Han Hee-jun
South Korean singer
Han Hee-jun (Korean: 한희준; born April 20, 1989), also known as Heejun Han, is a South Korean singer. He finished in ninth place on the eleventh season of American Idol in 2012. He also finished in the top six of K-pop Star 3 in 2014. In 2026, Han began promoting under the name Jude.
Early life
Han was born on April 20, 1989 in Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea. He has an older brother. Han and his family immigrated to the United States when he was 12, moving to Flushing, Queens in New York. He graduated from Francis Lewis High School.
Han returned to South Korea from 2009 to 2010 to train to be a singer. When he moved back to the United States, Han worked for the non-profit Milal Mission in New York, working with children with disabilities.
“Han Hee-jun” enters the record as south Korean singer. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Hee-jun, South and Korean can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q10816019. VIAF identifies the subject as 259530642. The Library of Congress control number is no2012112134. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1989, 2012, 2014 and 2026.
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