Heejun Han can count on his alma mater to keep him in the running in one of the biggest singing competitions in the nation. The 22-year-old “American Idol” contestant from Flushing survived to advance to the show’s top nine last week, although not without landing in the bottom three for the first time this season. [...]
Queens’ Heejun Han found himself in American Idol’s bottom three vote getters for the first time this season, but survived to advance to the show’s top 9 and keep his Idol dream alive. Han was joined by DeAndre Brackensick and Erika Van Pelt as the bottom three vote getters with Van Pelt being sent home. [...]
Queens’ Heejun Han lit up the American Idol stage with the bright personality he has become known for, though the judges felt his vocals were lacking luster. This week, the Idol top 10 tackled the songs of Billy Joel. Han previously performed Joel’s “New York State of Mind” last month in his final performance before [...]
Heejun Han landed in “American Idol’s” Top Ten by accident. The 22-year-old from Flushing auditioned for the show as a means to propagate his organization – a group called Milal that assists special needs children. He sought to spread the word, hopefully help the kids he adored. He never thought music, something previously regarded as [...]
After American Idol’s dozen finalists were narrowed down to 11 before the show even began, Heejun Han took the stage to mixed review from the judges. Host Ryan Seacrest opened the show by announcing that “with the cooperation of law enforcement we discovered information that left us with no choice but to eliminate one of [...]
Queens crooner Heejun Han has cruised into American Idol’s top 12. Viewer votes chose the bottom guy and girl and the judges chose who to send home. The choice came down to Jeremy Rosado and Elise Testone. The judges ended Roasado’s journey. On Wednesday’s episode, Han performed Stevie Wonder’s “All In Love Is Fair.” The [...]
Heejun Han continued on his American Idol journey Wednesday night impressing judges and winning over fans. Each contestant took on a Whitney Houston or Stevie Wonder tune on the singing competition’s 400th episode, with the Flushing native performing Wonder’s “All In Love Is Fair.” The judging triumvirate was impressed. “Fantastic,” said Steven Tyler. “I love [...]
Viewer votes chose American Idol’s finalists Thursday night and only one of the two Queens contestants were chosen to continue the Idol journey. Heejun Han was among the group of five guys that received the most votes securing his place in the finals and a chance to be named the 11th American Idol. Astoria’s Creighton [...]
American Idol went live Tuesday night for the first time this season as Queens’ own Creighton Fraker and Heejun Han sang for their Idol lives in the show’s semifinals. Thirteen men took the stage on the popular singing competition, but only five will continue onto next week’s show. Fraker belted Queens native Cyndi Lauper’s “True [...]
Hundreds of thousands of “American Idol” hopefuls were narrowed down to 24 over the past month, with two Queens crooners making the cut. Heejun Han, of Flushing, and Astoria’s Creighton Fraker both withstood the auditions, Hollywood and a trip to Las Vegas to make it to the shows semifinals round, and now have the opportunity [...]
