Kang So-ra

Kang So-ra
Kang in 2019
Born (1990-02-18) February 18, 1990 (age 33)
EducationDongguk University - Theater and Film
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
AgentPlum E&C
Spouse
Unknown
(m. 2020)
Children2
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationGang So-ra
McCune–ReischauerKang Sora

Kang So-ra (born February 18, 1990) is a South Korean actress.

Career

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. This was followed by leading roles in television dramas, such as teen musical Dream High 2 (2012), and family drama Ugly Alert (2013). 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.

Kang gained increased recognition after starring in two hit series in 2014: medical drama Doctor Stranger (2014) and workplace dramedy Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014). Doctor Stranger was a success in China with 400 million views, and Misaeng: Incomplete Life was dubbed a "cultural phenomenon" in South Korea. This was followed by lead roles in romantic comedy Warm and Cozy (2015) together with Yoo Yeon-seok, legal drama My Lawyer, Mr. Jo (2016), and romantic comedy Revolutionary Love (2017) alongside Choi Si-won from the k-pop group Super Junior.

In 2019, Kang returned to the big screen in the cycling film Uhm Bok-dong.

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. The same year, she was cast in the romance melodrama film Waiting for Rain.

Personal life

Kang married a doctor of Oriental medicine in August 2020 in a private ceremony. On November 19, 2020, it was announced that Kang was pregnant with their first child, due in April 2021.

On April 15, 2021, Kang's agency announced that Kang had given birth to a daughter. 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. Kang gave birth to her second daughter on December 11, 2023.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 4th Period Mystery Lee Da-jeong
Kwang-tae's Basic Story Ji-hyo short film
2011 Sunny teenage Ha Chun-hwa
2012 Brave Mérida (voice, Korean dubbing)
2013 My Paparotti Sook-hee
Cheer Up, Mr. Lee Herself cameo
2019 Uhm Bok-dong Kim Hyung-shin
2020 Secret Zoo So Won
2021 Waiting for Rain Soo-jin

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Ugly Miss Young-ae season 7 Kang So-ra
Dr. Champ Kwon Yoo-ri
Ugly Miss Young-ae season 8 Kang So-ra
2011 My Bittersweet Life Hong Yoon-mi
2012 Dream High 2 Shin Hae-sung
2013 Ugly Alert Na Do-hee
Ugly Miss Young-ae season 12 Kang So-ra cameo
2014 Doctor Stranger Oh Soo-hyun
Misaeng: Incomplete Life Ahn Young-yi
2015 Warm and Cozy Lee Jung-joo
2016 My Lawyer, Mr. Jo Lee Eun-jo
2017 Revolutionary Love Baek Joon
2018 The Beauty Inside Host Cameo
2023 Strangers Again Oh Ha-ra

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011–2012 We Got Married Season 3 Cast member Paired with Leeteuk
2013 My Soul's Table

Hosting

Year Title Ref.
2011 MBC Music Festival
2012 MBC Entertainment Awards
2017 31st Golden Disc Awards
2018 32nd Golden Disc Awards
2019 33rd Golden Disc Awards

Music video appearances

Year Song Title Artist Notes Ref.
2009 "This Good Day" Halla Man
"Gloria" PK Heman Kang is also featured on the album cover
"Merely" JK Kim Dong-wook
"Happy Me" Hong Kyung-min
2011 "Hello" Huh Gak
"I Told You I Wanna Die" includes narration by Kang
2017 "Curtain" Suho ft. Song Young-joo

Discography

Singles

Title Year Album
"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

Ambassadorship

Year Title Campaign Organizer Ref.
2015–present Alcon Brand Ambassador Alcon
2016 Dongguk Ambassador Dongguk University

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
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
Baeksang Arts Awards 2012 Best New Actress – Film Sunny Nominated
Most Popular Actress – Film Won
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
Grand Bell Awards 2011 Nominated
Herald Donga Lifestyle Awards 2014 Best Style of the Year Kang So-ra Won
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
Korea Drama Awards 2014 Excellence Award, Actress Doctor Stranger Won
MBC Drama Awards 2015 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Warm and Cozy Won
MBC Entertainment Awards 2012 Popularity Award (Variety Show) We Got Married (Season 3) Won
Miss Supertalent Season 4 2014 Asia New Star Kang So-ra Won
Mnet 20's Choice Awards 2011 Hot Movie Star Sunny Won
SBS Drama Awards 2013 Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama Ugly Alert Nominated
New Star Award Won
2014 Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special Doctor Stranger Nominated

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Forbes 2018 Korea Power Celebrity 37th

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