Kang Sung-yeon

Kang Sung-yeon
Born (1976-07-21) July 21, 1976 (age 48)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationSeoul Institute of the Arts – Broadcasting and Entertainment
Hannam University – Child and Social Welfare
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1996–present
AgentGreat Company
Spouse
Kim Ka-on
(m. 2012; div. 2023)
Children2
Korean name
Hangul
강성연
Revised RomanizationGang Seong-yeon
McCune–ReischauerKang Sŏngyŏn

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]

  1. ^ "KANG Sung-yeon". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  2. ^ 보보 [Bobo]. ManiaDB (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  3. ^ Lee, Seung-jae (December 22, 2005). "The King and the Clown Is Story of Everyman". The Dong-a Ilbo. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  4. ^ "The King and the Clown Bursts with Sheer Energy". The Chosun Ilbo. January 3, 2006. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  5. ^ "In New MBC Drama, A Good Wife and Mother Marries a Braggart". The Dong-a Ilbo. October 7, 2005. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  6. ^ "Kim Ho-jin and Kang Seong-yeon, cast in MBC Shin Hyun Mo Yang Cheo (New Wise Mother, Good Wife)". Broasia via Hancinema. May 4, 2007. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  7. ^ Oh, Jean (February 18, 2008). "Single Daddy in Love promises comic relief". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  8. ^ Han, Sang-hee (August 19, 2008). "TV Dramas Gear Up for Post-Olympics Race". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  9. ^ Han, Sang-hee (September 9, 2008). "Dramas Bring Hero, Gamblers and Orchestra". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  10. ^ "How Kang Sung-yeon Found Refuge in Poetry". The Chosun Ilbo. October 5, 2013. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2015.

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