Biography
Who is Ha Sung-woon?
Early life and career beginnings
Ha Sung-woon was born in Goyang, South Korea. He attended Baekshin High School during his youth. He eventually joined Star Crew Entertainment, which was previously known as Ardor and Able.
His professional start in the music industry occurred when he debuted as the main vocalist for the boy group Hotshot. The group released their first digital single titled Take a Shot on October 29, 2014.
Rise to fame with Wanna One
In 2017, Ha represented his agency on the reality survival show Produce 101 Season 2. The program aired on Mnet from April until June. During the final concert held at Olympic Hall in Seoul, he received over 790,000 votes.
This result secured his position as a member of the project boy group Wanna One, managed by YMC Entertainment. He debuted with the group on August 7, 2017, at the Gocheok Sky Dome during their Premier Show-Con event. While part of the group, he participated in a subunit called Lean on Me alongside members Hwang Min-hyun and Yoon Ji-sung. They performed the track Forever and a Day.
Solo career and music production
Following the end of his contract with Wanna One on December 31, 2018, Ha continued performing with the group until their final concerts in January 2019. He quickly launched his solo career by releasing the self-composed song Don't Forget, which featured Park Ji-hoon.
His first extended play, titled My Moment, was released on February 28, 2019. This project included five tracks that he wrote and composed himself. He also served as the executive producer, handling mixing and mastering tasks. The lead single was titled Bird. The album achieved commercial success, topping the Gaon Album Chart for the ninth week of the year.
Television, radio, and charity work
Ha has taken on various roles beyond music, including working as a guest MC for SBS Inkigayo and DJing for the MBC Radio program Idol Radio. In 2019, he served as an MC for the New Life for Children event alongside Kim Hee-ae and Lee Dae-hwi. He has also participated in voice donation projects, such as the EBS literature program Linking Hearts through the Voices of Idol Stars.
In 2019, he joined the cast of the SBS food variety program Bistro the noble. He also participated in events like the Seoul Jazz Festival and KCON 2019 Japan. In 2020, he contributed to a UNICEF Korea campaign titled Safe Water, Save Lives, which aimed to provide clean drinking water to children in developing countries.
Birthday and age
Ha Sung-woon was born on March 22, 1994, which makes Ha 32 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aries sign. Ha shares the date with 61 other famous people.
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