Danny Ahn (Hangul: ë °ë‹ˆì•ˆ; born December 22, 1978) is a South
Korean entertainer best known as the main rapper of the South Korean
pop music group g.o.d. He is notable for his unique rapping. Having
made his debut in the entertainment industry as a member of g.o.d in
1999, Ahn has gone into acting and has also been a radio DJ and MC.Ahn
was born in Seattle, Washington and holds American citizenship,
although he later moved to South Korea with his family and spent most
of his schooling years there. He and g.o.d bandmate Joon Park are
first cousins; Ahn's father is the youngest sibling of Joon's mother.
When he was in elementary school his parents divorced and he and his
older sister went to live with their mother. As a teenager, he began
aspiring to become a singer after listening to Seo Taiji and Boys. He
studied Theater and Film at Dankook University.Ahn's professional
career began with his debut in the K-pop industry as a rapper for
singer Uhm Jung-hwa. He was also part of a mixed-gender project group
along with his friend Son Ho-young, Shoo and Kim Hwan-sung but it fell
through; Kim was later recruited as the final member of NRG and Shoo
joined S.M. Entertainment where she would debut as part of girl group
S.E.S..In 1997 Ahn was recruited by his cousin Joon for a project
group he was forming. Between 1997 and 1998, Son, Yoon Kye-sang and
Kim Sun-a were recruited through auditions while Park Jin-young joined
the group as their producer and mentor. However, Kim Sun-a left to
pursue acting and was replaced with Kim Tae-woo, then still a high
school student. The group eventually became a five-man boy band and
named g.o.d, short for "Groove Over Dose".
Korean entertainer best known as the main rapper of the South Korean
pop music group g.o.d. He is notable for his unique rapping. Having
made his debut in the entertainment industry as a member of g.o.d in
1999, Ahn has gone into acting and has also been a radio DJ and MC.Ahn
was born in Seattle, Washington and holds American citizenship,
although he later moved to South Korea with his family and spent most
of his schooling years there. He and g.o.d bandmate Joon Park are
first cousins; Ahn's father is the youngest sibling of Joon's mother.
When he was in elementary school his parents divorced and he and his
older sister went to live with their mother. As a teenager, he began
aspiring to become a singer after listening to Seo Taiji and Boys. He
studied Theater and Film at Dankook University.Ahn's professional
career began with his debut in the K-pop industry as a rapper for
singer Uhm Jung-hwa. He was also part of a mixed-gender project group
along with his friend Son Ho-young, Shoo and Kim Hwan-sung but it fell
through; Kim was later recruited as the final member of NRG and Shoo
joined S.M. Entertainment where she would debut as part of girl group
S.E.S..In 1997 Ahn was recruited by his cousin Joon for a project
group he was forming. Between 1997 and 1998, Son, Yoon Kye-sang and
Kim Sun-a were recruited through auditions while Park Jin-young joined
the group as their producer and mentor. However, Kim Sun-a left to
pursue acting and was replaced with Kim Tae-woo, then still a high
school student. The group eventually became a five-man boy band and
named g.o.d, short for "Groove Over Dose".
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