Gong Seung-yeon

Gong Seung-yeon
Born Yoo Seung-yeon
(1993-02-27) February 27, 1993
Seoul, South Korea
Education Sungshin Women's University - Visual Media
Occupation Actress, TV Host
Years active 2012–present
Agent BH Entertainment[1]
Relatives
Korean name
Hangul 공승연
Revised Romanization Gong Seung-yeon
McCune–Reischauer Kong Sŭngyŏn
Birth name
Hangul 유승연
Revised Romanization Yoo Seung-yeon
McCune–Reischauer Yoo Sŭngyŏn

Gong Seung-yeon (born Yoo Seung-yeon, February 27, 1993) is a South Korean actress.

Biography

She is the older sister of Twice's singer Yoo Jeong-yeon. Their father, Yoo Chang-joon, was a private chef for former president Kim Dae-jung, as well as a head chef of the Seoul Plaza Hotel for over 20 years, specializing in Korean cuisine.[2]

Career

2012–2014: Beginnings

Gong first trained as a singer under SM Entertainment for seven years after winning the "Best Looks" portion of the SM Youth Best Contest in 2005.[3] She left in 2012, after losing interest in singing.[4]

Shortly after making her entertainment debut in a commercial for feminine hygiene product White (Yuhan-Kimberly) in 2012, Gong began appearing in small roles in television dramas.[5]

2015–present: Rising popularity

In 2015, the relative newcomer drew mainstream notice when she joined the fourth season of the Korean reality show We Got Married, where she was paired with singer-actor Lee Jong-hyun.[6][7]

Gong started to gain attention as an actress with her role in the historical drama Six Flying Dragons (2015-2016).[8] She won the New Star Award at the SBS Drama Awards.[9] She was then cast in her first leading role in youth sageuk My Only Love Song, which co-stars her We Got Married partner Lee Jong-hyun.[10] The drama premiered on Netflix in 2017.

In 2017, Gong starred in tvN's romantic comedy Introvert Boss.[11] The same year, she took on a lead role in science fiction mystery series Circle.[12]

In 2018, she starred in KBS2 science fiction romance drama Are You Human? with Seo Kang-joon.[13][14]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Network Ref.
2012 I Love Lee Tae-ri Mi-mi tvN
2014 My Lovely Girl Seo Yoon-ji SBS
2015 Heard It Through the Grapevine Seo Noo-ri [15][16]
Six Flying Dragons Min Da-kyung (Queen Wongyeong) [8]
2016 The Master of Revenge Kim Da-hae KBS2 [17]
The Sound of Your Heart Cameo [18]
2017 Introvert Boss Eun Yi-soo tvN [11]
Circle Han Jung-yeon [12]
My Only Love Song Song Soo-jung Netflix [10]
Meloholic Nurse (Cameo) OCN
Drama Special – Midsummer's Memory Cameo JTBC [19]
2018 Are You Human? Kang So-bong KBS2 [14]

Hosting

Title Network Date Notes Ref.
InkigayoSBSJuly 3, 2016 – January 22, 2017with Yoo Jeong-yeon and Kim Min-seok [20]

Variety show

Year Title Network Episodes Roles Notes Ref.
2015 We Got Married - Season 4 MBC Episodes 263-286 Cast with Lee Jong-hyun [7]

Music video appearances

Year Song Title Artist Ref.
2012 "Do It" Sunny Hill
2014 "Over the Destiny" 2AM [21]
2015 "Me, Myself" Shin Seung Hun [22]
2016 "#Like" Fiestar [23]
2017 "When I Was In Love" (short film) Pentagon [24]

Ambassadorship

Year Organization/Event Notes Ref.
2014 Korean National Tuberculosis Association Honorary Ambassador [25]
2016 The 8th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival Honorary Ambassador [26]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2005 9th SM Youth Best Contest Best Face 1st Place N/A Won [3]
2015 23rd SBS Drama Awards New Star Award Six Flying Dragons & Heard It Through the Grapevine Won [27]
2016 10th SBS Entertainment Awards Newcomer Award (Female) with Yoo Jeong-yeon Inkigayo Won [28]
30th KBS Drama Awards Best New Actress (TV) The Master of Revenge Nominated
2017 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards Nominated
1st The Seoul Awards Best New Actress (Drama) Introverted Boss Nominated
2nd Asia Artist Awards New Wave Award N/A Won [29]

References

  1. ↑ "[공식입장] 공승연, BH엔터테인먼트와 전속계약...이병헌과 한솥밥". OSEN (in Korean). 23 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Kang Seo-jung (13 August 2016). "[Oh!쎈 톡] '냉부해'PD "정연X공승연 아빠, 스페셜 셰프로 활약"". Osen. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  3. 1 2 "공승연, 과거 SM선발대회 '외모짱' 1위 이력…이연희·고아라와 어깨 나란히". TV Daily (in Korean). 2 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "공승연 "SM연습생 출신..보아 언니같은 가수 꿈꿔"(인터뷰)". Naver (in Korean). 2 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (4 March 2015). "5 Things to Know about CN Blue Lee Jong Hyun's We Got Married Wife Gong Seung Yeon". enewsWorld.
  6. ↑ Yoon, Sarah (2 March 2015). "Two new couples on We Got Married". K-Pop Herald.
  7. 1 2 Hwang, Hye-jin (3 March 2015). "Ye Won-Henry and Lee Jong Hyun-Gong Seung Yeon Couples to Begin We Got Married Life on March 14". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  8. 1 2 "공승연, '육룡이 나르샤' 합류…이번엔 유아인의 여인". Herald Corporation (in Korean). 4 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "SBS Drama Awards 2015 Winners". Hancinema. 31 December 2015.
  10. 1 2 "'우결'커플 이종현X공승연, 드라마로 재회…'꿀케미' 기대". Osen (in Korean). 20 September 2016.
  11. 1 2 "[단독] 공승연, '내성적인 보스' 합류…연우진X박혜수와 호흡". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 14 November 2016.
  12. 1 2 "[단독] 공승연, tvN '써클' 여주인공 확정..김강우·여진구와 호흡". News1 (in Korean). 2 March 2017.
  13. ↑ "Kang-joon, Seung-yeon open era of 'AI love story'". Kpop Herald. 29 November 2017.
  14. 1 2 "Seo Kang-joon, Gong Seung-yeon to ask 'Are You Human?'". Kpop Herald. 31 May 2018.
  15. ↑ "Gong Seung Yeon, An Actress Who Loves Her Job". BNT News. 15 July 2015.
  16. ↑ "[인터뷰] '풍문으로 들었소' 공승연 "'우결' 이종현, 연기에 도움됐죠"". Asia Today (in Korean). 3 March 2015.
  17. ↑ "[인터뷰] '마스터-국수의 신' 공승연, "'좋은 배우'가 되고 싶어요'"". Top Star News (in Korean). 17 July 2016.
  18. ↑ "'마음의 소리' 공승연, 김종국 소개팅녀로 깜짝 등장". Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). 24 November 2016.
  19. ↑ "'한여름의 추억' 공승연부터 전석호까지, 막강 배우군단 총출동". Sports Chosun (in Korean). 29 December 2017.
  20. ↑ "New host lineup for 'Inkigayo' revealed". Kpop Herald. 22 June 2016.
  21. ↑ "공승연-윤박, 2AM '나타나 주라' 뮤비 애절한 석양키스 화제". Financial News (in Korean). 2 November 2014.
  22. ↑ "신승훈, 타이틀곡 '이게 나예요' 뮤비 티저 영상… 송재림·공승연 출연". Sports Donga (in Korean). 26 October 2015.
  23. ↑ "박해진 공승연, 봄 햇살 같은 MV…심쿵해!". Sports Donga (in Korean). 7 April 2016.
  24. ↑ "공승연, 펜타곤 새 앨범 쇼트필름 우정 출연". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2 September 2017.
  25. ↑ "결핵 홍보대사 공승연, '마음도 예뻐'". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 24 March 2014.
  26. ↑ "The 8th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival". Korea.net. 17 August 2016.
  27. ↑ "공승연·이열음·이엘리야·임지연·고아성, 여자 뉴스타상 수상". Financial News (in Korean). 31 December 2015.
  28. ↑ "[2016 SBS 연예대상] 신동엽. 26년 만의 대상.."하늘에 계신 母의 선물" (종합)". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 26 December 2016.
  29. ↑ "Kim Hee Sun & EXO win Grand Prize Awards at the 2017 Asia Artist Awards". KBS World. 16 November 2017.
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