Danny Ahn (Hangul: 데니안; born December 22, 1978) is a Korean-American entertainer best known as the main rapper of the South Korean pop music group g.o.d. He is notable for his unique rapping. Having made his debut in the entertainment industry as a member of g.o.d in 1999, Ahn has gone into acting and has also been a radio DJ and MC.

Early life
Ahn was born in Seattle, Washington and holds American citizenship, although he later moved to South Korea with his family and spent most of his schooling years there. He and g.o.d bandmate Joon Park are first cousins; Ahn's father is the youngest sibling of Joon's mother. When he was in elementary school his parents divorced and he and his older sister went to live with their mother. As a teenager, he began aspiring to become a singer after listening to Seo Taiji and Boys. He studied Theater and Film at Dankook University.

Career

Beginnings
Ahn's professional career began with his debut in the K-pop industry as a rapper for singer Uhm Jung-hwa. He was also part of a mixed-gender project group along with his friend Son Ho-young, Shoo and Kim Hwan-sung but it fell through; Kim was later recruited as the final member of NRG and Shoo joined S.M. Entertainment where she would debut as part of girl group S.E.S.

In 1997 Ahn was recruited by his cousin Joon for a project group he was forming. Between 1997 and 1998, Son, Yoon Kye-sang and Kim Sun-a were recruited through auditions while Park Jin-young joined the group as their producer and mentor. However, Kim Sun-a left to pursue acting and was replaced with Kim Tae-woo, then still a high school student. The group eventually became a five-man boy band and named g.o.d, short for "Groove Over Dose".

1999–2005: Success with g.o.d
After a lukewarm response to their debut performance in January 1999, the group went on to become one of the most popular K-pop groups in the 2000s. He gained attention for his unique rapping style and occasionally composed his own rap lyrics. The group later switched from SidusHQ to JYP Entertainment, with two members switching agencies while Ahn and Yoon renewed their individual contracts at SidusHQ.  In 2004, Yoon left the group and g.o.d continued as a quartet until December 2005.

2006–2013: Solo activities and projects
Ahn ventured into the radio industry prior to g.o.d going on hiatus in late December 2005. He became as a radio DJ on KBS Cool FM and was the first host of Kiss the Radio before taking over Lee Soo-young as host of the long-running afternoon program Music Show (ko). Due to his popularity as host of Music Show, he was invited back to be a guest DJ for the "Homecoming Day" special in 2015, in honor of KBS Cool FM's 50th anniversary.

Ahn released his solo single album on May 28, 2007 "If It Were A Dream", which featured a cappella group Sweet Sorrow. He has since largely done guest vocals for other artists such as Rain, his bandmate Kim Tae-woo, SG Wannabe and Kim Dong-wan of fellow first-generation group Shinhwa. Alongside his music career, Ahn also took roles in TV shows and films. In 2008, he appeared in Crazy Waiting, also known as The Longest 24 Months. He appeared as Baek-ho in the KBS drama, The Slave Hunters. He appeared in KBS Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2, and was the leader of the team. He also appeared as Manager Baek Nam-jung in The Fugitive: Plan B alongside Rain, Lee Jung-jin, Daniel Henney and Lee Na-young, and in The Innocent Man with Song Joong-ki and Moon Chae-won. He was a permanent guest on SBS's talk show Strong Heart.

Despite g.o.d going on hiatus, Ahn has reunited with his bandmates several times for collaborations. Ahn, Son Ho-young and Park Joon-hyung were featured in the song "Memories and Remembrance" (기억과추억), from Kim Tae-woo's mini album T-Virus. He also joined Kim and Son to perform their hit song "Lies" on the Music Bank special celebrating 600 episodes and at the 2012 Korean Music Festival in Los Angeles.

In May 2012, Ahn starred opposite Dave K. Wong as Gye Dong-hee, a friend to Ryu's Seung-hyuk in Channel A's Goodbye Dear Wife. He served as a commentator/host on We Got Married along with Lee Ji-hye, with hosts Park Mi-sun and Kim Jung-min before leaving the show on May 31, 2014. In 2013 he joined Top Gear Korea to host the fourth season.

Ahn was part of a project "group" called HOTSechgodRG, which comprises himself and four other members of first-generation idol groups who were born in the same year - 1978. The group was first conceived after former H.O.T member Moon Hee-joon invited Ahn, Tony An (H.O.T), Eun Ji-won (Sechs Kies) and Chun Myung-hoon (NRG) to create a reality show version of the television series Reply 1997 in which they would meet up at a rented house to chat and reflect on their heyday. The show was called Handsome Boys of the 20th Century (20세기 미소년) and also featured special guests, mainly their former bandmates and contemporaries. The group has also launched a music video and performed on Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend. The following year, in 2014, they starred in Where is My Superhero? on OnStyle. Due to busy schedules and the reuniting of g.o.d and Eun's group Sechs Kies, the group had not been able to meet up as often but remain close friends.

2014–present: g.o.d reunion and other activities
Ahn's contract with his previous agency SidusHQ expired, and he signed with Box Media in March 2014. He reunited with his g.o.d bandmates to prepare for their eighth album to celebrate the fifteen anniversary of their debut. He was personally involved in the composition of several songs, especially the rap. Following the release of the album in July, the group embarked on a nationwide concert tour.

Ahn starred in the SBS drama Witch's Castle, in which he portrayed the antagonist. His appearances on television are largely on variety shows such as Infinite Challenge, Fantastic Duo, King of Mask Singer and The Friends in Chiang Mai. He reunited with HOTSechgodRG members Chun Myung-hoon and Tony An on Eun Ji-won's new travel reality show Plan Man. The group, except Eun, most recently met up at Moon Hee-joon's bachelor party, part of which was shown on My Little Old Boy, the reality show Tony An was participating in.

In July 2018 Ahn re-signed with former agency SidusHQ. He had joined New Able Entertainment in 2016 but it was acquired by SidusHQ and he was one of several artists who opted to transfer to SidusHQ.

Since August 2020, Ahn and his g.o.d bandmate Son Ho-young have co-hosted a talk show g.o.d's Lunch Attack which airs on Naver's streaming app Naver NOW. at noon on weekdays.

In June 2022, Danny renewed his contract with Cuz-9 Entertainment.

Personal life
Ahn has revealed that he has had a total of five girlfriends in the past, with two of them being celebrities. Regarding his views on dating, Ahn has stated, "I won't publicly announce my relationship while I'm dating, but I'm going to confidently date her in public. But when I find someone that I really want to spend the rest of my life with, I'm going to make a public announcement."

He has one older sister.

Discography

Soundtrack contributions

As a featured artist

Lyrics and composition

Filmography

Television series

Film

Variety shows

Web shows

Music videos

Radio

Awards

References

External links
 
 
 

1978 births
Living people
G.o.d (South Korean band) members
American male actors of Korean descent
American male rappers
American musicians of Korean descent
American people of South Korean descent
American rappers of Asian descent
Dankook University alumni
IHQ (company) artists
JYP Entertainment artists
Singers from Seattle
South Korean male film actors
South Korean male idols
South Korean male rappers
South Korean male television actors
South Korean pop singers
Rappers from Seoul
Male actors from Seoul
21st-century American rappers
American expatriates in South Korea
South Korean hip hop record producers
데니 안(Danny Ahn, , 1978년 12월 22일 ~ )은 god의 멤버이자 배우이다.

학력 
 서울중대초등학교 (졸업)
 가원중학교 (졸업)
 서울외국인학교 고등부 (졸업)
 단국대학교 연극영화과 (학사)

연기 활동

드라마

영화 
 2008년 《기다리다 미쳐》 ... 서민철 역
 2011년 《헤드》 ... 승완 역
 2023년 《차박- 살인과 낭만의 밤》 ... 수원 역

공연 
 2008년 《클로저》 ... 대현 역
 2008년 《나생문》 ... 다케히코 약
 2008년 《벚꽃 동산》 ... 야샤 역
 2008년 《클로저》 ... 대현 역
 2010년 《위대한 캣츠비》 ... 캣츠비 역

앨범

god 정규 앨범 
 1999년 : god 1집 《Chapter 1》
 1999년 : god 2집 《Chapter 2》
 2000년 : god 3집 《Chapter 3》
 2001년 : god 4집 《Chapter 4》
 2002년 : god 5집 《Chapter 5》
 2004년 : god 6집 《Chapter 6》
 2005년 : god 7집 《Chapter 7》
 2007년 : 디지털 싱글 《바보》
 2007년 : 디지털 싱글 《꿈이었으면》
 2014년 : god 디지털 싱글 《미운오리새끼》
 2014년 : god 8집 《Chapter 8》
 2014년 : god 디지털 싱글 《Thanks Edition `바람`》
 2015년 : god Single Album
 2018년 : god 디지털 싱글 《눈이내린다》
 2019년 : god 20th Anniveraary THEN & NOW
 2020년 : 브람스를 좋아하세요? OST PART.2 《지금 만나러 갈게》

비정규 앨범 
 2011년 : 《KBS Cool FM 개국 46주년 특별 기획》 ... 크게 라디오를 켜고

참여 & 컴필레이션 
 2007년 : 미스터 타이푼 《Crazy For The Mic Since 1978》
 2008년 : 영화 《기다리다 미쳐》OST ... Bonus Track
 2009년 : 인소윤 《오늘도 여느 다른 날과 같이》
 2009년 : 미소다이어리 《生 거짓말》
 2010년 : 더 필름 《I'm Sorry..》
 2010년 : 시현 《미치지 않고서야》
 2010년 : 미소다이어리 《사랑이 아파서》
 2011년 : 환경부 / 이현우 《싱글 초록별이 되는 꿈》
 2012년 : 채널A 월화드라마 《굿바이 마눌》 O.S.T ... 죽어도 넌 내 사랑
 2014년 : tvN 금토드라마 《연애 말고 결혼》 OST Part 3 ... 하루만

콘서트 앨범 
 2001년 : 첫 콘서트 VCD / 2VHS 《2001 Live Concert god 다섯 남자 이야기》
 2001년 : 첫 콘서트 라이브 앨범 《2001 Live Concert god 다섯 남자 이야기》
 2005년 : god is back 콘서트 DVD 발매
 2006년 : god LAST beginning 콘서트 DVD
 2014년 : god 15주년 콘서트 스페셜 DVD
 2020년 : god 20th CONCERT [GREATEST]

별명 
원래 그의 별명은 까무잡잡한 피부 때문에 '기계공장자식'의 줄임말은 기공자이다. 그리고 활동명이 '데니 안'인 탓에 어린아이들 사이에선 '데니 안 죽었다'라는 말을 하는데 이는 '데니 안죽었다'를 비유하여 하는 말이며, 이에 비슷한 예는 H.O.T의 멤버 토니안을 빗대서 '토니 안죽었다'라는 말도 있다.

저서 활동 
 2001년 : god 《good book》 영상집 출간
 2002년 : god 《bless U》 영상집 출간
 2003년 : 《god의 하늘색 일기》 출판
 2006년 : 키스 더 라디오 《그에게 말 걸기》 출판

수상 
 2011년 대한민국 연예예술 대상 라디오 진행상 ... 데니의 뮤직쇼

예능

현재 
 NAVER NOW god의 점심어택 : 2019.8.26 ~ 현재

과거 
 MBC 《god의 육아일기》 : 2000.1.9 ~ 2001.5.12
 MBC 《특집 god의 육아일기》 : 2001.12.29 ~ 2002.1.5
 KBS Cool FM 《데니의 키스 더 라디오》 : 2004.4.26 ~ 2006.8.20
 MBC 《음악캠프》 : 2004.7.10 ~ 2005.2.26
 M-net 《i콘서트》 MC : 2006.5.27
 채널V 《A-Live》MC : 2006.9.23 ~ 2006.9.30
 Channel V 《A-LIVE 특집 5일간의 릴레이》 MC : 2007.6.2
 M-net 《R-16 Korea Sparkling, Seoul》 MC : 2007.6.3
 KBS Cool FM 《뮤직 아일랜드》 1일 DJ : 2007.11.14
 MBC FM4U 《푸른밤, 그리고 알렉스입니다》 1일 DJ: 2008.8.4
 MBC 《별이 빛나는 밤에》1일 DJ : 2008.9.4
 Mnet 《M SUPER CONCER》 MC : 2009.8.8 ~ 2009.9.15
 QTV 《순위 정하는 여자》 : 2009.11.8 ~ 2011.9.8
 2009년 한류관광의 밤 MC : 2009.12.19
 MBC every1 《하쿠나 마타타》 MC : 2010.1.19
 M-net 《Only You Concert》MC : 2010.4.27 ~ 2010.7.5
 Fashion N 《트레져 헌터》 : 2010.5.15
 Y-star 《LIVE POWER Music MC》: 2010.6.5
 KBS Cool FM 《나르샤의 볼륨을 높여요》 1일 DJ : 2010.6.13
 QTV 《순위 정하는 여자》 : 2011.1.20 ~ 2011.9.8
 삼성전자 라이브셋 콘서트 MC : 2011.3.25
 고용노동부 《사회적 기업의 날 기념 - 데니의 뮤직쇼》 공개방송 MC : 2011.7.1
 삼성전자 & MBC 뮤직 《BLUE CONCERT》 MC : 2012.8.5
 멜론 & MBC 뮤직 《2012 Melon Music Award》 MC : 2012.12.15
 MBC 뮤직 《쇼챔 트루백쇼》 : 2013.4.17
 KBS Cool FM 《데니의 뮤직쇼》 : 2011.4.11 ~ 2013.4.7
 QTV 《20세기 미소년》 : 2013.04.16 ~ 2013.11.19
 QTV 《미소년 통신》: 2013.11.26 ~ 2013.12.26
 Trend E 《오늘 밤 어때?》: 2014.01.16 ~ 2014.05.10
 온스타일 《위시》: 2014.7.19 ~ 2014.08.09
 XTM 《탑기어 코리아 시즌 6》: 2015.01.04 ~ 2015.03.15

외부 링크 

 데니 안  - 공식 웹사이트
  

1978년 출생
살아있는 사람
대한민국의 힙합 음악가
서울중대초등학교 동문
가원중학교 동문
서울외국인학교 동문
단국대학교 동문
대한민국의 라디오 진행자
God의 일원
대한민국의 남자 래퍼
대한민국의 남자 배우
대한민국의 작사가
대한민국의 작곡가
대한민국의 음악 프로듀서
한국계 미국인 배우
한국계 미국인 음악가
대한민국에 거주한 미국인
미국으로 귀화한 사람
20세기 미국 사람
21세기 미국 사람
20세기 대한민국 사람
21세기 대한민국 사람