Haha (entertainer)
| Haha 하하 |
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Haha on stage, Running Man Bros' US Tour, Dallas, December 14, 2014
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| Born |
Ha Dong-hoon (하동훈) August 20, 1979 Stuttgart, West Germany |
| Occupation | |
| Spouse(s) | Byul |
| Children | Ha Dream |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Quan Entertainment Bigfoot Entertainment |
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| Korean name | |
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| Hanja | |
| 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.
Haha was born on August 20, 1979 in Stuttgart, Germany and moved to Seoul, South Korea when he was an infant. His parents are both Korean and he has an older sister, Ha Juri (Hangul: 하쥬리) who is a pianist. Haha graduated from Daejin University, where he had obtained a master's degree in Drama and Fine Arts. 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.
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. 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. 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.
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