Sung Han-bin (; born on June 13, 2001), also known by the mononym Hanbin ( ko, 한빈, label=none), is a South Korean singer. He is best known for competing on the

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show ''

Boys Planet ''Boys Planet'' () is an ongoing South Korean reality competition show created by Mnet. It premiered on Mnet on February 2, 2023 at 20:00 KST and airs every Thursday. From February 16, 2023, the show's airtime changed to 20:50 KST instead. O ...

'', where he ranked second in the final episode, making him a member of

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Early life

Sung was born on June 13, 2001, in

Cheonan Cheonan (; 천안시, ''Cheonan-si''), also spelled Ch'ŏnan, is a city in South Chungcheong, South Korea. Cheonan has a population of 666,417 (2018), making it the most-populous city or county in South Chungcheong, and the third most-populous ci ...

, South Chungcheong Province. He has a sister who is younger than him by four years. Sung has a street dance background in

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and tutting, which he has been trained in since middle school. Sung formerly trained under Cube Entertainment. During this time, he earned a barista license while working at his mother's café. He studied in the department of K-pop performance at Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts.

Career

2018–present: Career beginnings, ''Boys Planet'' and debut with Zerobaseone

Sung started his career as a backup dancer in High School, and in 2018 he was part of a dance crew that performed with Wanna One to their song "Boomerang" at the '' SBS Gayo Daejeon''. He was seen again at the 2019 MAMA Music Awards as a backup dancer for BTS' "

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". In February 2023, as a representative of his label Studio Gl1de, Sung participated in the competition series ''

'' and finished in second place with 1,888,414 votes. He was confirmed a place in the final group

and was soon elected as their leader on May 11. On May 26, Wake One Entertainment confirmed that Zerobaseone will debut this July 2023. On September 1, Sung was announced as the new host of Mnet's ''

M Countdown ''M Countdown'' () is a South Korean music program broadcast by Mnet. The show features appearances by popular music artists who also perform live on stage. It is broadcast from CJ E&M Center Studio in Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul. Bro ...

''. On June 6, 2024, Sung was announced as the new storyteller of '' I-Land 2''.

Discography

Singles

Soundtrack appearances

Filmography

Television shows

Web shows

Hosting

Notes

Song chartings

Artist notes

References

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