Ahn Hyo Seop also known as Paul Ahn is a Canadian actor based in South Korea under Starhaus Entertainment He was born in Seoul South Korea When he was seven years old his family emigrated to Toronto Canada He later moved back to South Korea when he was 17 while his family stayed in Canada He graduated from Kookmin University in the Department of International Business He plays the piano and violin After moving back to South Korea Ahn was scouted by JYP Entertainment and became a trainee He was given an opportunity to debut as a member of the Kpop boy band GOT7 However he ultimately turned down the offer to pursue other endeavors He was later put into the project group 101 One O One which released digital singles Love You in October 2015 followed by Stunning in November 2015 Ahn made his acting debut in the MBC drama Splash Splash Love He won his Rookie award in 2017 for his role in the drama My Father is Strange He received Excellence Award Actor in a Miniseries GenreFantasy Drama and won the Best Couple Award with Kim YooJung at the 2021 SBS Drama Awards for his drama Lovers of the Red Sky On May 2 2022 he announced a new start with his agency The present co The new agency has been jointly established by Ahn Hyo Seop and his longtime manager who worked with the actor from before his debut Source Wikipedia