My Take
Ahn Hyo-seop is one of those guys who kind of snuck up on the K-drama world and suddenly everyone was obsessed. Born in Seoul but raised in Canada, he brings this quietly confident, bilingual energy that reads differently on screen than most of his peers — there's a naturalness to him that's hard to fake. He broke through big with Business Proposal and A Time Called You, and honestly both roles showed real range: goofy rom-com charisma in one, emotionally layered melodrama in the other. What gets me is how he started as a singer with One O One back in 2015 and pivoted so cleanly into acting without it ever feeling like a detour. He's still young, still building his filmography, and I think his best work is genuinely ahead of him.
Overview
Ahn Hyo-seop (Korean: 안효섭; born April 17, 1995) is a Canadian actor and singer based in South Korea. He debuted as a singer in 2015 with the group One O One, releasing the debut single "Love You". He then gained recognition as an actor for his performances in the second and third seasons of Dr.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ahn Hyo-seop
- Name (Japanese)
- アン・ヒョソプ
- Reading
- あん・ひょそぷ
- Born
- April 17, 1995 (age 31)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Boar
- Origin
- Seoul, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Cheongdam High School
- University
- Kookmin University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.