groups such as BTS, EXO and Miss A. Largely due to Jang's global popularity, Led Apple embarked on several international and European tours. In Japan, Led Apple found huge success selling out concerts in Tokyo and Osaka for several years. Their Japanese debut album, Kiss Tour, debuted at number 12 on the Oricon Album Charts. Their second Japanese album charted in at number 9 on the Top 10 Oricon Album Charts and the album's single, "Greatest World", reached number 10 on the Oricon Singles Charts.

In 2011, Jang's band Led Apple was named one of the most anticipated K-pop acts of 2011 by WaveK. In 2012, Jang was named one of the best vocalists in K-pop as well as one of the most beautiful faces in K-pop in the same year. Led Apple was also awarded best new artist at the 20th Korean Culture Entertainment Awards in this year.

He appeared on several episodes of Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend from 2012 to 2013, receiving standing ovations for his unique renditions of original songs and became well known as a powerful and versatile vocalist often being compared to Lee Hong-gi of F.T. Island. His rendition of "Invisible Love" by Shin Seung-hun was particularly praised.

In 2015, Jang left the band due to mistreatment from his previous label and went on to pursue a solo career. In addition to his singing and acting career, he has also worked as a songwriter and vocal trainer for other K-pop artists.

His solo soundtrack "Winter Wind" for the South Korean drama, Remember, reached the Top 10 QQ Music Charts in China in 2016.

in 2019, Jang participated in a popular Malaysian singing reality competition television series, Big Stage Season 2 and made history by becoming the first and only champion from a foreign country in Malaysian reality television to date.

He was awarded "Best New Artist" at the 2020 MeleTOP Era Awards in his first year in Malaysia but could not attend the award ceremony because he was residing in South Korea due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jang was a contestant on The Masked Singer Malaysia Season 3 as Piza Panas where he finished in third place overall. There was much controversy surrounding the results of the show with many netizens and audience disputing that Jang should have rightfully been the champion of the show. He placed first in six of the 11 weeks of the show including the semi-final, making Jang the only contestant to have won in 6 weeks of competition in the history of The Masked Singer Malaysia .

Jang has been the face and brand ambassador of major brands and products during his career including skin care brand IOPE, hair care house Foresta, fashion house Greedilous, Coway, beverage company Power Root and McDonald's.

Currently, he is active between South Korea and Malaysia.

Discography

Led Apple

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
KOR
[3]
"With Coffee" (with Zia) [4] 201333
  • KOR: 134,529 [5]
Non-album singles
"It's Spring" (봄이 왔어요) [6] 2017
"Dumb Love" (뭣 같은 LOVE)
"One A.M." (새벽 한시) [7] 201865
"Luka Dan Bahagia" [8] 20191Big Stage 2019
"Used to This"2021Non-album singles
"Pesona Kamu" [9] 2022
"Bukan Milikmu" [7]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Soundtrack appearances

TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
KOR
[3]
"I'll Be There For You"201345 7th Grade Civil Servant OST
"Call My Name"2014 Marriage Not Dating OST
"Shooting Star"2015 Cheer Up! OST
"Winter Wind" (겨울바람) [7] 2016 Remember OST
"Those Words" (그 말) Blow Breeze OST
"I Love You" (널 사랑해)2018 I Picked Up a Celebrity on the Street OST
"Like A Star" (마음이 별이 되어)2020 Mr. Queen OST
"Retak" [11] Dendam Cinta Arissa OST
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Filmography

Music Videos

YearTitleLengthPublisherRef.
2018"One A.M"
(새벽 한시)
3:541theK
(원더케이)
2021"Used To This"3:27Sony Music Korea

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021Mat Bond MalayaAgent 5First Malay movie

Television

YearProgramNetworkRolesNotes
2012Simply Kpop Arirang TV himselfhost
2012Lee Seungyeon and 100 WomenStory Onhimselfhost
2012Music High SBS Power FM himselfhost
2012US M-Countdown Mnet himselfhost
2013 After School Club Arirang TV himselfhost
2013 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend KBS2 himselfregular contestant
2015 Code: Secret Room JTBC himselfcontestant
2016Touch Q Arirang TV himselfcontestant
2016 Society Game tvN himselfcontestant
2019Big Stage (Season 2) Astro Ria himselfcontestant on Malaysian Reality Show
2020Dansa Dan Sing Astro Ria himselfGuest Judge on Malaysian Reality Show
2020 MeleTOP Astro Ria himselfMalaysian talk show
2020Cuti Baru Nak Up Astro Ria himselfMalaysian Travelogue Show EP8
2020The Cuba Show: Edisi Ramadan Astro Ria himselfFirst Malay television Show for Ramadhan month
2020Aku Benci Kpop(I Hate Kpop) Astro Ria Hyun JunFirst Malay Telemovie
2020The Cuba Show: Edisi Raya Astro Ria HimselfSecond Malay television show for Aidilfitri
2021 I Can See Your Voice Malaysia (season 4) TV3 HimselfGuest on Malaysian Reality Show
2021Kak Kek Ngajar Oppa Kecek Astro Ria HyunMain cast
2022Arena Panas: Pro vs Bro Astro Warna HimselfHost
2023Lecturerku Oppa iQIYI HyunLead actor

Big Stage Season 2

Jang Han-Byul participated in a Malaysian singing reality competition television series, Big Stage Season 2, in 2019 which aired on Astro Ria. [12] In this reality show, Jang Han-Byul used the name Han-Byul.

Performance:
WeekThemeSongOriginal ArtistResult
Week 1N/AShooting StarJang Han-byulSAFE
Week 2Hype BeatVroom VroomNabila RazaliSAFE
Week 3Glocal HitsI'll Never Love AgainLady GagaSAFE
Week 4DuominasiJust Give Me A Reason (ft Sarah Suhairi)Pink & Nate RuessSAFE
Week 5Cannot BrainYang Sedang Sedang sajaIwanSAFE
Week 6Judge ChoiceLove SomeoneLukas GrahamSAFE
Battle SongBang Bang (Battle With Neeta) Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj
Week 7Road To FinalBoy With Luv BTS Ft Halsey SAFE
DuetDirgahayu (Duet with Siti Sarah)Dato' Sri Siti Nurhaliza Ft Faizal Tahir
Week 8Cover FinalLose Yourself Eminem WINNER
New SingleLuka Dan BahagiaJang Han-byul

Han-Byul placed first in all weeks of competition except for the first week. He was number 1 on fan voting in all weeks throughout the whole competition with almost 50% of all audience votes going to Han-Byul. The video of his second week performance, "Vroom Vroom" went viral in Malaysia and made Han-Byul a household name. His challenging and daring song choices was notable throughout the competition where judges such as Siti Nurhaliza gave standing ovations and praised him for his courageous and hard-working artistry.

In the final concert of Big Stage Season 2, Han-Byul made history by becoming the first and only champion from a foreign country in Malaysian reality television. His debut Malaysian single "Luka Dan Bahagia" reached number 1 on the Malaysian radio station Era as well as on several other local radio stations.

The Masked Singer Malaysia Season 3

Jang appeared on The Masked Singer Malaysia Season 3 as the disguised mascot, Piza Panas. He placed first in six of the 11 weeks of competition becoming the only contestant in the history of The Masked Singer Malaysia to accomplish such an achievement. In the final week, he finished in third place overall. There was much controversy surrounding the results of the final week with many of the audience voicing their opinion that Jang should have been the champion of the show. Jang as Piza Panas was number 1 in audience voting in all weeks of competition, making him a fan favourite among netizens for his energetic stage persona and choreographed performances.

Performance as Piza Panas:
WeekSongOriginal ArtistResult
Week 1It's Gonna Be Me NSYNC WIN
Week 2PelayaranMayWIN
Week 3Bagaimana Kalau Aku Tidak Baik-Baik Saja Judika WIN
Week 4Kau SakitiAmir MasdiWIN
Week 5Highway To Hell AC/DC WIN
Week 6HavocJoe Flizzow feat Altimet & SonaOne5th
Week 7Balqis Siti Nurhaliza 4th
Week 8Sampai Syurga Faizal Tahir 2nd
Week 9Sudah Ku TahuProjector Band2nd
Week 10Eye Of The Tiger Survivor WIN
Gemuruh (Duet with Nyoq Muda) Awie feat Amy Search
FinalsHilang Naluri Once Mekel 3rd Overall
SriKandi Cintaku (Duet with Amir Masdi)Bloodshed

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
201220th Korean Culture Entertainment AwardsBest New K-pop ArtistLed appleWON
20202020 MeleTOP Era AwardsBest New ArtistHimselfWON [13]

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