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Ahn Daniel (born August 16, 1994), better known by his stage name Niel, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the South Korean boy group Teen Top. Niel released his first EP titled oNIELy on February 16, 2015.
Career
On July 10, 2010, Niel made his debut as a member of Teen Top with their debut album Come into the World, performing the title track "Clap" on MBC's Show! Music Core.
Solo
On December 26, 2012 it was announced that Niel, alongside Beast's Yoseob, 2AM's Jo Kwon, MBLAQ's G.O, and Infinite's Woohyun would participate as a 5-member one-time unit named Dramatic Blue for their song, "Tearfully Beautiful", for SBS Gayo Daejeon's The Color of K-Pop. 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. on January 27,at the program of Mnet's "4 Things Show" Niel releases self-produced track 'Affogato' which will be included on his first solo album. The official music video for his title song "Lovekiller" came out on February 16 which will feature rapper Dok2. 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.
On May 15, 2015 Niel and other artists such Exo, Sistar and Ailee sang a KBS1's Special Program 'I Am Korea' theme song "The Day We Meet" for Gwangbok 70th Anniversary."
Niel released his 2nd mini album "Love Affair..." January 16, 2017, containing a total of seven songs, including the title of the same name.
Early life
As a child, Niel dreamed of becoming a soccer player, but he became interested in acting when he saw the child actor Yoo Seungho in the film The Way Home. With his mother's support, he began attending acting school, and was cast into his first drama "Children's Chorus" in fifth grade. Later, Niel was inspired by Michael Jackson's Ben and began to pursue singing instead, while also starting dance lessons.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Eleventh Mom | Ban-jang | Supporting role |
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 |
Discography
EPs
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | |||||||||
| oNIELy |
| 1 |
| ||||||
oNIELy `Spring Love` (Repackage)
| 4 |
| |||||||
| Love Affair... |
| To be released | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||||||
Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Gaon Chart | |||||||||
| 2015 | "Lovekiller"" (featuring Dok2) | 6 | oNIELy | ||||||
| "Affogato""" (featuring C.A.P) | 84 | ||||||||
| "Spring Love" "" (featuring Juniel) | 40 | oNIELy `Spring Love` | |||||||
| 2017 | "Love Affair"" (featuring Giant Pink) | To be released | Love Affair... | ||||||
| "—" 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" | N/A | with Lee Kwangsoo, Euji |
| 2015 | The Day We Meet | "I Am Korea" | with various artists |
Collaborations
| Year | Song title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "The Grasshopper Song" | with Sunny Hill |
| 2013 | "Be my Girl" | with Juniel |
| 2013 | "A Whole new world" | with Song Jieun of SECRET |
| 2013 | "4 Minutes" | with Ailee |
| 2013 | "Friend" (Korea-China FriendShip Concert) | with Lee Junho and Seungho |
| 2014 | "Friday" (M! Countdown KCON 2014) | with IU |
Variety show
Niel first appeared on the variety show "Star Cam" with Teen Top in 2010. From December 2014 to January 2015, he participated in a variety show called True Justice as a cast member. In August 2015 Niel join SBS TV Program "The Racer".
| Year | Title | Networks | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Star King | SBS | with Chunji and C.A.P |
| Moon Night 90 | Mnet | with Ricky & Changjo | |
| Flower Bouquet | MBC | Guest - Episode 8 | |
| Beatles Code 1 | Mnet | Solo guest | |
| 2012 | Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2 | KBS | Episode 123 |
| Star King | SBS | with Ricky and L.Joe | |
| K-Pop Star Olympics | MBC | - | |
| Kpop Star Athletic Championship | MBC | - | |
| Weekly Idol | MBC | - | |
| Miss & Mr Idol Korea | MBC | with Chunji and Ricky | |
| 2013 | K-Pop Star Olympics | MBC | - |
| HAPPY SUNDAY Mamma Mia | KBS2 | with his mother | |
| Vitamin | KBS2 | with Chunji | |
| Kpop Star Athletic Championship | MBC | - | |
| Immortal Songs 2 | KBS2 | with C.A.P, Chunji & Changjo x4) | |
| Immortal Songs 2 | KBS2 | with 100% | |
| Wide M Open Studio | Mnet | - | |
| Full House | KBS | - | |
| Immortal Songs 2 | KBS2 | with L.Joe, Chunji and Changjo | |
| Weekly Idol | MBC | - | |
| Hello Counselor | KBS2 | with Chunji | |
| Generation Gonggam Saturday | KBS2 | - | |
| Smile People | SBS | - | |
| Star King | SBS | with Chunji | |
| Firsts of Shaolin Temple | SBS | - | |
| 2014 | Firsts of Shaolin Temple | SBS | - |
| Immortal Songs 2 | KBS2 | with 100% | |
| HAPPY SUNDAY Mamma Mia | KBS2 | with his mother | |
| Immortal Songs 2 | KBS2 | - | |
| Law of the Jungle | SBS | - | |
| Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2 | KBS | - | |
| Immortal Songs 2 | KBS2 | with L.Joe | |
| Infinite Dream Concert | MBC | - | |
| After School Club | Arirang TV | Guest with Teen Top | |
| Open Concert | KBS | (16/09/2014) | |
| Love Request | KBS1 | 20/09/14) | |
| Idol Music Festival: Kpop Expo in Asia | MBC | (21/09/14) | |
| Pops In Seoul | Arirang TV | (22/09/14) | |
| JTBC Hidden Singer | JTBC | with Chunji | |
| Vitamin | KBS2 | with Chunji and L.Joe | |
| Weekly Idol | MBC | - | |
| Immortal Songs 2 | KBS2 | with Changjo | |
| Simply KPOP | Arirang TV | with Teen Top | |
| Immortal Songs 2 | KBS2 | with Changjo(25/10/14) | |
| JTBC Hidden Singer | JTBC | with Chunji and L.Joe | |
| Weekly Idol | MBC | (Recorded on 18 November) | |
| 100 people; 100 Songs -Going to the end | JTBC | Season 3, Episode 14 | |
| 2014-2015 | True Justice | MBC | Cast member |
| 2015 | Immortal Songs 2 - Lee Jang Hee Special | KBS2 | (ep 183) |
| A Song For You | KBS2 | with 100% | |
| Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 | KBS2 | - | |
| 4 Things Show | Mnet | He releases "Affogato" from his solo debut | |
| Running Man | SBS | Idol special | |
| Star Golden Bell | KBS | Seollal special | |
| Weekly Idol | MBC Every1 | with L.Joe, C.A.P & Ricky | |
| Vitamin | KBS2 | - | |
| Saturday Night Live Korea | tvN | (ep 4) | |
| Hello Counselor | KBS2 | - | |
| Infinite Challenge | MBC | (ep 420) | |
| Oh! My Baby | SBS | ||
| Emergency Escape Number 1 | KBS2 | with Chunji | |
| After School Club | Arirang | ||
| 100 people; 100 Songs | JTBC | with Chunji | |
| Immortal Songs 2 | KBS2 | with Changjo | |
| The Racer | SBS | Cast Member | |
| Weekly Idol | MBC Every1 | Ep. 205 (with all members) | |
| Running Man | SBS | ||
| 2016 | King of Mask Singer | MBC | ep 45 |
| Duet Song Festival | MBC | with Kim Dohyun |
Radio programs
- 2011: MBC ShimShim Tapa Radio (30/08/2011 with Ricky)
- 2011: MBC ShimShim Tapa Radio (28/09/2011 with Ricky)
- 2011: MBC ShimShim Tapa Radio (with Ricky)
- 2011: Shim Shim Tapa Radio (18/12/2011)
- 2011: Shim Shim Tapa Radio (25/12/2011)
- 2012: ShimShim Tapa Radio (28/01/2012)
- 2012: ShimShim Tapa Radio (12/02/2012)
- 2012: ShimShim Tapa Radio (04/03/2012)
- 2014:MBC FM FM4U Sunny Date, 8PM KST (12/11/14)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Song of the year | Lovekiller | Nominated |
| Best Dance Performance - Solo | Nominated |
Immortal Songs 2
| Year | Date | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | June 22 | "Longing For You" |
Music Bank
| Year | Date | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | February 27 | Love Killer |
Music Core
| Year | Date | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | February 28 | Love Killer |