Han Groo (born Min Han-groo on May 29, 1992) is a South Korean actress
and singer.Han Groo was born in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, South
Korea. When she was in fourth grade, her family moved to the United
States where she studied at Acacia Elementary School in California,
and Ladera Vista Junior High School in California. Han Groo excelled
at her academic studiesâ€"to the extent that she won a U.S.
President's Education Award in 2003. She also had an extensive
background in dancing since middle school, winning prizes at several
competitions for hip hop dance, jazz dance and tap dance.After four
years in the US, her family moved again, this time to China, where Han
Groo entered the Beijing International Art School. She became fluent
in both English and Mandarin Chinese, while continuing to dance and
engage in various activities such as horse riding, martial arts,
swordsmanship, and golf. Han Groo's family stayed in China for another
four years before returning to Korea.Han Groo's father is a TV
commercial director and her mother used to be a professional model,
which made her familiar with and naturally drawn to show business from
a very early age. Upon her return to Korea, the aspiring actress
signed with the management agency Climix Academy. But at her agency's
suggestion, she launched a singing career in 2011 with the EP GROO
ONE, followed by the single My Boy. She was nominated as Best New
Female Artist at the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards. Han Groo later
admitted that acting was her real passion from the beginning, but she
had wanted to grab whatever opportunities available to her. However,
she found it difficult to stand out as a singer given the huge level
of competition in Korea's music industry, especially among girl groups
riding the coattails of the K-pop revolution.
and singer.Han Groo was born in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, South
Korea. When she was in fourth grade, her family moved to the United
States where she studied at Acacia Elementary School in California,
and Ladera Vista Junior High School in California. Han Groo excelled
at her academic studiesâ€"to the extent that she won a U.S.
President's Education Award in 2003. She also had an extensive
background in dancing since middle school, winning prizes at several
competitions for hip hop dance, jazz dance and tap dance.After four
years in the US, her family moved again, this time to China, where Han
Groo entered the Beijing International Art School. She became fluent
in both English and Mandarin Chinese, while continuing to dance and
engage in various activities such as horse riding, martial arts,
swordsmanship, and golf. Han Groo's family stayed in China for another
four years before returning to Korea.Han Groo's father is a TV
commercial director and her mother used to be a professional model,
which made her familiar with and naturally drawn to show business from
a very early age. Upon her return to Korea, the aspiring actress
signed with the management agency Climix Academy. But at her agency's
suggestion, she launched a singing career in 2011 with the EP GROO
ONE, followed by the single My Boy. She was nominated as Best New
Female Artist at the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards. Han Groo later
admitted that acting was her real passion from the beginning, but she
had wanted to grab whatever opportunities available to her. However,
she found it difficult to stand out as a singer given the huge level
of competition in Korea's music industry, especially among girl groups
riding the coattails of the K-pop revolution.
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