# Ahn Ye-eun

Ahn Ye-eun (Korean: 안예은; born May 21, 1992), is a South Korean genre-bending singer-songwriter, who is best known as the runner-up of K-pop Star 5. She is well known for singing the soundtrack for the TV series The Rebel.

## Early life and education

Ahn was born with congenital heart defect, and she said she had spent almost her entire childhood in hospitals. She started learning piano at the age of four. Influenced by Kim Yoon-ah, the lead singer in Jaurim, and female-fronted bands such as Loveholics and Cherry Filter, Ahn had wished to become a singer since middle school. She was attending the Applied Music department of Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts. In 2019, a social media post accused Ahn of past school violence, but she and her agency since refuted the legitimacy of this accusation.

## Artistry

Ahn's musical style mixed traditional folk and pop. Her mostly musical style is pansori, a traditional Korean narrative singing. Ahn's discography saw more modern and new pansori that kept the base elements of pansori while adding a different touch such as the inclusion of more instruments. The switch between similar-sounding instruments of different cultures appears in her songs.
Ahn's music has various motifs, most from Korean folktales and historical events, while others from the Proust phenomenon, Korean shamanism, etc. Her debut album Ahn Ye-eun was about love. She released four horror songs since 2020, which started out "curiosity about whether music alone can make people feel scared".

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | KOR | Sales |
| Ahn Ye-eun | Released: November 28, 2016 Label: pandawhale company Formats: CD, digital download | 21 | KOR: 1,148 |
| O | Released: July 12, 2018 Label: pandawhale company Formats: CD, digital download | — | — |
| ㅇㅇㅇ | Released: February 25, 2020 Label: Double X Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download | 72 | — |
| "—" denotes release did not chart. ||||

### EPs

| Title | Album details |
| One Day (Every Day) (一日 (일일)) | Released: August 21, 2017 Label: pandawhale company Formats: CD, digital download |
| To the Island (섬으로) | Released: April 3, 2021 Label: JMG (Double X Entertainment) Formats: CD, digital download |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Album |
| "Somehow" (어쩌다보니) | 2016 | — | Ahn Ye Eun |
| "Okay!" (그래!) | 2017 | — | One Day (Every Day) |
| "Same Thought" (같은 생각) | 2017 | — | Non-album single |
| "Spring Alone" (홀로봄) | 2018 | — | O |
| "You" (유) | 2018 | — | O |
| "Woman's March" (8호 감방의 노래) | 2019 | — | Non-album single |
| "Kakotopia" (카코토피아) | 2020 | — | ㅇㅇㅇ |
| "Trumpet Creeper" (능소화) | 2020 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Waltz" (윤무) | 2020 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Proust" (프루스트) | 2021 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Sailing" (출항) | 2021 | — | To the Island |
| "Changgwi" (창귀) | 2021 | — | Non-album single |
| "Not Me Not Mine" (그 사랑은 내 사랑이 아니었음을) | 2024 | — | Non-album single |

### Soundtrack appearances

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Album |
| "If Spring Comes (Drama Version)" (봄이 온다면 (Drama Version)) | 2017 | — | Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People Ahn Ye-eun Special OST |
| "Magic Lily" (상사화) | 2017 | — | Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People Ahn Ye-eun Special OST |
| "Spring of Ilkhwari" (익화리의 봄) | 2017 | — | Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People Ahn Ye-eun Special OST |
| "New Day" (새날) | 2017 | — | Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People Ahn Ye-eun Special OST |
| "Red Tie (Drama Version)" (홍연 (Drama Version)) | 2017 | — | Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People Ahn Ye-eun Special OST |
| "Red Tie (Original Version)" (홍연 (Original Version)) | 2017 | — | Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People Ahn Ye-eun Special OST |
| "Light Saver" (위화(衛華)) | 2019 | — | The Crowned Clown OST |
| "Keep Alive" | 2019 | — | The Banker OST |
| "Against the Wind" (바람이 불어와도) | 2021 | — | River Where the Moon Rises OST |
| "Night Flower" (야화) | 2021 | — | Painter of the Night OST |
| "The Moon During the Day" (낮에 뜨는 달) | 2023 | 127 | The Moon That Rises in the Day OST |

### Compilation appearances

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Album |
| "Mister Mystery" (미스터 미스터리) | 2016 | 73 | K-pop Star 5 TOP10 Part.1 |
| "White Dress" (하얀 원피스) | 2016 | — | K-pop Star 5 TOP8 Part.1 |
| "If Spring Comes" (봄이 온다면) | 2016 | — | K-pop Star 5 TOP6 |
| "Hogu" (호구) | 2016 | — | K-pop Star 5 TOP4 |
| "Talk to Me" (말을 해 봐) | 2016 | — | K-pop Star 5 TOP2 Part.1 |
| "Part-Time Lover" | 2016 | — | K-pop Star 5 TOP2 Part.2 |
| "Heart Song" (마음으로 부르는 노래) with Rooftop Moonlight, Kwon Soon Kwan, Jo So Jung, Hello Ga-Young, Sunwoo Jung-a, Jo Min Hwi, Lee Seol Ah, Jo Ye Ran | 2017 | — | A Song That I Sing with My Heart |
| "Jinttobaegi" (진또배기) | 2020 | — | Lotto Singer Episode 4 |
| "Spring Rain" (봄비) with Lee Bong-geun | 2021 | — | Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend - Fantastic Duet (Friend Special) |

## Filmography
### Variety/Reality show

| Year | Title | Network | Notes | Ref. |
| 2015–16 | K-pop Star 5 | SBS | Runner-up | |
| 2020 | King of Mask Singer | MBC | Contestant as "Ring Expedition" (episodes 277–278) | |