An Chi-hwan
An Chi-hwan (Korean language, Korean: 안치환, born 16 November 1965) is a South Korean singer, song-writer, and producer. A former member of Nochatsa, he is one of the notable 386 Generation, 386 singer. Biography Born in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, Hwaseong, An received a Bachelor in Social Work from Yonsei University. In 1984, the year when he registered to Yonsei University, he joined Ullimtu, the school's central band. He also joined another band, Dawn (South Korean band), Dawn, in 1986. An joined Nochatsa (Song Finders) in 1988, and cooperated to release its 2nd studio album, ''Song Finders 2'' in the following year. He recorded 2 songs — "At The Vast Field (광야에서)" and "Dried Leaves Revive (마른잎 다시 살아나)", and subsequently left the band. He then, however, unsuccessfully released the 1st studio album ''An Chi-hwan (album), An Chi-hwan'' in 1990 and 2nd ''Song Festival (An Chi-hwan album), Song Festival'' in 1991; he later mentioned that he had a trouble ...
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Ahn (Korean Surname)
Ahn, also romanized An, is a Korean family name. 109 Korean clans are named 'Ahn', but with different origins. In 2000, there were 637,786 people bearing this surname in South Korea, making it the 20th most common family name in the country, with roughly 2% of the country's population. North Korea does not release figures for surnames, but the percentage is expected to be more than in South Korea. Clan In the traditional Korean clan system, which is still the basis of family registry in South Korea, each clan is distinguished by its ''bon-gwan'', the notional ancestral seat of the clan. Typically each clan claims a different person as its founder, although there are exceptions. 109 Ahn clans are extant today. However, most of these are very small. The majority of Ahns claim membership in the Sunheung Ahn clan (the highest and most noble clan of Ahns with the most well-known "blue-blood" status), also called An clan of Sunheung. The Kwangju and Juksan clans are also quite large and ...
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