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! scope=row | "B Class Life" <small>(B 급인생)</small><br><small>(with [[Jeong Jinwoon]], Kang So-ra, [[Jr. (singer)|Jr.]], [[Kim Ji-soo (singer, born 1990)|Kim Ji-soo]])</small>
! scope=row | "B Class Life" <small>(B 급인생)</small><br><small>(with [[Jeong Jinwoon]], Kang So-ra, [[Jr. (singer)|Jinyoung]], [[Kim Ji-soo (singer, born 1990)|Kim Ji-soo]])</small>
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Revision as of 06:43, 18 March 2023

In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.
Kang So-ra
Kang in 2019
Born (1990-02-18) February 18, 1990 (age 34)
South Korea
EducationDongguk University - Theater and Film
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
AgentPlum
Spouse
Unknown
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(m. 2020)​
Children1
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationGang So-ra
McCune–ReischauerKang Sora

Kang So-ra (born February 18, 1990) is a South Korean actress.[1]

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.[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]

Personal life

Kang married a doctor of Oriental medicine in August 2020 in a private ceremony.[22] On November 19, 2020, it was announced that Kang is 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 her daughter.[25]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 4th Period Mystery Lee Da-jeong [26]
Kwang-tae's Basic Story Ji-hyo short film
2011 Sunny teenage Ha Chun-hwa [2]
2012 Brave Mérida (voice, Korean dubbing) [27]
2013 My Paparotti Sook-hee [28]
Cheer Up, Mr. Lee Herself cameo [29]
2019 Uhm Bok-dong Kim Hyung-shin [18]
2020 Secret Zoo So Won [20]
2021 Waiting for Rain Soo-jin [30]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Rude Miss Young-ae season 7 Kang So-ra
Dr. Champ Kwon Yoo-ri [31]
Rude Miss Young-ae season 8 Kang So-ra
2011 My Bittersweet Life Hong Yoon-mi [32]
2012 Dream High 2 Shin Hae-sung [4]
2013 Ugly Alert Na Do-hee [6]
Rude Miss Young-ae season 12 Kang So-ra cameo [33]
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 [34]
2023 Strangers Again Oh Ha-ra [35]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011–2012 We Got Married Season 3 Cast member Paired with Leeteuk [7]
2013 My Soul's Table [36]

Hosting

Year Title Ref.
2011 MBC Music Festival [37]
2012 MBC Entertainment Awards [38]
2017 31st Golden Disc Awards [39]
2018 32nd Golden Disc Awards [40]
2019 33rd Golden Disc Awards [41]

Music video appearances

Year Song Title Artist Notes Ref.
2009 "This Good Day" Halla Man [42]
"Gloria" PK Heman Kang is also featured on the album cover [43]
"Merely" JK Kim Dong-wook
"Happy Me" Hong Kyung-min [44]
2011 "Hello" Huh Gak [45]
"I Told You I Wanna Die" includes narration by Kang
2017 "Curtain" Suho ft. Song Young-joo [46]

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

Ambassadorial roles

Year Title Campaign Organizer Ref.
2015–present Alcon Brand Ambassador Alcon [47]
2016 Dongguk Ambassador Dongguk University [48]

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 [49]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2012 Best New Actress – Film Sunny Nominated
Most Popular Actress – Film) Won [50]
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 [51]
Grand Bell Awards 2011 Nominated
Herald Donga Lifestyle Awards 2014 Best Style of the Year Kang So-ra Won [52]
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 [53]
Korea Drama Awards 2014 Excellence Award, Actress Doctor Stranger Won [54]
MBC Drama Awards 2015 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Warm and Cozy Won [55]
MBC Entertainment Awards 2012 Popularity Award (Variety Show) We Got Married (Season 3) Won [56]
Miss Supertalent Season 4 2014 Asia New Star Kang So-ra Won
Mnet 20's Choice Awards 2011 Hot Movie Star Sunny Won [57]
SBS Drama Awards 2013 Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama Ugly Alert Nominated
New Star Award Won [58]
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 [59]

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