Jason hanbyul jang biography channel

Dateline this week will profile 23 year old Brisbane-born Jason Jang, who now lives in South Korea with his family where he is better known as Hanbyul, the lead singer of K-Pop act Led Apple.

“The reason why I looked into the K-pop industry instead of a singing career back in Australia was because of the perspective that Aussies have for Asian artists, and how difficult it is for an Asian artists to be successful in a western country. That’s the only reason I came back to my parents’ home country”, Jason Jang tells Dateline.

Growing up in Australia has been a huge advantage to Jason’s career, being the only band member who’s fluent in English, he is able to speak with international media and build Led Apple’s fan base outside of Korea.

As the band’s success continues to grow, these twenty-somethings have everything that pop stars have: fame, sell-out tours, gruelling schedules, however, they lack the one thing that most celebrities get, the rock star pay check.

Tuesday, April 22 at 9.30pm on SBS ONE

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Birth Name: Jason Jang Abandon Byul

Stage Name: Hanbyul

Birthday: July 04, 1990

Height: 184 cm

Weight: 60 kg

Blood Type: A

Birthplace: Brisbane, Australia

Education: Queensland University observe Dentistry

Admires: Kim Assembly Soo, Skate Yeon Woo

Specialties: Voice impersonations, meet (basketball, football, snowboarding)

Position: Vocalist

Twitter:http://twitter.com/jasononestar

Birth Name: Seo Sour Joon

Stage Name: Youngjun

Birthday: May 11, 1990

Height: 180 cm

Weight: 55 kg

Blood Type: B

Birthplace: Seoul

Education: Chugye Campus of picture Arts

Admires: Jimi Hendrix

Specialtes: Thinking alone, basketball

Position: Guitarist & Leader

Twitter: http://twitter.com/windledyj

Birth Name: Kim Hyo Seok

Stage Name: Hyoseok

Birthday: April 27, 1993

Height: 178 cm

Weight: 55 kg

Blood Type: AB

Birthplace: Seoul

Education: Seoul Playing Arts Elate School

Admires: Steven Smith

Specialties: Exercise (golf,  basketball)

Position: Drummer

Twitter:http://twitter.com/khs93power

Birth Name: Tail off Kwang Yeon

Stage Name: Kwangyeon

Birthday: June 12, 1993

Height: 183 cm

Weight: 58 kg

Blood Type: A

Birthplace: Paju, Gyeonggi Province

Education:

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Brisbane-born Jason Jang becomes K-Pop sensation

It's the lucrative industry that has turned South Korea into one of Asia's pop capitals.

Known commonly as K-Pop, young men and women are scouted from all over South Korea and transformed into pop stars by record labels.

23-year-old Jason Jang, is one of the products of South Korea's manufactured pop industry.

Born and schooled in Brisbane, Jason now lives in South Korea with his family and is the lead singer of Led Apple.

“The reason why I looked into the K-Pop industry instead of a singing career back in Australia is because of the perspective that Aussies have for Asian artists,” he tells

Dateline

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“And how difficult it is for an Asian artist to be successful in a Western country. That's the only reason why I came back to my parents’ home country.”

Now he is surrounded by adoring fans, especially in South Korea and Japan, and it’s something of a surprise for his old classmates in Brisbane.

"'I didn’t know you could sing' is their main reaction," he says. “Because I’ve never sung in front of my Aussie friends…ever.”

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