Kang Sung-yeon (; born July 21, 1976) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1996 through MBC's Open Recruitment. Although her main profession was acting, she also contributed songs to several soundtracks and released two albums between 2001 and 2002 under the stage name Bobo. Kang rose to fame in 2005 for her role as Prince Yeonsan's concubine Jang Nok-su in The King and the Clown, a period film that drew 12.3 million admissions, making it (at the time) the highest-grossing domestic film in Korean cinema history. Kang continued to star in television dramas such as Let's Get Married (2005), New Wise Mother, Good Wife (2007), Single Dad in Love (2008), Tazza (2008), and Wife Returns (2009). From 2012 to 2014, she hosted her own poetry reading program on EBS Radio.
Personal life Kang married jazz pianist Kim Ka-on on January 6, 2012. She announced her pregnancy in July 2014. In December 2023, the couple announced their divorce.
Filmography
Television series Year Title Role1997 Medical Brothers Thoracic surgery nurse at Gangneung hospital The Reason I Live Myung-hwa 1998 Love Is All I Know Female detective Three Guys and Three Girls Song Seung-soon Forever Yours Jang Yoo-ri My Love by My Side Na Chang-mi1999 KAIST Min Kyung-jin Happy Together Seo Moon-joo Assignable Appearance Jin Dal-rae Woman on Top Lee Mi-nam 2000 Virtue Jung Kwi-jin Rookie Na Jin-shim 2001 Well Known Woman Lee Jung-nim 2002 That Woman Catches People Han Bok-nyeo 2003 She's Cool! Ha Hye-kyung 2005 Let's Get Married Hong Na-young 2007 New Wise Mother, Good Wife Kyung Gook-hee 2008 Single Dad in Love Yoon So-yi Tazza Madam Jeong 2009 Wife Returns Jung Yoo-hee/Jung Yoo-kyung 2015 The Great Wives Yoo Ji-yeon 2019 Mother of Mine Na Hye-mi 2020 She Knows Everything Lee Goong-bok 2024 Flex X CopBaek Sang-hee (episode 9–10)
Film Year Title Role2005 Short Time Kim Young-sook The King and the Clown Jang Nok-su2007 Cast a Spell Lee Ji-hye Soo Kang Mi-na
Variety/radio show Year Title Notes 1999 Super TV Sunday Fun MC 2008 Love Generation 2011 F.B.I. Find! Delicious TV 2012 Now on My Way to Meet You 2012–2014 Poetry Concert DJ 2012 Fairy Tales for Adults 2016 Two Yoo Project Sugar Man Sugar Man (Ep 17) Singderella MC2018King of Mask SingerContestant (Uparupa)
Discography Album informationTrack listing"내 안에 또 다른 나" (Another Different Me Inside) Track from The Reason I Live OST Released: July 1997 Label: MBC 예술단, Tan Entertainment "별(경진 테마)" (Stars (Contest Theme)) Track from KAIST 2000 OST Released: February 2, 2000 Label: Bobo Album Released: December 6, 2001 Label: Seoul RecordsThe Natural Album Released: November 25, 2002 Label: Seoul RecordsPerfect Silence Artist: Blank & Jones feat. Bobo Single Released: June 21, 2004 Label: Warner Bros. Records, WM Germany"미안해요" (I'm Sorry) Track from Let's Get Married OST Released: December 21, 2005 Label: 만월당"Reason (Female Ver.)" Track from Tazza OST Released: October 10, 2008 Label: Doremi Media"Perfect Silence (E-Craig's 212 Remix)" Artist: DJ Tiësto remix, Blank & Jones feat. Bobo Track from In Search of Sunrise 4: Latin America Released: December 14, 2009 Label: JMC Entertainment, Black Hole Recordings
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 1996 MBC Drama Awards Photogenic Award 1998 KBS Drama Awards Best New Actress My Love by My Side 1999 SBS Drama Awards Best New Actress Happy Together 2000 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress Virtue, Rookie 2006 1st Dior Timeless Beauty Awards Recipient 43rd Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actress The King and the Clown Popularity Award 27th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Popular Star Award 5th Korean Film Awards Best Supporting Actress 2008 1st Korea Jewelry Awards Ruby Award SBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Special Planning Drama Tazza 2010 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Wife Returns 2015 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama The Great Wives 2020 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries / Short Drama She Knows Everything
References
External links Kang Sung-yeon Fan Cafe at Daum