Ha Young

Family background controversy In an August 7, 2026, appearance on Korean Broadcasting System's Problem Child in House, Ahn reportedly spoke "proudly" of her family's history in medicine and mentioned the achievements of her great-grandfather without naming him. Speculation began circulating online that her great-grandfather was Ahn Sang-ho, who has been described as a collaborator with Japanese imperial rule. He was a leader of a pro-Japanese Korean group and was used in the propaganda newspaper Maeil sinbo as an example of a Korean who had assimilated to become "indistinguishable from a Japanese person". Bistus Entertainment initially dismissed the speculation but later retracted the statement and apologized while acknowledging the familial tie. Ahn issued a personal apology, saying that she "only partially known about her great-grandfather's life through stories told by her family".

Ahn's grandfather, Ahn Boo-ho, was also brought up as during his time at Sorokdo National Hospital, serious human rights abuses were inflicted against Hansen's disease patients although there were no evidence of Ahn's involvement.

In response to the controversy, Ahn stepped down for the upcoming seasons of Netflix original series The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call, which is scheduled to begin filming in October. Netflix has refrained from uploading the second promotional video of the drama Our Sticky Love. The promotional videos Ahn filmed for Samsung Electronics and Artid were also made private.

Filmography

+ Television performances Year Title Role Notes 2019 Doctor Prisoner Na Yi-hyeon 2019–2020 Chocolate Kim Hee-ju 2020 Soul Mechanic Kang Neu-ri Love Is Annoying, but I Hate Being Lonely! Jeon Bo-ra Private Lives Yoo Mi-young 2020–2021 Royal Secret Agent Kim Mi-ok 2021 Mouse Song Soo-jung 2021–2022 Now, We Are Breaking Up Jung So-young Let Me Be Your Knight Chae Ji-yeon 2022 Extraordinary Attorney Woo Kim Hwa-young Cameo (Episode 2) The Good Detective Jung Hee-joo Season 2 2023 Doona! Kim Jin-joo 2024 Face Me Yoon Hye-jin O'PENing 2024 Shin Seo-hyun Episode: "My Trouble-Maker Mom" 2025 The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call Cheon Jang-mi Season 1 2026 Boyfriend on Demand Lee Ji-yeon Bloodhounds Nurse Yoon Season 2; Cameo Teach You a Lesson Choi Ga-yoon Special appearances Our Sticky Love Go Eun-sae 2027 Yeo Sim-hee

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 2025 Best New Actress The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call Baeksang Arts Awards 2025 Best New Actress – Television Blue Dragon Series Awards 2025 Best New Actress