娱乐英语新闻:Singer Han Geng ready to spread his wings

But Li said he thinks, ultimately, Han will be able to end his contract with the South Korean agency and begin to manage his own future.

When asked whether the slow-moving case is troubling him, Han replied: "Justice delayed is justice denied."

His agency, meanwhile, is heaping on the pressure and has asked Han for 2 million Korean won for "training fees" and for financial losses it expects as a result of his breach of contract.

Han, who had signed a 13-year contract with the agency, decided to end it last year.

He released his first solo album, The Heart of Geng on Tuesday.

One of the themes of the album is renewal.

And he is following up the new album with plans for a concert that is being supported by entertainment industry friends including Hong Kong kungfu giant Jackie Chan and film director Stanley Tong. The performances are set for July 17 and 18 at Beijing Exhibition Center.

Despite being only 26, Han has been in show business for many years.

Born in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, he moved to Beijing for professional dance training when he was 12, where his talent for folk and ballet dancing turned heads and won him the chance to perform all over China and in other countries, including the United States and Russia.

But Han really broke out at the age of 21 when he beat 3,000 hopefuls in the H.O.T. CHINA competition on the Chinese mainland. Triumph in the competition won him a contract with the Seoul-based SM Entertainment agency from which he is now trying to escape.