Niel (singer)

In this Korean name, the family name is Ahn.

Ahn Daniel (born August 16, 1994), better known by his stage name Niel (Hangul: 니엘), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Teen Top. Niel released his first solo EP titled oNiely on February 16, 2015.^[1]

Niel
Niel in 2022
Born	Ahn Daniel (1994-08-16) August 16, 1994 (age 29) Anyang, South Korea
Other names	Niel
Occupations	Singer songwriter actor
Musical career
Genres	K-pop R&B
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2004–present
Labels	TOP Media New Entry
Member of	Teen Top
Korean name
Hangul	안다니엘
Revised Romanization	An Daniel
McCune–Reischauer	An Taniel
Signature

Solo career

On December 26, 2012, Niel, alongside Beast's Yoseob, 2AM's Jo Kwon, MBLAQ's G.O, and Infinite's Woohyun formed a 5-member one-time unit named Dramatic Blue for their song, "Tearfully Beautiful", for SBS Gayo Daejeon's The Color of K-Pop.^[2] In 2013, he featured in Fanta's Advertising song "Fanta Time" alongside A Pink's Eun-ji and Lee Kwang-soo.

On January 5, 2015, it was announced that Niel would be making his official solo debut in February.^[3] on January 27,at the program of Mnet's "4 Things Show" Niel released the self-produced track "Affogato", which would be included on his first solo album.^[4] The music video for his title song "Lovekiller" came out on February 16, featuring rapper Dok2.^[5] His solo mini album oNiely which contains seven songs, was released on the same day and topped the Gaon chart. On April 14, Niel released his repackaged album oNiely 'Spring Love, as well as the music video for its title track "Spring Love" , featuring singer-songwriter Juniel.^[6][7]

On May 15, 2015, Niel and other artists including Exo, Sistar and Ailee sang a KBS1's Special Program 'I Am Korea' theme song "The Day We Meet" for Gwangbok 70th Anniversary."^[8]

Niel released his second mini album Love Affair... January 16, 2017, containing seven songs, including the title track of the same name.^[9]

On June 3, 2020, Niel joined Overwatch Contenders team O2 Blast as an "Honorary Player".^[10]

On December 28, 2021, Niel announced that he will not renew his contract with TOP Media starting from January 10, 2022. However, he will still remain as a member of Teen Top.^[11]

In August 2022, Niel signed a contract with New Entry.^[12]

In November 2022, Niel made a comeback with his 3rd mini album "A to Z", which is set to be released on November 28.^[13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Eleventh Mom	Ban-jang	Supporting role
2020	Swag		Lead role^[14]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2004	Children's Chorus		Mnet
2005	641 Families		KBS
2010	I Am Legend	Teen Top	SBS	Cameo
2012	Do You Know Taekwondo?	Choi Myeong-seong	KBS	Main role
2013	Two Weeks	Student	MBC
2014	Sweden Laundry	Kim Min-ho	MBC Every 1	Cameo

Web series

Year	Title	Network	Role	Note	Ref.
2021	The Guys I Want to Catch	Dingo Music			^[15]

Variety shows

Year	Title	Network	Role
2017	Wizard of Nowhere	MBC
2021	Wild Idol	MBC	Daily mentor ^[16]

Theater

Year	English title	Korean title	Role	Ref.
2021	Time Between Dog and Cat	개와 고양이의 시간		^[17]
2022–2023	Origin of Species	종의 기원	Han Yu-jin	^[18]
2023	Dream High	드림하이	Jason	^[19]

Discography

Main article: Teen Top discography

EPs

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR ^[20]
oNiely	Released: February 16, 2015 Label: TOP Media Format: CD, Digital download	1	KOR: 26,562
	oNiely 'Spring Love' (Repackage) Released: April 14, 2015 Label: TOP Media Format: CD, Digital download	4	KOR: 13,018
Love Affair...	Released: January 16, 2017 Label: TOP Media Format: CD, Digital download Track listing "On My Way" "Love Affair" (ft. Giantpink) "Heart Monster" "Fever" "Signal" "In The Rain" (ft. Snacky Chan) "Disappear"	3	KOR: 14,086
A to Z	Released: November 28, 2022 Label: TOP Media Format: CD, Digital download Track listing "A to Z" "In your space" "Hypnotized" "Single Love" "Forever Young" "Today"	75	KOR: 1,435
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Single albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR ^[21]
Parting Emotion	Released: January 11, 2024 Label: Newentry Co.,Ltd. Format: CD, Digital download Track listing "Parting Path" "Loved XX" "Parting Path" (Sped Up)	40	KOR: 2,569^[22]

Singles

As lead artist

Year	Title	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR Gaon Chart ^[23]
2015	"Lovekiller" (featuring Dok2)	6	oNiely
	"Affogato" (featuring C.A.P)	84
	"Spring Love" (featuring Juniel)	40	oNiely 'Spring Love'
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

Year	Album	Song title	Sales	Artist
2012	Tearfully Beautiful	"Tearfully Beautiful"	KOR (DL): 95,179+	with G.O, Yoseob, Woohyun, Jo Kwon (Dramatic BLUE)
2013	Fanta Time	"Fanta Time"	—	with Lee Kwangsoo, Euji^[24]
2015	The Day We Meet	"I Am Korea"		with various artists

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2015	Mnet Asian Music Awards^[25]	Song of the year	Lovekiller	Nominated
		Best Dance Performance – Solo		Nominated

References

1. "Teen Top's Niel Releases Logo and Countdown for Solo Debut". February 1, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
2. "Dramatic Blue releases 'Tearfully Beautiful' for SBS Gayo Daejun!". Retrieved December 26, 2012.
3. "Teen Top's Niel Reported to Make Solo Debut in February". Retrieved January 5, 2015.
4. "Niel releases self-produced track 'Affogato' on '4 Things Show'". Retrieved January 27, 2015.
5. "Dok2 to feature in Niel's debut title track "Lovekiller"". February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
6. Niel reveals title track of upcoming repackaged album 'Spring Love'. April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
7. "Niel releases a romantic collaboration track 'Spring Love,' featuring Juniel". Allkpop.com. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
8. "I Am Korea 'MV filming live" (in Korean). Retrieved May 15, 2015.
9. "Watch: Teen Top's Niel Drops Sorrowful And Passionate MV For Newest Solo "Love Affair"". soompi. January 16, 2016.
10. "Welcome New Player!". O2 Blast. June 3, 2020.
11. Yoon, Sanggeun (December 28, 2021). "틴탑 니엘·창조 티오피미디어 전속계약 종료 "팀 활동 유지"[전문]". Star News. Naver. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
12. Kim Na-young (August 10, 2022). "틴탑 니엘, 뉴엔트리와 전속계약…림킴과 한솥밥(공식)" [Teen Top's Niel signed an exclusive contract with New Entry... Rim Kim and Hansotbap (Official)] (in Korean). MK Sports. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Naver.
13. Lee, Bok-jin (November 16, 2022). "가수 니엘, 28일 3번째 미니 앨범 'A to Z'로 컴백" [Singer Niel makes a comeback with his 3rd mini album ‘A to Z’ on the 28th] (in Korean). Segye Ilbo. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Naver.
14. "Niel of Teen Top to get big screen debut in 'Swag'". The Korea Herald. May 29, 2018.
15. Son Bong-seok (July 8, 2021). "딩고뮤직, 웹드라마 '잡고 싶은 녀석들' 제작…하이라이트 손동운- 틴탑 니엘- 펜타곤 우석- 빅톤 세준 캐스팅 [공식]" [Dingo Music, web drama 'The Guys I Want to Catch'... Highlight Son Dongwoon- Teen Top Niel- Pentagon Wooseok- Victon Sejun Casting [Official]]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
16. Jung Ga-young (August 20, 2021). "[단독] 2PM 준케이·틴탑 니엘·블락비 태일, '야생돌' 일일 멘토 된다" [[Exclusive] 2PM’s Jun-K, Teen Top’s Niel, and Block B’s Taeil to become daily mentors for ‘wild idols’]. sportsworld (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
17. Shin Young-eun (July 19, 2021). "개와 고양이의 시간' 송원근→니엘 캐스팅…9월 개막" [Time Between Dogs and Cats’ Song Won-geun → Niel Casting… September opening]. Star Today (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
18. Myung, Hee-sook (November 1, 2022). "니엘부터 하동연까지, '종의 기원' 초연 캐스팅 라인업 완성 [공식]" [From Niel to Ha Dong-yeon, 'Origin of Species' premiere casting lineup complete [Official]]. My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Naver.
19. Son Jin-ah (March 7, 2023). "니엘·아스트로 진진·그리, 쇼뮤지컬 '드림하이' 춤꾼 제이슨 된다" [Niel Astro Jinjin Gree, Show-Musical ‘Dream High’ Dancer Jason] (in Korean). MK Sports. Retrieved March 7, 2023 – via Naver.
20. "Gaon Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart.
21. "Circle Album Chart". Circle Music Chart (in Korean).
    • "Parting Emotion". January 28 – February 3, 2024.
22. "Circle Album Chart – Week 5, 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 8, 2024.
23. gaonchart.co.kr. "2015년 35주차 Album Chart" (in Korean).
24. "Enjoy a 'Fanta Time' with TEEN TOP's Niel, A Pink's Eunji, and Lee Kwang Soo". Allkpop. June 17, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
25. "2015 MAMA Nominees Announced". soompi.com. October 30, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

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