# Han Terra

_South Korean inventor and composer_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Han Terra  (Korean: 한테라; born March 30, 1982) is a South Korean-born inventor, composer and musician. She was a child prodigy and was performing by age 6 as a Korean kayageum player beginning her training at the age of 4. She has invented a 24-stringed musical instrument called TeRra incorporating artificial intelligence.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 30 March 1982 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13365774#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Seoul ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13365774#P19))
- **Citizenship:** South Korea ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13365774#P27))
- **Occupation:** dancer; inventor; designer; creator; editor; writer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13365774#P106))
- **Education:** Seoul National University; Tokyo University of the Arts; Central Conservatory of Music; Massachusetts Institute of Technology ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13365774#P69))
- **Official website:** terrahan.com ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13365774#P856))
- **X (Twitter):** terrahan_ ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13365774#P2002))
- **Facebook:** terrahan.official ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13365774#P2013))
- **Instagram:** terrahan_ ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13365774#P2003))
- **YouTube:** UC6qG2uUSQzD1ij7wAS98zVQ ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13365774#P2397))
- **LinkedIn:** terra-han-401915150 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13365774#P6634))

## About

Han is the first and the youngest individual kayageum musician of Blanchette Rockefeller Fund and who had a debut in the Carnegie Hall in New York City. She was admitted a voting member of the Grammy Awards of The Recording Academy as few East Asian traditional musicians. Han has been appointed as a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

She is known to be a polymath in the areas of music, instruments, arts, dance, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, history, literature, writing, journals, fashion, design, technology, science and aesthetics. She has mastered the Eastern traditional arts singing and dancing accompanied with the Western Classical Music, and has been performing globally since.

## Questions

**When was Han Terra born?**  
Han Terra was born on 30 March 1982 in Seoul.

**Where did Han Terra study?**  
Han Terra was educated at Seoul National University, Tokyo University of the Arts, Central Conservatory of Music, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Han Terra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Terra) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q13365774](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13365774) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Han Terra". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/han-terra. Retrieved 5 November 2026.