Haha (entertainer)
Haha 하하 | |
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Haha on stage, Running Man Bros' US Tour, Dallas, December 14, 2014 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Ha Dong-hoon (하동훈) |
Born |
Stuttgart, West Germany[1][2] | August 20, 1979
Genres | K-pop, electropop, Hip hop, reggae fusion |
Occupation(s) | |
Instruments | |
Years active | 2001 | –present
Labels |
Quan Entertainment Bigfoot Entertainment |
Associated acts | Skull, 10cm, Davichi, MC Mong, Tiger JK, Psy, Running Man Brothers, Ya Man Tv |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 하동훈 |
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Hanja | 河東勳 |
Revised Romanization | Ha Dong-hun |
Stage name | |
Hangul | 하하 |
Hanja | 哈哈 |
Revised Romanization | Haha |
McCune–Reischauer | Ha-ha |
Ha Dong-hoon (Hangul: 하동훈; born on August 20, 1979), better known by his stage name Haha (Hangul: 하하), is a South Korean entertainer. He had stints in acting as well as MC duties but many of his international fans mistake him for a comedian. This is especially the case for the fans outside of South Korea; as many believe him to be a stand-up comedian but it has been mentioned that he has never been a comedian as in South Korea. He is best known for being in the sitcom, Nonstop and for co-hosting two popular variety programs, MBC's Infinite Challenge and SBS's Running Man. He has also hosted his own show, titled "Ya Man TV" on Mnet in 2015.
Life and career
2000–2008: Debut and Rising Popularity
Haha was born on August 20, 1979 in Stuttgart, Germany and moved to Seoul, South Korea when he was an infant.[1] His parents are both Korean and he has an older sister, Ha Juri (Hangul: 하쥬리) who is a pianist.[3] Haha graduated from Daejin University, where he had obtained a master's degree in Drama and Fine Arts.[4] He later became a trainee for Seoul Records and debuted as a singer and rapper in 2001 with boy band, Z-kiri. Despite excessive promotion, Z-kiri failed to get popular and was quickly disbanded.[5]
In 2002, Haha became a co-host for the show, What's Up YO! alongside MC Mong and Jerome To. The three later became known as the "What's Up Trio" because of their strong friendship on-screen.[6] Haha later joined the main cast of the third season of Nonstop, a sitcom about a group of college students and their friends and family. He remained a part of the cast up until 2003 which managed to gain him recognition for his acting and comedy skills.[7] Haha later became the producer and presenter for his own radio show with MC Mong, known as Haha and Mong's Journey in 2004 for SBS Power FM.
After leaving Nonstop, Haha spent two years alongside singer Taw, to prepare and record his debut album titled, "The Beautiful Rhyme Diary". The album was released on February 18, 2005 alongside his debut single, "Love Song" but it failed to chart or garner popularity.[8] He eventually guested on X-man on May 22, 2005 and became popular for his imitations of close friend, Kim Jong-kook. His sudden popularity spike allowed him to become a regular guest for X-man, arguably the biggest variety show of that time.
Thanks to his rising popularity, Haha was added to the cast of MBC's Infinite Challenge by December 2005 as the part of the program's format changes under new the PD of the program, Kim Tae-ho. By the time Season 3 aired in 2006, the concept and format of "variety & reality program" became very popular, and Infinite Challenge became the forerunner of many programs that followed with the same or similar format. Since December 2, 2006, the program has received the highest ratings of prime-time lineups for Saturday evening.[9] In his final episode before entering the service, Haha performed at a guerilla concert at Yeouido Park that was secretly organized by his fellow co-hosts.
He also returned as a guest for the sixth and final season of Nonstop in 2006.[7] In 2007, Haha released his second single, "You're My Destiny" which took samples from the song "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King. The single managed to reach number one on the Gaon Chart and he performed it on his Comeback Stage on Music Bank in November.[10] Haha later joined the show, Happy Shares Company as a co-host until February 2008.
2008–present: Military Service, Running Man, and Continued Musical Career
In February 2008, Haha temporarily left Infinite Challenge in order to serve his national service in the army. Previous reports had stated that he had been attempting to evade his military service. However, these reports were confirmed to be false and Haha's service had only been postponed.[11] During his service, he collaborated with a new group Davichi in their song "Love and War". After 24 months of serving the military, on March 11, 2010, he was discharged.[12]
After finishing his military service, Haha returned as a cast of Infinite Challenge following requests from his fellow co-hosts, Yoo Jae-suk and Noh Hong-chul.[13] He also made regular guest appearances on Yoo Jae-suk's talk show Come to Play and was also the co-host of the Haha-Mong Show with MC Mong up until allegations sprung up that MC Mong had attempted to evade his military service.[12] Since 2010, Haha is one of the co-hosts for SBS variety show, Running Man. On December 30, 2011, Haha received the award for "Best Entertainer" during the 2011 SBS Entertainment Awards for his work on Running Man. He also performed his single, "Rosa" during the award ceremony.[14]
In 2012, he continued his musical career by collaborating on a mini-album, "Skull & Haha Ya Man",[15][16] with fellow reggae artist Skull, who was previously with Stony Skunk.[17] The two performed one of its tracks, "Busan Vacance"[18] on several TV music shows,[19][20] and Haha performed the song along with other cast members during fan meets for the Running Man show.[21] In 2012 he was also featured along with Gary, on their fellow Running Man cast member Kim Jong-kook's comeback album, "Volume 7 – Journey Home" in the song "Words I Want To Say To You".[22]
In 2013, Haha collaborated with Skull once again, on a single titled "돈암동 멜로디"[23] as well as an EP titled "REGGAErilla".[24] Also, Haha and his wife welcomed their first son, Ha Dream, on the 9th of July on that year.[25]
In 2014, he and Kim Jong-kook formed a musical duo, Running Man Brothers, and visited the United States for a concert tour, in July and December.[26][27]
Personal life
On August 15, 2012, it was announced that he was going to marry South Korean singer Byul. The couple married on November 30, 2012.[28] The couple welcomed their first child, Dream on July 9, 2013.[29]
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Love in Magic | Park Dong-sun | Supporting role |
2006 | My Boss, My Teacher | Jin Soo | Supporting role |
Who Slept with Her? | Ahn Myeong-seop | Lead role | |
Holy Daddy | Ha Dong-hoon | Lead role; Credited as Ha Dong-hoon | |
2007 | The Friends | Halibut | Supporting role |
Happily N'Ever After | Mambo | Lead role; Korean dub voice-over | |
2015 | MBC Chuseok Movie Special : Begin Again | Dan Mulligan | Lead role; Korean dub voice-over |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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2002–03 | What's Up YO! | Co-host | Mnet | Alongside MC Mong |
Nonstop | HaHa | MBC | Lead role; Season 3 | |
2005–07 | X-Man | Himself | SBS | Frequent guest appearances |
2005–08 | Infinite Challenge | Co-host | MBC | Joined cast in December 2005 and left in February 2008 to serve his National Service. |
2006 | Nonstop | HaHa | MBC | Guest role; Season 6 |
2006–08 | Music Bank | Host | KBS2 | Left in February 2008 to serve his National Service. |
2007 | Yi San | Public Official | MBC | Guest role (together with other Infinite Challenge cast members) |
2007–08 | Happy Shares Company | Co-host | MBC | Left in February 2008 to serve his National Service. |
2008 | Music Bank | Himself | KBS2 | Performed single, "You're My Destiny" |
2010 | Haha-Mong Show | Co-host | SBS | Alongside MC Mong |
2010–present | Infinite Challenge | Co-host | MBC | Returned to cast in March 2010; Currently airing |
Running Man | Co-host | SBS | Currently airing | |
2011 | Music Bank | Himself | KBS2 | Performed single, "Rosa" |
2012 | Haha's 19TV Mutiny | Host | MBC | Ended in April 2013 |
2015 | The Girl Who Sees Smells | Himself | SBS | Cameo with Running Man members |
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook | Himself | KBS2 | Performed single, "Summer Night OST" with Skull | |
2016–present | As I Say | Host | JTBC | Alongside You Hee-yeol, currently airing |
Variety Shows
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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2005–present | Infinite Challenge | Himself | MBC | December 2005 – March 2008 March 2010 (Incumbent) – present |
2010–present | Running Man | Himself | SBS | Episode 1 – present |
2010 | Win Win | Himself | KBS | Episode 109 Guest |
2013 | Happy Together | Himself | KBS2 | Episode 311 Guest along with Shin Bora, Kim Jong-min |
2013 | Moonlight Prince | Himself | KBS2 | Episode 4 Guest along with Wu Jiwon, Moon Heejun, Jung Yonghwa |
2014 | Happy Together | Himself | KBS2 | Guest along with Sung Si Kyung, Jung Joon Young |
2014 | Abnormal Summit | Himself | JTBC | Episode 5 Guest along with Skull |
2015 | Invisible Man | Himself | KBS | Episode 1 – Episode 12 |
2015 | Ya Man TV | Himself | Mnet | Episode 1 – Episode 24 |
2015 | Healing Camp | Himself | SBS | Episode 175, Guest along with Byul |
2015 | Law of the Jungle | Himself | SBS | Cast member: (Episode 175 - Episode 177) Brunei Hidden Kingdom Special |
2015 | Weekly Idol | Himself | MBC | Episode 45, Guest along with Sistar, Jeong Hyeong-don, Daejun |
2016 | Two Yoo Project Sugar Man | Himself | JTBC | Episode 25 Guest along with Minah(Girl's Day), Skull |
Music Videos
- 2011 LeeSsang – "Kyuksantawoo" (격산타우)
- 2012 긱스, 소유 (씨스타) - "Officially missing you, too."
- 2013 PSY (싸이) – "Gentleman" (with other members of Infinite Challenge)
- 2014 Park Ji-yoon – "Beep"
- 2015 Jinusean "Tell me One More Time"
Music Chart Wins
Music Bank
Year | Date | Song |
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2008 | January 18 | "너는 내운명 (You Are My Destiny)" |
Inkigayo
Year | Date | Song |
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2008 | January 27 | "너는 내운명 (You Are My Destiny)" |
Discography
Albums
Title | Album Details | Peak Positions | |||||||||||
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KOR[30] | |||||||||||||
The Beautiful Rhyme Diary[8] |
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Quan Ninomarley A.K.A. Haha Reggae Wave[31] |
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Acoustic Tuning Time[32] |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. "*" denotes that the album still charts but the position is yet not to be mention. |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak Positions | Album | ||||||||||
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KOR[30] | |||||||||||||
2005 | "Play"[33] | — | | ||||||||||
2005 | "Love Song"[8] | — | |||||||||||
2007 | "You're My Destiny"[10] | 1 | | ||||||||||
2008 | "It's 7 Years" (with Taw and MC Mong)[34] | 25 | |||||||||||
"That's Right, I Can't Sing"[35] | 34 | ||||||||||||
2010 | "A Bottle of Liquor" (with Tiger JK)[36] | — | |||||||||||
"You're My Destiny 2"[37] | 48 | ||||||||||||
2011 | "Rosa"[38] | 27 | | ||||||||||
"Sae Song"[31] | — | ||||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Featured Tracks/ Infinity Challenge Music Festival Singles
Year | Single | Peak Positions | Album |
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KOR[30] | |||
2008 | "사랑과 전쟁 (Love and War)" Davichi (Narr. HaHa)"[39] | – | |
2011 | "서해안 고속도로 가요제 (Do You Wanna Die or Date Me)" (with 10cm)[40] | – | |
2012 | "너에게 하고 싶은 (Words I Want To Say To You)" Kim Jong-kook feat Haha and Gary[41] | – | |
2013 | "세븐티 핑거스 - 슈퍼 잡초맨 (Super Weeds Man)" (with Kiha & The Faces)[40] | – | |
2015 | "$ponsor" (with Zion.T)[42] | 3 | |
2016 | "Listen to My Word (A-ing)" (Oh My Girl featuring Skull & Haha) |
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Collaboration Albums/Singles
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Track listing |
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MelOn Chart [43] | |||
Skull & Haha Ya Man[15][16] |
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DonAmDong Melody 돈암동 멜로디 |
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REGGAErilla |
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Beautiful Girl |
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Summer Night OST X Reggae Smash |
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Love Inside |
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Don't Laugh 웃지마 |
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27 |
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Awards
Year | Awards show | Category | Result |
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2006 | The 4th Korea Fashion World Awards | Best Dressed (Broadcast Sector) | Won |
MBC Entertainment Awards | Distinguished Male Award | Won | |
Excellence Award Variety | Won | ||
2007 | SBS Entertainment Awards | Special Award | Won |
MBC Entertainment Awards | Grand Prize | Won | |
Mnet 20s choice | Best DJ Award | Won | |
2010 | Innovation Awards | Fifth Category Innovation Award | Won |
2011 | 53rd National Championship 2000m Adjustment Nobiseu Eight Special | Special Award (Infinite Challenge) | Won |
SBS Entertainment Awards | Best Entertainer Award | Won | |
2013 | SBS Entertainment Awards | Popularity Award (Chosen by the audience) | Won |
Man's Award | Won | ||
2014 | MBC Entertainment Awards | PD Award | Won |
2015 | High Excellence Award | Won | |
Top Excellence Award Variety | Won |
References
- 1 2 Running Man, Episodes 50 and 94. Haha mentions that he is from Germany by telling a German foreigner and the Running Man crew, respectively.
- ↑ 출연진 소개 (in Korean). Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ↑ Ju Yeon, Yoo (13 October 2015). "하하 친누나 하쥬리, 샤이니 피아노 선생님…버클리 음대 출신". Sports Gyeonghang. Sports Gyeonghang. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ↑ "Haha". KBS World. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ↑ "MC몽 하하 제롬, 'What's Up Yo' 트리오" (in Korean). Joy News 24. July 29, 2005. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- 1 2 "Nonstop 3 Overview". Crunchyroll. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- 1 2 3 "The Beautiful Rhyme Diary". Amazon. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ↑ The rating of Muhan Dojeon renewed again to its highest mark(Korean), Starnews, Retrieved on November 26, 2006
- 1 2 너는 내 운명 (in Korean). Bugs!. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ↑ 군 입대 연기한 하하, '병역기피 아니다 (in Korean). OSEN. March 26, 2006. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- 1 2 "Haha gets discharged from military service". Allkpop. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- ↑ "HaHa admits he cried when he was in the army". October 21, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Winners from the 2011 SBS Entertainment Awards". Allkpop. December 30, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- 1 2 "HaHa admits he 'lived like a crazy person' after breakup". Allkpop. July 31, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- 1 2 "Skull & Haha Ya Man !!". Amazon.com. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ↑ Jin, Eun-soo (July 4, 2014). "Skull to release first solo reggae album". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ↑ "[Music Video] Busan Vacance". CJ E&M MWave. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Skull and Haha continued to perform with Hyung Dong and Dae Jun on Music Core". Korea.com. August 4, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Skull&HaHa release MV for "Busan Vacance"". Allkpop. July 29, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ↑ "'Running Man' Cast Gives Fans A Taste Of Variety TV During Fan Meeting In Malaysia". KPOPStarz. November 21, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ↑ Ho, Stewart (October 23, 2012). "Kim Jong Kook Releases Preview Tracks Ft. Haha, LeeSsang's Gary and Mighty Mouth". CJ E&M MNet. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ↑ "돈암동 멜로디 - Single".
- ↑ "REGGAErilla - EP".
- ↑ "Haha's son".
- ↑ "김종국 & 하하 KIM JONG KOOK & HAHA Runningman Bros' Concert". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ↑ CoCo Kdrama (December 2, 2014). "See Kim Jong Kook and Haha live in the U.S. on their Running Man Bros Tour". DramaFever. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ↑ "상꼬맹이' 하하, 유부남된다..별과 11월30일 결혼". Star News. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ↑ "HaHa and Byul welcome their newborn son into the world!". July 8, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Gaon Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- 1 2 "Funny Man HaHa's Upcoming Album + Teaser". Soompi. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ↑ "Haha". CJ E&M enewsWorld. March 22, 2012.
- ↑ "Play". Youtube. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
- ↑ 7년 만이야 (in Korean). Bugs!. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ↑ 그래 나 노래 못해 (in Korean). Bugs!. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ↑ 술병 (in Korean). Bugs!. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ↑ "HaHa releases "You are my Destiny 2"". Allkpop. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ↑ "Quan Ninomarley A.K.A. Haha Reggae Wave" (in Korean). Bugs!. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ↑ "[MV] Davichi(다비치) _ War and love(사랑과 전쟁) (Narr. HaHa(하하))". Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- 1 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ovc4TB_dEk
- ↑ "Kim Jong Kook pre-releases songs off his 7th album ft. Haha, Gary, & Mighty Mouth". Allkpop. October 23, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnltORxgUH0&feature=youtu.be
- ↑
External links
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