Ha Hyun-woo

Ha Hyun-woo (born November 25, 1981) is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He is the lead vocal and guitarist of the rock band Guckkasten.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Ha.

Ha Hyun-woo
하현우
Ha Hyun-woo with Guckkasten
Born	Ha Hyun-woo (1981-11-25) November 25, 1981 Jangsu, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
Occupation	Singer
Musical career
Genres	Rock K-pop
Instruments	Guitar Piano
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Interpark Entertainment
Associated acts	Guckkasten
Website	Guckkasten Twitter

Early life

On November 25, 1981, Ha Hyun-woo was born in Jangsu, North Jeolla Province.[1] He moved to Ansan, Gyeonggi Province at around age 7, where he spent his elementary, middle, and high school days. Throughout his youth, he tended to be introspective until middle school and thus, his voice did not change drastically during puberty. As a result, he was able to produce high-pitched sounds with ease. Unfortunately, his time spent during his youth was rather unpleasant. He remembers his puberty as a sense of defeat, helplessness, and tearfulness. He held a self-image as an outsider, which had a deep influence on Hus selection esteem, even after passing through his puberty. These experiences are an important and prominent theme in Guckkasten's music world, particularly in the first album of regular albums.[2]

At the end of first grade in high school, Ha Hyun-woo lost his girlfriend to his friend. He was greatly shocked and started singing, to change his impression. He practiced "She's Gone" hard for the high school festival. He got a good response, and he decided to work on music. Sadly, he did not study music formally because his father opposed him working on music.[3]

On the other hand, Ha Hyun-woo also liked to draw cartoons. Thanks to his mother who had dreamed of a painter, he was able to learn art when he was in high school, which was quite late. His father opposed art as well as music, but he eventually let Ha Hyun-woo go to the college to study art. He quit music for a while after entering the university. Although his life in the university was short, his interest in art and aesthetics also became a driving force for image music in the future by forming a big axis in Guckkasten's music. He designed all of Guckkasten's albums himself.[4]

Music career

New Unbalance

New Unbalance was a band which was formed in 2001.[5] The drummer Lee Jeong-gil, guitarist Jeon Kyu-ho (both members of Guckkasten), bassist Jina Ryu, keyboardist Lee Min-kyung were the group members. Ha Hyun-woo met the drummer Lee Jeong-gil in Daejeon, 2000, and they made the band a year after, within the other members.[6] In 2003, Lee Min-kyung left the band and the other members invited a new keyboardist and changed the band name to the C.O.M.[7]

The C.O.M.

The C.O.M., also as known as the Compass of Music, was formed in 2003. The members were mostly the previous member of the New Unbalance, with the new bassist Park Chul-young and keyboardist Lee In-kyung. The C.O.M. got the title "The Hidden Expert" in the Samzi Festival in 2003.[8] However, due to military enlistment issues, the band did not last very long and with the end of the Samzi Festival stage, the team was disbanded.[6] Ha Hyun-woo went to the military after the team disbanded.

Guckkasten

Main article: Guckkasten § History

In 2007, the three members regrouped under the name Guckkasten in Gangwon Province, with the addition of Kim Ki-bum.[9] In 2008, the band earned the Hello Rookie of June award by the EBS Space Sympathy.[10] Guckkasten released their self-titled debut studio album "Guckkasten" on February 4, 2009. They held their first solo concert on February 21, 2009, in Seoul, South Korea, at Hongik University's V-Hall.[9] Throughout that year, the band performed at several music festivals.[11] The band was selected by the KCCA to usher in Korean culture into Japan and they won Rookie of the Year and Best Rock Song for "Mirror" at the seventh annual Korean Music Awards in 2010.[12] They released their first Mini-Album 'Tagträume' on December 7, 2010.[13] In 2011, Guckkasten performed at their first major music hall concert. The 2,000 tickets for the concert were sold out in ten days.[14] Guckkasten made an appearance in the second season of I Am a Singer in 2012.[15] They released their second studio album "Frame" on November 26, 2014.

King of Mask Singer

Ha Hyun-woo made a record in the program King of Mask Singer. He was the mask king of 22nd–30th generation (equivalent to 18 consecutive broadcast weeks), with the mask "Music Commander in Town". While singing in the King of Mask Singer, he achieved an average of 68.22 votes out of 99 votes.

Date	Round	Song	Against	Votes
2016.01.24	1st round	Saturday Night Fever	Park Ji-woo	79 : 20
2016.01.31	2nd round	Freshwater Eel's Dream	Ahn Se-ha	62 : 37
2016.01.31	3rd round	Lazenca, Save Us	Jun.K of 2 pm	91 : 8
2016.01.31	22nd Mask King	All three songs above	Cha Ji-yeon	77 : 22
2016.02.14	23rd Mask King	Don't Worry	Tei	61 : 38
2016.02.28	24th Mask King	Fantastic Baby	Hani of EXID	80 : 19
2016.03.13	25th Mask King	Don't Cry	Hyolyn of Sistar	67 : 32
2016.03.27	26th Mask King	Spring Rain	Kim Bo-hyung of SPICA	75 : 24
2016.04.10	27th Mask King	Hayeoga	Han Dong-geun	78 : 21
2016.04.24	28th Mask King	An Invitation to Everyday Life	Kim Myung-hoon of Ulala Session	53 : 46
2016.05.08	29th Mask King	Everyday I Wait for You	Yangpa	66 : 33
2016.05.22	30th Mask King	One Million Roses	Kim Kyung-ho	56 : 43
2016.06.05	31st Mask King	Very Long-Term couples	The One	33 : 66 (Lose)
2016.06.12	Special Stage	Pulse

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [16]
Ithaca	Released: October 28, 2018[17] Label: Interpark Entertainment Formats: LP, CD, digital download	12	KOR: 7,796[18]

Singles

Huckleberry Finn Live (Korean: Huckleberry Finn Live)	Release Date: 2010/9/7 Artist: Huckleberry Finn Song name: CD 3. The Night Is Walking (Korean: 밤이 걸어간다) (Feat. Ha Hyun-woo from Guckkasten)[19] DVD 1. Fantasy Disillusion[20] 2. The Night Is Walking[21]
Colors of Love (Korean: COLORS OF LOVE)	Release Date: 2011/6/21 Artist: Serengeti (Korean: 세렝게티) Song name: I Run Away[22]
Aev Diary Vol 10 (Korean: Aev Diary Vol. 10 사 이)	Release Date: 2015/3/13 Artist: AEV (Korean: 에이브) Song name: 사 이 (Lyrics: Ha Hyun-woo / Composition/Arrangement: AEV)[23]
Blood OST Part 3 (Korean: 블러드 OST Part 3)	Release Date: 2015/3/23 Artist: Ha Hyun-woo Song name: I Can't Stop Loving You (Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Ryoo Won-gwang, Son Yeon-sung)[24]
I Am A Singer Season 3 13th 'Singer King finals' (Korean: 나는 가수다 3)	Release Date: 2015/4/24 Artist: Yangpa, Ha Hyun-woo Song name: Red Sunset (Korean: 붉은 노을) (Original : Lee Moon-se[25]) (Lyrics/Composition: Lee Young-hoon / Arrangement: Pyo Geon-soo)
Six Flying Dragons OST Part.4 (Korean: 육룡이 나르샤 OST Part.4)	Release Date: 2015/12/8 Artist: Ha Hyun-woo Song name: Muiiya (Korean: 무이이야) (Rock Ver.)[26]
King of Mask Singer 43th (Korean: 미스터리 음악쇼 복면가왕[27])	Release Date: 2016/1/24 Artist: Various artists Song name: Saturday Night Fever (Korean: 토요일은 밤이 좋아; Ha Hyun-woo & Park Ji-woo)[28] (Original: Kim Jong-chan)
King of Mask Singer 46th	Release Date: 2016/2/14 Artist: Various artists Song name: Don't Worry (Korean: 걱정말아요 그대)[29] (Original: Jeon In-kwon[30])
King of Mask Singer 48th	Release Date: 2016/2/28 Artist: Various artists Song name: 4. FANTASTIC BABY[31] (Original: Big Bang[32])
King of Mask Singer 50th	Release Date : 2016/3/13 Artist: Various artists Song name : Don't Cry[33] (Original : The Cross)
King of Mask Singer 52nd	Release Date: 2016/3/27 Artist: Various artists Song name: Spring Rain[34] (Korean: 봄비) (Original: Park In-soo)
King of Mask Singer 54th	Release Date: 2016/4/10 Artist: Various artists Song name: Hayeoga (Korean: 하여가; Hanja: 何如歌)[35] (Original: Seo Taiji and Boys[36])
King of Mask Singer 58th	Release Date: 2016/5/8 Artist: Various artists Song name: Everyday I Wait for You[37] (Original: T△S)
King of Mask Singer 60th	Release Date: 2016/5/22 Artist: Various artists Song name: One Million Roses[38] (Original: Sim Soo-bong[39])
King of Mask Singer 62nd	Release Date: 2016/6/5 Artist: Various artists Song name: Very Long-term Couples[40] (Original: 015B[41]) Freshwater Eel's Dream[42] (Bonus Track) (Original: Shin Hae-chul[43]) Lazenca, Save Us[44] (Bonus Track) (Original: N.EX.T[45]) An invitation to Everyday Life[46] (Bonus Track) (Original: Shin Hae-chul[47])
MapleStory OST	Release Date: 2018/6/16 Artist: Ha Hyun-woo Song name: DARKNESS (Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Ryoo Won-gwang, An Yeong-ran)[48][49]

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