Ahn Eun-jin
Ahn Eun-jin (Korean: 안은진; born May 6, 1991) is a South Korean actress. She first gained recognition for her supporting role in Hospital Playlist (2020–2021). Ahn later starred in the Shim Na-yeon-directed The Good Bad Mother (2023), and My Dearest (2023), receiving a Best Actress nomination at the 60th Baeksang Arts Awards for her role in the latter. She has also starred in the films The Night Owl (2022) and Citizen of a Kind (2024).
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| Ahn Eun-jin |
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| Ahn at the 3rd Blue Dragon Series Awards |
| (1991-05-06) May 6, 1991Seoul, South Korea |
| Korea National University of Arts |
| actress |
| 2011–present |
| United Artist Agency |
| 안은진 |
| 安恩眞 |
| An Eunjin |
| An Ŭnjin |
Ahn Eun-jin (Korean: 안은진; born May 6, 1991) is a South Korean actress. She first gained recognition for her supporting role in Hospital Playlist (2020–2021). Ahn later starred in the Shim Na-yeon-directed The Good Bad Mother (2023), and My Dearest (2023), receiving a Best Actress nomination at the 60th Baeksang Arts Awards for her role in the latter. She has also starred in the films The Night Owl (2022) and Citizen of a Kind (2024).
Ahn Eun-jin was born on May 6, 1991, in Seoul, the eldest of two daughters. She attended Hakdong Elementary School. During this period, she co-hosted a church event, an experience that sparked an interest in the performing arts and led her to record an aspiration to become a celebrity in her childhood diary. She continued to participate in performance activities throughout middle and high school, singing and dancing at school festivals.
After graduating from high school, Ahn enrolled at the Korea National University of Arts. She was a member of the "Class of 2010," a cohort noted for having several prominent actors, including Kim Go-eun, Lee Yoo-young, and Park So-dam, as well as Lee Sang-yi, Kim Sung-cheol, Cha Seo-won, and Lee Hwi-jong.
Ahn began her acting career during her college years, debuting in the 2012 musical The Sorrows of Young Werther.
In 2015, she performed in the play The Story of Tail Cotton, directed by her professor Yi Sang-woo to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Chaimu Troupe. Ahn initially felt her performance was lacking, but fellow actor Lee Joong-ok later offered reassurance regarding her acting. Reflecting on their discussion, Ahn noted that the production marked a turning point in her career, as she learned to overcome professional difficulties despite her own self-criticism.
Later that year, Ahn appeared in the musical Infinite Power, directed by Park Hee-soon. The production followed a group of young people living in the boarding house of an eccentric inventor attempting to create an infinite energy device. Debuting in the role of Kim Sol on September 4, 2015, Ahn received positive reviews that praised her versatile acting, comedic timing, and clear vocals. The musical ran at the Daehangno TOM 1 Theater until January 3, 2016.
In April 2018, Imagine Asia announced that Ahn had signed an exclusive contract with the agency. She then transitioned into television, appearing in supporting roles in dramas such as Kingdom, My Fellow Citizens, Possessed, Life, and The Crowned Clown. In August 2019, Ahn portrayed precinct police officer So Jeong-hwa in the OCN series Strangers from Hell. During this period, she also signed an exclusive contract with Big Boss Entertainment.
Ahn auditioned for a role in the medical drama Hospital Playlist, written by Lee Woo-jung and directed by Shin Won-ho. After an initial audition and a second meeting months later, she was cast in the role of Chu Min-ha. Ahn noted that she had nearly lost hope of being selected due to the long wait and expressed that she felt fortunate to be cast. In August 2021, Ahn signed an exclusive contract with United Artist Agency.
In 2021, Ahn took on her first leading role as the protagonist Pyo In-sook in the JTBC drama The One and Only. She portrayed a terminally ill woman who had become emotionally detached from life, struggling to process her feelings.
In 2023, Ahn portrayed Lee Mi-joo in the JTBC drama The Good Bad Mother. Her character is a nail artist and the childhood friend and former girlfriend of the protagonist, Choi Kang-ho (Lee Do-hyun), a resilient single mother raising twins. That same year, Ahn starred as Yoo Gil-chae in the MBC historical drama My Dearest. The character is a noblewoman who becomes entangled with Lee Jang-hyun (Namkoong Min) amidst the Qing invasion of Joseon.
Ahn starred in SBS TV's romantic comedy television series Dynamite Kiss opposite Jang Ki-yong from November to December 2025. She played Go Da-rim, a single woman who posed as a married person to get a job.
| Year | Title | Role | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Eun-jeong | Short film | ||
| Ji-eun | ||||
| 2013 | Min-jeong | |||
| 2014 | Eun-young | |||
| Ha-na | ||||
| A-hye | ||||
| 2016 | Ji-hye | |||
| Eun-ah | ||||
| 2022 | Jo So-young | Feature film debut | ||
| 2024 | Ae-rim |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Lee Jeong-seon | Cameo | ||
| 2019 | Royal concubine | |||
| 2019–2020 | Mu-yeong's wife | Season 1–2 | ||
| 2019 | Choi Yeon-hee | |||
| Park Gwi-nam | ||||
| So Jeong-hwa | ||||
| 2019–2020 | Seong Mi-ran | |||
| 2020 | Kim Young-hee | |||
| 2020–2021 | Chu Min-ha | Season 1–2 | ||
| 2021 | So Jeong-hwa | Cameo (episode 1–2) | ||
| Jin Sun-mi | Cameo (episode 1, 3–4) | |||
| 2021–2022 | Pyo In-sook | |||
| 2023 | Lee Mi-joo | |||
| Yoo Gil-chae | ||||
| 2024 | Jin Se-kyung | |||
| 2025 | Chu Min-ha | Cameo (episode 2, 12) | ||
| Lee Mi-joo | ||||
| Go Da-rim | ||||
| 2026 | Another Love, Not You † | Lee Mi-do | ||
| TBA | May the Congressman Protect You † | Gu Seung-hee | Special appearance |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Jo An-na |
| Year | Title | Roles | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Main cast | Season 1 |
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Lim Young-woong |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Eegre | Universal Art Center | October 25 – December 16, 2012 (2012-10-25 – 2012-12-16) | ||
| 2013 | No Jin-yo | Suseong Artpia Yongji Hall, Daegu | June 21 – July 10, 2013 (2013-06-21 – 2013-07-10) | ||
| Sybil Vane | Project Box Seeya | July 15–17, 2013 (2013-07-15 – 2013-07-17) | |||
| 2014 | August 23–25, 2014 (2014-08-23 – 2014-08-25) | ||||
| Ansan Arts Center Dalmaji Theater, Ansan | December 17–23, 2014 (2014-12-17 – 2014-12-23) | ||||
| 2015 | So-yool | Art One Theater 2 | January 24 – February 1, 2015 (2015-01-24 – 2015-02-01) | ||
| Kim Sol | Daehak-ro TOM Hall 1 | September 4, 2015 – January 3, 2016 (2015-09-04 – 2016-01-03) | |||
| 2016 | Mi-ji | Daehak-ro TOM Hall 2 | March 10–13, 2016 (2016-03-10 – 2016-03-13) | ||
| Ran | Uniplex Hall 2 | September 6 – October 30, 2016 (2016-09-06 – 2016-10-30) | |||
| Anna Lea | Daehak-ro TOM Hall 1 | October 14, 2016 – January 15, 2017 (2016-10-14 – 2017-01-15) | |||
| Dia | Project Box Seeya | December 22–24, 2016 (2016-12-22 – 2016-12-24) | |||
| 2017 | Blue Square Woori WON Banking Hall | August 12–12, 2017 (2017-08-12 – 2017-08-12) | |||
| Woman 1 | Art One Theater 1 | December 14, 2017 – March 11, 2018 (2017-12-14 – 2018-03-11) |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Lee Soo-min | —.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}N/a | |||
| 2015 | Magumboromi | Art Madang Hall 2 in Daehak-ro | November 16–29, 2015 (2015-11-16 – 2015-11-29) | ||
| 2016 | Ran | Uniplex Hall 2 | September 6 – October 30, 2016 (2016-09-06 – 2016-10-30) | ||
| 2017 | Hwa-young | Yes24 Stage 3 | March 4 – May 14, 2017 (2017-03-04 – 2017-05-14) | ||
| 2024 | Henrietta Swan Leavitt | National Theater Company Myeongdong Arts Theater | November 29 – December 28, 2024 (2024-11-29 – 2024-12-28) |
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Best New Actress | Hospital Playlist | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | Focus Award | Won | |||
| 2023 | Best Supporting Actress – Film | The Night Owl | Nominated | ||
| 2024 | Best Actress – Television | My Dearest | Nominated | ||
| 2023 | Best New Actress | The Night Owl | Nominated | ||
| 2024 | Best Actress | Goodbye Earth | Nominated | ||
| 2023 | Best New Actress | The Night Owl | Nominated | ||
| 2023 | Best New Actress in Film | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Best New Actress | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Best Actress | My Dearest | Won | ||
| 2021 | Female Actress (Rising Star) Award | Ahn Eun-jin | Won | ||
| 2023 | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | My Dearest | Won | ||
| Best Couple Award | Ahn Eun-jin (with Namkoong Min)My Dearest | Won | |||
| 2019 | The Unexpected Award | Hell Is Other People | Won | ||
| 2025 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama | Dynamite Kiss | Won | ||
| Best Couple Award | Ahn Eun-jin (with Jang Ki-yong)Dynamite Kiss | Won |
| Country | Ceremony | Year | Award | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards | 2024 | Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation |
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Korea Power Celebrity 40 | 15th | ||
| 2023 | Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year | 4th |
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- Ahn Eun-jin at HanCinema
- Ahn Eun-jin at IMDb
- Ahn Eun-jin at the Korean Movie Database