Ahn Jae-wook
Ahn Jae-wook | |
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![]() Ahn in April 2018 | |
Born | |
Education | Seoul Institute of the Arts – Theater (1994) Yonsei University Graduate School of Public Administration – Social Welfare |
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
Years active | 1994–present |
Agents |
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Spouse |
Choi Hyun-joo (m. 2015) |
Children | 2 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 안재욱 |
Revised Romanization | An Jaeuk |
McCune–Reischauer | An Chaeuk |
Website | www |
Ahn Jae-wook (Korean: 안재욱; born September 12, 1971) is a South Korean actor and singer.
Career
[edit]Ahn Jae-wook spent most of his childhood in his hometown, the district of Donam-dong in Seoul, before graduating from Seoul Institute of the Arts, where he majored in theater. After graduating in 1994, Ahn made his acting debut in Song of a Blind Bird, which was based on a real-life story, followed by supporting roles in several 1995–96 television series such as Hotel and Their Embrace.[1] In 1997 he and costar Choi Jin-sil shot to stardom in the highly popular trendy drama Star in My Heart, which reached ratings of over 49%. It not only ignited trends in hairstyle, fashion and products featured in the series,[2] Ahn also became a Korean Wave star, extending his popularity to China, Japan and Southeast Asian countries.[3]
Star in My Heart likewise kick-started Ahn's music career. Forever, which was featured in the series' ending during the concert of his character Kang Min, sold over 700,000 copies, and became the title song of his debut album.[4] He continued to compose and sing over the years, holding numerous concerts in Japan and China, and releasing albums such as Memories and Reds in Ahn Jae-wook.
In 1998, he played lead roles in three films – Rub Love with Lee Ji-eun, Tie a Yellow Ribbon with Kim Hye-soo, and First Kiss with Choi Ji-woo—but did not meet with box office success despite his popularity at the time. He also starred in Garden of Heaven with Lee Eun-ju in 2003, and the Korea-Japan telecinema project Triangle in 2009.
Instead, Ahn focused on the small screen, appearing in over 10 television series from the late 1990s and throughout the 2000s. Among these were Goodbye My Love with Kim Hee-sun, Oh Pil-seung and Bong Soon-young (also known as Oh Feel Young) with Chae Rim, and I Love You (also known as Saranghae) with Seo Ji-hye.[5]
As he entered his forties and his matinee idol status gave way to younger actors, Ahn returned to his stage roots.[6] He played Daniel in Jack the Ripper (a Korean adaptation of the Czech musical Jack Rozparovač ) from 2009 to 2011,[7][8] then reprised the role in the musical's run in Tokyo, Japan in 2012.[9][10]
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of broadcaster MBC, Ahn headlined Lights and Shadows in 2011.[11] The sprawling drama, which spotlights Korean show business against the backdrop of history in the 1960s to the 1980s, was number one in its timeslot for 20 consecutive weeks.[12]
Ahn then played the title role in the 2012 Korean staging of Rudolf, a musical about the 1889 Mayerling Incident involving the Crown Prince of Austria.[13]
In February 2013 Ahn underwent brain surgery in the U.S. for a subarachnoid hemorrhage.[14][15][16][17][18] After resting for a year, Ahn returned to work in April 2014 via the musical Le Roi Soleil.[19] He celebrated his 20th anniversary in entertainment by holding a concert titled One Fine Day in October 2014.[20]
In September 2017, It was confirmed that Ahn will be a fixed cast member in Netflix's variety show Busted!.[21] Ahn's involvement in a drunk driving incident in February 2019 caused him to be omitted in the promotions of Busted's second season - including removal from the opening credits and promotional posters, as well as to skip the already-scheduled musical "Hero".[22]
Personal life
[edit]Ahn married musical theatre actress Choi Hyun-joo on June 1, 2015.[23][24] The couple met in 2014 when they were cast as lovers in the stage musical Rudolf.[25] The couple have a daughter and a son.[26]
Filmography
[edit]Television series
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Traveler in Heaven | ||
Song of a Blind Bird | Kang Young Woo | ||
1994–1997 | Partner | Oh Min Soo | |
1995 | Make A Song | ||
Hotel | Yeong Pal | ||
Love and War | |||
1996 | Their Embrace | Ji Yun Woo | |
Salted Mackerel | Sang Woo | ||
1997 | Star in My Heart | Kang Min Hee | |
1997–1998 | Revenge and Passion | Kang Joon Ho | |
1998–1999 | Sunflower | Dr. Jang Hyun Woo | |
1999 | Goodbye My Love | Chang Min Soo | |
2000 | Bad Friends | Kim Kang Seok | |
2000–2001 | Mothers and Sisters | Kong Su Chul | |
2003 | The Fairy and The Swindler | Jung Jae Kyung | |
2004 | Match Made in Heaven | Kim Suk Koo | |
Oh Feel Young | Oh Pil Seung | ||
2006 | Mr. Goodbye | Yoon Hyun Suh | |
2008 | I Love You | Suk Chul Soo | |
2011–2012 | Lights and Shadows | Kang Ki Tae | |
2012 | Faith | Eun Soo's ex-boyfriend | ep 1 cameo |
2016 | Five Enough | Lee Sang Tae | |
2021 | Mouse | Han Seo-joon | [27] |
2022 | The Driver | Ha Tae-joon | [28][29] |
The Empire | Na Geun-woo | [30][31] | |
2023 | Not Others | Jin-hong | [32] |
Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role |
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1998 | Rub Love | Jo Han |
Tie a Yellow Ribbon | Joon Hyuk | |
First Kiss | Han Kyeong Hyeon | |
2003 | Garden of Heaven | Choi Oh Sung |
2009 | Triangle | Ryu Sang Woo |
Variety show
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Pot Stand | Host | |
2018–2019 | Busted! | Cast member | Season 1–2 |
2023 | Oh Eun-young Game | judge | [33] |
Theater
[edit]- 1995: Baby
- 1996: 한평 반짜리 혁명
- 1997: Butterflies Are Free
- 1998: Guys and Dolls
- 2009: Jack the Ripper
- 2010: Jack the Ripper
- 2010: Rock of Ages
- 2011: Jack the Ripper
- 2012: Jack the Ripper
- 2012–2013: Rudolf
- 2014: Le Roi Soleil
- 2014–2015: Rudolf
- 2022–2023: Dracula as Dracula[34]
- 2023: Harlan County as John[35]
Radio program
[edit]- 2007–2008: Mr. Radio (KBS Cool FM)
Discography
[edit]Album information | Track listing |
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Forever
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Memories
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Yesterday
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Reds in Ahn Jae-wook
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사랑,이별 그리고...
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14. 사랑,이별 그리고... – Ahn Jae-wook |
Sounds Like You
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사랑의 향기는 설레임을 타고 온다
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12. 사랑의 향기는 설레임을 타고 온다 – Lim Hyun-jung feat. Ahn Jae-wook |
그녀에게
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Best Album
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사랑에 살다
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청춘
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01. 청춘 – Tin Tin Five feat. Ahn Jae-wook |
Jack the Ripper
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Track listing 07. 어쩌면 – Sonya, Ahn Jae-wook |
At This Moment
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하늘아 제발 / 바람
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Track listing 03. 하늘아 제발 (Heaven, Please) – Ahn Jae-wook |
너라는 하늘
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01. 너라는 하늘 (Saw the Sky) |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1994 | 13th MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Won | |
1996 | 8th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor in TV | Love and War | Won |
15th MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, actor | Won | ||
1997 | KBS Song Festival | Top 10 Singers | — | Won |
Best New Singer | — | Won | ||
16th MBC Drama Awards | Best Couple Award with Choi Jin-sil | Star in My Heart | Won | |
Popularity Award | Won | |||
1998 | 19th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actor | Tie a Yellow Ribbon | Won |
2000 | 19th MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, actor | Bad Friends | Won |
Mothers and Sisters | Won | |||
2001 | Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism | Today's Young Artist Award | — | Won |
2004 | 18th KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, actor | Oh Feel Young | Won |
Best Couple Award with Park Sun-young | Won | |||
Grimae Awards | Best Actor | Won | ||
2007 | 6th KBS Entertainment Awards | Best Radio DJ | Mr. Radio | Won |
2010 | Seoul Art and Culture Awards | World Star Award | — | Won |
2016 | 5th APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Five Enough | Won |
30th KBS Drama Awards | Daesang (Grand Prize) | Nominated | ||
Top Excellence Award, actor | Nominated | |||
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Won |
References
[edit]- ^ Hong, Lucia (August 19, 2011). "Ahn Jae-wook to hold summer camp with 400 fans". 10Asia. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- ^ Seo, Ji-eun (July 8, 2008). "Automakers try to make stars of their cars". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Actor Ahn Jae-wook and Actress Kim Hee-sun Most Popular in China". The Chosun Ilbo. November 24, 2003. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- ^ Lee, Min-a (February 8, 2007). "Waves of teenage screams sweep across Jeju island as hallyu celebrates". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (February 10, 2008). "Dramas Adapt New Way of Production". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (July 5, 2011). "Ahn Jae-wook returns with Jack the Ripper" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. The Korea Times. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ Hwang, Hyo-jin (July 5, 2011). "At the rehearsal for musical Jack the Ripper". 10Asia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- ^ Park, Min-young (July 11, 2011). "Musical fans get star-studded bonanza" Archived March 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. The Korea Herald. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (May 2, 2012). "Super Junior Sungmin's musical Jack the Ripper to open in Japan". 10Asia. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
- ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (September 18, 2012). "Musical as next hallyu". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- ^ Park, So-jung (September 28, 2011). "Ahn Jae-wook to star in upcoming series". 10Asia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- ^ Lee, Hye-ji (July 4, 2012). "Light and Shadow keeps No. 1 status till last episode". 10Asia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- ^ "2013.01.02 TICKET". Korea JoongAng Daily. January 2, 2013. Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Korean actor Ahn Jae-wook receives surgery in U.S." Yonhap. February 6, 2013. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ "Korean actor Ahn Jae-wook receives surgery in U.S." The Korea Herald. February 6, 2013. Archived from the original on February 12, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ "Ahn Jae-wook Has Emergency Brain Surgery". The Chosun Ilbo. February 7, 2013. Archived from the original on February 11, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (February 7, 2013). "Ahn Jae-wook rushed to brain surgery". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Korean actor Ahn returns home after getting surgery in US". The Korea Times. March 5, 2013. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ "Ahn, Shin to star in musical Sun King". The Korea Times. January 29, 2014. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ^ Lee, Sung-eun (September 22, 2014). "Ahn Jae-wook celebrates 20 years". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ "Netflix announces star-studded reality show". Korea JoongAng Daily. April 5, 2018. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- ^ "안재욱, 음주운전 사과…'영웅' 측 "향후 일정? 확인 중" [공식입장]". Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "Actor Ahn Jae-wook ties knot with musical actress". K-pop Herald. June 2, 2015. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- ^ "Actor Ahn Jae-wook ties knot with musical actress". The Korea Observer. June 1, 2015. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ^ "Ahn Jae Wook Surprises Girlfriend with Romantic Proposal". Soompi. March 31, 2015. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ^ Ha, Su-jeong. "'9살 연하♥' 안재욱, 반백살에 학부모 됐다..가족 총출동" ['9 years younger ♥' Ahn Jae-wook, became a parent at the age of half a hundred...]. OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ^ "이승기·이희준, tvN '마우스' 주연…내년 상반기 방송". Newsis. November 27, 2020. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ Kang Nae-ri (August 18, 2021). "김승우 연출작 '더 드라이버', 안재욱·이태란 등 출연…9월 첫 촬영" ['The Driver' directed by Kim Seung-woo, Ahn Jae-wook, Lee Tae-ran, etc. first shoot in september]. YTN (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ Kim Na-young (January 10, 2022). "김승우 연출 '더 드라이버' 2월 방송, 안재욱·이태란·안길강 출연" [Directed by Kim Seung-woo, ‘The Driver’ aired in February, starring Ahn Jae-wook, Lee Tae-ran, and Ahn Gil-kang] (in Korean). MK SPORTS. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim So-yeon (September 9, 2021). "[단독] 안재욱 '디엠파이어' 주인공 캐스팅…'믿보배' 귀환" [[Exclusive] Ahn Jae-wook's 'D-Empire' main character cast... Return of 'Treasure Bae]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Han Seon Han (September 9, 2021). "안재욱, '천공의 성채' 출연 확정..김선아·이미숙 만날까[공식]" [Ahn Jae-wook confirmed to appear in 'Castle in the Sky'... Shall we meet Kim Seon-ah and Lee Mi-sook [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 23, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Hwang Hye-jin (March 9, 2023). "전혜진X최수영 '남남' 캐스팅, 독특한 모녀 호흡[공식]" (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on May 27, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Jang Woo-young (December 19, 2022). "오은영 게임' MC 신동엽·이민정→안재욱·정준호·문희준·이대호·소이현 총출동 [공식]" ['Oh Eun-Young Game' MC Shin Dong-yeop · Lee Min-jeong → Ahn Jae-wook · Jung Jun-ho · Moon Hee-joon · Lee Dae-ho · So Yi-hyun all out [Official]] (in Korean). OSEN . Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Kang Jin-ah (October 11, 2022). "뮤지컬 '드라큘라', 김진환·유승우 합류...11월 개막" [Musical 'Dracula' joins Kim Jin-hwan and Yoo Seung-woo... Opening in November] (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on October 11, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Kang Jin-ah (April 4, 2023). "류정한·안재욱·이건명·임태경, 뮤지컬 '할란카운티' 출연" [Ryu Jeong-han, Ahn Jae-wook, Lee Geon-myung, Lim Tae-kyung, appear in the musical 'Harlan County] (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Naver.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Korean)
See also
[edit]Media related to Ahn Jae-wook at Wikimedia Commons
- Contemporary culture of South Korea
- Korean music
- Top Excellence in Acting, Actor for APAN Star Awards winners
- Best New Actor for Blue Dragon Film Award winners
- Best New Actor for MBC Drama Awards winners
- Best Actor for Grimae Awards winners
- Korean Mandopop singers
- South Korean pop rock singers
- 20th-century South Korean male singers
- South Korean male musical theatre actors
- South Korean male stage actors
- South Korean male film actors
- South Korean male television actors
- Seoul Institute of the Arts alumni
- Male actors from Seoul
- People from Seongbuk District
- 1971 births
- Living people
- 21st-century South Korean male singers
- Singers from Seoul
- Best New Actor Paeksang Arts Award (television) winners