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Han Kyung-il

한경일

  • Solo · Male
  • Ballad
  • Debuted 2002
  • Active
Debut
2002
Birthday
03.191980
Genre
Ballad

Basic info

Han Kyung-il is a singer loved for emotional ballads in the early 2000s. His signature songs include 〈내 삶의 반〉 and 〈한 사람을 사랑했네〉.

Debut
2002 · Debut song 한 사람을 사랑했네
Birthday
March 19, 1980
Years active
2002–
Genre
Ballad
Real name
박재한
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

걸어온 길

He was born in Dongjak District, Seoul. He debuted in January 2002 with his first album 《한경일 No.1》 and 〈한 사람을 사랑했네〉.

〈내 삶의 반〉 from his second album 《Travel Directions》 (2003) was greatly loved. On his third album in 2004 he sang 〈이별은 멀었죠〉.

His TV appearances declined after his fifth album in 2007. In 2013 he appeared on 〈Superstar K 5〉 under his real name, Park Jae-han, and returned to the stage.

From 2015 he released a single every month and put out his sixth album in 2016. He released a new single in March 2025.

Signature songs

  1. 한 사람을 사랑했네 2002 YouTube Spotify
  2. 내 삶의 반 2003 YouTube Spotify
  3. 슬픈 초대장 2003 YouTube Spotify
  4. 이별은 멀었죠 2004 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 2002.01 한경일 No.11st studio album
  2. 2003.01 Travel Directions2nd studio albumIncludes 〈내 삶의 반〉
  3. 2004.03 New Wave3rd studio album
  4. 2006.01 B.O.Y. (Because Of You)4th studio album
  5. 2007.12 Nature5th studio album
  6. 2016.01 사랑합니다 그대6th studio album
  7. 2025.03 보고 싶어서 니가 보고 싶어서Digital single

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Key records and stories

  • He debuted in January 2002 with his first album 《한경일 No.1》.
  • 〈내 삶의 반〉 from his second album 《Travel Directions》 (2003) became his signature song.
  • He appeared on Mnet's 〈Superstar K 5〉 in 2013 under his real name, Park Jae-han.
  • He released the single 〈보고 싶어서 니가 보고 싶어서〉 in March 2025.
  • His real name is Park Jae-han.
  • He competed on 〈Superstar K 5〉 at the age of 34.

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