Ahn Jae-hyun began his entertainment career as a fashion model in 2009, appearing in runway shows, magazine editorials and commercials. He gained recognition in 2011 while playing a delivery man in the cable variety show ''Lee Soo-geun and Kim Byung-man's High Society''. He also appeared in several
music videos, including "Sad Song" by
Baek A-yeon, "Please Don't" by
K.Will, and "
Gone Not Around Any Longer" by
Sistar19. In 2013, Ahn's popularity rose while playing actress
Jun Ji-hyun's younger brother in the hit drama
My Love from the Star. This led to more acting offers in 2014, including a role in police comedy ''
You're All Surrounded and the webtoon film adaptation Fashion King''. The same year, he was appointed to be MC for
Mnet's weekly music program
M Countdown. In 2015, Ahn played his first leading role as a vampire doctor in
Blood, and appeared in the two-episode fantasy drama
Snow Lotus Flower alongside
Lee Ji-ah. In 2016, Ahn starred in
tvN's romantic comedy series
Cinderella with Four Knights, playing a chaebol and playboy vying for the main female lead's heart. He won the Top Excellence Award at the 9th
Korea Drama Awards for his performance. He also joined the cast of travel reality show
New Journey to the West, replacing
Lee Seung-gi who enlisted in the army. The same year, he starred in the Chinese romance film
Perfect Imperfection alongside Taiwanese actress
Ady An. In 2017, Ahn was cast as the second lead in SBS's fantasy romance drama
Reunited Worlds. In 2018, Ahn was cast in the romance melodrama
The Beauty Inside. In 2019, Ahn returned to the small screen with a lead role in the romantic comedy drama
Love with Flaws starring opposite
Oh Yeon-seo. In 2022, Ahn published his first photo essay
List of Things to Remember, which went on sale June 8, 2022 at offline bookstores nationwide. Later in February 2023, Ahn donated 10 million won from the 2022 exhibition to help orphans who have suffered from the coronavirus. ==Personal life==