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Hanjin Tan

The native form of this personal name is Tan Han-jin. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.

Hanjin Tan (born 27 January 1976) is a Singaporean record producer, songwriter, singer, and actor based in Hong Kong.

Hanjin Tan
a man wearing a striped t-shirt and being interviewed by the media
Tan in 2019
Born (1976-01-27) 27 January 1976 (age 48)
Singapore
Other namesChen Huanren
Education
Alma materNational University of Singapore
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
  • singer
  • actor
Years active1998−present
Spouse
Prima Wong
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(m. 2008)​
Musical career
OriginHong Kong
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
LabelsBBS Records
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳奐仁
Simplified Chinese陈奂仁
Hanyu PinyinChén Huàn-rén
JyutpingChan4 Wun6-yan4
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Life and career edit

Hanjin Tan was born on 27 January 1976 in Singapore in a conservative Hainanese family of two siblings.[1] His father worked in the shipping industry and his mother is a housewife.[2] At age 12, he was diagnosed with only half of his hearing in his right ear and 75% in his left.[3] While attending Anglo-Chinese School, Tan sang in the choir and picked up some vocal basics. He started learning guitar at 19, playing in pubs at 20, and writing songs at 21. Tan graduated from the National University of Singapore with a degree in Economics. While there, he got opportunities to write and produce songs for Jacky Cheung and Eason Chan which helped kickstart his music career.[2][4] Tan moved permanently to Hong Kong in 2009. With over 400 songs to his songwriting credit, he has also worked with various other artistes, including Coco Lee, Sammi Cheng, Joey Yung, and Christina Aguilera over the years.[2][5][6] In 2022, Tan had a coaching role on TVB's singing competition show Stars Academy 2.[7]

Discography edit

Studio albums edit

*Some album titles are roughly translated into English for readability purposes. Actual Chinese titles are indicated in parentheses.

  • Raw Jazz (2009)[8]
  • Contradiction (矛盾) (2013)[9]
  • 不求人大樂隊 (2016)[10]
  • Buy 1 Get 1 Free (買一送一) (2017)[11]
  • Who Is Hanjin Tan (誰是陳奐仁) (2017)[12]
  • Clouds In My Coffee (差不多人生) (2017)[13]
  • He Is Hanjin Tan (他是陳奐仁) (2017)[14]
  • Afterthought (2018)[15]
  • Little Song (小小歌) (2019)[16]

Concerts edit

  • Happiness Can Be Simple (2012)[2]
  • Hanjin & Harris – Little Soldiers Concert (2019)[3]

Filmography edit

Television series edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011–2012 Til Love Do Us Lie Ng Ngok-yan Sitcom [2]
2014 Come On, Cousin Himself Guest star [17]
2015 Young Charioteers Mucci Lai Ye Lim [18]
2016 Fashion War Man Chi Wai-man [19]
2020 The Gutter [zh] Ken [20]
Muscle Show [zh] Host [21]
2022 Stars Academy 2 Coaching supervisor Singing competition [22]

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Bruce Lee, My Brother Skinny Wang [23]
2011 The Fortune Buddies [24]
2012 I Love Hong Kong 2012 Himself [25]
2013 The Best Plan Is No Plan [26]
2015 Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal Lo Chai [27]
2016 From Vegas to Macau III [28]
2019 Missbehavior Dada Chan Ching [29]

Awards and nominations edit

Year Award Category Nominated work Results Ref.
2010 Hong Kong Film Awards Best Newcomer Bruce Lee, My Brother Won [30]

References edit

  1. ^ "Hanjin Tan: Identity Through Music". Fete Chinoise (Interview). 22 July 2021. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Chan, Boon (2 February 2015). "Bullied in school, but now musician Hanjin Tan has the last laugh". The Straits Times (Interview). Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Chan, Bernice (17 March 2019). "How Singaporean singer Hanjin Tan beat hearing problems to be a star – and his plans to help others like him". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  4. ^ Chiu, Peace (20 November 2013). "Meet multi-talented Singaporean musician Hanjin Tan". Yahoo! Singapore (Interview). Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  5. ^ Tan, Ashley (24 October 2017). "What's the most romantic thing Hanjin has ever done for his wife?". 8 Days. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  6. ^ Loudon, Christopher (26 April 2019). "Hanjin: The Hong Kong Firecracker". JazzTimes. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  7. ^ "李幸倪冧莊做《聲夢》導師 拒評AGA留環球 ：佢大個女啦 (22:11)" [Gin Lee returned as a coach in Stars Academy 2]. Ming Pao (in Traditional Chinese). 19 May 2022. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Raw Jazz by Hanjin Tan". Apple Music. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Contradiction (矛盾) by Hanjin Tan". Apple Music. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  10. ^ "不求人大樂隊 by Hanjin Tan". Apple Music. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Buy 1 Get 1 Free (買一送一) by Hanjin Tan & MC Jin". Apple Music. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Who Is Hanjin Tan (誰是陳奐仁) by Hanjin Tan". Apple Music. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Clouds In My Coffee (差不多人生) by Hanjin Tan". Apple Music. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  14. ^ "He Is Hanjin Tan (他是陳奐仁) by Hanjin Tan". Apple Music. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Afterthought by Hanjin Tan". Apple Music. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  16. ^ "小小歌 by Hanjin Tan". Apple Music. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Come On, Cousin (2014) Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Amazon. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  18. ^ "Young Charioteers Official Website". TVB (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  19. ^ "Fashion War (2016) (DVD) (Ep. 1-20) (End) (English Subtitled) (TVB Drama) (US Version)". YesAsia. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  20. ^ "首合作演怨侶 衛詩雅享受被陳奐仁「虐待」" [Hanjin Tan and Michelle Wai act as a couple in The Gutter]. Ming Pao (in Traditional Chinese). 28 May 2020. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  21. ^ "【Show肌】ViuTV節目教正確操肌修身 莊端兒+蔡寶欣+陳安立+徐浩昌越拍越瘦" [viuTV's Muscle Show]. Hong Kong Economic Times (in Traditional Chinese). 27 April 2020. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  22. ^ "聲夢傳奇2｜曾志偉視為熱門XiX6位成員又唱又跳 觀眾讚可愛爆燈" [Stars Academy 2: Eric Tsang regards the popularity of XiX; audience thinks they are cute]. HK01 (in Traditional Chinese). 19 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  23. ^ Tsui, Clarence (25 November 2010). "Bruce Lee, My Brother". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  24. ^ "The Fortune Buddies (2011) Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Amazon. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  25. ^ "I Love Hong Kong 2012 (DVD) (Hong Kong Version)". YesAsia. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  26. ^ Teh, Yvonne (17 October 2013). "Film review: The Best Plan Is No Plan". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  27. ^ "Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal (2015) Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Amazon. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  28. ^ "From Vegas To Macau III (2016) (DVD) (Hong Kong Version)". YesAsia. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  29. ^ Lee, Edmund (29 January 2019). "Missbehavior film review: Pang Ho-cheung's Chinese New Year comedy on the quirks of human relationships". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  30. ^ Chow, Vivienne (30 May 2021). "NFTs Offer Alternative Revenue Source for Asian Musicians". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

Footnotes edit

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