Actor Ahn Hyo Seop Profile, Drama, Facts, Photos and TMI

Ahn Hyoseop Profile

Birth Name: Paul Ahn
Korean Name: 안효섭 (Ahn Hyo Seop)
Stage Name: Ahn Hyo Seop
Nationality: Canadian
Date of Birth: 1995.04.17
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Chinese Zodiac: Goat
Height: 187 cm (6’13″)
Weight: 68 kg (149.9 lbs)
Blood Type: AB
Agency: Starhaus Entertainment
Debut: 2015
Personal Social Media: Instagram, Facebook, Weibo

Ahn Hyoseop Facts & TMI

Ahn Hyo Seop was born in Seoul.
His family consists of mother, father, grandmother, an older brother (a pharmacist, born 1989), and an older sister (an accountant, born 1991).
He is a Catholic, his baptismal name is Paul.
His family immigrated to Canada and they lived in Toronto since he was 7.
His parents took really great care of his education, so he spent his childhood mostly by studying.
His childhood dream was to be a diplomat, accountant, or consultant.
When he was still attending high school in Canada, he was scouted by JYP Entertainment.
He barely gets his parent’s permission to be a trainee in Korea.
He became a trainee in JYP Entertainment for 3 years.
Ahn Hyo Seop left JYP and joined an actor agency Starhaus Entertainment where he debuted as the maknae of idol-actor group called One O One in 2015.
He’s been listening to classical music ever since he was a child, he even mentioned Chopin’s ‘Nocturne’ as his favorite song.
He can play violin, piano, and guitar.
He won the best new actor award (TV category) at Baeksang Arts Awards 2020.
He debuted as an actor through MBC special drama ‘Splash Splash Love’ in 2015.
He graduated from Cheongdam High School.
He is currently enrolled at KMU International Business School.
Because he lived in Canada for a long time, he is fluent in English.
Hyoseop shared that he had a hard time adapting to Korean culture and language.
He has a cat called Baul.
He said that his face resembles his mom a lot.
He thinks that his unpredictable yet careful personality is his attractive point.
He pointed his eyebrow as the favorite part of his face.
His eyesight is 1.0 for both eyes.
He prefers winter over summer.
He chose beach over mountain.
He doesn’t really like sweet foods.
He claims to be a homebody, he said that the happiest time in a day is when he gets home and plays with his cat Baul.
His favorite foods are grilled pork belly and kimchi stew.
He also loves bungeoppang.
He can’t eat soy milk.
He loves sports, such as soccer, basketball, and tennis.
He was a member of his school football club.
He is a fan of basketball player Stephen Curry.
He is a fan of the English band PREP.
He loves collecting LP.
His favorite song to sing in karaoke is Lee Munse’s ‘In The Rain’.
He enjoys reading fan’s pick-up comments.
He rarely cries.
His hobby is reading.
He prefers action movies over melodramas.
His favorite American drama is ‘Breaking Bad’.
He cited ‘The Pianist’ as a movie that left the deepest impression on him.
He is a fan of director Christopher Nolan, he also mentioned Nolan’s works Interstellar’, ‘Inception’, ‘The Dark Knight’, and ‘Memento’ as his favorite movies.
His favorite actors are Bradley Cooper, Robert Downey Jr., and Christian Bale.
He loves sporting vintage fashion styles.
He chose red and blue as colors that suit him the best.
He revealed that he has a mole on his collarbone.
He loves traveling, he chose Hawaii as the travel destination that he wants to visit the most.
He said that he is basically a very shy person.
He is a fan of Hyun Bin since he was young. During the ‘2020 Baeksang Arts Awards’ awarding ceremony, he can finally meet Hyun Bin in person.
He received great public attention after starring in the popular SBS drama ‘Dr. Romantic 2’.
He shared that he is attending a voice actor academy to fix his pronunciation and receiving pilates lessons to correct his posture.

Drama

‘Splash Splash Love’ as Park Yeon/ Che Ajik (MBC/ 2015)
‘One More Happy Ending’ as Ahn Jungwoo (MBC/ 2016)
‘Happy Home’ as Choi Chulsoo (MBC/ 2016)
‘Entertainer’ as Jinoo (SBS/ 2016)
‘Three Color Fantasy – Queen of the Ring’ as Park Segun (MBC/ 2017)
‘My Father Is Strange’ as Park Chulsoo (KBS2/ 2017)
‘Still 17’ as Yoo Chan (SBS/ 2018)
‘Top Management’ as Hyun Sooyong (Youtube Red/ 2018)
‘Abyss’ as Cha Min (tvN/ 2019)
‘Dr. Romantic 2’ as Seo Woojin (SBS/ 2020)
‘Lovers of the Red Sky‘ as Ha Ram (SBS/ 2021)
‘A Business Proposal‘ as Kang Taemoo (SBS/ 2022)

Discography

‘Get Myself With You’ – S.O.U.L
‘Gravity’ – S.O.U.L
‘Sugar Cane’ – S.O.U.L
‘Me In’ – S.O.U.L
‘I Will Show You ft. Z.Hera’ – Top Management OST