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Ahn Bo-hyun

In this Korean name, the family name is Ahn.

Ahn Bo-hyun (Korean: 안보현; born May 16, 1988) is a South Korean actor, model, and television personality under FN Entertainment. Since his acting debut in 2014, he has appeared in various films and television dramas. Ahn achieved a career breakthrough with Itaewon Class (2020). He won the Excellence Award, Actor in an OTT Drama for his roles in Yumi's Cells and My Name at the 8th APAN Star Awards on September 29, 2022.

Ahn Bo-hyun
Ahn in September 2023
Born (1988-05-16) May 16, 1988 (age 36)
Busan, South Korea
EducationDaekyeung University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2007–present
AgentFN Entertainment[1]
Korean name
Hangul
안보현
Hanja
Revised RomanizationAn Bo-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerAn Pohyŏn
Websitefnent.co.kr

Early life and career

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Ahn was born in Busan, South Korea, on May 16, 1988. As a graduate from Busan Sports High School, he used to participate in amateur boxing competitions and previously won a gold medal.[2]

He originally debuted as a model in 2007.[3][4] Since his acting debut in 2014, he has appeared in various films and television dramas including Descendants of the Sun (2016), Dokgo Rewind (2018), and Her Private Life (2019).

Ahn achieved success and achieved a breakthrough through Itaewon Class (2020), where he portrayed the villain Jang Geun-won.

 
Ahn at Blue Dragon Series Awards in July 2022

He furthered his success with leading roles in Netflix series My Name (2021), tvN dramas Yumi's Cells (2021–2022), Military Prosecutor Doberman (2022), See You in My 19th Life (2023), and Flex X Cop (2024).

Personal life

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On August 3, 2023, FN Entertainment confirmed that Ahn was dating K-pop idol and actress Jisoo from Blackpink.[5][6][7] However, just two months after going public with their relationship, it was confirmed that the two had broken up due to their busy schedules.[8][9][10]

Other ventures

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Philanthropy

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On May 28, 2022, Ahn donated 528 boxes of sanitary napkins to the underprivileged on the occasion of World Menstruation Day, by donating through the G-Foundation Foundation.[11]

Ambassadorship

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On November 12, 2021, following his role as a police detective in My Name, Ahn was named as a honorary marine police officer by the Namhae Coast Guard.[12]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Hiya Lee Jin-sang [13]
2019 Memories of a Dead End [ko] Tae-gyu [14]
2023 Noryang: Deadly Sea Yi Hoe [15]
TBA Pretty Crazy Gil Goo [16]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Golden Cross [17]
Two Mothers [18]
My Secret Hotel Sang-hoon
2015 The Dearest Lady Lee Bong-gil [19]
2016 Descendants of the Sun Im Kwang-nam [19]
After the Show Ends Cha Kang-woo [20]
My Runway Wang Rin
2017 Wednesday 3:30 PM Baek Seung-kyu [21]
Sisters-in-Law James Seo / Seo Jun-young Cameo [22]
Girls' Generation 1979 Young Choon's old friend [23]
2018 Hide and Seek Baek Do-hoon [24]
2019 Her Private Life Nam Eun-ki [25]
Investiture of the Gods Bi De [Yin Jiao's aide] Chinese drama [26] [27]
Drama Stage – "Crumbling Friendship" Yoo Seung-bong Season 2 [28]
2020 Itaewon Class Jang Geun-won [29]
Kairos Seo Do-kyun [30]
2021–2022 Yumi's Cells Goo Woong Season 1–2 [31]
2022 Military Prosecutor Doberman Do Bae-man [32]
Adamas Kwon Min-jo Cameo (episode 4) [33]
A Place You Can Come Back Anytime Japanese drama [34]
2023 See You in My 19th Life Moon Seo-ha [35]
2024 Flex X Cop Jin Yi-soo [36]

Web series

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Year Title Role Ref.
2017 My Only Love Song Moo-myung [37]
2018 Dokgo Rewind Pyo Tae-jin [38]
2021 My Name Jeon Pil-do [39][40]

Television shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 The Backpacker Chef Host with Baek Jong-won, DinDin and Oh Dae-hwan [41]
2023 You Go to Sydney Cast Member with Heo Sung-tae, Lee Si-eon and Youtuber KWAKTUBE [42]
2024 The Backpacker Chef Season 2 Host with Baek Jong-won, Lee Soo-geun, Heo Kyung-hwan, and Go Kyung-pyo [43]

Web shows

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Year Title Role Ref.
2022 Young Actors' Retreat Cast member [44]

Hosting

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Year Title Notes Ref.
2020 2020 MBC Entertainment Awards with Jun Hyun-moo and Jang Do-yeon [45]

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2021 Best New Actor Itaewon Class Nominated [46]
2022 Excellence Award, Actor in an OTT Drama My Name
Yumi's Cells 		Won [47]
Asia Artist Awards 2020 Popularity Award (Actor) Ahn Bo-hyun Nominated [48][unreliable source?]
Best Emotive Award (Actor) Won [49]
Choice Award Won
Asia Model Festival 2023 Model Star Award Won [50]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2020 Best New Actor – Television Itaewon Class Nominated [51]
Blue Dragon Series Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actor My Name Nominated [52]
Brand of the Year Awards 2020 Rising Star Actor of The Year Itaewon Class Won [53]
Korea First Brand Awards 2020 Rising Star Actor Won [54]
MBC Drama Awards 2020 Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries Kairos Nominated [55]
Best New Actor Won [56]
MBC Entertainment Awards 2020 Rookie Award in Variety Category – Male I Live Alone Nominated [57]

Listicles

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Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Cine21 2021 Actors that will lead Korean Video Content Industry in 2022 6th[a] [58]
Elle Japan 2022 Top 16 Hallyu Best Actor 4th [59]

Notes

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  1. ^ mentioned together with Wi Ha-joon, Kim Soo-hyun, Jo Jung-suk, Park Jeong-min, Song Kang-ho, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Seon-ho, Ryu Jun-yeol, Choi Woo-shik

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