# Niel (singer)

Ahn Daniel (born August 16, 1994), better known by his stage name Niel (Korean: 니엘), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Teen Top. Niel released his first solo EP titled oNiely on February 16, 2015.

## Solo career

On December 26, 2012, Niel, alongside Beast's Yoseob, 2AM's Jo Kwon, MBLAQ's G.O, and Infinite's Woohyun formed a 5-member one-time unit named Dramatic Blue for their song, "Tearfully Beautiful", for SBS Gayo Daejeon's The Color of K-Pop. In 2013, he featured in Fanta's Advertising song "Fanta Time" alongside A Pink's Eun-ji and Lee Kwang-soo.
On January 5, 2015, it was announced that Niel would be making his official solo debut in February. on January 27,at the program of Mnet's "4 Things Show" Niel released the self-produced track "Affogato", which would be included on his first solo album. The music video for his title song "Lovekiller" came out on February 16, featuring rapper Dok2. His solo mini album oNiely which contains seven songs, was released on the same day and topped the Gaon chart. On April 14, Niel released his repackaged album oNiely 'Spring Love, as well as the music video for its title track "Spring Love" , featuring singer-songwriter Juniel.
On May 15, 2015, Niel and other artists including Exo, Sistar and Ailee sang a KBS1's Special Program 'I Am Korea' theme song "The Day We Meet" for Gwangbok 70th Anniversary."
Niel released his second mini album Love Affair... January 16, 2017, containing seven songs, including the title track of the same name.
On June 3, 2020, Niel joined Overwatch Contenders team O2 Blast as an "Honorary Player".
On December 28, 2021, Niel announced that he will not renew his contract with TOP Media starting from January 10, 2022. However, he will still remain as a member of Teen Top.
In August 2022, Niel signed a contract with New Entry.
In November 2022, Niel made a comeback with his 3rd mini album "A to Z", which is set to be released on November 28.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Eleventh Mom | Ban-jang | Supporting role |
| 2020 | Swag | | Lead role |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Children's Chorus | | |
| 2005 | 641 Families | | |
| 2010 | I Am Legend | Teen Top | Cameo |
| 2012 | Do You Know Taekwondo? | Choi Myeong-seong | Main role |
| 2013 | Two Weeks | Student | |
| 2014 | Sweden Laundry | Kim Min-ho | Cameo |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Network | Role | Note | Ref. |
| 2021 | The Guys I Want to Catch | Dingo Music | | | |

### Variety shows

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2017 | Wizard of Nowhere | |
| 2021 | Wild Idol | Daily mentor |

## Theater

| Year | English title | Korean title | Role |
| 2021 | Time Between Dog and Cat | 개와 고양이의 시간 | |
| 2022–2023 | Origin of Species | 종의 기원 | Han Yu-jin |
| 2023 | Dream High | 드림하이 | Jason |

## Discography
### EPs

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | KOR | Sales |
| oNiely | Released: February 16, 2015 Label: TOP Media Format: CD, Digital download | 1 | KOR: 26,562 |
| oNiely | oNiely 'Spring Love' (Repackage) Released: April 14, 2015 Label: TOP Media Format: CD, Digital download | 4 | KOR: 13,018 |
| Love Affair... | Released: January 16, 2017 Label: TOP Media Format: CD, Digital download Track listing "On My Way" "Love Affair" (ft. Giantpink) "Heart Monster" "Fever" "Signal" "In The Rain" (ft. Snacky Chan) "Disappear" | 3 | KOR: 14,086 |
| A to Z | Released: November 28, 2022 Label: TOP Media Format: CD, Digital download Track listing "A to Z" "In your space" "Hypnotized" "Single Love" "Forever Young" "Today" | 75 | KOR: 1,435 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. ||||

### Single albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | KOR | Sales |
| Parting Emotion | Released: January 11, 2024 Label: Newentry Co., Ltd. Format: CD, Digital download Track listing "Parting Path" "Loved XX" "Parting Path" (Sped Up) | 36 | KOR: 9,825 |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | KOR Gaon Chart | Album |
| 2015 | "Lovekiller" (featuring Dok2) | 6 | oNiely |
| 2015 | "Affogato" (featuring C.A.P) | 84 | oNiely |
| 2015 | "Spring Love" (featuring Juniel) | 40 | oNiely 'Spring Love' |
| 2022 | "A To Z" | — | A To Z |
| 2022 | "In Your Space" | — | A To Z |
| 2024 | "Parting Path" | — | Parting Emotion |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. ||||

#### Soundtrack appearances

| Year | Album | Song title | Sales | Artist |
| 2012 | Tearfully Beautiful | "Tearfully Beautiful" | KOR (DL): 95,179+ | with G.O, Yoseob, Woohyun, Jo Kwon (Dramatic BLUE) |
| 2013 | Fanta Time | "Fanta Time" | — | with Lee Kwangsoo, Euji |
| 2015 | The Day We Meet | "I Am Korea" | — | with various artists |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2015 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Song of the year | Lovekiller | Nominated |
| 2015 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Dance Performance – Solo | Lovekiller | Nominated |