Song Kang

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Song Kang
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Song for Marie Claire Korea in 2020
Born (1994-04-23) April 23, 1994 (age 27)
Suwon, South Korea
EducationKonkuk University – Department of Film Arts[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2017–present
AgentNamoo Actors
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
宋江
Revised RomanizationSong Gang
McCune–ReischauerSong Kang

Song Kang (Korean: 송강; born April 23, 1994) is a South Korean actor. His notable lead roles in television series include Love Alarm (2019–21) , Sweet Home (2020) and Nevertheless (2021).

Career[]

2017–18: Beginnings[]

Song made his acting debut with a supporting role in the 2017 romantic comedy television series The Liar and His Lover.[2] The same year, he was cast in the family drama Man in the Kitchen.[3] He also appeared in two music videos: "Sweet Summer Night" by acoustic duo The Ade and "Love Story" by Suran.[4][5] On July 8, 2017, his agency Namoo Actors organised a fan meeting – "Introduction to Rookies" for Song alongside Oh Seung-hoon and Lee Yoo-jin.[6]

Song hosted the SBS's music program broadcast Inkigayo from February to October 2018 along with Seventeen's Mingyu and DIA's Jung Chae-yeon.[7] He also joined as a fixed cast member on the variety show Village Survival, the Eight.[8] For the two works, he was nominated for the "Rookie Award" at the 2018 SBS Entertainment Awards.[9] In July 2018, Song marked his big-screen debut with the fantasy film Beautiful Vampire.[10]

2019–present: Rise in popularity and lead roles[]

Song at the press conference for When the Devil Calls Your Name, July 2019

In 2019, Song played the supporting role of Jung Kyung-ho's assistant in tvN fantasy melodrama When the Devil Calls Your Name.[11] He next starred in the Netflix original romantic series Love Alarm, based on the popular webtoon of the same name.[12] Song was cast in his first main role through auditions out of 900 people;[13] he played the role of a handsome high-school student who falls in love with a girl (Kim So-hyun) who was his best friend's secret crush.[14] Love Alarm was ranked as one of Netflix's top releases of the year and was renewed for a second season.[15] His final appearance that year was in the music video of Vibe's "Call Me Back".[16]

Song was propelled to stardom in 2020 when he starred in apocalyptic horror Netflix original Sweet Home, based on the eponymous webtoon.[17] He was auditioned for the cast on the recommendation of Love Alarm's director to the director of Sweet Home, Lee Eung-bok.[17] His role was Cha Hyun-su, a suicidal high school boy who, along with a group of fellow apartment residents, tries to survive a "monsterization" apocalypse.[18] Critical responses of the series were mixed,[19] but gathered a wide international audience.[20] One month after the release of the series, Variety revealed that it had been viewed by 22 million member households of Netflix.[21] At the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards Song received a nomination for Best New Actor – Television.[22]

In 2021, Song starred in the second season of Love Alarm which was released on Netflix on March 12.[15] He next appeared in the tvN series Navillera, adapted from the eponymous webtoon.[23] He played a ballet student who struggles due to unresolved issues about his father and tries to support himself by working as a part-timer. Song took ballet lessons for six months in order to portray his character.[24] Song is currently starring in another webtoon adaption Nevertheless, JTBC's romance drama,[25] and is confirmed to star in another JTBC drama, People at Meteorological Service (direct translation), alongside Park Min-young.[26]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role(s) Ref(s)
2018 Beautiful Vampire Lee So-nyeon [10]

Television series[]

Year Title Network Role(s) Notes Ref(s)
2017 The Liar and His Lover tvN Baek Jin-woo [2]
2017–2018 Man in the Kitchen MBC Kim Woo-joo [3]
2019 Touch Your Heart tvN Deliveryman Cameo (Ep. 13) [27]
When the Devil Calls Your Name Luka Aleksević [11]
2019–2021 Love Alarm Netflix Hwang Sun-oh [12]
2020 Sweet Home Cha Hyun-soo [18]
2021 Navillera tvN Lee Chae-rok [23]
Nevertheless JTBC Park Jae-eon [25]
2022 People at Meteorological Service Lee Shi-woo [26]

Variety show[]

Year Title Network Role(s) Note(s) Ref(s)
2018 Inkigayo SBS Host Ep. 945–979 [7]
2018–2019 Village Survival, the Eight Cast member [8]

Music video[]

Title Year Artist(s) Ref(s)
"Sweet Summer Night" (달콤한 여름밤) 2017 The Ade [4]
"Love Story" (러브스토리) Suran [5]
"Call Me Back" (이 번호로 전화해줘) 2019 Vibe [16]

Awards and nominations[]

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2021 Best New Actor – Television Sweet Home Nominated [22]
Brand Customer Loyalty Award 2021 Male actor - Rising Star Song Kang Won [28]
Brand of the Year Awards 2021 Rising Star Actor Nominated
SBS Entertainment Awards 2018 Male Rookie Award Village Survival, the Eight, Inkigayo Nominated [9]
Seoul International Drama Awards 2021 Excellent Actor Sweet Home Pending [29][30]

References[]

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  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Jung, Ji-won (March 19, 2017). "'그거너사' 조이, 사랑의 큐피트 변신…상큼미 가득" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
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  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Kim, Hae-in (November 10, 2017). "수란의 '러브스토리', 송강·박지현 누구?…떠오르는 신예★". Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved August 23, 2019.
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  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Kim, Sung-won (February 13, 2018). "[공식]'인기가요' 민규X정채연X송강 새 MC 발탁, 18일 첫 선" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
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  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Kang, Min-kyung (December 29, 2018). "이승기, 'SBS 연예대상' 대상 수상 "제 능력으로 받은 것 아냐" [종합]". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved August 23, 2019.
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  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Nam, Jae-ryul (February 15, 2019). "송강, '악마가 너의 이름을 부를 때' 캐스팅..정경호 어시스턴트 役 [공식입장]". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved August 23, 2019 – via Naver.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b Choi, Bo-ran (September 17, 2018). "[단독] 송강, '좋아하면 울리는' 남주인공 낙점...김소현과 호흡". YTN (in Korean). Retrieved August 23, 2019 – via Naver.
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  16. ^ Jump up to: a b Woo, Bin (November 14, 2019). "송강, 바이브 '이 번호로 전화해줘' MV 속 잘생김에 여심 흔들". Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved December 20, 2019.
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  18. ^ Jump up to: a b Kim, Jin-seok (April 5, 2019). "[단독]송강, 이응복 감독의 '스위트홈' 주인공". JTBC News (in Korean). Retrieved August 23, 2019.
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  25. ^ Jump up to: a b Lee, Gyu-lee (May 30, 2021). "From 'Hospital Playlist' to 'Penthouse,' hit TV series' new seasons set to air in June". The Korea Times. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  26. ^ Jump up to: a b Lee, Gyu-lee (June 21, 2021). "Park Min-young to star in new series from 'When the Camellia Blooms' director". The Korea Times. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
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