Ahn Jae Hyun

**Ahn Jae-hyun** (born 1 July 1987) is a South Korean model and actor. He is best known for his roles in television dramas such as *My Love from the Star* (2013), *You're All Surrounded* (2014), *Blood* (2015), *Cinderella and Four Knights* (2016) and *Reunited Worlds* (2017).

## 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*. 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.

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

In 2015, Ahn played his first leading role as a vampire doctor in *Blood*.

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

In 2017, Ahn was cast as the second lead in SBS's fantasy romance drama *Reunited Worlds*.

## Personal life

On March 11, 2016, Ahn was confirmed to be dating his *Blood* co-star Ku Hye-sun since April 2015. The couple officially registered their marriage at the Gangnam district office on May 20, 2016. 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. The pair later appeared in the upcoming reality show *Newlywed Diary* produced by Na Young-seok, showcasing their married life.

## Filmography

### Film

 2016 | *Perfect Imperfection* | Ann | Chinese film

### Music video appearances

 "Please Don't"
 2013
 2014
 "The Space Between"
 2017

## Discography

 2014 | "That Was You" | Ahn Jae-hyun | Track from *You're All Surrounded* OST

## References

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3. ↑ "Ahn Jae Hyun Embraces Bora in SISTAR19 MV". *enewsWorld*. 30 January 2013. http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/27826/new-images-of-sistar19s-new-mv-released.
4. ↑ "K.Will is Once Again a Guest for his Own MV". *enewsWorld*. 16 October 2012. http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/17786/kwill-is-once-again-a-guest-for-his-own-mv.
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7. ↑ Lee, Kyung-nam (13 March 2014). "Ahn Jae Hyeon Cast in *You Are All Surrounded* with Lee Seung Gi and Cha Seung Won". *enewsWorld*. http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/60922/ahnjaehyeon-cast-in-new-drama. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
8. ↑ Ha, Soo-jung (8 November 2014). "Interview: Ahn Jae Hyeon Used to Starve Excessively in Order to Stay Lean". http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/79933/interview-ahn-jae-hyeon-used-to-starve-excessively-in-order-to-stay-lean. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
9. ↑ Lee, Seung-mi (12 November 2014). "Actor fashions his own future". http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2997161. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
10. ↑ "Jung, Ahn will host ‘M Countdown’". *Korea JoongAng Daily*. 25 February 2014. http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2985404.
11. ↑ Ahn, Sung-mi (12 February 2015). "Little brother from *My Love* gets shot at big time". http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150212000667. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
12. ↑ "Ahn Jae-hyun ready for vampire surgeon role". *Kpop Herald*. 12 February 2015. http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201502120912307719872\_2&ACE\_SEARCH=1.
13. ↑ "Ahn Jae-hyun, Jeong Il-woo and Park So-dam to star in "Cinderella and the Four Knights"". *Hancinema*. 29 January 2016. http://www.hancinema.net/ahn-jae-hyun-jeong-il-woo-and-park-so-dam-to-star-in-cinderella-and-the-four-knights-90642.html.
14. ↑ "김소연, 데뷔 22년만에 첫 연기대상..2관왕 영예[2016 KDA 종합 [Winners Of The 2016 Korea Drama Awards Revealed]"] (in ko). *OSEN*. 7 October 2016. http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110510342.
15. ↑ "Actor Ahn Jae-hyun joins season 2 of 'New Journey to the West'". *The Korea Times*. 19 February 2016. http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/02/398\_198422.html.
16. ↑ "《处女座》定档 安以轩安宰贤星座虐恋" (in zh). 27 September 2016. http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2016-09-27/doc-ifxwevmf2426730.shtml.
17. ↑ "Ahn Jae-hyun, a chef in "Reunited Worlds"". *Hancinema*. 12 July 2017. http://www.hancinema.net/ahn-jae-hyun-a-chef-in-reunited-worlds-107831.html.
18. ↑ "Romance blooms for Ahn Jae-hyun, Ku Hye-sun". *The Korea Times*. 11 March 2016. http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/03/398\_200139.html.
19. ↑ "Actress Ku Hye-sun to marry in May". *The Korea Times*. 8 April 2016. http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/04/398\_202172.html.
20. ↑ "Celebrities donate during a wedding event". *Korea JoongAng Daily*. 23 May 2016. http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3019011.
21. ↑ "Newlywed reality show to air on tvN". *Korea JoongAng Daily*. 31 December 2016. http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3028057.
22. ↑ "MBC Music Launches New Daily MV Program With Dal Shabet’s Subin and Model Ahn Jae Hyun". *enewsWorld*. 16 January 2013. http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/26595/new-mv-show-launched-on-mbc.
23. ↑ Ha, Soo-jung (8 November 2014). "Interview: Ahn Jae Hyeon Gets Nervous and Makes Mistakes on *MCD* Every Week". http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/79972/interview-ahn-jae-hyeon-gets-nervous-and-makes-mistakes-on-mcd-every-week. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Models rushing to small screen". *The Korea Times*. 21 March 2014. http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/03/398\_153806.html.
25. ↑ "‘별그대’ 김수현 KDA 대상, 5관왕 영예(코리아드라마어워즈)" (in ko). *Newsen*. http://www.newsen.com/news\_view.php?uid=201410011931121210.
26. ↑ "Kim Soo-hyun wins at drama festival". *Korea JoongAng Daily*. 3 October 2014. http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2995614.
27. ↑ "2016第七届澳门国际电视节获奖名单" (in zh). *Macau International Movie Festival*. http://movie.mtm.mo/?act=app&appid=37&mid=217&p=view.