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Niel (singer)
Musical artist
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Ahn Daniel (born August 16, 1994), known professionally as Niel (Korean: 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]
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 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Children's Chorus | ||
| 2005 | 641 Families | ||
| 2010 | I Am Legend | Teen Top | Cameo |
| 2012 | Do You Know Taekwondo? | Choi Myeong-seong | Main role |
| 2013 | Two Weeks | Student | |
| 2014 | Sweden Laundry | Kim Min-ho | Cameo |
Web series
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Guys I Want to Catch | Dingo Music | [15] | ||
Variety shows
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Wizard of Nowhere | |
| 2021 | Wild Idol | 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] |
| 2024 | Get off work at 6 o'clock | 6시 퇴근 | Jang bogo | [20] |
Discography
EPs
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [21] | |||
| oNiely |
|
1 |
|
oNiely 'Spring Love' (repackage)
|
4 |
| |
| Love Affair... |
Track listing
|
3 |
|
| A to Z |
Track listing
|
75 |
|
| She |
Track listing
|
20 |
|
Single albums
Singles
As lead artist
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [25] |
KOR DL [26] | |||
| "Lovekiller" (featuring Dok2) |
2015 | 6 | — | oNiely |
| "Affogato" (featuring C.A.P) |
84 | — | ||
| "Spring Love" (featuring Juniel) |
40 | — | oNiely 'Spring Love' | |
| "Love Affair" (feat. Giant Pink) |
2017 | — | — | Love Affair... |
| "A To Z" | 2022 | — | — | A To Z |
| "In Your Space" | — | — | ||
| "Parting Path" | 2024 | — | 171 | Parting Emotion |
| "She" | 2025 | — | 194 | She |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
Soundtrack appearances
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mnet Asian Music Awards[28] | Song of the year | Lovekiller | Nominated |
| Best Dance Performance – Solo | Nominated |
