Ahn Ji-hwan (Korean: 안지환; born July 24, 1969) is a South Korean voice actor, television presenter, radio presenter, and actor. He 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, Ji-hwan has narrated several entertaining shows at Seoul Broadcasting System, including Animal Farm, The Music Trend, and Star King. On June 2012, the voice actor 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.
Ji-hwan has become famous for his cover of Johnny Depp on the Korean dub of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, for his role as Det. Danny Messer on the Korean dub of CSI: NY, and, even more recently, for his narration of The Knee-Drop Guru on a South Korean talk show Golden Fishery.
Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden Victory (빅토리 구슬동자, SBS)Black Bomber (later)Fantomcat (무적 고양이 팬텀, MBC)FantomcatFlower Witch Mary Bell (꽃의 천사 메리벨, MBC)TakuroFuture GPX Cyber Formula (신세기 사이버 포뮬러, SBS)Bleed KagaGalaxy Express 999 (은하철도 999, MBC)Count MechaHamtaro (방가방가 햄토리, SBS)Dexter (An-gyeong on the Korean TV edition)Iron Man #28 FX (철인 28호 FX, MBC)FrankenMiracle Girls (요술소녀, MBC)Chris Kubrick (Woo Jeong-soo on the Korean TV edition)Olympus Guardian (그리스 로마 신화: 올림포스 가디언, SBS)HerculesThe 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)NarratorRolling Stars (롤링 스타즈, KBS)NarratorSlam Dunk (슬램덩크, SBS)Akira Sendoh (Yoon Dae-hyeop on the Korean TV edition)Kiminobu Kogure (Kwon Jun-ho on the Korean TV edition)NarratorTime Travel Tondekeman (시간 탐험대, MBC)Prince Dandarn (Prince Omar on the Korean TV edition)1990s
2010s
24 (24, MBC)Kiefer Sutherland as Jack BauerBand of Brothers (밴드 오브 브라더스, MBC)Matthew Settle as Ronald SpeirsBuffy the Vampire Slayer (버피와 뱀파이어, MBC)Nicholas Brendon as Xander HarrisThe Client (존 그리셤의 의뢰인, MBC)David Barry Gray as Clint McGuireCSI: NY (CSI NY, MBC)Carmine Giovinazzo as Det. Danny MesserThe Fugitive (도망자, MBC)Tim Daly as Richard KimbleHeroes (히어로즈, SBS)Adrian Pasdar as Nathan PetrelliRipley's Believe It or Not! (리플리의 믿거나 말거나, MBC)Dean Cain as HimselfSmallville (스몰빌, MBC)Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor5th 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 presenterThe Music Trend (SBS 인기가요, previously SBS Popular Song, SBS)Stage presenterOur 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 presenterStar King (놀라운 대회! 스타킹, SBS)According to the Revised Romanization of Korean, Ji-hwan's full name should be written as An Ji-hwan. However, the full name entitled above is in deference to the way Ji-hwan spells his name.His daughter is Melody Day member Yein.