Song Kang

Song Kang (born April 23, 1994) is a South Korean actor.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Song.
Song Kang
Song Kang in 2019
Born (1994-04-23) April 23, 1994
South Korea
EducationKonkuk University – Department of Film Arts[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2017–present
AgentNamoo Actors
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationSong Gang
McCune–ReischauerSong Kang

Career

He made his television debut in the 2017 romantic-comedy The Liar and His Lover, in which he portrayed the main character's childhood friend.[2] The same year, he was cast in the family drama Man in the Kitchen whose broadcast ended in 2018.[3] He also appeared in two music videos: "Sweet Summer Night" by acoustic duo The Ade and "Love Story" by Suran.[4][5] He participated in Namoo Actors's "Introduction to Rookies" fan meeting on July 8, 2017 alongside Oh Seung-hoon and Lee Yoo-jin. Tickets sold out within 30 seconds.[6] He made his film debut a week later in Beautiful Vampire.[7]

Song hosted the music program broadcast Inkigayo from February 18 to October 28, 2018 alongside Seventeen's Mingyu and DIA's Jung Chae-yeon.[8] The same year, he appeared on the San Francisco tour of television program Salty Tour with Sunny and Park Chanyeol.[9] He also became a fixed member of the variety show Village Survival, the Eight.[10] He was nominated in the "Rookie Award" category during the 12th SBS Entertainment Awards for his works on Inkigayo and Village Survival, the Eight.[11]

In 2019, Song made a special appearance in the thirteenth episode of tvN's Touch Your Heart.[12] He also accepted a supporting role in When the Devil Calls Your Name, which is an adaptation of Goethe's Faust.[13] He landed his first lead role in the Netflix television series Love Alarm.[14] He appeared in Vibe's "Call Me Back" music video.[15]

In 2020, Song is set to star in Sweet Home, adapted from the webtoon of the same name.[16]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Ref.
2018 Beautiful Vampire Lee So-nyeon [7]

Television series
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2017 The Liar and His Lover Baek Jin-woo tvN [2]
2017–18 Man in the Kitchen Kim Woo-joo MBC [3]
2019 Touch Your Heart Deliveryman tvN Cameo (Ep. 13) [12]
2019 When the Devil Calls Your Name Luka Aleksević [13]
2019–present Love Alarm Hwang Sun-oh Netflix [14]
2020 Sweet Home Cha Hyun-soo [16]

Variety shows
Year Title Role Network Ref.
2018 Inkigayo Host (Ep. 945–979) SBS [8]
Salty Tour Cast member (Ep. 28–30) tvN [9]
Happy Together Guest (Ep. 556–557) KBS2 [17]
2018–2019 Village Survival, the Eight Cast member (Ep. 1–12) SBS [10]

Music video appearances
Year Song title Artist Ref.
2017 "Sweet Summer Night" (달콤한 여름밤) The Ade [4]
"Love Story" (러브스토리) Suran [5]
2019 "Call Me Back" (이 번호로 전화해줘) Vibe [15]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref.
2018 12th SBS Entertainment Awards Rookie Award (Male) Village Survival, the Eight, Inkigayo Nominated [11]

References
  1. Jeon, Hyo-jin (April 8, 2017). "[루키인터뷰: 얘 어때?②] 송강, 수많은 아이돌 캐스팅 뿌리치고 배우가 된 이유". Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. Jung, Ji-won (March 19, 2017). "'그거너사' 조이, 사랑의 큐피트 변신…상큼미 가득". News Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  3. Jung, An-ji (August 24, 2018). "송강 "'밥상 차리는 남자' 우주 역, 정말 잘 해내고 싶다" [화보]". News Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  4. Cho, Hye-won (July 18, 2017). "송강-전유림, '디에이드' MV 남녀 주인공으로 발탁! 풋풋한 매력 발산!". iMBC News (in Korean). Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  5. Kim, Hae-in (November 10, 2017). "수란의 '러브스토리', 송강·박지현 누구?…떠오르는 신예★". Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  6. Lee, Ah-young (June 20, 2017). "송강·오승훈·이유진 팬미팅 30초 매진…"티켓 불법 판매 강경 대응"". Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  7. Jung, An-ji (December 12, 2018). "[공식] 신예 송강, 웹드라마 '뷰티풀 뱀파이어' 주연 캐스팅". News Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  8. Kim, Sung-won (February 13, 2018). "[공식]'인기가요' 민규X정채연X송강 새 MC 발탁, 18일 첫 선". News Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  9. Jung, Yu-jin (June 23, 2018). "'짠내투어' 찬열 "송강 잘생겼다…여자들이 좋아할듯" 칭찬". News1 (in Korean). Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  10. Lee, Yu-na (November 24, 2018). "'미추리 8-1000' 송강 '예능 새내기→웃음 사냥꾼' 변신 '하드캐리'". News Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  11. Kang, Min-kyung (December 29, 2018). "이승기, 'SBS 연예대상' 대상 수상 "제 능력으로 받은 것 아냐" [종합]". Star MK (in Korean). Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  12. Kim, Na-hee (March 21, 2019). "'진심이 닿다' 송강, 퀵서비스 기사로 특별출연…여심 스틸러 등극". News Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  13. Nam, Jae-ryul (February 15, 2019). "송강, '악마가 너의 이름을 부를 때' 캐스팅..정경호 어시스턴트 役 [공식입장]". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  14. Choi, Bo-ran (September 17, 2018). "[단독] 송강, '좋아하면 울리는' 남주인공 낙점...김소현과 호흡". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  15. Woo, Bin (November 14, 2019). "송강, 바이브 '이 번호로 전화해줘' MV 속 잘생김에 여심 흔들". Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  16. Kim, Jin-seok (April 5, 2019). "[단독]송강, 이응복 감독의 '스위트홈' 주인공". JTBC News (in Korean). Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  17. Kang, Kyung-joo (September 27, 2018). "'해투3' 배우 송강, 걸그룹·배우들에게 대시 받아…깜짝 고백". Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved August 24, 2019.
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