Ahn Jae-hyun

For the table tennis player, see An Jae-hyun.

In this Korean name, the family name is Ahn.
Ahn Jae-hyun
Born (1987-07-01) July 1, 1987 (age 37)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation(s)Model, actor
Years active2009–present
Agents
  • ESteem (modeling)
  • HB Entertainment (acting)
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Spouse
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(m. 2016; div. 2019)​
Korean name
Hangul
안재현
Hanja
安宰賢
Revised RomanizationAn Jae-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerAn Chaehyŏn

Ahn Jae-hyun (Korean: 안재현; born July 1, 1987) is a South Korean model and actor. He is best known for his roles in television dramas such as You're All Surrounded (2014), Blood (2015), Cinderella with Four Knights (2016), Reunited Worlds (2017), The Beauty Inside (2018), Love with Flaws (2019) and The Real Has Come! (2023).

Career

Ahn Jae-hyun began his entertainment career as a fashion model in 2009, appearing in runway shows, magazine editorials and commercials. He gained recognition in 2011 while playing a delivery man in the cable variety show Lee Soo-geun and Kim Byung-man's High Society.[1][2]

He also appeared in several music videos, including "Sad Song" by Baek A-yeon, "Please Don't" by K.Will, and "Gone Not Around Any Longer" by Sistar19.[3][4]

In 2013, Ahn's popularity rose while playing actress Jun Ji-hyun's younger brother in the hit drama My Love from Another Star.[5][6] This led to more acting offers in 2014, including a role in police comedy You're All Surrounded[7] and the webtoon film adaptation Fashion King.[8][9] The same year, he was appointed to be MC for Mnet's weekly music program M Countdown.[10]

In 2015, Ahn played his first leading role as a vampire doctor in Blood,[11][12] and appeared in the two-episode fantasy drama Snow Lotus Flower alongside Lee Ji-ah.[13]

In 2016, Ahn starred in tvN's romantic comedy series Cinderella with Four Knights, playing a chaebol and playboy vying for the main female lead's heart.[14] He won the Top Excellence Award at the 9th Korea Drama Awards for his performance.[15] He also joined the cast of travel reality show New Journey to the West, replacing Lee Seung-gi who enlisted in the army.[16] The same year, he starred in the Chinese romance film Perfect Imperfection alongside Taiwanese actress Ady An.[17]

In 2017, Ahn was cast as the second lead in SBS's fantasy romance drama Reunited Worlds.[18] In 2018, Ahn was cast in the romance melodrama The Beauty Inside.[19]

In 2019, Ahn returned to the small screen with a lead role in the romantic comedy drama Love with Flaws starring opposite Oh Yeon-seo.[20]

In 2022, Ahn published his first photo essay List of Things to Remember, which went on sale June 8, 2022 at offline bookstores nationwide.[21] Later in February 2023, Ahn donated 10 million won from the 2022 exhibition to help orphans who have suffered from the coronavirus.[22]

Personal life

Ahn and Koo in 2018

On March 11, 2016, Ahn was confirmed to be dating his Blood co-star Koo Hye-sun since April 2015.[23] The couple officially registered their marriage at the Gangnam district office on May 20, 2016, and married on May 21, 2016.[24] They announced that instead of holding a wedding party, they would donate money to the pediatric ward of Severance Hospital, one of the oldest and biggest hospitals in Korea.[25] The pair later appeared in the reality show Newlywed Diary produced by Na Young-seok, showcasing their married life.[26]

In August 2019, it was reported Ahn requested a divorce from his wife.[27] Ahn submitted an application to the Seoul Family Court on September 9, 2019 for divorce against Ku, and it was delivered to Ku on September 18, 2019.[28] On October 21, 2019, he deleted all the photos on his Instagram account, which was speculated by the media to be an attempt to prevent further unnecessary issues and controversy about the divorce ahead of his upcoming TV series Love with Flaws.[29][30]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Fashion King Kim Won-ho
Timing Kim Young-tak Webtoon
2016 Perfect Imperfection Ann Chinese film

Television series

Year Title Role Ref.
2013–2014 My Love from the Star Cheon Yoon-jae
2014 You're All Surrounded Park Tae-il
2015 Blood Park Ji-sang/Jason
Snow Lotus Ma Moon-jae
2016 Cinderella with Four Knights Kang Hyun-min
2017 Reunited Worlds Cha Min-joon
2018 The Beauty Inside Ryu Eun-ho
2019 Love with Flaws Lee Kang-woo
2023 The Real Has Come! Gong Tae-kyung [31]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011–2012 Lee Soo-geun and Kim Byung-man's High Society Cast member episodes 1–53
2013 Music Talk Talk Ma bling MC [32]
2014 M Countdown [33]
2016–2018 New Journey to the West (Season 2–6) Cast member
2017 The Lovebirds with Koo Hye-sun
2017–2019 Kang's Kitchen [34]
2021 Spring Camping
Athletic Genius Ahn Jae-hyun Main Cast [35]

Music video appearances

Year Song Title Artist
2012 "Sad Song" Baek A-yeon
"Please Don't" K.Will
2013 "Gone Not Around Any Longer" Sistar19
2014 "Hair Short" Wings
"The Space Between" Urban Zakapa x Soyou
2017 "On The Way Home" No Reply

Discography

Year Title Artist Notes
2013 "Maybe" Dal Shabet Narration
2014 "That Was You" Ahn Jae-hyun Track from You're All Surrounded OST

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2009 4th Asia Model Awards Best New Model — Won [36]
2013 8th Asia Model Awards Best Fashion Model — Won [36]
2014 7th Korea Drama Awards Best New Actor My Love from the Star Won [37]
3rd APAN Star Awards Best New Actor Nominated
SBS Drama Awards New Star Award Won [38]
3rd APAN Star Awards Best New Actor You're All Surrounded Nominated
2015 KBS Drama Awards Popularity Award, Actor Blood Nominated
Best Couple Award with Koo Hye-sun Nominated
2016 9th Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor Cinderella with Four Knights Won .[39]
Global Star Award Won
7th Macau International Television Festival Best Actor Won [40]
8th Macau International Movie Festival Best Actor Perfect Imperfection Nominated
2017 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama Reunited Worlds Nominated [41]
2019 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries Love with Flaws Nominated

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