Danny Ahn
Danny Ahn | |
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Ahn Shin-won[1][2] | |
Born | Seattle, Washington, United States | December 22, 1978
Education | Dankook University |
Occupations |
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Agents |
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Member of | g.o.d |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 안신원 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | An Sin-won |
McCune–Reischauer | An Sinwŏn |
Danny Ahn (
Early life
Ahn was born in
Career
Beginnings
Ahn's professional career began with his debut in the
In 1997 Ahn was recruited by his cousin Joon for a project group he was forming. Between 1997 and 1998, Son, Yoon Kye-sang and Kim Sun-a were recruited through auditions while Park Jin-young joined the group as their producer and mentor.[13] However, Kim Sun-a left to pursue acting and was replaced with Kim Tae-woo, then still a high school student.[14] The group eventually became a five-man boy band and named g.o.d, short for "Groove Over Dose".
1999–2005: Success with g.o.d
After a lukewarm response to their debut performance in January 1999, the group went on to become one of the most popular K-pop groups in the 2000s. He gained attention for his unique rapping style and occasionally composed his own rap lyrics.[15] The group later switched from SidusHQ to JYP Entertainment, with two members switching agencies while Ahn and Yoon renewed their individual contracts at SidusHQ.[16] In 2004, Yoon left the group and g.o.d continued as a quartet until December 2005.
2006–2013: Solo activities and projects
Ahn ventured into the radio industry prior to g.o.d going on hiatus in late December 2005.[17] He became as a radio DJ on KBS Cool FM and was the first host of Kiss the Radio before taking over Lee Soo-young as host of the long-running afternoon program Music Show (ko).[18][19][20][21] Due to his popularity as host of Music Show, he was invited back to be a guest DJ for the "Homecoming Day" special in 2015, in honor of KBS Cool FM's 50th anniversary.[22]
Ahn released his solo single album on May 28, 2007 "If It Were A Dream", which featured a cappella group
Despite g.o.d going on hiatus, Ahn has reunited with his bandmates several times for collaborations. Ahn,
In May 2012, Ahn starred opposite Dave K. Wong as Gye Dong-hee, a friend to Ryu's Seung-hyuk in Channel A's Goodbye Dear Wife.[25] He served as a commentator/host on We Got Married along with Lee Ji-hye, with hosts Park Mi-sun and Kim Jung-min before leaving the show on May 31, 2014.[26] In 2013 he joined Top Gear Korea to host the fourth season.[27]
Ahn was part of a project "group" called HOTSechgodRG, which comprises himself and four other members of
2014–present: g.o.d reunion and other activities
Ahn's contract with his previous agency
Ahn starred in the SBS drama
In July 2018 Ahn re-signed with former agency SidusHQ. He had joined New Able Entertainment in 2016 but it was acquired by SidusHQ and he was one of several artists who opted to transfer to SidusHQ.[36][37]
Since August 2020, Ahn and his g.o.d bandmate Son Ho-young have co-hosted a talk show g.o.d's Lunch Attack which airs on Naver's streaming app Naver NOW. at noon on weekdays.[38][39]
In June 2022, Danny renewed his contract with Cuz-9 Entertainment.[40]
Personal life
Ahn has revealed that he has had a total of five girlfriends in the past, with two of them being celebrities.[41] Regarding his views on dating, Ahn has stated, "I won't publicly announce my relationship while I'm dating, but I'm going to confidently date her in public. But when I find someone that I really want to spend the rest of my life with, I'm going to make a public announcement."[42]
He has one older sister.[7]
Discography
Year | Song | Album |
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2007 | If It Were A Dream (feat. Sweet Sorrow) | Solo Album - Digital Single |
Soundtrack contributions
Date | Track | Title | Notes |
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2012 | 죽어도 넌 내 사랑 (Danny Ahn with Misty) |
Goodbye Dear Wife OST | |
2014 | "One Day" (하루만) (Son Ho-young feat. Danny Ahn) |
Marriage, Not Dating OST | Featured artist[43] |
As a featured artist
Year | Track | Album | Peak positions1 | Notes | |
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KOR Weekly |
KOR Monthly | ||||
2002 | "What's Love" (Rain feat. Danny, Lexy, Byul and JYP) |
Bad Guy | |||
2006 | 사랑했어요 (SG Wannabe feat. Danny Ahn) |
The 3rd Masterpiece | |||
2009 | 기억과 추억 (Kim Tae-woo feat. Park Joon-hyung, Danny Ahn and Son Ho-young) |
T-Virus | |||
2010 | "I'm Sorry" (The Film feat. Danny Ahn) |
2nd Episode | 68 | — | [44] |
2011 | 크게 라디오를 켜고 (remake)) | Non-album single | |||
2015 | "Memories" (Kim Bo-kyung feat. Danny Ahn) |
0516 | |||
"Hometown" (뽀레버막내) (Kim Tae-woo feat. Danny Ahn) |
T-Road | ||||
"My Friend"[46] (Kim Dong-wan feat. Danny Ahn) |
D | [47] |
Lyrics and composition
Year | Song | Artist | Album | Note |
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1999 | "Say g.o.d" | g.o.d | Chapter 2 | lyrics co-written with Park Jin-young, Park Joon-hyung, Yoon Kye-sang, Son Ho-young and Kim Tae-woo |
2000 | "g.o.d Party" | Chapter 3 | ||
"Sky Blue Balloon" | ||||
2001 | "Sad Love" | Chapter 4 | lyrics co-written with Park Joon-hyung, Yoon Kye-sang, Son Ho-young and Kim Tae-woo | |
"134-14" | lyrics and music co-written with Park Joon-hyung, Yoon Kye-sang, Son Ho-young and Kim Tae-woo | |||
2002 | "Us" | Chapter 5: Letter | lyrics and music | |
"What's Love" | Rain | Bad Guy | lyrics and music | |
2003 | 슬픈 이별 뒤로 | Cha Tae-hyun | The Book | lyrics |
2004 | "Familiar Strangers" | g.o.d | An Ordinary Day | Music and arrangement |
2014 | "Sky Blue Promise" | Chapter 8 | lyrics co-written with Duble Sidekick | |
"Smile" | ||||
"Stand Up" | lyrics co-written with Black Eyed Pilseung and Son Ho-young | |||
"I Like It" | lyrics co-written with Kiggen and Hanhae | |||
"The Lone Duckling" | rap lyrics co-written with Duble Sidekick | |||
"One Day" (하루만) | Son Ho-young ft. Danny Ahn | Marriage, Not Dating OST | rap lyrics[48] co-written with Kim Won and Jang Jung-woo | |
2015 | 뽀레버막내 | Kim Tae-woo | T-Road | lyrics[49] |
2016 | "My Friend" | Kim Dong-wan | K | lyrics co-written with Song Yang-ha, Kim Dong-yeol and Brand Newjiq |
Filmography
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Banjun Drama | ||
2008 | Innocent You | Kang Eun-hwan | |
2009 | High Kick Through the Roof | Ahn Shin-won | Cameo |
2010 | The Slave Hunters | Baek-ho | |
The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry | Kim Bu-ki's ex-boyfriend | Cameo | |
The Fugitive: Plan B | Baek Nam-jung | ||
2011 | Real School! | Cameo | |
Lie to Me | Hyun Ki-joon's friend | Cameo | |
When Women Powder Twice | Han Sun-woo | ||
2012 | Goodbye Dear Wife | Gye Dong-hee | |
The Innocent Man | Kim Jung-hoon | Cameo (Ep. 2, 15) | |
2013 | Fantasy Tower | Dal-soo | |
2014 | 12 Years Promise | Yoo Soo-han | |
KBS Drama Special – "Pitch Black" | Park Hyun-tae | ||
2015 | Romance of 7 Days | Ahn Jun-seo[50] | |
The Three Witches | Baek Eun-yong | ||
2017 | Bravo My Life | Audition judge[51] | Cameo |
Justice Team 2[52][53] | Lee Dae-ho | ||
2019 | Level Up[54] | Park Gi-woo | |
2021 | Imitation | Ji-hak [55] | |
2022 | O'PENing – "Don't Announce Your Husband's Death" | Yoon Chan-bum[56] | |
2023 | The Escape of the Seven[57] | Cameo |
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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2008 | Crazy Waiting | Seo Min-cheol |
2011 | Head | Kang Seung-wan |
2023 | Chabak - Night of Murder and Romance | Soo-won[58] |
Variety shows
Year | Title | Notes |
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2009–2010 | Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 | Regular cast; 25 episodes |
2013 | Handsome Boys of the 20th Century | Regular cast; 29 episodes |
2014 | Where Is My Superhero?[59] | Regular cast |
2015 | The Friends in Chiang Mai | With Park Joon-hyung and Ryohei Otani |
Web shows
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2017 | Travel For Me | Cast Member | With Choi Philip and Park Gyu-ri
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[60] |
2022 | Let's Watch Soccer Together | Host | [61] |
Music videos
Year | Title | Artist |
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2015 | "Lonely Funk" | Kim Tae-woo |
Radio
Year | Name | Network |
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2004–2006 | Danny Ahn's Kiss the Radio | KBS Cool FM |
2011–2013[19] | Danny Ahn's Music Show[62] | KBS Cool FM |
2020–present | g.o.d's Lunch Attack (with Son Ho-young) | Naver NOW
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Awards
Year | Category | Work | Result |
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2004 | KBS Entertainment Awards | Danny Ahn's Kiss the Radio | Won |
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External links
- Danny Ahn at HanCinema
- Danny Ahn at the Korean Movie Database
- Danny Ahn at IMDb