Actor Yoo Ah In, who made his debut in 2004 with the drama "Sharp" won the Actor of the Year award at the 2021 Asian Artist Awards held last December 2nd.

Recently, he played the role of "Jung Jin Soo", a pseudo-religious leader, in the Netflix drama "Hellbound" showing great charisma and receiving a lot of attention and love.

In 1986, Yoo Ah In, a native of Daegu, is known to have been cast on the street in front of the school while majoring in art at an art high school and came to Seoul.

Yoo Ah In, who recklessly came to Seoul despite his parents' opposition, stayed at a Gosiwon or agency accommodation and received vocal and dance training for his solo idol debut, but quit because he seemed to have no talent and participated in the 2004 youth drama "Sharp" audition.

Initially, Yoo Ah In played a one-time character in "Sharp" but she is more popular than expected and makes a regular appearance. However, with a break of more than a year, he go back to his hometown in Daegu and take a break before returning to the 2007 independent film "Boys of Tomorrow".

In 2010, Yoo Ah In gained huge popularity once again through the drama "Sungkyunkwan Scandal". Since then, he have been building various filmography between highly artistic works such as "Burning" and "Voice of Silence" and popular works such as movies "Veteran" and "#Alive".

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IVE is on fire, winning big even when the odds are against them!

On January 30, IVE (Ahn Yujin, Gaeul, Rei, Jang Wonyoung, Liz, and Leeseo) made waves by taking home their fifth music show win with their pre-release song “Rebel Heart.” Despite M Countdown being off the air and replaced with a highlight show, IVE still claimed the top spot for the final week of January.

The show revealed the winner at the end, and to everyone’s surprise, IVE secured their second consecutive #1 victory!

This major achievement marks a historic milestone for the group, reaching five music show wins with just their pre-release track.

Fans, known as DIVE, couldn’t be more excited, and IVE couldn’t be more grateful. In a statement from Starship Entertainment, the group expressed, "It feels like a surprise gift right before our official comeback. We've only had happy moments promoting 'Rebel Heart,' and we're so thankful for this 1st place win."

They went on to add, "Starting from February 3, we will bring even more happiness to DIVE. The title track 'Attitude' we will release then is a song that we all really love, and we hope DIVE will look forward to it."

“Rebel Heart,” released on January 13, is the pre-release track for IVE’s third mini-album IVE EMPATHY, which will drop on February 3. The song has already been making waves on both domestic and international music charts. It continues to perform well on Billboard, landing at 51st on Billboard Global Excl. U.S. and 97th on Billboard Global 200 as of February 1.

But it’s not just chart success that’s getting attention! The “Rebel Heart” dance challenge on TikTok has taken the internet by storm, with the members’ dance challenge videos collectively surpassing 24.96 million views with just two posts.

Additionally, viral challenges like the emoji challenge and the band challenge—where popular Korean bands perform the chorus of “Rebel Heart” in their own style—have sparked enthusiastic responses from fans all over the world.

With their official comeback just around the corner, IVE is poised for even greater success. Get ready for IVE EMPATHY and the double title tracks, including “Attitude,” coming on February 3.

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