Ahn Eun-jin

In this Korean name, the family name is Ahn.

Ahn Eun-jin (Korean: 안은진; 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 (2023), 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).^[4]

Ahn Eun-jin
Ahn at the 3rd Blue Dragon Series Awards in 2024
Born	(1991-05-06) May 6, 1991 (age 34) Seoul, South Korea[1]
Alma mater	Korea National University of Arts[2]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2011–present
Agent	United Artist Agency[3]
Korean name
Hangul	안은진
Hanja	安恩眞
RR	An Eunjin
MR	An Ŭnjin

Ahn is a member of the class of 2010 at Korea National University of Arts, a group that include fellow actors and actresses such as Kim Go-eun, Lee Yoo-young, Lim Ji-yeon, Park So-dam, Lee Sang-yi, and Kim Sung-cheol, who are actively engaged in both the film and television industries.^[5]

Career

In 2010, Ahn enrolled at the Korea National University of Arts. She debuted in 2012 in the musical The Sorrows of Young Werther.^[6] In 2015, while she was still in college, Ahn performed in a play directed by her professor Lee Sang-woo, titled The Story of Tail Cotton, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Chaimu Troupe. Ahn believed her performance was lacking at the time, but fellow actor Lee Joong-ok reassured her years later, saying that she had done well. Following their discussion, Ahn said she realized that the performance had marked a turning point in her career as she was able to overcome the difficulties despite being disappointed with her work.^[7]

In 2015, Ahn also appeared in director Park Hee-soon's musical production Infinite Energy, focused on a group of young people gathered in the boarding house of an eccentric inventor to create an infinite energy device. Ahn made her debut in the role of Kim Sol on September 4, 2015, and her performance received positive reviews, praising her versatile acting, comedic scenes, and her clear vocals. The musical ran until January 3, 2016, at Daehangno TOM 1 Theater.^[8]

In April 2018, Imagine Asia announced that Ahn had signed an exclusive contract with the agency.^[6] In August 2019, Ahn signed an exclusive contract with Big Boss Entertainment.^[9] Ahn auditioned for an unspecified role in a new medical drama by writer Lee Woo-jung and director Shin Won-ho. Months later, Ahn was asked to audition again and subsequently cast in the role of Chu Min-ha. Ahn said she felt lucky to be considered for the role at the last minute, having lost hope to get it after waiting such a long time.^[7] In August 2021, Ahn Eun-jin signed an exclusive contract with United Artist Agency (UAA).^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2022	The Night Owl	Jo So-young	[10]
2024	Citizen of a Kind	Ae-rim	[11][12]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2018	Life	Lee Jeong-seon		[13]
2019	The Crowned Clown	Royal concubine		[14]
	Possessed	Choi Yeon-hee		[15]
	My Fellow Citizens!	Park Gwi-nam		[16]
	Hell Is Other People	So Jeong-hwa		[17]
2019–2020	Diary of a Prosecutor	Seong Mi-ran		[18]
2020	More Than Friends	Kim Young-hee		[19]
2020–2021	Hospital Playlist	Chu Min-ha	Season 1–2	[20]
2021	Dark Hole	So Jeong-hwa	Cameo (Eps. 1–2)	[21]
2021–2022	The One and Only	Pyo In-sook		[22]
2023	The Good Bad Mother	Lee Mi-joo		[23]
	My Dearest	Yoo Gil-chae		[24]
2025	Resident Playbook	Chu Min-ha	Cameo (Ep. 2)
	Kissing for Nothing	Go Da-rim		[25]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	Number Woman Gye Sook-ja	Jo An-na		[26]
2019–2020	Kingdom	Mu-yeong's wife	Season 1–2	[27]
2021	The Witch's Diner	Jin Sun-mi	Cameo (Eps. 1, 3–4)	[28]
2024	Goodbye Earth	Jin Se-kyung		[29]
2025	Genie, Make A Wish

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	Ref.
APAN Star Awards	2021	Best New Actress	Hospital Playlist	Nominated	[30]
Asia Artist Awards	2020	Focus Award		Won	[31]
Blue Dragon Film Awards	2023	Best New Actress	The Night Owl	Nominated	[32]
Blue Dragon Series Awards	2024	Best Actress	Goodbye Earth	Nominated	[33]
Baeksang Arts Awards	2023	Best Supporting Actress – Film	The Night Owl	Nominated	[34]
	2024	Best Actress – Television	My Dearest	Nominated	[35]
Buil Film Awards	2023	Best New Actress	The Night Owl	Nominated	[36]
Director's Cut Awards	2023	Best New Actress in Film		Nominated	[37]
Grand Bell Awards	2023	Best New Actress		Nominated	[38]
Grimae Awards	2023	Best Actress	My Dearest	Won	[39]
Korea First Brand Awards	2021	Female Actress (Rising Star) Award	Ahn Eun-jin	Won	[40]
MBC Drama Awards	2023	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	My Dearest	Won	[41]
		Best Couple Award	Ahn Eun-jin (with Namkoong Min) My Dearest	Won	[42]
OCN Awards	2019	The Unexpected Award	Hell Is Other People	Won	[43]

State honors

Name of the country, name of the ceremony, year presented, and the award given

Country	Ceremony	Year	Award	Ref.
South Korea	Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards[a]	2024	Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation	[47]

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement

Publisher	Year	Listicle	Placement	Ref.
Forbes	2024	Korea Power Celebrity 40	15th	[48]
Gallup Korea	2023	Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year	4th	[49]

Notes

1. Honors are given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.^[44][45] They are awarded to those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture.^[46]