Kang Ye-won

Kang Ye-won
Kang Ye-won
	Kang Ye-won in 2015
Born	Kim Ji-eun; March 15, 1979 (age 45); Daegu, South Korea
Education	Hanyang University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2000–present
Agent	Fantagio
Korean name
Hangul	강예원
Hanja	强藝元
Revised Romanization	Gang Ye-won
McCune–Reischauer	Kang Yewŏn
Birth name
Hangul	김지은
Revised Romanization	Gim Ji-eun
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Chiŭn

Kang Ye-won (born Kim Ji-eun; March 15, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in Tidal Wave, Harmony, and Quick.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2002	Sex of Magic	Han Ji-hye
2002	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
2010	Hello Ghost	Jung Yeon-soo
2011	Quick	Ah-rom	^[4]
2012	Ghost Sweepers	Chan-young	^[5]
2014	The Huntresses	Hong-dan	^[6]
2014	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]
2019	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
2002	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]
2015	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	Cast member	^[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
	47th Grand Bell Awards	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	Insane	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
2017	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Man Who Dies to Live	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]

References

^ Yang Kwang-mo (January 27, 2022). "강예원 측 "실제 나이 79년생…프로필보다 한 살 많아" [Kang Ye-won's side "Actual age was 79... One year older than my profile] (in Korean). Sports world. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Naver.
^ 씨네폭스: 강예원
^ "Kang Ye-won's continuous lack of success..."Now I'm greedier than ever!"". HanCinema. March 30, 2016.
^ Kwak, Je-Yeop (June 21, 2011). "Quick promises fastest Korean blockbuster ever". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
^ "Lee Je-hoon and Kang Ye-won in "The Fortune Tellers"". HanCinema. October 4, 2011.
^ "Press Conference Held for THE HUNTRESSES". Korean Film Biz Zone. January 8, 2014.
^ "Kang Ye-won and Song Sae-byeok in "My Seventh Man"". HanCinema. May 5, 2013.
^ "'Curiosity is my driving force,' actress Kang Ye-won says". The Korea Times. May 4, 2015.
^ "Kang Ye-won cast for musical movie "El Condor Pasa"". HanCinema. April 23, 2012.
^ "Upcoming thriller critiques mental hospitalization laws". The Korea Herald. March 16, 2016.
^ "LEE Jung-jin, KANG Ye-won and KIM Tae-hun on Board with TRICK". Korean Film Biz Zone. November 30, 2015.
^ "Actress Kang Ye-won in Her Comfort Zone in New Comedy". The Chosun Ilbo. March 11, 2017.
^ "Kang Ye-won Puts in Defiant Performance in New Thriller". The Chosun Ilbo. April 13, 2019.
^ "KIM Sang-joong, Don LEE and KANG Ye-won Return for BAD GUYS: THE MOVIE". Korean Film Biz Zone. August 7, 2018.
^ "'Baek-hee is Back' Kang Ye-won and Jin Ji-hee have been confirmed to play mother and daughter". HanCinema. May 17, 2016.
^ ""Man Who Dies to Live" Kang Ye-won and Shin Sung-rok 'positive + human vitamin' come together". HanCinema. July 23, 2017.
^ "Kang Ye-Won Fights for Justice in "Drama Stage - Fighter Choi Kang-Soon"". HanCinema. November 8, 2017.
^ Kang Hyo-jin (June 22, 2021). "[단독]강예원, JTBC 드라마 '한 사람만'으로 2년만에 안방 컴백". Naver (in Korean). SPOTV NEWS. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
^ Lee, Seung-Mi (February 17, 2015). "Kang Ye-Won hated boot camp". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
^ "Kang Ye-won and Oh Min-suk to join "We Got Married"". HanCinema. June 3, 2015.
^ "'Slam Dunk' announces final cast". Korea JoongAng Daily. January 18, 2017.
^ Pets GO! Doggy Trip, retrieved 2019-06-14
^ "18th Icheon Chunsa Film Festival". HanCinema. September 19, 2010.
^ "2016 Korea Movie Stars Awards". HanCinema. July 15, 2016.
^ "Winners of the 2016 KBS Drama Awards". Asia Pacific Daily. January 3, 2017.
^ "Actor Kang Ye-won tests positive for Covid-19". Korea JoongAng Daily. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-26.

External links

Kang Ye-won at HanCinema
Kang Ye-won at IMDb
Gang Ye-won at the Korean Movie Database

[1] Yang Kwang-mo (January 27, 2022). "강예원 측 "실제 나이 79년생…프로필보다 한 살 많아" [Kang Ye-won's side "Actual age was 79... One year older than my profile] (in Korean). Sports world. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Naver.

[2] 씨네폭스: 강예원

[3] "Kang Ye-won's continuous lack of success..."Now I'm greedier than ever!"". HanCinema. March 30, 2016.

[4] Kwak, Je-Yeop (June 21, 2011). "Quick promises fastest Korean blockbuster ever". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-06-15.

[5] "Lee Je-hoon and Kang Ye-won in "The Fortune Tellers"". HanCinema. October 4, 2011.

[6] "Press Conference Held for THE HUNTRESSES". Korean Film Biz Zone. January 8, 2014.

[7] "Kang Ye-won and Song Sae-byeok in "My Seventh Man"". HanCinema. May 5, 2013.

[8] "'Curiosity is my driving force,' actress Kang Ye-won says". The Korea Times. May 4, 2015.

[9] "Kang Ye-won cast for musical movie "El Condor Pasa"". HanCinema. April 23, 2012.

[10] "Upcoming thriller critiques mental hospitalization laws". The Korea Herald. March 16, 2016.

[11] "LEE Jung-jin, KANG Ye-won and KIM Tae-hun on Board with TRICK". Korean Film Biz Zone. November 30, 2015.

[12] "Actress Kang Ye-won in Her Comfort Zone in New Comedy". The Chosun Ilbo. March 11, 2017.

[13] "Kang Ye-won Puts in Defiant Performance in New Thriller". The Chosun Ilbo. April 13, 2019.

[14] "KIM Sang-joong, Don LEE and KANG Ye-won Return for BAD GUYS: THE MOVIE". Korean Film Biz Zone. August 7, 2018.

[15] "'Baek-hee is Back' Kang Ye-won and Jin Ji-hee have been confirmed to play mother and daughter". HanCinema. May 17, 2016.

[16] ""Man Who Dies to Live" Kang Ye-won and Shin Sung-rok 'positive + human vitamin' come together". HanCinema. July 23, 2017.

[17] "Kang Ye-Won Fights for Justice in "Drama Stage - Fighter Choi Kang-Soon"". HanCinema. November 8, 2017.

[18] Kang Hyo-jin (June 22, 2021). "[단독]강예원, JTBC 드라마 '한 사람만'으로 2년만에 안방 컴백". Naver (in Korean). SPOTV NEWS. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

[19] Lee, Seung-Mi (February 17, 2015). "Kang Ye-Won hated boot camp". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-03-04.

[20] "Kang Ye-won and Oh Min-suk to join "We Got Married"". HanCinema. June 3, 2015.

[21] "'Slam Dunk' announces final cast". Korea JoongAng Daily. January 18, 2017.

[22] Pets GO! Doggy Trip, retrieved 2019-06-14

[23] "18th Icheon Chunsa Film Festival". HanCinema. September 19, 2010.

[24] "2016 Korea Movie Stars Awards". HanCinema. July 15, 2016.

[25] "Winners of the 2016 KBS Drama Awards". Asia Pacific Daily. January 3, 2017.

[26] "Actor Kang Ye-won tests positive for Covid-19". Korea JoongAng Daily. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-26.

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v t e Chunsa Film Art Awards for Best New Actress
1990s	Choi Jin-sil (1990) Kim Geum-yong and Kim Sung-ryung (1991) Oh Yeon-soo (1992) Park Sun-young and Lee Yoon-sung (1993) Jung Sun-kyung (1994) Lee Ji-eun (1995) Kim Gyu-ri and Kim Yeo-jin (1999)
2000s	Lee Ji-hyun (2000) N/A (2001) Seo Won (2002) Hwang Jung-min (2003) Moon Geun-young (2004) Seo Young-hee (2005) Lee Bo-young (2006) Lee Se-eun (2007) Lee Hwa-seon and Jo Eun-ji (2008) Jo An (2009)
2010s	Kang Ye-won (2010) N/A (2014) N/A (2015) Park So-dam (2016) Lee Sang-hee (2017) Choi Hee-seo (2018) Jeon Yeo-been and Jin Ki-joo (2019)
2020s	Choi Sung-eun (2020) Choi Jung-woon (2021) Lee Ji-eun (2022) Go Min-si (2023)

Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF
National	Korea

Kang Ye-won
Kang Ye-won in 2015
Born	Kim Ji-eun (1979-03-15) March 15, 1979 (age 45)^[1] Daegu, South Korea^[2]
Education	Hanyang University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2000–present
Agent	Fantagio


Korean name
Hangul	강예원
Hanja	强藝元
Revised Romanization	Gang Ye-won
McCune–Reischauer	Kang Yewŏn
Birth name
Hangul	김지은
Revised Romanization	Gim Ji-eun
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Chiŭn