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Ahn Ji-hwan

Ahn Ji-hwan (; born July 24, 1969) is a South Korean voice actor, actor and television and radio presenter who joined Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's Voice Acting Division in 1993 and debuted with his role as Prince Dandarn (known as Prince Omar in South Korea) on the Korean dub of Time Travel Tondekeman.

Since the early 2000s, Ahn has narrated several entertaining shows at Seoul Broadcasting System, including Animal Farm, The Music Trend, and Star King. In June 2012, he made his stage debut, performing the part of Edna Turnblad in a South Korean musical Hairspray based on a 1988 film under the same title.

Ahn has become famous for his cover of Johnny Depp on the Korean dub of ', for his role as Det. Danny Messer on the Korean dub of ', and for his narration of The Knee-Drop Guru on the South Korean talk show Golden Fishery.

On December 16, 2025, Ahn announced through his agency that, due to health reasons, he would be halting all activities, including narrating Animal Farm for 24 years, to focus on recovery. His junior voice actor, Nam Do-hyeong, is filling in as the show's narrator.

Career

Voice acting

TV animation dubbing

  • Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden V (빅토리 구슬동자, SBS)
  • Black Bomber (later)
  • Fantomcat (무적 고양이 팬텀, MBC)
  • Fantomcat
  • Flower Witch Mary Bell (꽃의 천사 메리벨, MBC)
  • Takuro
  • Future GPX Cyber Formula (신세기 사이버 포뮬러, SBS)
  • Bleed Kaga
  • Galaxy Express 999 (은하철도 999, MBC)
  • Count Mecha
  • Hamtaro (방가방가 햄토리, SBS)
  • Dexter (An-gyeong on the Korean TV edition)
  • Iron Man #28 FX (철인 28호 FX, MBC)
  • Franken
  • Miracle Girls (요술소녀, MBC)
  • Chris Kubrick (Woo Jeong-soo on the Korean TV edition)
  • Olympus Guardian (그리스 로마 신화: 올림포스 가디언, SBS)
  • Hercules
  • The Prince of Tennis (테니스의 왕자, SBS)
  • Kunimitsu Tezuka (Dok-go Si-hyeong on the Korean TV edition)
  • Red Baron (레드 바론, MBC)
  • Kômei Ryû (Je-gal Ryang on the Korean TV edition)
  • Narrator
  • Rolling Stars (롤링 스타즈, KBS)
  • Narrator
  • Slam Dunk (슬램덩크, SBS)
  • Akira Sendoh (Yoon Dae-hyeop on the Korean TV edition)
  • Kiminobu Kogure (Kwon Jun-ho on the Korean TV edition)
  • Narrator
  • Time Travel Tondekeman (시간 탐험대, MBC)
  • Prince Dandarn (Prince Omar on the Korean TV edition)

Animated movie dubbing

1990s
2010s

Film dubbing

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  • ' (반지의 제왕: 반지 원정대, SBS)
  • Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn

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  • Meltdown (이연걸의 탈출, MBC)
  • Jet Li as Kit Li
  • ' (미션 임파서블 2, MBC)
  • Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt
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  • ' (캐리비안의 해적: 블랙 펄의 저주, MBC)
  • Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow
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  • Vanilla Sky (바닐라 스카이, MBC)
  • Tom Cruise as David Aames
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Foreign TV show dubbing

Narrations

  • 5th Republic (제5공화국, MBC)
  • Animal Farm (TV 동물농장, SBS)
  • Crisis Escape No. 1 (위기탈출 넘버원, KBS)
  • Global Report (지구촌 리포트, MBC)
  • Golden Fishery (황금어장, MBC)
  • Narrator of the segment "The Knee-Drop Guru (무릎팍 도사)"
  • January 3, 2007 - October 12, 2011 (aired Wednesdays, first run until the segment ended due to the temporary retirement of Kang Ho-dong)
  • November 29, 2012 - August 22, 2013 (aired Thursdays, second run after the segment was revamped as an independent show)
  • Live Show: Friday Wide (생방송 금요와이드, MBC)
  • Narrator of the segment "Appetizing Trips with Sayuri Fujita (사유리의 식탐여행)"
  • Martian Virus (화성인 바이러스, tvN)
  • MBC News Desk (MBC 뉴스데스크, MBC)
  • News presenter
  • Inkigayo (SBS 인기가요, previously SBS Popular Song, SBS)
  • Stage presenter
  • Our Sunday Night (일요일 일요일 밤에, previously Sunday Sunday Night, MBC)
  • Narrator of the segment "Love House"
  • Section TV Entertainment Telecommunications (섹션 TV 연예통신, MBC)
  • News presenter
  • Star King (놀라운 대회! 스타킹, SBS)

TV appearances

1990s

2000s

2010s

Radio appearances

2000s

2010s

Stage appearance

Awards

Korean Broadcasting Awards

Korean Broadcasting Producer Awards

MBC Drama Awards

SBS Awards

See also

References

External links

  • FnRodz: The official fan club of Ahn Ji-hwan