Ahn Ye-eun (; 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.

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. 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. In 2019, a social media post accused Ahn of past school violence, but she and her agency since refuted the legitimacy of this accusation.

Artistry

Ahn's musical style mixed traditional folk and pop. Her mostly musical style is pansori, a traditional Korean narrative singing. 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. 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. Her debut album Ahn Ye-eun was about love. She released four horror songs since 2020, which started out "curiosity about whether music alone can make people feel scared".

Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR Ahn Ye-eun charting: ㅇㅇㅇ charting: Ahn Ye-eun Released: November 28, 2016 Label: pandawhale company Formats: CD, digital download 21 KOR: 1,148 O Released: July 12, 2018 Label: pandawhale company Formats: CD, digital download — ㅇㅇㅇ Released: February 25, 2020 Label: Double X Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 72

EPs Title Album details One Day (Every Day)() Released: August 21, 2017 Label: pandawhale company Formats: CD, digital download To the Island() Released: April 3, 2021 Label: JMG (Double X Entertainment) Formats: CD, digital download

Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album KOR "Somehow" () 2016 —Ahn Ye Eun "Okay!" () 2017 —One Day (Every Day) "Same Thought" () — "Spring Alone" () 2018 —O "You" () — "Woman's March" () 2019 — "Kakotopia" () 2020 —ㅇㅇㅇ "Trumpet Creeper" () — rowspan="3" "Waltz" () — "Proust" () 2021 —"Proust" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked 77 position on the Gaon Download Chart: * "Sailing" () —"Sailing" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked 78 position on the Gaon Download Chart: *To the Island "Changgwi" () — "Not Me Not Mine" () 2024 —

Soundtrack appearances Title Year Peak chart positions Album KOR"The Moon During the Day": "If Spring Comes (Drama Version)" () 2017 —The Rebel OST "Magic Lily" () — "Spring of Ilkhwari" () — "New Day" () — "Red Tie (Drama Version)" () — "Red Tie (Original Version)" () — "Light Saver" () 2019 —The Crowned Clown OST "Keep Alive" —The Banker OST "Against the Wind" () 2021 —River Where the Moon Rises OST "Night Flower" () — Painter of the Night OST "The Moon During the Day" () 2023 127 Moon in the Day OST "To the Moon" 2025 — To the Moon OST

Compilation appearances Title Year Peak chart positions Album KOR "Mister Mystery" () 2016 73K-pop Star 5 TOP10 Part.1 "White Dress" () —K-pop Star 5 TOP8 Part.1 "If Spring Comes" () —K-pop Star 5 TOP6 "Hogu" () —K-pop Star 5 TOP4 "Talk to Me" () —K-pop Star 5 TOP2 Part.1 "Part-Time Lover" —K-pop Star 5 TOP2 Part.2 "Heart Song" () 2017 — A Song That I Sing with My Heart "Jinttobaegi" () 2020 —Lotto Singer Episode 4 "Spring Rain" () 2021 —Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend - Fantastic Duet (Friend Special)

Filmography Variety/Reality show Year Title Network Notes Ref. 2015–16 K-pop Star 5 SBS Runner-up 2020 King of Mask Singer MBC Contestant as "Ring Expedition" (episodes 277–278)

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