Henry Lau

This article is about the singer. For the fashion designer, see Henry Lau (fashion designer).

Henry Lau
Henry Lau in 2018
Born (1989-10-11) October 11, 1989 (age 35)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma materBerklee College of Music
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • record producer
Years active2007–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • violin
  • piano
  • guitar
  • drums
Labels
  • SM
  • Monster Entertainment Group
Formerly ofSuper Junior-M
Websitemonstergroup.co/henry/
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese劉憲華
Simplified Chinese刘宪华
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Xiàn Huá
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLau4 Hin3-waa4
Hong Kong RomanisationLau Hin-wa
Korean stage name
Hangul
헨리
Revised RomanizationHenri
McCune–ReischauerHenri

Henry Lau (traditional Chinese: 劉憲華; simplified Chinese: 刘宪华; Korean: 헨리; born October 11, 1989),[1] known mononymously as Henry, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer based in South Korea and China.[2] He debuted in 2008 as a member of Super Junior-M and launched his solo career in 2013 with Trap. His song "It's You", released in 2017, became the most streamed Korean original soundtrack song on Spotify for two consecutive years in 2018 and 2019.[3] In 2018, Henry left SM Entertainment following the expiration of his contract, and subsequently joined Monster Entertainment Group.[4][5]

Henry made his Hollywood debut in 2019 with the film A Dog's Journey produced by Amblin Entertainment.[6] In 2020, he starred in the action-fantasy movie Double World.[7] The film was released on Netflix and the Chinese streaming service iQIYI,[8] becoming the first movie produced in Mainland China to have a simultaneous global release.[9]

Henry is also known for his television work in the programs Real Man and I Live Alone, for which he received the Best Newcomer Award (2014) and Excellence Male Award (2017) respectively at the MBC Entertainment Awards.

  1. ^ Mark Russell (April 29, 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  2. ^ manual. "몬스터엔터테인먼트". monstergroup.co (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Best Korean OSTs of 2019". Spotify. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "[공식입장]헨리, SM 엔터테인먼트와 계약 만료 "재계약 않기로"". Naver (in Korean). News1. April 30, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "헨리, 몬스터엔터테인먼트와 전속 계약…"아낌없는 지원 예정"[공식]" [Henry Signs Exclusive Contract with Monster Entertainment, Will be "Supported Generously"]. Naver (in Korean). Herald Pop. November 7, 2018. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "A Dog's Journey". May 3, 2019. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019 – via IMDb.
  7. ^ Double World (2020) - IMDb, July 21, 2020, archived from the original on July 3, 2021, retrieved June 19, 2021
  8. ^ Davis, Rebecca (July 15, 2020). "Chinese Movie 'Double World' to Skip Cinemas For Netflix, iQiyi Debut". Variety. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  9. ^ "Netflix购入电影《征途》海外播放权，24日全球同步上线 - 富豪 - 福布斯中国 | Forbes China". www.forbeschina.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2021.