Hanjin Tan

The native form of this personal name is Tan Han-jin. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.

Hanjin Tan (born 27 January 1976) is a Singaporean record producer, songwriter, singer, and actor based in Hong Kong.

Hanjin Tan
Tan in 2019
Born	(1976-01-27) 27 January 1976 (age 48) Singapore
Other names	Chen Huanren
Education	Anglo-Chinese School Anglo-Chinese Junior College
Alma mater	National University of Singapore
Occupations	Record producer songwriter singer actor
Years active	1998−present
Spouse	Prima Wong ​ (m. 2008)​
Musical career
Origin	Hong Kong
Genres	Cantopop Mandopop Hip hop
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	BBS Records
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	陳奐仁
Simplified Chinese	陈奂仁
Hanyu Pinyin	Chén Huàn-rén
Jyutping	Chan4 Wun6-yan4

Life and career

Hanjin Tan was born on 27 January 1976 in Singapore in a conservative Hainanese family of two siblings.^[1] His father worked in the shipping industry and his mother is a housewife.^[2] At age 12, he was diagnosed with only half of his hearing in his right ear and 75% in his left.^[3] While attending Anglo-Chinese School, Tan sang in the choir and picked up some vocal basics. He started learning guitar at 19, playing in pubs at 20, and writing songs at 21. Tan graduated from the National University of Singapore with a degree in Economics. While there, he got opportunities to write and produce songs for Jacky Cheung and Eason Chan which helped kickstart his music career.^[2][4] Tan moved permanently to Hong Kong in 2009. With over 400 songs to his songwriting credit, he has also worked with various other artistes, including Coco Lee, Sammi Cheng, Joey Yung, and Christina Aguilera over the years.^[2][5][6] In 2022, Tan had a coaching role on TVB's singing competition show Stars Academy 2.^[7]

Discography

Studio albums

*Some album titles are roughly translated into English for readability purposes. Actual Chinese titles are indicated in parentheses.

• Raw Jazz (2009)^[8]
• Contradiction (矛盾) (2013)^[9]
• 不求人大樂隊 (2016)^[10]
• Buy 1 Get 1 Free (買一送一) (2017)^[11]
• Who Is Hanjin Tan (誰是陳奐仁) (2017)^[12]
• Clouds In My Coffee (差不多人生) (2017)^[13]
• He Is Hanjin Tan (他是陳奐仁) (2017)^[14]
• Afterthought (2018)^[15]
• Little Song (小小歌) (2019)^[16]

Concerts

• Happiness Can Be Simple (2012)^[2]
• Hanjin & Harris – Little Soldiers Concert (2019)^[3]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011–2012	Til Love Do Us Lie	Ng Ngok-yan	Sitcom	[2]
2014	Come On, Cousin	Himself	Guest star	[17]
2015	Young Charioteers	Mucci Lai Ye Lim		[18]
2016	Fashion War	Man Chi Wai-man		[19]
2020	The Gutter (TV series) [zh]	Ken		[20]
	Muscle Show [zh]	Host		[21]
2022	Stars Academy 2	Coaching supervisor	Singing competition	[22]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2010	Bruce Lee, My Brother	Skinny Wang		[23]
2011	The Fortune Buddies			[24]
2012	I Love Hong Kong 2012	Himself		[25]
2013	The Best Plan Is No Plan			[26]
2015	Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal	Lo Chai		[27]
2016	From Vegas to Macau III			[28]
2019	Missbehavior	Dada Chan Ching		[29]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Results	Ref.
2010	Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Newcomer	Bruce Lee, My Brother	Won	[30]

References

1. "Hanjin Tan: Identity Through Music". Fete Chinoise (Interview). 22 July 2021. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
2. Chan, Boon (2 February 2015). "Bullied in school, but now musician Hanjin Tan has the last laugh". The Straits Times (Interview). Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
3. Chan, Bernice (17 March 2019). "How Singaporean singer Hanjin Tan beat hearing problems to be a star – and his plans to help others like him". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
4. Chiu, Peace (20 November 2013). "Meet multi-talented Singaporean musician Hanjin Tan". Yahoo! Singapore (Interview). Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
5. Tan, Ashley (24 October 2017). "What's the most romantic thing Hanjin has ever done for his wife?". 8 Days. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
6. Loudon, Christopher (26 April 2019). "Hanjin: The Hong Kong Firecracker". JazzTimes. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
7. "李幸倪冧莊做《聲夢》導師 拒評AGA留環球 ：佢大個女啦 (22:11)" [Gin Lee returned as a coach in Stars Academy 2]. Ming Pao (in Traditional Chinese). 19 May 2022. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022.
8. "Raw Jazz by Hanjin Tan". Apple Music. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
9. "Contradiction (矛盾) by Hanjin Tan". Apple Music. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
10. "不求人大樂隊 by Hanjin Tan". Apple Music. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
11. "Buy 1 Get 1 Free (買一送一) by Hanjin Tan & MC Jin". Apple Music. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
12. "Who Is Hanjin Tan (誰是陳奐仁) by Hanjin Tan". Apple Music. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
13. "Clouds In My Coffee (差不多人生) by Hanjin Tan". Apple Music. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
14. "He Is Hanjin Tan (他是陳奐仁) by Hanjin Tan". Apple Music. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
15. "Afterthought by Hanjin Tan". Apple Music. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
16. "小小歌 by Hanjin Tan". Apple Music. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
17. "Come On, Cousin (2014) Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Amazon. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
18. "Young Charioteers Official Website". TVB (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
19. "Fashion War (2016) (DVD) (Ep. 1-20) (End) (English Subtitled) (TVB Drama) (US Version)". YesAsia. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
20. "首合作演怨侶 衛詩雅享受被陳奐仁「虐待」" [Hanjin Tan and Michelle Wai act as a couple in The Gutter]. Ming Pao (in Traditional Chinese). 28 May 2020. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
21. "【Show肌】ViuTV節目教正確操肌修身 莊端兒+蔡寶欣+陳安立+徐浩昌越拍越瘦" [viuTV's Muscle Show]. Hong Kong Economic Times (in Traditional Chinese). 27 April 2020. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
22. "聲夢傳奇2｜曾志偉視為熱門XiX6位成員又唱又跳 觀眾讚可愛爆燈" [Stars Academy 2: Eric Tsang regards the popularity of XiX; audience thinks they are cute]. HK01 (in Traditional Chinese). 19 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
23. Tsui, Clarence (25 November 2010). "Bruce Lee, My Brother". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
24. "The Fortune Buddies (2011) Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Amazon. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
25. "I Love Hong Kong 2012 (DVD) (Hong Kong Version)". YesAsia. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
26. Teh, Yvonne (17 October 2013). "Film review: The Best Plan Is No Plan". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
27. "Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal (2015) Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Amazon. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
28. "From Vegas To Macau III (2016) (DVD) (Hong Kong Version)". YesAsia. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
29. Lee, Edmund (29 January 2019). "Missbehavior film review: Pang Ho-cheung's Chinese New Year comedy on the quirks of human relationships". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
30. Chow, Vivienne (30 May 2021). "NFTs Offer Alternative Revenue Source for Asian Musicians". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

Footnotes

External links

• Hanjin Tan at AllMusic