Get to know Ahn Hyoseop, Sejeong's dating partner on A Business Proposal
Singer-songwriter and actress Kim Sejeong will make another lead role in upcoming drama, A Business Proposal, which will be aired from February 21, 2022. In this romantic drama based on the same-titled webtoon, Sejeong will be paired with her dating partner Ahn Hyoseop. But, who is Ahn Hyoseop?
Ahn Hyoseop (born in Seoul on April 1995) is a multi-talented actor who began his acting career in 2015. Hyoseop was a member of the project group One O One, releasing their debut single "Love You". The group consisted of Ahn together with fellow Starhaus actors Kwak Si-yang, Song Won-suk and Kwon Do-kyun. However, the group presumably disbanded due to inactivity since January 2019.
Hyoseop then made his acting debut in the MBC drama, Splash Splash Love. He then became a cast member of the music variety show Always Cantare. He had supporting roles in One More Happy Ending, Happy Home and Entertainer in 2016.
His popularity rose after his first ever lead role in Queen Of the Ring and My Father is Strange in 2017. He then transited to lead roles thereafter.
In 2018, Ahn starred in Still 17, playing passionate high school student Yoo Chan – the captain of the high school rowing club. For his performance, he won Best New Actor Award and was nominated for the "Character of the Year" Award at the 2018 SBS Drama Awards alongside Jo Hyun-sik and Lee Do-hyun And later in the same year, Ahn acted in the drama Top Management which aired on Youtube Red.
In 2019, Ahn starred alongside Park Bo-young in the romantic comedy fantasy crime drama Abyss, where he played rich yet unattractive heir to a cosmetics empire who transforms into a handsome young man as he is revived by a mysterious orb after his death. And in late 2019, Ahn became an MC at the 4th Asia Artist Awards with Leeteuk, Lim Ji-yeon and Momoland's Nancy.
In 2020, Ahn starred in the second season of the hit medical drama Dr. Romantic, playing general surgeon Seo Woo-jin with Lee Sung-kyung as his leading lady. The show was a success, with both Ahn and Lee keeping their promise of singing for the fans as it crossed the double-digit mark for ratings. His performance in the drama earned him the Best New Actor award in television at the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards. He also received Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Action/Genre Drama at 2020 SBS Drama Awards.
In 2021, Ahn starred in the historical-fantasy drama Lovers Of the Red Sky adapted from the novel written by Jung Eun-gwol, playing the role of Ha Ram, a blind astrologer who reads the stars, while living a disguised life as Ilwolseong – chief of an information organisation and whose body is possessed by Ma Wang (the Demon King) since childhood, alongside Kim Yoo-jung as Hong Cheon-gi, a female painter. For his great portrayal of multiple roles as Ha Ram, Ilwolseong and Ma Wang, he won Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama and shared Best Couple Award with Kim Yoo-jung at 2021 SBS Drama Awards.
Sources:
- IMDB
