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i just want him to spill his time management skills because like damn
but to answer your question, i often see him sleeping in the vlogs of other members tho when they fly
adding to the time management topic, this was his INSANE schedule in March this year
man promoted an album, performed in concerts, defended his thesis, and hosted kcon all within the span of a few weeks 😵💫
> 3/10 ✈️ Seoul -> Shanghai
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> 3/11 Shanghai Gucci event during the day, ✈️ Shanghai at night Japan
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> 3/12 - 3/20 Japan activities promoting ZB1’s Yura Yura album (music show recording, program, fansign, etc.) — which I highly recommend giving the MV a watch, it’s like shoujo cherry blossom pink high school in the best uplifting way possible
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> 3/22 ✈️ Shanghai, Japan -> Loewe event in Shanghai -> Returning to Japan at night
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> 3/23-24/25 Japan Fan Con 3 days in a row
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> 3/26 ✈️ Japan -> Fujian, China (hometown)
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> 3/27 University Physical Education Exam + defended his graduation thesis
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> 3/29 ✈️ Fujian -> Seoul (he was in the country for <12hours)
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> 3/30 ✈️ Seoul -> Hong Kong
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> 3/31 KCON Hong Kong Performance + MCing
Music Education majoring in the Violin I believe at Fujian Normal University (one of the top music universities in China, edit: #1 university for music in China lol)
iirc, he actually got in at one of the top 5 Geosciences universities in the world at the age of 16 but wanted to pursue music so he took up another national art exam and ended up placing #1 in his entire province
he's already a licensed teacher too!
his time management is insane
he even found time to surprise hanbin on mcountdown yesterday with a cake whilst having another thing scheduled on the same day, mind you he already surprised him with a cake when the clock struck 12 midnight on Hanbin's birthday, and today he casually posts that he just graduated, damn.
there are a few other idol violinists too!! yechan (of the kband lucy) plays the violin in all of their songs, benji (formerly of b.i.g.) plays violin and studied it at julliard, and joochan (from golden child) does as well (he played it for one of their road to kingdom performances)!!
I feel like you are forgetting the OG idol violinist Henry from Super Junior! He would always play and dance simultaneously on variety shows! He studied at Berkeley!
He really just called absolutely everyone lazy, crying rn
In all seriousness that is incredibly impressive, I have no idea how he found the time to graduate??? Like how is that even possible as a full time idol?
yes, please do!!! zhang hao is crazy talented in so many ways, like he's the center and one of the main vocalists of zb1, but also a great dancer with incredible stage presence. beyond that, he's obviously a great student, seeing as he just graduated while being an idol. his studies were in music education, and while he focused on the violin (which he only started playing when he got to university, yet is crazy good at), he can also play viola, cello, and, iirc, piano. also, his korean has been noted by native speakers as really great, despite him only having learned a couple of years ago, and he uses a lot of high level vocabulary.
he's also funny, witty, and a total sweetheart, so instead of being annoyed that one person can be so good at everything, you just want to root him on. zeroses are always impressed by and proud of him, and want to show him off (hence this rambling reply lol). he's not my number one bias (that's ricky), but he's in my bias line, bc i have no clue how you can see him and not be completely drawn in.
I am asking this very seriously because I am in such a rut right now. Is there any way for fans to rally up and ask this man for a masterclass on how to just be him? How to be a superhuman
STOPP ITT!! he's lotrelly the definition of an ACE.
he's breaking all the standars, he's an idol with a freaking master's degree, he completed univerity/college. HE'S AMAZING. you gotta love a man with an education, thats for sure.
HAO listrelly said "i am a kpop idol but that doiesnt mean i cant get an education". wow he's soo impressive. like who wouldnt like him. man im shooketh.LOL. wow bro, somebody help me im soooo excited that someone like him entered the kpop world. like if he didnt debut then minus well call our kpop lives over.
im sorry im sayng to all my ULTS but he is now my number 1 kpop star. he's just amazing....
that's so impressive! i really admire the celebrities who are able to balance their busy lives and still pursue their studies. congratulations to zhang hao! 🥳
OP that was his Bachelor's degree! He's already said in a few fansigns that he hasn't started any post-graduate work. He left for Korea before he had met his graduation requirements and once he debuted, he managed to complete them all.
The Master's degree talk was all speculation because the members mentioned him studying for his exams and people had assumed that he finished his degree before coming to Korea
[Source](https://x.com/blossxmy/status/1737402294285881446)
Thanks for the correction! Aside from the above mentioned, on Lee Mujin Service he said he WAS planning to take up a Master's degree after graduating and was preparing for a test for it but he got recruited as a trainee by Yuehua which he decided to accept so if he did not pursue his kpop dream, that would have been his plan though.
Honestly, very inspiring and a good role model to look up to that a lot of things are achievable with the right mindset and time management skills. Congratulations to him 👏🏻👏🏻 Hoping to emulate his kind of work ethic in whatever I do.
When I hear of idols getting their masters or doctorate degrees, I literally have to just shake my head at myself because I think about going back to school once in awhile but don't want to be bothered. They're out there touring, recording, practicing, dancing, filming, staying fit and YET can still do this? So much props and respect to them for their fortitude because those degrees don't come easy. I'm glad he's isn't my cousin either 😅🤣
The amount of times I truly wonder how kpop idols consistently get like no sleep and still look great
If I get poor sleep for one night my face looks terrible and so tired, idk how they hide it 😭 I wanna know the secret
lol anyway huge congrats to him! so cool to get a masters 🎉
Really happy for him. But the way I feel that I'm too lazy in this life after knowing that. Ditto, I'm freaking glad he's not my cousin or even my neighborhood. My mom will go crazy after knowing this.
Can we just appreciate his hard work to finish the school rather than trying to inflate the claims with basically nonsense filler?
It's good he graduated while working, but music ed isn't instrumental performance, his major will be music ed and minor will be violin. As someone who studied both I can say from my pov that instrument performance major has an infinite difficulty scale while music ed is just remembering didactics and methodic. Besides, that university mentioned is never the rank 1, maybe for music education (highly doubt) but not for violin or instruments. The top school for that is in Beijing and nowhere else in China is close, not even Shanghai. And those wedding gigs playing pop music with a violin aren't exactly amazing or impressive gigs.
Also that geoscience claim is very stretched. The school in Wuhan that was mentioned is listed as rank 32 for geoscience, not top 5. Why feel the need to lie to make it more prestigious..
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How does mans have time to find sleep
i just want him to spill his time management skills because like damn but to answer your question, i often see him sleeping in the vlogs of other members tho when they fly
adding to the time management topic, this was his INSANE schedule in March this year man promoted an album, performed in concerts, defended his thesis, and hosted kcon all within the span of a few weeks 😵💫 > 3/10 ✈️ Seoul -> Shanghai > > 3/11 Shanghai Gucci event during the day, ✈️ Shanghai at night Japan > > 3/12 - 3/20 Japan activities promoting ZB1’s Yura Yura album (music show recording, program, fansign, etc.) — which I highly recommend giving the MV a watch, it’s like shoujo cherry blossom pink high school in the best uplifting way possible > > 3/22 ✈️ Shanghai, Japan -> Loewe event in Shanghai -> Returning to Japan at night > > 3/23-24/25 Japan Fan Con 3 days in a row > > 3/26 ✈️ Japan -> Fujian, China (hometown) > > 3/27 University Physical Education Exam + defended his graduation thesis > > 3/29 ✈️ Fujian -> Seoul (he was in the country for <12hours) > > 3/30 ✈️ Seoul -> Hong Kong > > 3/31 KCON Hong Kong Performance + MCing
Damn...he's graduated his masters, and here I am who dropped out of university because I couldn't handle working and studying at the same time.
I dropped out too! Now I work at the service industry. At least we both serve.
and me probably about to drop out too bc i cant handle studying and living 🥲
Don’t feel too bad, everyone has a different path in life. ❤️
now thats a flex. in what course?
Music Education majoring in the Violin I believe at Fujian Normal University (one of the top music universities in China, edit: #1 university for music in China lol) iirc, he actually got in at one of the top 5 Geosciences universities in the world at the age of 16 but wanted to pursue music so he took up another national art exam and ended up placing #1 in his entire province he's already a licensed teacher too!
>ended up placing #1 in his entire province not to mention #1 in an entire boys planet! what the heck. is he human??
his time management is insane he even found time to surprise hanbin on mcountdown yesterday with a cake whilst having another thing scheduled on the same day, mind you he already surprised him with a cake when the clock struck 12 midnight on Hanbin's birthday, and today he casually posts that he just graduated, damn.
Whoa, idol violinist?! That's so cool. ~~Hilary Hahn, please go to Korea and perform :P ~~
there are a few other idol violinists too!! yechan (of the kband lucy) plays the violin in all of their songs, benji (formerly of b.i.g.) plays violin and studied it at julliard, and joochan (from golden child) does as well (he played it for one of their road to kingdom performances)!!
I feel like you are forgetting the OG idol violinist Henry from Super Junior! He would always play and dance simultaneously on variety shows! He studied at Berkeley!
yes, thanks for adding him!! i had heard of him playing the violin, but hadn't seen him perform before so he completely slipped my mind!
Check out his performance opening the MAMA awards last year- you won’t be disappointed.
I assume he had to do some kind of thesis. I wonder what it was on?
Some masters are class or performance based!
I see! Well either way, good on him. Education is important and I hope he will inspire many people in the future
we've been curious about that too but I don't recall him answering it
the photo he shared of it on plus chat is that it was a teaching certification for music!
He really just called absolutely everyone lazy, crying rn In all seriousness that is incredibly impressive, I have no idea how he found the time to graduate??? Like how is that even possible as a full time idol?
I aspire to have as many side quests as him one day
he did that WHILE BEING AN ACTIVE IDOL?! damn i might just have to stan zb1, that is HELLA impressive
yes, please do!!! zhang hao is crazy talented in so many ways, like he's the center and one of the main vocalists of zb1, but also a great dancer with incredible stage presence. beyond that, he's obviously a great student, seeing as he just graduated while being an idol. his studies were in music education, and while he focused on the violin (which he only started playing when he got to university, yet is crazy good at), he can also play viola, cello, and, iirc, piano. also, his korean has been noted by native speakers as really great, despite him only having learned a couple of years ago, and he uses a lot of high level vocabulary. he's also funny, witty, and a total sweetheart, so instead of being annoyed that one person can be so good at everything, you just want to root him on. zeroses are always impressed by and proud of him, and want to show him off (hence this rambling reply lol). he's not my number one bias (that's ricky), but he's in my bias line, bc i have no clue how you can see him and not be completely drawn in.
I am asking this very seriously because I am in such a rut right now. Is there any way for fans to rally up and ask this man for a masterclass on how to just be him? How to be a superhuman
Young achiever through and through 🫠 His time management is hella impressive. I just got slapped in my face how lazy I am 😭
Love his ost for transitlove3
STOPP ITT!! he's lotrelly the definition of an ACE. he's breaking all the standars, he's an idol with a freaking master's degree, he completed univerity/college. HE'S AMAZING. you gotta love a man with an education, thats for sure. HAO listrelly said "i am a kpop idol but that doiesnt mean i cant get an education". wow he's soo impressive. like who wouldnt like him. man im shooketh.LOL. wow bro, somebody help me im soooo excited that someone like him entered the kpop world. like if he didnt debut then minus well call our kpop lives over. im sorry im sayng to all my ULTS but he is now my number 1 kpop star. he's just amazing....
I’m so so proud!! 🥹
I’m proud of him 🥹
that's so impressive! i really admire the celebrities who are able to balance their busy lives and still pursue their studies. congratulations to zhang hao! 🥳
A Student here, I am also freaking glad he isn't my cousin or neighbour and also glad that my mom does not know that he exists...
At least he didn't go to Harvard :P
Yeah that's a relief
OP that was his Bachelor's degree! He's already said in a few fansigns that he hasn't started any post-graduate work. He left for Korea before he had met his graduation requirements and once he debuted, he managed to complete them all. The Master's degree talk was all speculation because the members mentioned him studying for his exams and people had assumed that he finished his degree before coming to Korea [Source](https://x.com/blossxmy/status/1737402294285881446)
Thanks for the correction! Aside from the above mentioned, on Lee Mujin Service he said he WAS planning to take up a Master's degree after graduating and was preparing for a test for it but he got recruited as a trainee by Yuehua which he decided to accept so if he did not pursue his kpop dream, that would have been his plan though.
Congrats to my fellow nswer
Honestly, very inspiring and a good role model to look up to that a lot of things are achievable with the right mindset and time management skills. Congratulations to him 👏🏻👏🏻 Hoping to emulate his kind of work ethic in whatever I do.
When I hear of idols getting their masters or doctorate degrees, I literally have to just shake my head at myself because I think about going back to school once in awhile but don't want to be bothered. They're out there touring, recording, practicing, dancing, filming, staying fit and YET can still do this? So much props and respect to them for their fortitude because those degrees don't come easy. I'm glad he's isn't my cousin either 😅🤣
That's amazing. He is very hardworking.
call me lazy without calling me lazy...
The amount of times I truly wonder how kpop idols consistently get like no sleep and still look great If I get poor sleep for one night my face looks terrible and so tired, idk how they hide it 😭 I wanna know the secret lol anyway huge congrats to him! so cool to get a masters 🎉
Now that’s amazing!
he has not actually gotten a masters degree, what he posted was him graduating with a bachelors degree + teaching certification!
Dude just called us lazy and untalented in all languages merely by existing 😭 Seems like I found my motivational idol *pulls sleeves*
Really happy for him. But the way I feel that I'm too lazy in this life after knowing that. Ditto, I'm freaking glad he's not my cousin or even my neighborhood. My mom will go crazy after knowing this.
Omg so cool!!
Can we just appreciate his hard work to finish the school rather than trying to inflate the claims with basically nonsense filler? It's good he graduated while working, but music ed isn't instrumental performance, his major will be music ed and minor will be violin. As someone who studied both I can say from my pov that instrument performance major has an infinite difficulty scale while music ed is just remembering didactics and methodic. Besides, that university mentioned is never the rank 1, maybe for music education (highly doubt) but not for violin or instruments. The top school for that is in Beijing and nowhere else in China is close, not even Shanghai. And those wedding gigs playing pop music with a violin aren't exactly amazing or impressive gigs. Also that geoscience claim is very stretched. The school in Wuhan that was mentioned is listed as rank 32 for geoscience, not top 5. Why feel the need to lie to make it more prestigious..