From Model to Jeweler: Ahn Jae-hyun’s 13-Year Journey in the Jewelry Business

[JoyNews24 reporter Lee Ji-young] Ahn Jae-hyun says he’s been running a jewelry line for 13 years.

On the 9th broadcast of KBS2’s ‘Rooftop Troublemakers,’ Ahn Jae-hyun and K.Will appeared.

That day, Hong Jin-kyung asked if he’d recently been interviewed by The New York Times. Ahn explained that he runs a jewelry business — he’s been at it for 13 years, and in the beginning his pieces were even sold at the Galleria department store.

Ahn added that a New York Times reporter had searched him online, found a jewelry category linked to him, and dug deeper out of curiosity — which is how the reporter ended up interviewing him as a jewelry entrepreneur.

Kim Sook asked what inspired him to launch the jewelry line. Ahn said he loves fashion, and because a modeling career can be short-lived, he started the business while still modeling. He added that jewelry feels timeless — a way to bridge generations and carry meaningful value.