Ahn Ye-eun
{{Short description|South Korean singer (born 1992)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{family name hatnote|Ahn||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Ahn Ye-eun
| image = Ahn ye eun2021.png
| caption =
| native_name = 안예은
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|5|21}}
| birth_place = Garak-dong, Songpa District, Seoul, {{nowrap|South Korea}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| genre = {{hlist|Pop rock|Folk rock|R&B|Blues|Ballad}}
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|keyboard}}
| years_active = 2016–present
| label =
| associated_acts =
| module = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes
| hangul = 안예은
| hanja = 安叡垠
| rr = An Yeeun
| mr = An Yeŭn
}}
}}
Ahn Ye-eun ({{Korean|hangul=안예은}}; born May 21, 1992), is a South Korean genre-bending singer-songwriter, who is best known as the runner-up of K-pop Star 5. She is well known for singing the soundtrack for the TV series The Rebel.{{cite web|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110639072|title=[인터뷰①] 안예은 "'역적' PD, 'K팝스타'서 '봄이온다면' 보고 섭외"|publisher={{ill|Osen (newspaper)|ko|OSEN|lt=OSEN}}|language=ko|date=May 6, 2017|access-date=April 17, 2020}}
Early life and education
Ahn was born with congenital heart defect, and she said she had spent almost her entire childhood in hospitals. She started learning piano at the age of four.{{cite web|url=http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2016/03/28/2016032800851.html|title='K팝스타5' 안예은 "선천적 심장병으로 4차례 대수술…그래서 피아노 시작"|work=The Chosun Ilbo|date=2016-03-28|language=ko}} Influenced by Kim Yoon-ah, the lead singer in Jaurim, and female-fronted bands such as Loveholics and Cherry Filter, Ahn had wished to become a singer since middle school. She was attending the Applied Music department of Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts.{{cite web|url=http://news.kmib.co.kr/article/view.asp?arcid=0923666872&code=13180000&cp=nv|title= [인터뷰] ‘K팝스타 5’ 준우승 출신 안예은 "제가 어떤 뮤지션인지 보여줄 거예요"|work=Kukmin Ilbo|date=2016-12-28|language=ko}} In 2019, a social media post accused Ahn of past school violence, but she and her agency since refuted the legitimacy of this accusation. {{cite web|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1333807wpp/ahn-ye-eun-denies-accusations-of-school-violence-to-take-legal-action|title=Ahn Ye Eun Denies Accusations Of School Violence + To Take Legal Action|work=Soompi|date=2019-06-21}}
Artistry
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Ahn's musical style mixed traditional folk and pop.{{cite web|author=Bella Kim|url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2021/9/28/changgwi-review/|title=‘CHANGGWI’ Review: What Ghosts Think of Us|work=The Harvard Crimson|date=2021-09-28}} Her mostly musical style is pansori, a traditional Korean narrative singing.{{cite web|date=2022-10-14|title=Lirik Lagu Night Flower – Ahn Ye Eun dan Fakta di Baliknya|url=https://www.pikiran-rakyat.com/entertainment/pr-015675495/lirik-lagu-night-flower-ahn-ye-eun-dan-fakta-di-baliknya?page=all|work=Pikiran Rakyat|language=Indonesian}} Ahn's discography saw more modern and new pansori that kept the base elements of pansori while adding a different touch such as the inclusion of more instruments.{{cite web|author=Odessa Gaines|url=https://www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2023/03/k-weekly-lets-talk-a-bit-about-pansori|title=K-Weekly: Let’s talk a bit about pansori|date=2023-03-06|work=The Tufts Daily}} The switch between similar-sounding instruments of different cultures appears in her songs.
Ahn's music has various motifs, most from Korean folktales and historical events, while others from the Proust phenomenon, Korean shamanism, etc.{{cite web|author=Lee Si-jin|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210730000742|title=Ahn Ye-eun returns with new horror song|work=The Korea Herald|date=2021-07-30}}{{cite web|author=Lee Jung-youn|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240227050691|title=[Indie spirit] Singer-songwriter Ahn Ye-eun creates new identity with genre-defying music|date=2024-02-27|work=The Korea Herald}} Her debut album Ahn Ye-eun was about love.{{cite web|url=https://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/?cpv=1|title='K-pop Star 5' runner-up Ahn Ye-eun drops debut album|work=Kpop Herald|date=2016-11-28}} She released four horror songs since 2020, which started out "curiosity about whether music alone can make people feel scared".
Discography
=Studio albums=
=EPs=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Album details |
| scope="row" | One Day (Every Day) ({{lang|ko|一日 (일일)}}) |
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|---|
| scope="row" | To the Island ({{lang|ko|섬으로}}) |
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="1" style="width:5em;" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
| KOR |
|---|
| scope="row" | "Somehow" ({{lang|ko|어쩌다보니}})
| 2016 | — |Ahn Ye Eun |
| scope="row" | "Okay!" ({{lang|ko|그래!}})
| rowspan="2"| 2017 | — |One Day (Every Day) |
| scope="row" | "Same Thought" ({{lang|ko|같은 생각}})
| — |{{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" | "Spring Alone" ({{lang|ko|홀로봄}})
| rowspan="2"| 2018 | — | rowspan="2"|O |
| scope="row" | "You" ({{lang|ko|유}})
| — |
| scope="row" | "Woman's March" ({{lang|ko|8호 감방의 노래}})
| 2019 | — |{{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" | "Kakotopia" ({{lang|ko|카코토피아}})
| rowspan="3"| 2020 | — |ㅇㅇㅇ |
| scope="row" | "Trumpet Creeper" ({{lang|ko|능소화}})
| — | rowspan="3" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Waltz" ({{lang|ko|윤무}})
| — |
| scope="row" | "Proust" ({{lang|ko|프루스트}})
| rowspan="3"| 2021 |
| scope="row" | "Sailing" ({{lang|ko|출항}})
|To the Island |
| scope="row" | "Changgwi" ({{lang|ko|창귀}})
| —{{cite web|url=https://www.genie.co.kr/detail/albumInfo?axnm=82154526|title=창귀|website=genie music}} | {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" | "Not Me Not Mine" ({{lang|ko|그 사랑은 내 사랑이 아니었음을}})
| 2024 | — |{{Non-album single}} |
=Soundtrack appearances=
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="1" style="width:5em;" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
| KOR "The Moon During the Day": {{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=12&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|title=Digital Chart – Week 12 of 2023|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=March 30, 2023}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | "If Spring Comes (Drama Version)" ({{lang|ko|봄이 온다면 (Drama Version)}})
| rowspan="6"| 2017 | — | rowspan="6"|The Rebel OST |
| scope="row" | "Magic Lily" ({{lang|ko|상사화}})
| — |
| scope="row" | "Spring of Ilkhwari" ({{lang|ko|익화리의 봄}})
| — |
| scope="row" | "New Day" ({{lang|ko|새날}})
| — |
| scope="row" | "Red Tie (Drama Version)" ({{lang|ko|홍연 (Drama Version)}})
| — |
| scope="row" | "Red Tie (Original Version)" ({{lang|ko|홍연 (Original Version)}})
| — |
| scope="row" | "Light Saver" ({{lang|ko|위화(衛華)}})
| rowspan="2"| 2019 | — |The Crowned Clown OST |
| scope="row" | "Keep Alive"
| — |The Banker OST |
| scope="row" | "Against the Wind" ({{lang|ko|바람이 불어와도}})
| rowspan="2" | 2021 |
| scope="row" | "Night Flower" (야화)
| — | Painter of the Night OST |
| scope="row" | "The Moon During the Day" ({{lang|ko|낮에 뜨는 달}})
| 2023 | 127 | Moon in the Day OST |
=Compilation appearances=
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="1" style="width:5em;" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
| KOR {{citation needed|date=April 2021}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | "Mister Mystery" ({{lang|ko|미스터 미스터리}})
| rowspan="6"| 2016 | 73 |
| scope="row" | "White Dress" ({{lang|ko|하얀 원피스}})
| — |
| scope="row" | "If Spring Comes" ({{lang|ko|봄이 온다면}})
| — |
| scope="row" | "Hogu" ({{lang|ko|호구}})
| — |
| scope="row" | "Talk to Me" ({{lang|ko|말을 해 봐}})
| — |
| scope="row" | "Part-Time Lover"
| — |
| scope="row" | "Heart Song" ({{lang|ko|마음으로 부르는 노래}}) {{small|with Rooftop Moonlight, Kwon Soon Kwan, Jo So Jung, Hello Ga-Young, Sunwoo Jung-a, Jo Min Hwi, Lee Seol Ah, Jo Ye Ran}} | 2017 | — | A Song That I Sing with My Heart |
| scope="row" | "Jinttobaegi" ({{lang|ko|진또배기}})
| 2020 | — |Lotto Singer Episode 4 |
| scope="row" | "Spring Rain" ({{lang|ko|봄비}}) {{small|with Lee Bong-geun}} | 2021 | — |Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend - Fantastic Duet (Friend Special) |
Filmography
=Variety/Reality show=
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| Year
! Title ! Network ! Notes ! Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16
| SBS | Runner-up | | ||||
| 2020 | King of Mask Singer | MBC | Contestant as "Ring Expedition" (episodes 277–278) | {{Cite news|author=Lee Ye-eun|title='복면가왕' 부뚜막 고양이, 3연승 가왕 성공…안예은· 유키스 수현·진시몬·이대원 '열창' [종합]|url=http://www.mydaily.co.kr/new_yk/html/read.php?newsid=202010251937892059|website=My Daily|date=October 25, 2020|access-date=October 25, 2020|language=ko}} |
References
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