# Han Hee-jun

Han Hee-jun (Korean: 한희준; born April 20, 1989), also known as Heejun Han, is a South Korean singer. He finished in ninth place on the eleventh season of American Idol in 2012. He also finished in the top six of K-pop Star 3 in 2014.

## Early life

Han was born on April 20, 1989 in Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea. He has an older brother. Han and his family immigrated to the United States when he was 12, moving to Flushing, Queens in New York. He graduated from Francis Lewis High School.
Han returned to South Korea from 2009 to 2010 to train to be a singer. When he moved back to the United States, Han worked for the non-profit Milal Mission in New York, working with children with disabilities. He later said the experience pulled him out of a depression and that the children motivated him to audition for American Idol.

## Career
### 2012: American Idol

Han auditioned for the eleventh season of American Idol in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in early 2012. He received praise from the judges for his performance of Michael Bolton's "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" and advanced to the next round.
Han advanced through the semi-finals with a performance of "Angels" by Robbie Williams. He then advanced through the finals with performances of "All in Love Is Fair" by Stevie Wonder, "Right Here Waiting" by Richard Marx and "My Life" by Billy Joel. However, after finishing in the bottom three for two weeks in a row, Han was eliminated from the show, finishing in ninth place.
After the show concluded, Han performed as part of the American Idols Live! Tour 2012, which began July 6, 2012 and ran until September 21, 2012.

#### Performances and results

| Episode | Song choice | Result |
| Audition | "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" | Advanced |
| Hollywood 1 | "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" | Advanced |
| Hollywood 2 | "Broken Strings" (with Phillip Phillips, Richie Law and Jairon Jackson) | Advanced |
| Las Vegas | "I Only Have Eyes for You" | Advanced |
| Final Judgment | "New York State of Mind" | Advanced |
| Top 25 (13 Men) | "Angels" | Advanced |
| Top 13 | "All in Love Is Fair" | Safe |
| Top 11 | "Right Here Waiting" | Safe |
| Top 10 | "My Life" | Bottom 3 |
| Top 9 | "A Song for You" | Eliminated |

### 2013–2014: Debut single and K-pop Star 3

Han released his debut single, "Bring the Love Back", featuring rapper Pusha T, on September 17, 2013.
In 2013, he tried out for the third season of K-pop Star and passed the audition. He reached the Top 6 of K-pop Star 3.

### 2015–present: Korean releases and After School Club

Since then he has concentrated on his K-pop career and released the single "Q&A" feat. Tiffany from Girls' Generation.
In 2018, he replaced Jae of Day6 as co-host of After School Club.

## Discography
### Singles

| Title | Year | Album |
| "Bring the Love Back" (feat. Pusha T) | 2013 | Non-album singles |
| “QnA” (with Tiffany) | 2015 | Non-album singles |
| “I'm Fine Thank You” (with Kim Bum-soo, Ivy, Rumble Fish, Sunwoo, Sojung) | 2015 | Non-album singles |
| “Think of You” (생각나) | 2017 | Puppy Love (풋사랑) single album |
| “Springkle You” (좋아하나봄) (feat. NOV) | 2017 | Non-album single |
| “Deep Inside” (feat. Sojung) | 2018 | Deep Inside single album |
| “Starry Night” | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| “The Last” (그만) | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| “RainDrop” | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| “Room” | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Moving On" (아무 일 없듯이) | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "If You Can" (만날까) | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "Tuesday" (feat. Yoo Iseol) | 2022 | Non-album singles |
| "Dang" (feat. DeAndre, Greg Priester) | 2022 | Non-album singles |
| "Wake Up" | 2023 | Non-album singles |
| "Non Sweet Song" (달콤하지 않은 노래) (feat. NOV) | 2023 | Non-album singles |
| "Easy" (feat. Wynn) | 2023 | Non-album singles |

### Other charted songs

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Sales | Album |
| "Pass Me By" (지나간다) | 2014 | 88 | KOR: 19,071 | K-pop Star 3 Battle Audition Part 1 |

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2007 | West 32nd | Danny | |
| 2015 | Seoul Searching | Chow | |