I. Introduction
Ahn Hyo-seop is a South Korean actor and singer. He is a member of the project group One O One formed by Starhaus Entertainment. He gained recognition for his main roles in the Korean dramas Still 17 (2018), Abyss (2019), and Dr. Romantic 2 (2020).
II. Career
Hyo-seop was born in Seoul, South Korea, but moved to Toronto, Canada. He returned to South Korea by himself when he was 17. He graduated from Kookmin University in the Department of International Business.
He almost debuted with GOT7 after being scouted by JYP and traning under it.
On October 1, 2015, Starhaus Entertainment launched the project group One O One, releasing their debut single "Love You". The group consisted of Ahn together with fellow Starhaus actors Kwak Si-yang, Song Won-suk and Kwon Do-kyun. However, the group presumably disbanded due to inactivity since January 2019.
In 2016, he appeared on the variety show Celebrity Bromance with Jackson Wang, who is a very good friend of his.
His popularity rose after his first ever lead role in Queen of the Ring and My Father is Strange in 2017. He then transited to lead roles thereafter and starred in Still 17 For his performance, he was a best new actor award he was nominated in the "Character of the Year" category at the 2018 SBS Drama Awards alongside Jo Hyun-sik and Lee Do-hyun. Later in the same year, Ahn acted in the drama Top Management which aired on Youtube Red.
In 2019, Ahn played alongside Park Bo-young in the romantic comedy fantasy crime drama Abyss.
In 2020, Ahn starred in the second season of the hit medical drama Dr. Romantic, playing general surgeon Seo Woo-jin with Lee Sung-kyung as his leading lady. The show was a success, with both Ahn and Lee keeping their promise of singing for the fans as it crossed the double-digit mark for ratings. His performance in the drama earned him the Best New Actor award in television at the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards. He also received an Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Action Drama from SBS Drama Awards.
In 2021, Ahn will star in the sageuk drama Red Sky which will air on August 2021 with Kim Yoo-jung. In June 2021, Ahn confirmed that he would be starring in the drama adaptation of A Business Proposal, which will air on the first half of 2022 on SBS.
III. TV Series
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
| 2015 | Splash Splash Love |
Park Yeon / Che A-jik |
MBC |
| 2016 | One More Happy Ending |
Ahn Jung-woo | MBC |
| 2016 | Happy Home |
Choi Chul-soo | MBC |
| 2016 | Entertainer |
Ji-noo | SBS |
| 2017 | Three Color Fantasy – Queen of the Ring |
Park Se-gun | MBC |
| 2017 | My Father is Strange |
Park Chul-soo | KBS2 |
| 2018 | Still 17 |
Yoo Chan | SBS |
| 2018 | Top Management |
Hyun Soo-yong | Youtube Red |
| 2019 | Abyss |
Cha Min | tvN |
| 2020 | Dr. Romantic 2 |
Seo Woo-jin | SBS |
| 2020 | Red Sky |
Ha Ram | SBS |
| 2022 | A Business Proposal | Kang Tae-moo | SBS |
IV. Variety Shows
| Year | Title | Network |
| 2015 | Always Cantare – Season 2 | tvN |
| 2016 | Celebrity Bromance – Chuseok Special | MBig TV |
| 2019 | 4th Asia Artist Awards | Money Today |
V. Discography
| Year | Title | Album |
| 2018 | "Get Myself With You" | S.O.U.L |
| 2018 | "Gravity" | S.O.U.L |
| 2018 | "Sugar Cane" | S.O.U.L |
| 2018 | "Me In" | S.O.U.L |
| 2018 | "I Will Show You" | S.O.U.L |
VI. Awards
| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominated Work |
| 2017 | Asia Artist Awards | Rookie Award | My Father is Strange |
| 2018 | SBS Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Still 17 |
| 2019 | Asia Artist Awards | Choice Award | as himself |
| 2020 | Asia Artist Awards | Best Actor Award | Dr. Romantic 2 |
| 2020 | Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor – Television | Dr. Romantic 2 |
| 2020 | SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Action Drama | Dr. Romantic 2 |
VII. Trivia
- Ahn Hyo-seop has an older brother and an older sister.
– His specialty: Singing, Piano, Violin, Dance
– He is said to look like Nam Joo-hyuk.
