Yoon San-ha (Korean: 윤산하; born March 21, 2000), known mononymously as Sanha, is a South Korean singer and actor under the label Fantagio. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Astro and a former member of its sub-unit Moonbin & Sanha.
He is the youngest in his family. Sanha has 2 older brothers: Jun-ha and Je-ha.[3]
Career
2013–2015: Career beginnings
Yoon was accepted as a Fantagio iTeen trainee on December 16, 2012. He was the third trainee to be officially introduced with the Fantagio iTeen Photo Test Cut. In August 2015, Yoon along with the other members of his group participated in the web-drama To Be Continued.[4]
2016–2023: Debut with Astro, unit debut and solo activities
Yoon debuted as part of the six-member group Astro on February 23, 2016, with the mini album Spring Up.[5]
In July 2018, Yoon was chosen as a host for the teenager-focused talk show Yogobara. He hosted alongside GFriend's Umji.[6]
In July 2019, Yoon and MJ were confirmed to be the MCs of the TVN D's variety talk show Blanket Kick at Night.[7]
On March 4, 2020, Yoon was announced to be a new host for Show Champion along with bandmate Moonbin and Verivery's Kangmin.[8] On August 14, 2020, Fantagio confirmed that Yoon and Moonbin would form Astro's first sub-unit, called Moonbin & Sanha. On September 14, 2020, they released their first extended play called In-Out, with the title track "Bad Idea".[9] They received their first win from SBS MTV's The Show marking their first win as a sub-unit and third win as Astro.[10]
On September 16, 2021, Fantagio confirmed that Yoon will be starring in a web drama titled Your Playlist alongside DreamNote's Sumin. The web drama premiered on October 15, 2021.[11] On November 19, 2021, It was revealed that Yoon has been cast in the South Korean production of hit Off-Broadway musical Altar Boyz. Yoon will play the role of Abraham and will star alongside Golden Child's Y and Joochan, NU'EST's Baekho and SF9's Taeyang.[12]
In 2022, Yoon joined the KBS drama Crazy Love which was his debut television drama.[13] On December 30, 2022, Fantagio released an official statement and stated that Yoon had decided to renew his contract with the agency.[14]
On April 19, 2023, after Moonbin's death, Yoon's sub-unit with him disbanded.[15] On August 25, Yoon is set to star in the Drama Special – Joseon Chefs, which is set to premiere on December 16.[16]
2024–present: Solo debut and rising popularity
On February 8, 2024, according to Fantagio, Yoon will be having intimate theater concert "SANiGHT Project #1". It begins on March 20 in South Korea, and Japan.[17] On July 8, Yoon was cast in a supporting role in the JTBC drama Romance in the House.[18] On July 16, it was announced that Yoon would be making his solo debut with his first mini-album Dusk, which was released on August 6.[19] On July 17, Yoon released a promotion scheduler for the album.[20] On August 6, Dusk was released alongside its lead single "Dive".[21]
Other ventures
Fashion and endorsements
In December 2024, Yoon became a global ambassador for the American luxury brand Barneys New York Beauty.[22]
^Kim Ah-reum (February 23, 2016). [종합] '데뷔' 아스트로, 거침없는 질주의 시작 [[Comprehensive] 'Debut' Astro, the beginning of an unhindered sprint forward]. Ajunews (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
^"[공식]"이불킥 사연 모집" 아스트로 MJ·윤산하, '이불차는밤' MC 확정→18일 첫방송" [[Official] "Recruitment of blanket kick stories" ASTRO MJ and Yoon San-Ha, 'Blanket Night' MC confirmed → First broadcast on the 18th]. 스포츠조선 (in Korean). July 3, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
^ abLee Jae-eun (November 19, 2021). "백호, 윤산하, 태양, Y(와이), 홍주찬 '알타보이즈' 캐스팅 [공식]" [Baekho, Yoon Sanha, Taeyang, Y, Hong Joochan ‘Altar Boys’ Casting [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved November 19, 2021 – via Naver.
^ abPark Jae-hwan (February 14, 2022). "아스트로 윤산하, 드라마 '크레이지 러브' 캐스팅" [ASTRO's Yoon San-Ha casts in drama 'Crazy Love] (in Korean). KBS Media. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Naver.
^Park, Yoon-jin (December 30, 2022). "아스트로 측 "차은우·문빈·진진·윤산하 재계약, 라키 협의 중·MJ 추후 논의" [공식]" [Astro side "Cha Eun-woo, Moonbin, Jin Jin, Yoon San-ha renewal of the contract, discussing Rocky and MJ later" [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Naver.
^Hye-jin, Choi (July 8, 2024). "아스트로 윤산하, 손나은 남동생 된다..'가족X멜로' 출연 [공식]" [Astro's Yoon San-ha becomes Son Na-eun's younger brother.. Appears in 'Family X Melo' [Official]] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved July 8, 2024 – via Naver.
^최, 용석 (December 17, 2024). 아스트로 윤산하, 뉴욕 럭셔리의 상징 '바니스뉴욕 뷰티' 앰버서더 발탁 [Astro's Yoon San-ha selected as ambassador for 'Barneys New York Beauty', a symbol of New York luxury]. Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 17, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024 – via Naver.
^2022년 21주차 Download Chart [Week 21 of 2022 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
^2023년 01주차 Download Chart [Week 01 of 2023 Download Chart]. Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
^Hye-jin, Choi (July 8, 2024). "아스트로 윤산하, 손나은 남동생 된다..'가족X멜로' 출연 [공식]" [Astro's Yoon San-ha becomes Son Na-eun's younger brother.. Appears in 'Family X Melo' [Official]] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved July 8, 2024 – via Naver.
^"AOA 찬미·아스트로 윤산하, '사랑공식 11M' 남녀주인공 확정" [AOA's Chanmi and Astro's Yoon Sanha confirmed as male and female leads in 'Love Formula 11M']. Asia Today (in Korean). Bae Jeong-hee. June 26, 2019.
^Hwang Yeon-do (December 17, 2021). "몬스타엑스X아스트로 '인싸오빠'로 뭉친다, 이 조합 대찬성이요! [앳뉴스]" [MONSTA X X ASTRO will unite as ‘Insa Oppa’, this union is a big deal! [At News]] (in Korean). AtStyle. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Naver.
^Kim Hyun-sik (July 13, 2022). "틱톡, 온라인 라이브 토크쇼 진행…전소미 ·성시경 등 참여" [TikTok, an online live talk show... Jeon So-mi, Sung Si-kyung, etc.] (in Korean). EDAILY. Retrieved July 13, 2022 – via Naver.
^Kim Hyeon-jeong (November 10, 2023). "아스트로 진진·윤산하, '사랑의 불시착' 출연…내년 2월 日 개막" [ASTRO's Jinjin and Yoon Sanha appear in 'Crash Landing on You'... Opening in Japan in February next year] (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved January 9, 2024 – via Naver.
^Han Hyun-jeong (December 31, 2023). "이재원·채원빈·홍승희, 드라마스페셜 TV시네마상[2023 KBS 연기대상]" [Lee Jae-won, Chae Won-bin, Hong Seung-hee, Drama Special TV Cinema Award [2023 KBS Drama Awards]]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
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