Kang Ye-won
| Kang Ye-Won | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Kim Ji-Eun March 15, 1980 Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | Hanyang University – Department of Music |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000-present |
| Agent | S.M. Culture & Contents |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 강예원 |
| Hanja | 强藝元 |
| Revised Romanization | Gang Ye-won |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kang Ye-wŏn |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 김지은 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Ji-eun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chi-ŭn |
Kang Ye-Won (born Kim Ji-Eun [1] on March 15, 1980) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in Haeundae, Harmony and Quick. [2][3][4]
Vocal career
Kang Ye-Won was a choir singer, and received classical vocal training as a soprano since late in primary school. She stopped singing in 2009 due to developing vocal fold nodules, continuing her career as an actress in both films and dramas. Kang's role in the movie Haeundae exacerbated her vocal cord problems, due to the many scenes where she had to scream. In 2017, she resumed vocal training while being active as cast member of the variety show Sister's Slam Dunk (Season 2), where she is expected to become the soprano and high note harmonizer of the second generation of Unnies. However, on the 5th episode, her diagnosis has worsened to having swollen left vocal cord, which would take longer to heal. While she can still sing in the higher soprano range, her struggles has been the lower register. Before episode 10, her condition has been complicated by a flu. Upon release of "Right", she sang the low notes on the first verse, and the high notes in the adlib, and on the final episode, she also covered "I Have A Lover" in full as a special solo stage in Konkuk University during Unnies' final public appearance and recording of the variety show.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Sex of Magic | Han Ji-Hye |
| Addicted | Young-Eun | |
| 2007 | Miracle on 1st Street | Seon-Joo |
| 2009 | Haeundae | Kim Hee-Mi |
| 2010 | Harmony | Kang Yoo-Mi |
| Hello Ghost | Jung Yeon-Soo | |
| 2011 | Quick | Ah-Rom |
| 2012 | Ghost Sweepers | Chan-Young |
| 2014 | The Huntresses | Hong-Dan |
| My Ordinary Love Story | Park Eun-Jin | |
| 2015 | Love Clinic | Gil Shin-Seol |
| 2016 | El Condor Pasa | Soo-Ha |
| Insane | Kang Soo-Ah | |
| Trick | Choi Young-Ae | |
| 2017 | Part-Time Spy | Jang Young-Shil |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Honey Honey | Ji-Eun | |
| 2002 | Who's My Love | Joo-Mi | |
| Five Brothers and Sisters | Han Sun-Hee (young) | | |
| 2003 | Long Live Love | Lee Ji-Hye | |
| 2004 | My 19 Year Old Sister-in-Law | | |
| 2012 | One Thousandth Man | Koo Mi-Jin | |
| 2014 | Bad Guys | Yoo Mi-Young | |
| 2016 | Becky's Back | Yang Baek-Hee (Becky) | |
| 2017 | Man Who Dies to Live | Lee Ji-Young "A" | |
Variety show
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| |
Happy Together – Season 3 | |
Guest (ep.266) |
| God of Victory | |
Guest (ep.7-8) | |
| |
2 Days & 1 Night – Season 2 | |
Guest (ep.454-455) [5] |
| |
Running Man | |
Guest (ep.184) |
| |
Real Men: Female Soldier Special – Season 1 | |
Cast member (Edition 2) [6] |
| Radio Star | |
Guest (ep.419) | |
| Happy Together – Season 3 | |
Guest (ep.393) | |
| Please Take Care of My Refrigerator | |
Guest (ep.22-23) | |
| We Got Married – Season 4 | |
Cast member with Oh Min-Suk (ep.146-180) [7] | |
| Witch Hunt | |
Guest (ep.90) | |
| Live Talk Show Taxi | |
Guest (ep.378) | |
| |
Knowing Bros | |
Guest (ep.19) |
| Hello Counselor | |
Guest (ep.269) | |
| Happy Together – Season 3 | |
Guest (ep.442) | |
| Scene Stealer | |
Cast member | |
| |
Sister's Slam Dunk – Season 2 | |
Cast member |
| Knowing Bros [8] | |
Guest (ep.64) | |
Musicals
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| |
Carmen (Korean adaptation) | Carmen |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 15th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best New Actress | |
Nominated |
| 2009 | 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actress | |
Nominated |
| 2010 | 46th Paeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress | |
Nominated |
| 18th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best New Actress | Won | ||
| 47th Grand Bell Awards | Best New Actress | Nominated | ||
| 31st Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | 15th MBC Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award for Variety Show | |
Nominated |
| Popularity Award for Variety Show | Won | |||
| Best Couple (with Oh Min-suk) | Nominated | |||
| 2016 | 53rd Grand Bell Awards | Best Actress | |
Nominated |
| 30th KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a One-Act Drama | |
Won | |
References
- ↑ Though she made her acting debut in 2001, Kim Ji-Eun began using the stage name Kang Ye-Won in 2004.
- ↑ Park, So-Jung (8 July 2011). 인터뷰: 강예원 "잘하려면 수단과 방법을 가리지 않고 정말 잘해야 할 것 같다.". TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ↑ Kim, Yong-Eun (21 July 2011). 강예원: 코믹 유전자 탑재, 발사. Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ↑ Kwak, Je-Yeop (21 June 2011). "Quick promises fastest Korean blockbuster ever". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ↑ Kim, Ji-Yi (10 September 2013). "Kang Ye-Won chooses Cha Tae-Hyun as a guy who she would get married to". StarN News. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ↑ Lee, Seung-Mi (17 February 2015). "Kang Ye-Won hated boot camp". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- ↑ "Oh Min-Suk confesses of his past relationship with a celebrity to Kang Ye-Won". Soompi. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ↑ Knowing Bros#2017
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kang Ye-won. |
- Kang Ye-won at S.M. Culture & Contents (in Korean)
- Kang Ye-won Fan Cafe at Daum (in Korean)
- Kang Ye-won at HanCinema
- Kang Ye-won on IMDb
- Gang Ye-won at the Korean Movie Database