Hannah Bahng

Hannah Bahng (born 9 February 2004) is an Australian singer-songwriter. She began her career in 2021 by posting vlogs and cover songs to social media, following an initial attempt to train as a K-pop idol prior to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. In 2022, she established her own independent label, Bahng Entertainment, and released her debut single, "Perfect Blues," in 2023. The next year, she released her debut extended play (EP), The Abysmal EP, and went on her first concert tour in the United States. She released her second EP, The Misunderstood EP in 2025 and went on a world tour. Hannah Bahng was born on 9 February 2004 in Sydney, Australia, to Korean immigrant parents who had moved to Australia seeking better opportunities. The middle child of three, her older brother is Christopher Chahn Bahng, known as Bang Chan, a Korean idol and leader of the South Korean boy band Stray Kids. She also has a younger brother. Her mother encouraged her to pursue art, piano, and dance lessons, later crediting this encouragement with fostering her love of singing and performing. As a child, she enjoyed being the center of attention and was exposed to the music played by her parents, which included pop, trot, and K-pop. She began learning the flute during primary school and later took piano lessons, but disliked the piano and did not resume playing the instrument until high school. While in Year 7, she became interested in K-pop and spent the next five years pursuing an idol career, taking dance and vocal lessons, filming audition tapes, auditioning twice for Newtown High School of the Performing Arts, and auditioning three times for JYP Entertainment, without success. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, she reassessed her goals and shifted from training to focus on building a presence on social media. In 2021, Bahng launched her YouTube channel, releasing covers and other videos with the aim of building a personal brand and eventually releasing original music. During this period she received an email from her future manager, who had discovered her music via TikTok, but because of the pandemic and the manager's location in the United States, their interactions were conducted exclusively over Zoom. In 2022, she founded Bahng Entertainment with her manager, launching the company the next year. She released her debut single, "Perfect Blues," in July 2023, with Bahng directing the accompanying music video while critics praised the release for showcasing her artistic side. In November 2023, her explicit cover of Jung Kook's "Seven" sparked debate on TikTok, responding to the criticism by saying she would use it as motivation. On 31 May 2024, she released her debut extended play, The Abysmal EP, which she wrote and co‑produced with collaborator Andrew Luce. To support the release, she announced The Abysmal Tour, a six‑city U.S. tour that began in Dallas, Texas and concluded in New York City. Her first release following The Abysmal EP was the single "What Never Lived" in January 2025, co‑written with Andrew Luce which she debuted during her first tour. That same month, cosmetics brand Rom&nd announced Bahng as a global ambassador and released a limited‑edition collaboration for fans. She was included in Rolling Stone's Future of Music lineup at South by Southwest 2025 in February, performing on the opening night alongside Benson Boone, Laila!, Jasmine.4.T, and DJ Mel. In June 2025, Banhg was announced as a supporting act for American singer d4vd's Australian tour, alongside poet Them & I. She subsequently released the single "Sweet Satin Boy," which accumulated three million streams on Spotify. In August 2025, she collaborated with d4vd on the song "L.O.V.E.U," intended for the deluxe edition of d4vd's album Withered before its cancellation. The track was noted by Uproxx as being more upbeat and optimistic than d4vd's earlier work, with its music video depicted the two on a sunny beach. A month later, on 12 September, 2025, she released her second EP, The Misunderstood EP, and also announced a world tour to support the new project. At the Teen Vogue Summit 2025, she said she "cried ugly tears" while making the EP and explained that the project was a way to share her most vulnerable thoughts. Bahng's music has been described as indie pop, indie rock, alternative R&B, and alternative rock. Her vocal style has been characterised by Rolling Stone as strong and "creating an atmospheric timbre that veers from plaintive to lush." Lyrically, her work explores themes of truth, longing, and heartache, drawing comparisons to contemporary artists such as Billie Eilish, Pictoria Vark, and Conan Gray. She describes her songwriting as a therapeutic, emotional, and self-reflective process, especially while making The Misunderstood EP. Her fans are called Blues, a name taken from her debut single. Bahng continues to reside in her childhood home in Sydney when not touring. She practices ballet and contemporary dance at home in a space next to the kitchen that was formerly a garage and was converted from a workout room by her father. Aside from music, she personally designs tour merchandise using her iPad and Procreate, creating items such as T‑shirts, stickers, and plushes. The Abysmal Tour: "Worst Night of Your Life" (2024–25) The Misunderstood World Tour (2025–26) Kim, Jae-ha (23 January 2025). "How Hannah Bahng Created Her Own Path". Rolling Stone. Bell, Crystal (5 July 2023). 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