*Friday, August 21, 2009*
This entry is dedicated to Hankyung Aka Han Geng, a member of Super Junior. There is alot of things that i didnt know about him until yesterday..the things he went through is not something that others can imagine..the emotional torture he went through when they debut in 2005..begin all alone in a country that he was new to..language barriers etc.
In late 2002 he was accepted out of 3000 applicants..he went on to train under SM entertainment for about 2yrs before he debut as a member of Super Junior..you would had thought that eveything would be smooth-sailing for him then but it didnt happen..visa restriction came in to hider his career as a singer..and there was a period when he could only perform on 2 TV shows..no more than 2..if not he would be fined..he came up with the idea of wearing a mask when performing on other shows because he didnt want all their team effort for 2-4yrs to go to waste...
For few months, he wore a mask when performing on stage..alot of people thought that it was weird for him to be dancing all the lead roles when he was supposed to a back-up dancer...if was only after a few months of seeing Hankyung cry and sinking into depression that his team member, Heechul, had enough..he pushed Hankyung to the front of the stage during one perfomance and publicly took off the mask..that was only when the people realise that the "back-up dancer" was in fact a member of Super Junior..the law was finally taken off in 2007-2008...
I really admire the things he went through just so that their efforts wouldnt be wasted after preparing for years..the feeling of not being able to perform without the mask is something that we would not be able to understand..but after watching that video guide on him..i come to realise that he is so Wei Da..he is willing to sacrifice himself so that the group would continue as planned..all the hard work made him what he is today..a recognised performer..watch the video below..
