Lim Han-byul

In this Korean name, the family name is Lim.

Lim Han-byul^[2] (Korean: 임한별; born 1989),^[3] also known by the stage name Onestar, is a South Korean singer and songwriter.^[4]

Lim Han-byul
Lim in June 2022
Background information
Also known as	Onestar
Born	1989 (age 35–36)
Origin	South Korea
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Flex M[1]
Formerly of	A'st1 Monday Kiz
Korean name
Hangul	임한별
Revised Romanization	Im Han-byeol
McCune–Reischauer	Im Hanpyŏl

Career

Lim made his debut in 2008 as a member of the DSP Media boy band A'st1.^[5] The group released only one extended play and disbanded the following year.^[6] Lim joined the existing group Monday Kiz in 2010 with the release of their fourth album, Ru:t.^[7] He left Monday Kiz in 2014.^[8] In 2015, Lim began uploading vocal covers of popular songs to YouTube, bringing him attention as a solo artist.^[2][9]

Lim made his solo debut on March 17, 2018, with the song "On the Way", released as part of the soundtrack to the South Korean TV series Misty.^[10] On September 13, he released his first single, "The Way to Say Goodbye".^[11] The song was certified platinum for 100 million streams in South Korea in 2020.^[12]

On June 13, 2023, a soundtrack album for the Disney animated series Hailey's On It! was released, featuring Lim on two tracks: "I'll Never Lose You Baby" and "Dance (Da Da Da Da)".^[13]

Personal life

Lim married a non-celebrity woman on December 22, 2018, in Seoul.^[14]

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart position	Certifications
		KOR [15]
"The Way to Say Goodbye" (이별하러 가는 길)	2018	24	KMCA: Platinum (st.)[16]
"A Tearful Farewell" (사랑 이딴 거)	2019	84
"May We Bye" (오월의 어느 봄날) (feat. Chen)		68
"I Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (넌 나의 전부)		134
"Good Love" (좋은 사랑이었다)	2020	185
"Hello" (안녕, 오늘의 그대에게)		65
"This Song" (이 노래가 뭐라고)		131
"Heart of You, Story of You" (사랑한다 말로는 담을 수 없는 너)	2021	123
"September 24th" (9월 24일)		—
"Shiny Star (Original)" (밤하늘의 별을)		74
"Prayer" (기도) (with Lee Hyuk)		—
"How About Me" (넌 나 어때) (with Park Woo-jin)	2022	—
"On a Rainy Night" (비가 오는 밤이면)		170
"Beautiful Memories" (이별한 이유가 너무 아파)		111
"My First Love" (나와 결혼해 줄래요) (with Huh Gak, 2F, Son Dong-woon, Joo Ho and Kim Hee-jae)		159
"Get Ready to Leave" (떠나보낼 준비해 둘걸 그랬어)		40
"We Got Lost" (길을 잃었다)		169
"Hello It's Me" (안녕 나야)	2023	—
"Because I Don't Love You" (사랑하지 않아서 그랬어)		33
"Happiness" (with Huh Gak and Shin Yong Jae)		105
"It Was Love"	2024	145
"Old Song" (오래된 노래) (with Huh Gak, Lee Mu-jin, Lee Jin-sung, Kim Hee-jae and An Nyeong)		27
"T.B.H" (Ballad ver.; 고민중독) (with Huh Gak and Shin Yong Jae)		78
"Lonely Night" (혼술하고 싶은 밤)		155
"—" denotes release that did not chart.

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Album
"On the Way" (그 길에)	2018	Misty OST
"Hee Jae" (희재)		The Third Charm OST
"Maddening" (미치게)	2019	The Secret Life of My Secretary OST
"You Are As Pretty As A Flower" (꽃처럼 예쁜 그대)		When the Camellia Blooms OST
"You're My End and My Beginning" (너는 나의 시작이자 마지막이다) (with Kim Jae-hwan)	2020	The King: Eternal Monarch OST
"Star" (별)		Alice OST
"Like a Star" (별들 중에서)	2021	Mr. Queen OST
"What Should I Do" (난 어떡해야 해)		How to Be Thirty OST
"Love Your Everything" (다 좋으니까)		Police University OST
"Tears" (왈칵)	2022	Show Window: The Queen's House OST
"Leave Alone" (사랑하면 안 되는 사람)		Curtain Call OST
"Please"	2023	The Heavenly Idol OST

Filmography

Television show

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	King of Mask Singer	Contestant	Green Monster	[17]
2020	Lotto Singer			[18]
2021	Girls Planet 999	Vocal master		[19]
2021–2022	Tomorrow's National Singer	Contestant		[20]
2023	Boys Planet	Vocal master		[21]
	Super Karaoke Survival: VS	Producer	with Soyou	[22]
2024	Make Mate 1	Vocal coach		[23]