Gong Seung-yeon

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

This is a Korean name; the family name is Yoo. In the stage name or pen-name, the surname is Gong.
Gong Seung-yeon
공승연
Gong in 2019
Born
Yoo Seung-yeon

(1993-02-27) February 27, 1993
Seoul, South Korea
EducationSungshin Women's University
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
AgentBH Entertainment[1]
RelativesJeongyeon (sister)
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationGong Seung-yeon
McCune–ReischauerKong Sŭngyŏn
Birth name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYoo Seung-yeon
McCune–ReischauerYoo Sŭngyŏn

Biography

Gong is the older sister of Twice's 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 KBS' science fiction romance drama Are You Human? with Seo Kang-joon.[13][14] She also starred in the short film My Dream Class, and sang the theme song for the movie.[15]

In 2019, Gong was cast in the historical romance drama Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency.[16]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Remarks Ref.
2018 My Dream Class Jeong-seok Short film [15]

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 [17][18]
Six Flying Dragons Min Da-kyung (Queen Wongyeong) [8]
2016 The Master of Revenge Kim Da-hae KBS2 [19]
The Sound of Your Heart Cameo [20]
2017 Introverted 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 [21]
2018 Are You Human? Kang So-bong KBS2 [14]
2019 Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency Gae Ddong JTBC [16]

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

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

Music video appearances
Year Song Title Artist Ref.
2012 "Do It" Sunny Hill
2014 "Over the Destiny" 2AM [23]
2015 "Me, Myself" Shin Seung Hun [24]
2016 "#Like" Fiestar [25]
2017 "When I Was In Love" (short film) Pentagon [26]
2019 "Song Request" Lee So-ra ft Suga [27]

Discography
Year Title Album Notes
2018 “Like a Star” My Dream Class OST with Yoo Jeong-yeon[28]

Ambassadorship
Year Organization/Event Notes Ref.
2014 Korean National Tuberculosis Association Honorary Ambassador [29]
2016 The 8th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival Honorary Ambassador [30]

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 [31]
2016 10th SBS Entertainment Awards Newcomer Award (Female) with Yoo Jeong-yeon Inkigayo Won [32]
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 [33]
2018 32nd KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Are You Human? Nominated [34]
Best Couple (with Seo Kang-joon) Won

References
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  2. Kang Seo-jung (13 August 2016). "[Oh!쎈 톡] '냉부해'PD "정연X공승연 아빠, 스페셜 셰프로 활약"". Osen. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  3. "공승연, 과거 SM선발대회 '외모짱' 1위 이력…이연희·고아라와 어깨 나란히". TV Daily (in Korean). 2 March 2015. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016.
  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. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  6. Yoon, Sarah (2 March 2015). "Two new couples on We Got Married". K-Pop Herald.
  7. 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. Archived from the original on 5 March 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  8. "공승연, '육룡이 나르샤' 합류…이번엔 유아인의 여인". Herald Corporation (in Korean). 4 June 2015.
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  11. "[단독] 공승연, '내성적인 보스' 합류…연우진X박혜수와 호흡". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 14 November 2016.
  12. "[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. "Seo Kang-joon, Gong Seung-yeon to ask 'Are You Human?'". Kpop Herald. 31 May 2018.
  15. "변요한X공승연X박희순 '별리섬' 25일 첫선…포스터+예고편 공개". Sports Chosun (in Korean). 11 October 2018.
  16. "[단독] 공승연, '꽃파당' 주인공..김민재·서지훈·박지훈과 호흡". Sports Chosun (in Korean). April 8, 2019.
  17. "Gong Seung Yeon, An Actress Who Loves Her Job". BNT News. 15 July 2015.
  18. "[인터뷰] '풍문으로 들었소' 공승연 "'우결' 이종현, 연기에 도움됐죠"". Asia Today (in Korean). 3 March 2015.
  19. "[인터뷰] '마스터-국수의 신' 공승연, "'좋은 배우'가 되고 싶어요'"". Top Star News (in Korean). 17 July 2016.
  20. "'마음의 소리' 공승연, 김종국 소개팅녀로 깜짝 등장". Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). 24 November 2016.
  21. "'한여름의 추억' 공승연부터 전석호까지, 막강 배우군단 총출동". Sports Chosun (in Korean). 29 December 2017.
  22. "New host lineup for 'Inkigayo' revealed". Kpop Herald. 22 June 2016.
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  24. "신승훈, 타이틀곡 '이게 나예요' 뮤비 티저 영상… 송재림·공승연 출연". Sports Donga (in Korean). 26 October 2015.
  25. "박해진 공승연, 봄 햇살 같은 MV…심쿵해!". Sports Donga (in Korean). 7 April 2016.
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  28. "Gong Seung-yeon, Jeong-yeon from TWICE sing OST for 'My Dream Class'". Yonhap News Agency. 26 October 2018.
  29. "결핵 홍보대사 공승연, '마음도 예뻐'". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 24 March 2014.
  30. "The 8th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival". Korea.net. 17 August 2016.
  31. "공승연·이열음·이엘리야·임지연·고아성, 여자 뉴스타상 수상". Financial News (in Korean). 31 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016.
  32. "[2016 SBS 연예대상] 신동엽. 26년 만의 대상.."하늘에 계신 母의 선물" (종합)". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 26 December 2016.
  33. "Kim Hee Sun & EXO win Grand Prize Awards at the 2017 Asia Artist Awards". KBS World. 16 November 2017.
  34. "[2018 KBS 연기대상] 유동근 대상 "장미희 덕분인데 내가 왜..대하드라마 부활 기원"". 10Asia (in Korean). 1 January 2019.
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