Hanbin

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> I'm Hanbin, the cute and strong eldest brother of TEMPEST!
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**Ngô Ngọc Hưng**, known mononymously as **Hanbin**, is the lead vocalist and lead dancer of the South Korean boy group TEMPEST.

His stage name, Hanbin (Korean: 한빈; Japanese: ハンビン), has similar pronunciation to his Vietnamese nickname "Hưng Bin" and means "shine bright in Korea".

## History

### Pre-debut

Hanbin enjoyed singing and dancing as a child. When his mother told him that he had to study hard If he wanted to dance, he accepted the challenge out of his desire to continue dancing. After moved to Hanoi for university, he continued passion for dancing by founding the K-pop dance cover team CAC. The team participated in many dance cover competitions and won many prizes. In 2019, Hanbin passed 2019 BE:LIFT Global Audition in Vietnam and flew to South Korea to become a trainee under BE:LIFT Lab.

The moment when Hanbin flew to Korea alone was the most unforgettable and memorable moment of his life due to the various emotions he felt when arriving in an unfamiliar country. After training for 11 months, Hanbin participated in *I-LAND*, a survival program produced by CJ ENM and Big Hit Entertainment. He was eliminated in the penultimate episode and thus did not make the cut for ENHYPEN, the boy group which debuted from the show.

On June 2, 2021, Hanbin left his former label BE:LIFT Lab and signed contract Yue Hua Entertainment and continued training in preparation for his debut with TEMPEST.

### 2022-present: Debut with TEMPEST

Hanbin's debut with TEMPEST was originally slated for February 21, 2022 with their first mini album It's ME, It's WE; however, their debut date was later pushed back to March 2, 2022 after all the group members tested positive for COVID-19.

## Individual activity

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 June 26th ~ September 18th | Mnet

## Trivia

* His favorite sport is badminton.
* His favorite colors are light blue and pink.
* His favorite season is spring.
* His favorite Korean food is jjimdak and galbi jjim.
* His favorite Korean words are 'lucky'(행운) and 'fate'(인연).
* He likes mint chocolate. He said that in Vietnam, everyone around him enjoyed mint chocolate. After coming to Korea, he was surprised that people here divided to two factions - those who like and those who dislike mint chocolate. He also likes Hawaiian pizza.
* He was the first Vietnamese male idol to debut with Yue Hua Entertainment.
* After being eliminated in *I-LAND* on September 13, 2020; he left a thank you message to his fans through his dance team SNS accounts.
* On December 31, 2020, he performed a solo performance at the 2021 NYEL opening stage.
* Hanbin's keyword, CHALLENGE, is a word that expresses himself, as he has been constantly working hard for his dream of becoming a singer.
* Hanbin's official icon is the sunflower (🌻), which is said to match his bright energy, the reason why Hanbin chose this icon is also because he always looks at his fans like a sunflower does to the sun
* In Hanbin's bucket list, he wants to travel with his family by plane, hold concerts and world tours, help people who are in need, and have a great time with his fans
* He has a habit of taking a shower while singing high-note songs.
* He likes baking at their dorm. Whenever he has free time, Hanbin often bakes cakes like egg tarts or cupcakes and then gives them to the group members
* He is the only member in the group with a motorbike license
* He used to take care of 6 cats at home
* He often use this icon: ^❤️^
* Disliked food: raw tomatoes
* According to the members, Hanbin is good at catching insects
* According to friends he used to dislikes balloons a lot

## Reference

1. ↑ It was revealed during the Q&A session held at the exclusive fan meeting for Hanbin - "HANBIN!00%" on October 31, 2020.
2. ↑ Although there were idols groups in Vietnam which imitated the style of K-pop groups, idols working in the K-pop industry were nearly non-existent. Recently, the first Vietnamese K-POP female idol was Anh, a member of Beauty Box.
3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaF2hKhkcKM
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/cacdancevn/status/1304824874897039361?s=19
5. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=324697635448581
6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj\_VOoKjogE&feature=youtu.be
7. ↑ https://twitter.com/BELIFTLAB/status/1336513653206487043?s=19

## External links

* CAC's official YouTube channel, which contains videos of Hanbin dancing pre-debut.

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