Hanbin Tempest: A journey of overcoming hardships to become a Kpop idol, proudly promoting Vietnamese culture

One of the prominent Vietnamese idols enthusiastically supported by Vietnamese fans is Hanbin (real name Ngo Ngoc Hung) - a member of the boy band TEMPEST, officially active since March 2022.

The Commerce student is passionate about dancing and pursuing his dream of being an idol

Hanbin (Ngo Ngoc Hung) is a genuine Gen Z idol, born in 1998 in Yen Bai. Before pursuing his dream of being an idol, Hanbin was a student majoring in marketing in the International Faculty at Hanoi University of Commerce. He started out as a dancer in the group CAC, founded in 2016.

The CAC group has participated and received many awards in Kpop music cover contests and received many awards such as winning the Vietnam Kpop Random Dance In Public 2018 contest, participating in the qualifying round of Changwon K-pop World Festival (K Festival). -pop world in Changwon) organized by the Korean Cultural Center in Vietnam in 2018 and stopped at the final round.

In June 2020, Ngo Ngoc Hung attracted attention when appearing in the top 20 of the "survival" show I-LAND by HYBE in cooperation with Mnet to select male groups.

Initially, Hanbin was not highly appreciated for his singing, dancing and stage performance skills. Even his limited ability to communicate in Korean caused Hanbin to miss many opportunities to express himself. Being the first to enter the danger round because of having few votes, the Vietnamese contestant worked hard in each stage, gradually impressing fans with his handsome appearance and friendly personality. Hanbin was then assigned the position of main singer, leading many competitions and having the highest number of followers on the show. Hanbin's performance videos attract millions of views on YouTube.

In the end, Hanbin stopped at the top 10, missing the opportunity to debut the boy band Enhypen - debuted in November 2020, leaving many regrets. The judges commented that Hanbin is progressive and has potential but has not made an impression compared to the other members. However, some fans believe that Hanbin was discriminated against and had little screen time.

Not giving up, he continued his trainee path, joined Yuehua Entertainment and officially debuted in the Tempest band lineup. The group includes 7 members: Hanbin, Hyeongseop, Hyuk, Eunchan, Lew, Hwarang and Taerae. Ngo Ngoc Hung took the stage name Hanbin and officially debuted with Tempest on March 2, 2022 with the EP It's Me, It's We.

After nearly 2 years of operation, the group has reaped many achievements, winning rookie cups, new music groups, and promising artists at many prestigious music awards ceremonies in Korea such as: Genie Music Awards 2022, Asia Artist Award 2022, Seoul Music Awards 2023, Hanteo Music Awards 2022... The group's debut EP It's me, It's we was selected by Billboard as one of the 25 outstanding K-pop albums of 2022. Recently, AAA 2023, Tempest honored to bring home the Icon Award.

Vietnamese Kpop idol is passionate about promoting culture

After debut, Hanbin received love from many Vietnamese fans, supporting him in many career milestones. As the eldest brother of Tempest, possessing professional dancing skills and a lovely, lively personality, Hanbin is one of the members with the most fans in the group. Every time he appears, Hanbin attracts more international fans because of his talent. Hanbin's cover dance videos received millions of views.

As a Vietnamese Kpop idol, Hanbin regularly promotes Vietnamese culture, showing his patriotism, making fans proud. Not only introducing beautiful scenery and Vietnamese food, Hanbin also actively uses Vietnamese in group activities, as well as on stage at award ceremonies. Hanbin teaches Vietnamese to group members and regularly interacts with fans in their native language.

Recently, Hanbin also reviewed dragon fruit instant noodles that caused a storm on the livestream channel, attracting a lot of attention from international fans. He humorously shared: "For the first time, Korean idols have dragon fruit noodles."

In particular, every time Tempest receives a music trophy or a major award like the recent AAA 2023, Hanbin always gives a speech in Vietnamese. Fans were extremely excited, excited when "chasing idols without Vietsub". Celebrating important holidays in Vietnam, Hanbin in Korea always moves towards his homeland. He caused a stir when he wore a National Day shirt to record the show on September 2, and changed his choreography to a flag salute on April 30.

In September 2022, Hanbin and his group members sent words of encouragement to the people of the Central region when the people of Central Vietnam suffered from storm No. 4 Noru.

Hanbin's practical actions to promote Vietnamese culture and beauty were applauded. The male idol's Vietnamese fan community also created sympathy when conducting volunteer activities to help difficult situations in Vietnam.

Fulfill your dream of returning to Vietnam to perform with the group

Since debut, Hanbin has shared many times with Tempest performing in his hometown, with Vietnamese iE singing the same tune. Finally, that wish came true. On the evening of November 16, HOZO Super Fest 2023 organizers officially confirmed that Kpop group Tempest will play the role of headliner (main performer) of the upcoming December 23 show, at Nguyen Hue Walking Street, Le Loi (District first).

After nearly 2 years of debut, Hanbin had the opportunity to perform in Vietnam. It is known that this is also the first time he has set foot in Ho Chi Minh City in his 25 years of life.

This information makes the iE Vietnamese community excited. Many projects and surprise gifts, full of love, with many regional characteristics are being prepared to welcome Hanbin and Tempest to Vietnam to perform.

Hwarang - Hanbin's best friend was eliminated from TEMPEST, the reason shocked everyone! Minh Lợi15:40:29 12/08/2024TEMPEST's management company has recently officially announced the termination of the exclusive contract with member Hwarang. This means that the male singer is no longer a member of TEMPEST.