Kang So-ra | |
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Born | |
Education | Dongguk University - Theater and Film |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2009–present |
Agent | Plum E&C |
Spouse | Unknown (m. 2020) |
Children | 2 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 강소라 |
Revised Romanization | Gang So-ra |
McCune–Reischauer | Kang Sora |
Kang So-ra (born February 18, 1990) is a South Korean actress. [1]
Kang made her acting debut in the 2009 thriller movie 4th Period Mystery , but rose to fame when she starred in the 2011 blockbuster Sunny , a coming-of-age film about a group of high school girls growing up in the 1980s. [2] This was followed by leading roles in television dramas, such as teen musical Dream High 2 (2012), [3] [4] [5] and family drama Ugly Alert (2013). [6] Kang also appeared on the third season of We Got Married , a reality show which pairs up celebrities into fake "married" couples; her partner was Leeteuk from the K-pop group Super Junior. [7] [8]
Kang gained increased recognition after starring in two hit series in 2014: medical drama Doctor Stranger (2014) [9] [10] and workplace dramedy Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014). [11] Doctor Stranger was a success in China with 400 million views, and Misaeng: Incomplete Life was dubbed a "cultural phenomenon" in South Korea. [12] [13] This was followed by lead roles in romantic comedy Warm and Cozy (2015) together with Yoo Yeon-seok, [14] [15] legal drama My Lawyer, Mr. Jo (2016), [16] and romantic comedy Revolutionary Love (2017) alongside Choi Si-won from the k-pop group Super Junior. [17]
In 2019, Kang returned to the big screen in the cycling film Uhm Bok-dong . [18] [19]
In 2020, Kang starred in the comedy film Secret Zoo , based on the webtoon of the same name. She plays a veterinarian who pretends to be a lion. [20] The same year, she was cast in the romance melodrama film Waiting for Rain . [21]
Kang married a doctor of Oriental medicine in August 2020 in a private ceremony. [22] On November 19, 2020, it was announced that Kang was pregnant with their first child, due in April 2021. [23] [24]
On April 15, 2021, Kang's agency announced that Kang had given birth to a daughter. [25] On October 16, 2023, it was confirmed that she is expecting her second child and expected to give birth at the end of this year. [26] Kang gave birth to her second daughter on December 11, 2023. [27]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2009 | 4th Period Mystery | Lee Da-jeong | [28] | |
Kwang-tae's Basic Story | Ji-hyo | short film | ||
2011 | Sunny | teenage Ha Chun-hwa | [2] | |
2012 | Brave | Mérida | (voice, Korean dubbing) | [29] |
2013 | My Paparotti | Sook-hee | [30] | |
Cheer Up, Mr. Lee | Herself | cameo | [31] | |
2019 | Uhm Bok-dong | Kim Hyung-shin | [18] | |
2020 | Secret Zoo | So Won | [20] | |
2021 | Waiting for Rain | Soo-jin | [32] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2010 | Ugly Miss Young-ae season 7 | Kang So-ra | ||
Dr. Champ | Kwon Yoo-ri | [33] | ||
Ugly Miss Young-ae season 8 | Kang So-ra | |||
2011 | My Bittersweet Life | Hong Yoon-mi | [34] | |
2012 | Dream High 2 | Shin Hae-sung | [4] | |
2013 | Ugly Alert | Na Do-hee | [6] | |
Ugly Miss Young-ae season 12 | Kang So-ra | cameo | [35] | |
2014 | Doctor Stranger | Oh Soo-hyun | [10] | |
Misaeng: Incomplete Life | Ahn Young-yi | [11] | ||
2015 | Warm and Cozy | Lee Jung-joo | [14] | |
2016 | My Lawyer, Mr. Jo | Lee Eun-jo | [16] | |
2017 | Revolutionary Love | Baek Joon | [17] | |
2018 | The Beauty Inside | Host | Cameo | [36] |
2023 | Strangers Again | Oh Ha-ra | [37] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2011–2012 | We Got Married Season 3 | Cast member | Paired with Leeteuk | [7] |
2013 | My Soul's Table | [38] | ||
Year | Title | Ref. |
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2011 | MBC Music Festival | [39] |
2012 | MBC Entertainment Awards | [40] |
2017 | 31st Golden Disc Awards | [41] |
2018 | 32nd Golden Disc Awards | [42] |
2019 | 33rd Golden Disc Awards | [43] |
Year | Song Title | Artist | Notes | Ref. |
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2009 | "This Good Day" | Halla Man | [44] | |
"Gloria" | PK Heman | Kang is also featured on the album cover | [45] | |
"Merely" | JK Kim Dong-wook | |||
"Happy Me" | Hong Kyung-min | [46] | ||
2011 | "Hello" | Huh Gak | [47] | |
"I Told You I Wanna Die" | includes narration by Kang | |||
2017 | "Curtain" | Suho ft. Song Young-joo | [48] |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Round and Round" (빙글빙글) (with Nam Bo-ra, Kim Bo-mi, Park Jin-joo, Kang So-ra, Min Hyo-rin, Kim Min-yeong) | 2011 | Sunny OST |
"B Class Life" (B 급인생) (with Jeong Jinwoon, Kang So-ra, Jinyoung, Kim Ji-soo) | 2012 | Dream High 2 OST |
Year | Title | Campaign Organizer | Ref. |
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2015–present | Alcon Brand Ambassador | Alcon | [49] |
2016 | Dongguk Ambassador | Dongguk University | [50] |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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APAN Star Awards | 2014 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Doctor Stranger | Nominated | |
2015 | Misaeng: Incomplete Life & Warm and Cozy | Nominated | |||
Asia Model Awards | 2014 | Popular Star Award | Kang So-ra | Won | [51] |
Baeksang Arts Awards | 2012 | Best New Actress – Film | Sunny | Nominated | |
Most Popular Actress – Film | Won | [52] | |||
Best New Actress – Television | Dream High 2 | Nominated | |||
Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2011 | Best New Actress | Sunny | Nominated | |
Buil Film Awards | 2012 | Best New Actress | Won | [53] | |
Grand Bell Awards | 2011 | Nominated | |||
Herald Donga Lifestyle Awards | 2014 | Best Style of the Year | Kang So-ra | Won | [54] |
KBS Drama Awards | 2016 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama | My Lawyer, Mr. Jo | Nominated | |
Korea Advertisers Association Awards | 2015 | Best Model Award | Kang So-ra | Won | [55] |
Korea Drama Awards | 2014 | Excellence Award, Actress | Doctor Stranger | Won | [56] |
MBC Drama Awards | 2015 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Warm and Cozy | Won | [57] |
MBC Entertainment Awards | 2012 | Popularity Award (Variety Show) | We Got Married (Season 3) | Won | [58] |
Miss Supertalent Season 4 | 2014 | Asia New Star | Kang So-ra | Won | |
Mnet 20's Choice Awards | 2011 | Hot Movie Star | Sunny | Won | [59] |
SBS Drama Awards | 2013 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama | Ugly Alert | Nominated | |
New Star Award | Won | [60] | |||
2014 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special | Doctor Stranger | Nominated | ||
Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
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Forbes | 2018 | Korea Power Celebrity | 37th | [61] |
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