Korean-American 'American Idol Season 11' contestant Heejun Han is one step closer to being a star.

The February 8th episode of 'American Idol'  featured the contestants auditioning on 'Hollywood Week', and Han won the judges' votes by singing Michael Bolton's "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You".

Although he looked quite nervous to perform after the confident and suave Johnny Keyser who won the heart of judge Jennifer Lopez (J.Lo), Heejun shook off his jitters and started his song. He did gain some confidence after J.Lo whispered "I love him," to Steven Tyler in the middle of his performance.

When he sang the lyrics, "When all that I've been livin' for is gone," he even mustered up the courage to point to J.Lo, who remarked that his performance brought her to tears.

Much to his relief, Heejun made it on to the next round.

'American Idol' is the biggest singing audition program in the United States. It aired it's first season in 2002, and season 11 kicked off last month on January 18th. 309 contestants made it to Hollywood Week, and the top 24 from this group will be able to compete for the 'American Idol' title.

But Heejun Han isn't the first to audition on American Idol. The first was Paul Kim of season 6 who made it to the top 24, as did John Park in season 9, who will be releasing his debut album in Korea on February 22nd.

Good luck to Heejun Han!



Source & Image: SportsKorea via Nate