Ahn Eun-jin

Ahn Eun-jin (; 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, 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).

Early life and education 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.

Career

Beginning 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.

Breakthrough In April 2018, Imagine Asia announced that Ahn had signed an exclusive contract with the agency.

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 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.

Filmography Film

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2018 Life Lee Jeong-seon Cameo 2019 The Crowned Clown Royal concubine 2019–2020 Kingdom Mu-yeong's wife Season 1–2 2019 Possessed Choi Yeon-hee My Fellow Citizens! Park Gwi-nam Hell Is Other People So Jeong-hwa 2019–2020 Diary of a Prosecutor Seong Mi-ran 2020 More Than Friends Kim Young-hee 2020–2021 Hospital Playlist Chu Min-ha Season 1–2 2021 Dark Hole So Jeong-hwa Cameo (episode 1–2) The Witch's Diner Jin Sun-mi Cameo (episode 1, 3–4) 2021–2022 The One and Only Pyo In-sook 2023 The Good Bad Mother Lee Mi-joo My Dearest Yoo Gil-chae 2024 Goodbye Earth Jin Se-kyung 2025 Resident Playbook Chu Min-ha Cameo (episode 2, 12) Genie, Make a Wish Lee Mi-joo Dynamite Kiss Go Da-rim 2026 Lee Mi-do Gu Seung-hee Special appearance

Web series Year Title Role 2018 Number Woman Gye Sook-ja Jo An-na

Television shows + Year Title RolesNote(s) 2024Fresh off The Sea Main cast Season 1

Music video +Music video appearance Year Title Artist(s) 2020 "Warmth" Lim Young-woong

Theater Musical +Musical play performances of Ahn YearTitleRoleVenueDate English Korean 2012 Werther Eegre Universal Art Center 2013 Arirang Gyeongseong 26 Years No Jin-yo Suseong Artpia Yongji Hall, Daegu Dorian Gray Sybil VaneProject Box Seeya 2014 Seya Platform – Actors The Next Page Ansan Arts Center Dalmaji Theater, Ansan 2015 Gaya Twelve Songs So-yool Art One Theater 2 Infinite Power Kim Sol Daehak-ro TOM Hall 1 2016 Vanishing Mi-ji Daehak-ro TOM Hall 2 Hello, Summer Ran Uniplex Hall 2 Black Mary Poppins Anna Lea Daehak-ro TOM Hall 1 Whale on a Tree Dia Project Box Seeya 2017 R&D Works Concert Blue Square Woori WON Banking Hall I Love You Woman 1 Art One Theater 1

Theater play

Accolades Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result APAN Star Awards 2021 Best New Actress Hospital Playlist Asia Artist Awards 2020 Focus Award Baeksang Arts Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actress – Film The Night Owl 2024 Best Actress – Television My Dearest Blue Dragon Film Awards 2023 Best New Actress The Night Owl Blue Dragon Series Awards 2024 Best Actress Goodbye Earth Buil Film Awards 2023 Best New Actress The Night Owl Director's Cut Awards 2023 Best New Actress in Film Grand Bell Awards 2023 Best New Actress Grimae Awards 2023 Best Actress My Dearest Korea First Brand Awards 2021 Female Actress (Rising Star) Award Ahn Eun-jin MBC Drama Awards 2023 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries My Dearest Best Couple Award Ahn Eun-jin My Dearest OCN Awards 2019 The Unexpected Award Hell Is Other People SBS Drama Awards 2025 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama Dynamite Kiss Best Couple Award Ahn Eun-jin Dynamite Kiss

State honors

Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Forbes 2024Korea Power Celebrity 40 Gallup Korea 2023 Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year