South Korean entertainer (born 1992)
Han Groo
(
Korean
:
한그루
; born Min Han-groo on May 29, 1992) is a South Korean actress and singer.
Early life
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Han Groo was born in
Namyangju
,
Gyeonggi Province
, South Korea. When she was in fourth grade, her family moved to the United States where she studied at Acacia Elementary School in
California
, and Ladera Vista Junior High School in California. Han Groo excelled at her academic studies?to the extent that she won a U.S. President's Education Award in 2003. She also had an extensive background in dancing since middle school, winning prizes at several competitions for
hip hop dance
,
jazz dance
and
tap dance
.
[1]
After four years in the US, her family moved again, this time to China, where Han Groo entered the
Beijing
International Art School. She became fluent in both
English
and
Mandarin Chinese
, while continuing to dance and engage in various activities such as
horse riding
,
martial arts
,
swordsmanship
, and
golf
. Han Groo's family stayed in China for another four years before returning to Korea.
[2]
[3]
Career
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Han Groo's father is a TV
commercial director
and her mother used to be a professional
model
, which made her familiar with and naturally drawn to show business from a very early age. Upon her return to Korea, the aspiring actress signed with the management agency Climix Academy. But at her agency's suggestion, she launched a singing career in 2011 with the
EP
GROO ONE
, followed by the
single
My Boy
. She was nominated as Best New Female Artist at the
2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards
. Han Groo later admitted that acting was her real passion from the beginning, but she had wanted to grab whatever opportunities available to her. However, she found it difficult to stand out as a singer given the huge level of competition in Korea's music industry, especially among
girl groups
riding the coattails of the
K-pop
revolution.
[2]
Later in 2011, she made her acting debut when she landed the leading role in
Girl K
(also known as
Killer K
), beating out 100 other audition hopefuls. The three-episode drama, which aired on cable channel
CGV
, centers on a
Nikita
-like character who vows to hunt down her mother's killer and joins a secret organization that trains her to become an assassin, all while attending high school. Han Groo performed most of her action stunts herself, and audiences were impressed, as
Girl K
ranked number one its timeslot.
[4]
[5]
She then joined her first network series, the
MBC
daily drama
Just Like Today
, saying that when she read the script, she felt instantly attached because of the character's similarities to her real-life personality, someone "who's bright and positive despite her difficult situation."
[6]
[2]
After supporting roles in
The Scandal
and
One Warm Word
, Han Groo returned to cable in the
romantic comedies
Can 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 Entertainment, prefiguring a potential comeback in the entertainment industry after seven years away.
[9]
Personal life
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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 that she divorced after 7 years of marriage. Han also decided to take custody of the twins.
[12]
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Filmography
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Television series
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Variety show
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Year
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Title
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Notes
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2011
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Fun Quiz Club
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Soo-mi
Ok
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2011-2012
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Project Serenade
(season 2)
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MC
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Discography
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Album information
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Track listing
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GROO ONE
[15]
- EP
- Released: January 12, 2011
- Label: Climix,
KT Music
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Track listing
- Paradise
- Witch Girl
- Sf (Ok, Here We Go) - feat. Dk4Rg
- 쉿~! 祕密
- Paradise (Inst.)
- Witch Girl (Inst.)
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My Boy
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Girl K
Part 1
OST
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Just Like Today
OST
[16]
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Track listing
- 오늘을 사랑해 (Today, I Love You)
- 오늘을 사랑해 (Inst.)
- 오늘을 사랑해 (Piano Solo)
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Awards and nominations
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Awards in Dance
- 2005 Hall of Fame Dance Challenge (USA): 2nd place,
Tap
- 2005 Hall of Fame Dance Challenge (USA): 3rd place,
Jazz
- 2005 Hall of Fame Dance Challenge (USA): 2nd place,
Hip hop
- 2003 American Stage: 3rd place,
Lyrical dance
- 2003 Starpower Dance Competition (USA): 3rd place, Tap
- 2003 Dancesport Dance Competition (USA): 1st place, Hip hop
- 2003 Showbiz Dance Competition (USA): 2nd place, Jazz
- 2003 Dance USA: 1st place, Hip hop
References
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- ^
"한그루"
.
Nate
. Archived from
the original
on 2013-12-26
. Retrieved
2013-04-02
.
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a
b
c
"Han Groo Enjoying the Best Days of Her Life"
.
The Chosun Ilbo
. 13 January 2012
. Retrieved
2013-04-02
.
- ^
Happy Together - Kim Jihun, Lee Jangwoo, Cho Saeho, Han Groo & more! (2015.01.29)
(variety show)
. South Korea:
KBS
on YouTube / Google Inc. January 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
. Retrieved
2013-04-02
.
- ^
Park, Hyun-min (15 November 2011).
"Kim Gab Soo's Daughter a Jungle Ent. Trainee"
.
enewsWorld
. 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 each other's charms"
.
The Korea Herald
. Retrieved
2014-07-26
.
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Lee, Sun-myung (June 17, 2022).
"
'언플논란' 한그루, 손석구와 한솥밥"
[Unplay Controversy’ Han Groo, Son 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 雙둥이 出産, 2歲 비주얼은?…'훈남 男便' 再照明"
(in Korean).
The Dong-a Ilbo
. 2017-03-08
. Retrieved
2017-03-08
.
- ^
Ahn Yoon-ji (September 27, 2022).
"한그루, 結婚 7年 만에 離婚 "養育權 가져오기로"[공식]"
[Groo Han, divorced after 7 years of marriage "to take custody" [Official]].
Star News
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
September 27,
2022
– via Naver.
- ^
Hwang Hye-jin (September 27, 2022).
"한그루 側 "結婚 7年만 合意離婚, 雙둥이 養育權 가져오기로"[공식]"
[Groo Han's side "Divorce by agreement after 7 years of marriage, to bring 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
. Retrieved
2015-04-10
.
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"(EP) GROO ONE"
.
Daum
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
2013-04-02
.
- ^
"Album: Just Like Today OST"
.
Mwave
. Retrieved
2013-04-02
.
External links
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1990s
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2000s
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- 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
,
Kim 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 Ara
,
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
,
Lee So-yeon
and
Lee Tae-im
(2009)
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2010s
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- 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)
- Jeong Eun-ji
,
Kang So-ra
,
Kim Ji-won
,
Kim So-hyun
,
Kim 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
,
Lee 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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2020s
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From 2001 to 2016, it was the New Star Award.
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