- Debut
- 199704.24
- Birthday
- 09.121971
- Genre
- Ballad · Pop
Basic info
Ahn Jae-wook is a singer who debuted as an actor and released an album after the drama 《Star in My Heart》. His signature songs include 〈Forever〉 and 〈친구〉.
- Debut
- April 24, 1997 · Debut song Forever
- Debut agency
- J-Ble Entertainment
- Current agency
- Birthday
- September 12, 1971
- Years active
- 1997–
- Genre
- Ballad · Pop
- Real name
- 안재욱
- Debut reference
- Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.
걸어온 길
Ahn Jae-wook majored in theater at the Seoul Institute of the Arts and began his acting career in 1994 as an MBC open-recruitment talent.
In 1997 played the singer Kang Min in the drama 《Star in My Heart》 and released a first album with the in-drama song 〈Forever〉. The album sold hundreds of thousands of copies.
After releasing up to the 3rd album in 1999, returned in March 2003 with the 4th album, whose title track 〈친구〉 was loved for a long time. In the 2000s also continued overseas activities such as in China.
Focused on musical stages from 2009. Underwent surgery for a subarachnoid hemorrhage in the US in February 2013 and rested, returned to musicals in April 2014, and held a 20th debut anniversary concert in October. Caught in a drunk-driving checkpoint on February 10, 2019 and received a license suspension, and withdrew from the musical 《Hero》 he was scheduled to appear in.
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Key releases
- 1997.04 Forever1st studio albumIncludes an insert song from the drama 《Star in My Heart》
- 1998.04 Memories2nd studio album
- 1999.11 Yesterday3rd studio album
- 2003.03 Reds in Ahn Jae-wook4th studio albumIncludes 〈친구〉
- 2005.11 Sounds Like You5th studio album
- 2008.12 Best AlbumBest album
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Major awards
- 1996 Baeksang Arts Awards, TV Category, Best New Actor
- 1997 KBS Song Festival, Best New Artist Award
- 1997 KBS Song Festival, Top 10 Artists Award
- 1998 Blue Dragon Film Awards, Best New Actor (Jjim)
- 2004 KBS Drama Awards, Excellence Award (Oh! Pilseung Bong Sun-young)
- 2007 KBS Entertainment Awards, Best Radio DJ Award (shared with Cha Tae-hyun)
Key records and stories
- Began acting in 1994 as an MBC open-recruitment talent (actor).
- 〈Forever〉, sung in 1997 for a singer role in a drama, became the debut song.
- Regarded as a 1st-generation Hallyu star who won great popularity in China in the late 1990s.
- Was caught at a drunk-driving checkpoint on February 10, 2019, received a license suspension, and withdrew from a scheduled musical.
- In China, was called 'Anzaixu', the Chinese pronunciation of Ahn Jae-wook.
- For the 20th debut anniversary in 2014, released the single 《새삼스럽게》 and held the concert 《One Fine Day》.
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