Ahn Daniel

Ahn Daniel (born August 16, 1994), known professionally as Niel , is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Teen Top. Niel released his first solo EP titled oNiely on February 16, 2015.

Solo career On December 26, 2012, Niel, alongside Beast's Yoseob, 2AM's Jo Kwon, MBLAQ's G.O, and Infinite's Woohyun formed a 5-member one-time unit named Dramatic Blue for their song, "Tearfully Beautiful", for SBS Gayo Daejeon's The Color of K-Pop. In 2013, he featured in Fanta's Advertising song "Fanta Time" alongside A Pink's Eun-ji and Lee Kwang-soo.

On January 5, 2015, it was announced that Niel would be making his official solo debut in February. on January 27, at the program of Mnet's "4 Things Show" Niel released the self-produced track "Affogato", which would be included on his first solo album. The music video for his title song "Lovekiller" came out on February 16, featuring rapper Dok2. His solo mini album oNiely which contains seven songs, was released on the same day and topped the Gaon chart. On April 14, Niel released his repackaged album oNiely 'Spring Love, as well as the music video for its title track "Spring Love", featuring singer-songwriter Juniel.

On May 15, 2015, Niel and other artists including Exo, Sistar and Ailee sang a KBS1's Special Program 'I Am Korea' theme song "The Day We Meet" for Gwangbok 70th Anniversary."

Niel released his second mini album Love Affair... January 16, 2017, containing seven songs, including the title track of the same name.

On June 3, 2020, Niel joined Overwatch Contenders team O2 Blast as an "Honorary Player".

On December 28, 2021, Niel announced that he will not renew his contract with TOP Media starting from January 10, 2022. However, he will still remain as a member of Teen Top.

In August 2022, Niel signed a contract with New Entry.

In November 2022, Niel made a comeback with his 3rd mini album "A to Z", which is set to be released on November 28.

Personal life Military service In April 2025, Niel revealed that he had been classified Grade 4 under South Korea's conscription system and assigned to supplementary service as a prospective social service worker in 2021. After he was not called up for three years, he was transferred to wartime labor service in 2024 under the long-term waiting provision.

Under this classification, he is exempt from mandatory military service during peacetime but remains subject to mobilization during wartime or an equivalent national emergency.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 Eleventh Mom Ban-jang Supporting role 2020 SwagLead role

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2004 Children's Chorus 2005 641 Families 2010 I Am Legend Teen Top Cameo 2012 Do You Know Taekwondo? Choi Myeong-seong Main role 2013 Two Weeks Student 2014 Sweden Laundry Kim Min-ho Cameo

Web series Year Title Network Role Note 2021 The Guys I Want to Catch Dingo Music

Variety shows Year Title Role 2017 Wizard of Nowhere 2021 Wild IdolDaily mentor

Theater YearEnglish titleKorean title Role 2021 Time Between Dog and Cat 개와 고양이의 시간 2022–2023 Origin of Species 종의 기원 Han Yu-jin 2023 Dream High 드림하이 Jason 2024 Get off work at 6 o'clock 6시 퇴근 Jang bogo

Discography

EPs Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR oNielyReleased: February 16, 2015 Label: TOP Media Format: CD, digital download 1KOR: 26,562oNiely 'Spring Love''' (repackage) Released: April 14, 2015 Label: TOP Media Format: CD, digital download

KOR: 13,018

Released: January 16, 2017 Label: TOP Media Format: CD, digital download

KOR: 14,086

Released: November 28, 2022 Label: TOP Media Format: CD, digital download

KOR: 1,435

Label: EL&D Entertainment Format: CD, digital download 20KOR: 7,819

Single albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR Parting EmotionReleased: January 11, 2024 Label: Newentry Co., Ltd. Format: CD, Digital download 36KOR: 9,825 CaliforniaReleased: July 6, 2026 Label: EL&D Entertainment Format: CD, digital download 26KOR : TBA

Singles

As lead artist As lead artist + List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album Title Year Peak chart positions Album KOR KORDL "Lovekiller" 2015 6 — oNiely "Affogato" 84 — "Spring Love" 40 — oNiely 'Spring Love' "Love Affair" 2017 — — Love Affair... "A To Z" 2022 — — A To Z "In Your Space" — — "Parting Path" 2024 — 171 Parting Emotion "She" 2025 — 194 She "California" 2026 — 87 California "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResult 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards Song of the year Lovekiller Best Dance Performance – Solo