Kang Sung-yeon
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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]
Kang Sung-yeon | |
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Born | (1976-07-21) July 21, 1976 (age 47) Seoul, South Korea |
Education | Seoul Institute of the Arts – Broadcasting and Entertainment Hannam University – Child and Social Welfare |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1996–present |
Agent | Great Company |
Spouse |
Kim Ka-on
(m. 2012; div. 2023) |
Children | 2 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 강성연 |
Revised Romanization | Gang Seong-yeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Kang Sŏngyŏn |