Ahn Eun-jin (안은진; born May 6, 1991) is a South Korean actress best known for her breakout supporting role as Chu Min-ha in the hit medical drama Hospital Playlist (2020–2021) and her acclaimed lead performance as Yoo Gil-chae in the historical romance My Dearest (2023). Standing 168 cm tall and represented by United Artists Agency, she has transitioned from theater and supporting roles to leading romantic comedies such as Dynamite Kiss (2025), earning major awards and a growing international fanbase
After high school she enrolled at the prestigious Korea National University of Arts (K-Arts) in the acting department as part of the celebrated Class of 2010. Her classmates included future stars Kim Go-eun, Park So-dam, Lim Ji-yeon, Lee Sang-yi, Lee Yoo-young, and Kim Sung-cheol. This network of peers has remained a supportive circle throughout her career. She graduated with solid stage foundations that would later distinguish her screen work.
Profile Details
- Age: 35
- Height: 168 cm
- Blood Type: A
- Zodiac: Taurus
- MBTI: ESFJ (self-described with planning and warm, extroverted traits)
- Agency: United Artists Agency (UAA)
- Instagram: @eunjin___a (over million followers)
- Education: Korea National University of Arts (Acting)
- Friends : Yoon Yoo-sun (윤유선)
Career
Ahn made her professional debut in 2012 in the musical The Sorrows of Young Werther. Throughout the mid-2010s she built experience in theater and musicals, including The Story of Tail Cotton (2015, directed by her professor), Infinite Power (or Infinite Energy, 2015–2016) where she earned praise for versatile acting, comic timing, and clear vocals as Kim Sol, and other productions such as Hello, Summer, Black Mary Poppins, and plays like Judo Boy.
She transitioned to television around 2018 after signing with an agency (initially Imagine Asia, later Big Boss Entertainment). Early credits included cameos and supporting parts in Life (2018), The Crowned Clown, Kingdom (Netflix, as Mu-yeong’s wife), Possessed, My Fellow Citizens!, Strangers from Hell (Hell Is Other People, as police officer So Jeong-hwa – earning the Unexpected Award at the 2019 OCN Awards), and Diary of a Prosecutor.
Transition to Leading Roles
Her first lead came in the 2021–2022 JTBC drama The One and Only (Only One Person), where she played Pyo In-sook, a terminally ill woman navigating emotional detachment and unexpected connection.
2023 proved pivotal. In JTBC’s The Good Bad Mother she portrayed Lee Mi-joo, a resilient nail artist and single mother of twins who is the childhood friend and former flame of the male lead (Lee Do-hyun). The same year she delivered a career-defining performance as the complex noblewoman Yoo Gil-chae in MBC’s historical romance My Dearest (and Part 2), opposite Namgoong Min. Her emotional range—from spoiled aristocrat to war-scarred survivor—earned widespread critical acclaim, the Top Excellence Award (Actress in a Miniseries) and Best Couple Award at the 2023 MBC Drama Awards, a Best Actress win at the Grimae Awards, and a Best Actress nomination at the 60th Baeksang Arts Awards.
She expanded into film with a notable supporting turn as Jo So-yong in the 2022 period thriller The Night Owl (nominations at Baeksang, Blue Dragon, and others for Best Supporting/New Actress) and Citizen of a Kind (2024).
Awards and Recognition
- 2019 OCN Awards: Unexpected Award (Strangers from Hell)
- 2020 Asia Artist Awards: Focus Award
- 2021 Korea First Brand Awards: Rising Star Female Actress
- 2023 MBC Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award + Best Couple (My Dearest)
- 2023 Grimae Awards: Best Actress (My Dearest)
- Multiple nominations for The Night Owl and My Dearest (Baeksang, Blue Dragon, etc.)
- 2024 Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards: Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation
- 2025 SBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award + Best Couple (Dynamite Kiss)
- Forbes Korea Power Celebrity and Gallup rankings in recent years
Kdram List
Television: Hospital Playlist (2020–2021), The One and Only (2021), The Good Bad Mother (2023), My Dearest (2023), Goodbye Earth (2024), Genie, Make a Wish (2025), Dynamite Kiss (2025), Resident Playbook (cameo), upcoming Another Romance Besides You (2026).
Film: The Night Owl (2022), Citizen of a Kind (2024).
Theater/Musicals: Extensive early credits including The Sorrows of Young Werther, Infinite Power, and later Silent Sea.
FAQ
How old is Ahn Eun-jin?
She was born on May 6, 1991, making her 35 years old.
What is Ahn Eun-jin’s height?
168 cm.
Which agency is Ahn Eun-jin under?
United Artists Agency (UAA).
What is Ahn Eun-jin’s Instagram?
@eunjin___a.
What are Ahn Eun-jin’s most famous dramas?
Hospital Playlist (Chu Min-ha), My Dearest (Yoo Gil-chae), The Good Bad Mother (Lee Mi-joo), and Dynamite Kiss (Go Da-rim).