Kang Sung-yeon explained
Kang Sung-yeon should not be confused with Kang Seung-yoon.
Kang Sung-yeon |
Birth Date: | 21 July 1976 |
Birth Place: | Seoul, South Korea |
Years Active: | 1996–present |
Education: | Seoul Institute of the Arts – Broadcasting and Entertainment Hannam University – Child and Social Welfare |
Agent: | Great Company |
Children: | 2 |
Module: | Child: | yes | Headercolor: | transparent | Hangul: | 강성연 | Hanja: | ! | Rr: | Gang Seong-yeon | Mr: | Kang Sŏngyŏn |
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Kang Sung-yeon (born July 21, 1976) is a South Korean actress. Kang made her acting debut in 1996 through MBC's Open Recruitment.[1] Although her main profession was acting, she also contributed songs to several soundtracks and released two albums in 2001–2002 under the stage name Bobo.[2] Then in 2005, Kang rose to fame when she played Prince Yeonsan's concubine Jang Nok-su in King and the Clown, a period film that drew 12.3 million admissions, making it (at the time) the highest-grossing domestic film in Korean cinema history.[3] [4] Kang continued to star in television dramas such as Let's Get Married (2005), New Wise Mother, Good Wife (2007), Single Dad in Love (2008), Tazza (2008), and Wife Returns (2009).[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] From 2012 to 2014, she hosted her own poetry reading program on EBS Radio.[10]
Personal life
Kang married jazz pianist Kim Ka-on on January 6, 2012.[11] Kang announced her pregnancy in July 2014.[12] In December 2023 the couple announced their divorce.[13]
Filmography
Television series
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1997 | Medical Brothers | Thoracic surgery nurse at Gangneung hospital |
The Reason I Live | Myung-hwa |
1998 | Love Is All I Know | Female detective |
Three Guys and Three Girls | Song Seung-soon |
Forever Yours | Jang Yoo-ri |
My Love by My Side | Na Chang-mi |
1999 | KAIST | Min Kyung-jin |
Happy Together | Seo Moon-joo |
Assignable Appearance | Jin Dal-rae |
Woman on Top | Lee Mi-nam |
2000 | Virtue | Jung Kwi-jin |
Rookie | Na Jin-shim |
2001 | Well Known Woman | Lee Jung-nim |
2002 | That Woman Catches People | Han Bok-nyeo |
2003 | She's Cool! | Ha Hye-kyung |
2005 | Let's Get Married | Hong Na-young |
2007 | New Wise Mother, Good Wife | Kyung Gook-hee |
2008 | Single Dad in Love | Yoon So-yi |
Tazza | Madam Jeong |
2009 | Wife Returns | Jung Yoo-hee/Jung Yoo-kyung |
2015 | The Great Wives | Yoo Ji-yeon |
2019 | Mother of Mine | Na Hye-mi |
2020 | She Knows Everything | Lee Goong-bok |
2024 | Flex X Cop | Baek Sang-hee (episode 9–10) [14] | |
Film
Variety/radio show
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1999 | Super TV Sunday Fun | MC |
2008 | Love Generation |
2011 | F.B.I. |
Find! Delicious TV |
2012 | Now on My Way to Meet You |
2012–2014 | Poetry Concert | DJ |
2012 | Fairy Tales for Adults |
2016 | Two Yoo Project Sugar Man | Sugar Man (Ep 17) |
Singderella | MC | |
Discography
Album information | Track listing |
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"내 안에 또 다른 나" (Another Different Me Inside)- Track from The Reason I Live OST
- Released: July 1997
- Label: MBC 예술단, Tan Entertainment
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"별(경진 테마)" (Stars (Contest Theme))- Track from KAIST 2000 OST
- Released: February 2, 2000
- Label:
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Bobo
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The Natural
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Perfect Silence - Artist: Blank & Jones feat. Bobo
- Single
- Released: June 21, 2004
- Label: Warner Bros. Records, WM Germany
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"미안해요" (I'm Sorry)- Track from Let's Get Married OST
- Released: December 21, 2005
- Label: 만월당
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"Reason (Female Ver.)"- Track from Tazza OST
- Released: October 10, 2008
- Label: Doremi Media
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"Perfect Silence (E-Craig's 212 Remix)"
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Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1996 | | Photogenic Award | | |
1998 | | Best New Actress | My Love by My Side | |
1999 | | Best New Actress | Happy Together | |
2000 | | Excellence Award, Actress | Virtue, Rookie | |
2006 | 1st Dior Timeless Beauty Awards[15] | Recipient | | |
43rd Grand Bell Awards[16] [17] | Best Supporting Actress | King and the Clown | |
Popularity Award | |
| Best Supporting Actress | |
Popular Star Award | |
| Best Supporting Actress | |
2008 | 1st Korea Jewelry Awards | Ruby Award | | |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Special Planning Drama | Tazza | |
2010 | SBS Drama Awards[18] | Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Wife Returns | |
2015 | MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | The Great Wives | |
2020 | MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries / Short Drama | She Knows Everything | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: KANG Sung-yeon. Korean Film Biz Zone. April 9, 2015.
- Web site: ko:보보. Bobo. http://www.maniadb.com/artist/113677. ManiaDB. ko. April 9, 2015.
- Web site: Lee. Seung-jae. The King and the Clown Is Story of Everyman. The Dong-a Ilbo. April 9, 2015. December 22, 2005.
- Web site: The King and the Clown Bursts with Sheer Energy. The Chosun Ilbo. April 8, 2015. January 3, 2006.
- Web site: In New MBC Drama, A Good Wife and Mother Marries a Braggart. The Dong-a Ilbo. April 8, 2015. October 7, 2005.
- Web site: Kim Ho-jin and Kang Seong-yeon, cast in MBC Shin Hyun Mo Yang Cheo (New Wise Mother, Good Wife). Broasia via Hancinema. April 8, 2015. May 4, 2007.
- Web site: Oh. Jean. Single Daddy in Love promises comic relief. The Korea Herald via Hancinema. April 8, 2015. February 18, 2008.
- Web site: Han. Sang-hee. TV Dramas Gear Up for Post-Olympics Race. The Korea Times. April 9, 2015. August 19, 2008.
- Web site: Han. Sang-hee. Dramas Bring Hero, Gamblers and Orchestra. The Korea Times. April 9, 2015. September 9, 2008.
- Web site: How Kang Sung-yeon Found Refuge in Poetry. The Chosun Ilbo. April 8, 2015. October 5, 2013.
- Web site: Today's Photo: January 7, 2012. The Chosun Ilbo. April 8, 2015. January 7, 2012.
- Web site: Kang Seong-yeon is pregnant. Hancinema. April 8, 2015. July 21, 2014.
- Web site: 2023-12-21 . 강성연 측 "김가온과 이혼…두 아이 양육 중, 상처 받지 않았으면" [공식] ]. 2024-02-06 . 이데일리 . ko.
- Web site: ko:'재벌X형사' 안보현, 슬럼프 딛고 강력 1팀 복귀..강성연 범행 증거 확보 [종합]. 'Chaebol X Detective' Ahn Bo-hyun overcomes slump and returns to the violent crime team 1..Evidence of Kang Sung-yeon's crime secured [Comprehensive]. https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0003218131. Naver. Star News. Choi. Hye-jin. March 2, 2024. March 7, 2024. March 18, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240318072158/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0003218131. live.
- Web site: Choi Ji-woo Named Korea's Greatest Acting Beauty. The Chosun Ilbo. April 8, 2015. July 8, 2006.
- Web site: King and Clown nominated for 15 categories of Daejong award. KBS Global. April 8, 2015. June 20, 2006.
- Web site: D'Sa. Nigel. 43rd Crowns King and the Clown. Korean Film Biz Zone. April 8, 2015. July 26, 2006.
- Web site: Ko. Kyoung-seok. Ko Hyun-jung wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards. 10Asia. April 9, 2015. January 3, 2011.