Kang Ye-won
South Korean actress (born 1979)
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Kang Ye-won (Korean: 강예원; born March 15, 1979), birth name Kim Ji-eun (김지은), is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in Tidal Wave, Harmony, and Quick.[3]
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Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Sex of Magic | Han Ji-hye | |
| Addicted | Young-eun | ||
| 2005 | The Red Shoes | Keiko/Tae-Su(grown up) | |
| 2007 | Miracle on 1st Street | Seon-joo | |
| 2009 | Tidal Wave | Kim Hee-mi | |
| 2010 | Harmony | Kang Yoo-mi | |
| Hello Ghost | Jung Yeon-soo | ||
| 2011 | Quick | Ah-rom | [4] |
| 2012 | Ghost Sweepers | Chan-young | [5] |
| 2014 | The Huntresses | Hong-dan | [6] |
| My Ordinary Love Story | Park Eun-jin | [7] | |
| 2015 | Love Clinic | Gil Shin-Seol | [8] |
| 2016 | El Condor Pasa | Soo-ha | [9] |
| Insane | Kang Soo-ah | [10] | |
| Trick | Choi Young-ae | [11] | |
| 2017 | Part-Time Spy | Jang Young-shil | [12] |
| 2019 | Watching | Yeong-woo | [13] |
| The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos | Yoo Mi-young | [14] | |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | [15] |
| 2017 | Man Who Dies to Live | Lee Ji-young "A" | [16] |
| 2018 | Drama Stage: "Fighter Choi Kang-Soon" |
Choi Kang-soon | [17] |
| 2021 | The One and Only | Kang Se-yeon | [18] |
Variety show
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Real Men: Female Soldier Special – Season 1 | Cast member (Edition 2) | [19] |
| We Got Married – Season 4 | Cast member with Oh Min-suk (ep.146-180) | [20] | |
| 2016 | Scene Stealer | Cast member | |
| 2017 | Sister's Slam Dunk – Season 2 | [21] | |
| 2018 | Pets GO! Doggy Trip | Cast member | [22] |
Musicals
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Carmen (Korean adaptation) | Carmen | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 15th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best New Actress | Miracle on 1st Street | Nominated | |
| 2009 | 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actress | Haeundae | Nominated | |
| 2010 | 46th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress (Film) | Harmony | Nominated | |
| 18th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best New Actress | Won | [23] | ||
| 47th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |||
| Best New Actress | Nominated | ||||
| 31st Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award for Variety Show | We Got Married | Nominated | |
| Popularity Award for Variety Show | Won | ||||
| Best Couple Award with Oh Min-suk | Nominated | ||||
| 2016 | 53rd Grand Bell Awards | Best Actress | Insane | Nominated | |
| Korea Film Actors Association Awards | Popularity Award | Won | [24] | ||
| KBS Drama Awards | Best Actress in a One-Act Drama | Becky's Back | Won | [25] | |
| 2017 | 10th Korea Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Man Who Dies to Live | Nominated | |
| MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Nominated | |||
Personal life and health
She was a classically trained opera singer, and graduated from Hanyang University with Bachelor of Music with vocal major. However, she lost confidence to sing after suffering from vocal nodules.
She is a devout Christian and it was also revealed on Unnie's Slam Dunk that she is also a painter. She had hosted exhibitions since 2015.
In October 2021, she contracted COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated.[26]
