- Born
- Birth nameChil Hyun Ahn
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Ahn Chil-hyun was discovered by SM Entertainmentat Lotte World, the world's largest indoor theme park, in Seoul. He made his debut as a back-up dancer for Korean singer Yoo Young-jin, where he met fellow dancer and future H.O.T. bandmate, Moon Hee-jun. Kangta was the first person to be selected by Lee Soo-man, head of SM Entertainment, to become a member of a new music group called High-five Of Teenagers (H.O.T.) in 1996. After the group disbanded in 2001 Kangta was asked to stay with the company as a solo artist and became the first member of H.O.T. to release a solo album. His first album, "Polaris", became a smash hit and was quickly followed by his second album "Pinetree" in 2002.
- IMDb mini biography by: Chris Green
- Early 2006, Kangta collaborated with Vanness Wu of F4 from Taiwan, and formed Kangta & Vanness. Their first debut was in Thailand ending the ceremony for the 2006 MTV Asia Awards. They released their single "Scandal" and have been busy promoting their single all over Asia. "Scandal" was a success over Asia and released a repackage version in mid-July.
- When Kangta was 13 years old, he was scouted in an amusement park when he was singing and dancing with a friend thus being a member of the legendary K-Pop group H.O.T..
- During his time in H.O.T., his position in the group were Main Vocalist, Visual, and Face Of The Group.
- During his idol days in H.O.T., whenever fanmail would get sent to his house, his mom would arrange it neatly.
- The Asian Financial Crisis did have an impact on his family, but his parents didn't tell him and just told him to focus on his music.
- I was going through some tough times in the aftermath of H.O.T.'s disbandment.
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