Actor + Singer
AHN JAE WOOK
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Ahn Jae Wook is a popular Korean actor and singer who helped generate the Korean Wave in China. His surname is Ahn (also spelled An). His given name is Jae Wook (also spelled Jae Uk).
Korean Name : 안재욱 Ahn, Jae Wook
Nationality : South Korea
Place of Birth : Donamdong Seoul, Korea
Date of Birth : 1971 / 9 / 12
Chinese Zodiac : Boar
Star Sign : Virgo
Korean Zodiac : Pig
Height : 176 CM
Weight : 61 KG
Blood Type : A
Waist : 30inches
An Jae Wook's Family : Parents, 1 younger brother
Marital Status : Not married
School : Jungduck elementary school, Sinchang middle school, Kyungdong high
school, Seoul Arts university( major in play).
Nick-name :
1. a devil of sleep (Because he is a heavy sleeper. His best record is 36hours continuous sleeping without awakening once.
2. a mass of sweat (His make-up artists named him like this . Why? You can guess ^.^)
3. Terius (He gained in public favor like now starring in 'star in my heart'. It is based on 'Candy'(very famous cartoon in Korea) of which the hero is Terius. It is regarded as a symbol of a handsome, tough and romantic..etc. guy in Korea.)
Address : Seoul, Korea
Car : Violet Mercedes Benz E class
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An Jae Wook's Favorite Things and Other Interesting Things
Favorite Color : Blue
Hobbies : Golf ( Which he is crazy about nowadays. He is ready for the test to get the professional golfer qualification Also, He manages a golf training institute as avocation. ), Water Ski, Bowls ( Average 200), Watching Baseball Game (During the Korean season of baseball , he often goes to baseball games. His Favorite team is LG Twins which his friend, Seo, Yong bin belongs to ), Travel (He always do to relax after finishing drama or film. His favorite place is likely to be America. )
Favorite Music : Rock (He also like singing rock. His voice is so attractive and tough when he sings rock)
Favorite Song : '에렐랄라 Erelala'
Favorite Musicians : Queen , Roy bucanon
Favorite Movies : 'Once upon a time in America'
Favorite Actor : Al Pacino, Robert Deniro
Favorite Item of Clothing : Jeans (But he wears a formal dress suit when he is in blue mood.)
Habit in Sleeping : Move all around on bed. In the morning he always wake up in the opposite direction of last night .
Least favorite Food : Oyster. The only food he doesn't eat
If AJW couldn't be an actor, he'd be : Business man
Most Embarrassing Moment : Forgetting words of his song in the live concert of other singer.
Body Complex : Shoulder
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Things AJW is fond of most : Family, Friends, Liquor, Fragrant Candles, Perfumes, Musical, Golf, CD collections, Cooking
First Kiss : When AJW was a freshman.
AJW's Habitual Gesture : Many Hand Movements With Talking, To Blink Eyes Frequently (It is probably because AJW is astigmatic)
Jinx : Whenever unwilling to do something, that doesn't go well
Something you might be surprised to know about AJW : He was a member of gag circle 'GagClub' and even a leader of jazz dance one 'Prana'.
Favorite Female Type : Sensible, Generous, Intellectual and Gentle Woman. Better if beautiful!!
Least Favorite Female Type : Meddlesome, Talkative and Insensitive Female
Awards: MBC Best Actor Award (2000)
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TV dramas:
Oh! Pil-seung and Bong Soon-young (Pil-seung);
Match Made in Heaven (Sok-gu);
Fairy & Swindler (Jae-kyung);
Apartment (this is a Chinese drama made in China with AJW's voice dubbed in Mandarin);
Mothers and Sisters (Su-chul);
A Wish Upon A Star (Min-hee);
Bad Boys;
Goodbye My Love;
War and Love;
Bloody Revenge;
Sunflower;
Hotel (Young-pal)
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Movies:
2003 Garden of Heaven
1998 Tie a Yellow Ribbon
1998 First Kiss
1998 Love Rub
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An Jae Wook 's Career
AJW went to Seoul Arts University, where has brought up a large number of famous actors and actresses, for the training of acting and starred in more than 20 plays such as 'West Side Story', 'Guys and Dolls', etc., during his time there.
It is said that he was the best student and very active in the college by his professors and friends. He also regards that time as the happiest days in his life. In 1994 when he graduated from university, he went for in the test for the service as a talent in MBC (Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation) and succeeded at a stroke. He made his debut in December, the same year by starring in MBC nonfiction drama of '눈먼 새의 노래 Song of Blind Bird', where he played Kang, Young Woo who was the first blind doctor in pedagogy in Korea. He performed the role so maturely unlike a new face in TV that he made a deep impression on people.
Just after that drama, he was offered the role of a nice and cute student, O, Min Soo on the new sunday home drama, '짝 Jjack (partner)', where he worked for three years December,1994-August,1997). '짝 Jjack' made him a rising young-star with a familiar image, but on the other hand, it tied him up to a young student role for quite some time. During this time, he hosted youth-oriented TV shows, such as '젊음의 다섯마당 Five Episodes Of Youth' (1995-1996) in MBC and '충전 100% 쑈 Charging 100% Show '(1996-1997) in SBS. And he also appeared on other TV dramas - '호텔 Hotel' (1995), '전쟁과 사랑 War And Love' (1995), '그들의 포옹 Their Embrace'(1996), '자반고등어 Salted Mackerel'(1996). At long last, after those several experiences, he had the opportunity to play the starring role of 강민 Kang Min in '별은 내가슴에 Star In My Heart'(1997), which made him a superstar in Korea and got him out of being fixed to just young-student image. 'Star in My Heart' It became also the chance he could show his ability as a singer, the role of whom he performed in 'Star in My Heart' perfectly and . 'Forever', which was his first album was introduced as the last song of Kang Min's concert in the ending part of ' Star In My Heart', was a great hit over 700 thousands sales amount
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Ahn Jae Wook is a popular Korean actor and singer who helped generate the Korean Wave in China. His surname is Ahn (also spelled An). His given name is Jae Wook (also spelled Jae Uk).
Korean Name : 안재욱 Ahn, Jae Wook
Nationality : South Korea
Place of Birth : Donamdong Seoul, Korea
Date of Birth : 1971 / 9 / 12
Chinese Zodiac : Boar
Star Sign : Virgo
Korean Zodiac : Pig
Height : 176 CM
Weight : 61 KG
Blood Type : A
Waist : 30inches
An Jae Wook's Family : Parents, 1 younger brother
Marital Status : Not married
School : Jungduck elementary school, Sinchang middle school, Kyungdong high
school, Seoul Arts university( major in play).
Nick-name :
1. a devil of sleep (Because he is a heavy sleeper. His best record is 36hours continuous sleeping without awakening once.
2. a mass of sweat (His make-up artists named him like this . Why? You can guess ^.^)
3. Terius (He gained in public favor like now starring in 'star in my heart'. It is based on 'Candy'(very famous cartoon in Korea) of which the hero is Terius. It is regarded as a symbol of a handsome, tough and romantic..etc. guy in Korea.)
Address : Seoul, Korea
Car : Violet Mercedes Benz E class
An Jae Wook's Favorite Things and Other Interesting Things
Favorite Color : Blue
Hobbies : Golf ( Which he is crazy about nowadays. He is ready for the test to get the professional golfer qualification Also, He manages a golf training institute as avocation. ), Water Ski, Bowls ( Average 200), Watching Baseball Game (During the Korean season of baseball , he often goes to baseball games. His Favorite team is LG Twins which his friend, Seo, Yong bin belongs to ), Travel (He always do to relax after finishing drama or film. His favorite place is likely to be America. )
Favorite Music : Rock (He also like singing rock. His voice is so attractive and tough when he sings rock)
Favorite Song : '에렐랄라 Erelala'
Favorite Musicians : Queen , Roy bucanon
Favorite Movies : 'Once upon a time in America'
Favorite Actor : Al Pacino, Robert Deniro
Favorite Item of Clothing : Jeans (But he wears a formal dress suit when he is in blue mood.)
Habit in Sleeping : Move all around on bed. In the morning he always wake up in the opposite direction of last night .
Least favorite Food : Oyster. The only food he doesn't eat
If AJW couldn't be an actor, he'd be : Business man
Most Embarrassing Moment : Forgetting words of his song in the live concert of other singer.
Body Complex : Shoulder
Things AJW is fond of most : Family, Friends, Liquor, Fragrant Candles, Perfumes, Musical, Golf, CD collections, Cooking
First Kiss : When AJW was a freshman.
AJW's Habitual Gesture : Many Hand Movements With Talking, To Blink Eyes Frequently (It is probably because AJW is astigmatic)
Jinx : Whenever unwilling to do something, that doesn't go well
Something you might be surprised to know about AJW : He was a member of gag circle 'GagClub' and even a leader of jazz dance one 'Prana'.
Favorite Female Type : Sensible, Generous, Intellectual and Gentle Woman. Better if beautiful!!
Least Favorite Female Type : Meddlesome, Talkative and Insensitive Female
Awards: MBC Best Actor Award (2000)
TV dramas:
Oh! Pil-seung and Bong Soon-young (Pil-seung);
Match Made in Heaven (Sok-gu);
Fairy & Swindler (Jae-kyung);
Apartment (this is a Chinese drama made in China with AJW's voice dubbed in Mandarin);
Mothers and Sisters (Su-chul);
A Wish Upon A Star (Min-hee);
Bad Boys;
Goodbye My Love;
War and Love;
Bloody Revenge;
Sunflower;
Hotel (Young-pal)
Movies:
2003 Garden of Heaven
1998 Tie a Yellow Ribbon
1998 First Kiss
1998 Love Rub
An Jae Wook 's Career
AJW went to Seoul Arts University, where has brought up a large number of famous actors and actresses, for the training of acting and starred in more than 20 plays such as 'West Side Story', 'Guys and Dolls', etc., during his time there.
It is said that he was the best student and very active in the college by his professors and friends. He also regards that time as the happiest days in his life. In 1994 when he graduated from university, he went for in the test for the service as a talent in MBC (Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation) and succeeded at a stroke. He made his debut in December, the same year by starring in MBC nonfiction drama of '눈먼 새의 노래 Song of Blind Bird', where he played Kang, Young Woo who was the first blind doctor in pedagogy in Korea. He performed the role so maturely unlike a new face in TV that he made a deep impression on people.
Just after that drama, he was offered the role of a nice and cute student, O, Min Soo on the new sunday home drama, '짝 Jjack (partner)', where he worked for three years December,1994-August,1997). '짝 Jjack' made him a rising young-star with a familiar image, but on the other hand, it tied him up to a young student role for quite some time. During this time, he hosted youth-oriented TV shows, such as '젊음의 다섯마당 Five Episodes Of Youth' (1995-1996) in MBC and '충전 100% 쑈 Charging 100% Show '(1996-1997) in SBS. And he also appeared on other TV dramas - '호텔 Hotel' (1995), '전쟁과 사랑 War And Love' (1995), '그들의 포옹 Their Embrace'(1996), '자반고등어 Salted Mackerel'(1996). At long last, after those several experiences, he had the opportunity to play the starring role of 강민 Kang Min in '별은 내가슴에 Star In My Heart'(1997), which made him a superstar in Korea and got him out of being fixed to just young-student image. 'Star in My Heart' It became also the chance he could show his ability as a singer, the role of whom he performed in 'Star in My Heart' perfectly and . 'Forever', which was his first album was introduced as the last song of Kang Min's concert in the ending part of ' Star In My Heart', was a great hit over 700 thousands sales amount
