Kim Ga-young (; born December 2, 1991) is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a former member of the South Korean girl-group Stellar between 2011 and 2017. She is currently also the manager of her own cafe called "Hartogela" in Itaewon, South Korea.
Career 2010–2011: "Gugak high-school girl" and idol pre-debut Gayoung initially gained fame as the "Gugak high-school girl" when she appeared on a 2 Days & 1 Night special as a viewer. She was later scouted by the agency, Top Class Entertainment (which was later renamed The Entertainment Pascal). She entered the agency with the intention of being an actress, and she debuted as such in Spy Myung-wol, however her agency wanted her to sing and dance as well and she was soon debuted as an idol as part of the girl-group Stellar.
2011–2017: Stellar Stellar initially debuted with a quirky and cute concept, but as the agency was struggling financially due to multiple unsuccessful album releases, the girl-group later turned to a more provocative concept which received a lot of controversy and backlash.
2017–present: Continued acting, interview about the sexy contract & reveal difficulties as an idol and Miss Back In August 2017 she did not renew her contract with her then agency, The Entertainment Pascal, and started pursuing roles in acting for herself. In 2018 she revealed that she has opened a cafe called "Hartogela" in Itaewon and is running it while continuing to pursue her dream of being an actress.
Personal life On February 14, 2026, Gayoung announced to get married on February 28 according to a revealing message from advertising casting director A and the wedding will held in private.
Discography
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album "Winter Fantasy" 2020 — Miss Back Part.5 "Double Fantasy" 2021 — Miss Back Part.8 "Finale" — Miss Back Part.9 "We Are The One" —
Filmography Film Year Title Role Note(s) 2016 The Colorbus Chae-hwa University short film 2017 Witch Ji Young Short film Ancestors of Pilgrims Killer 501 Interactive web movie 2018 Strangely Scary Wind Blowing Day Yeon-mi Short film
Television series Year Title Role 2011 Spy Myung-wol Joo Kyoung-joo 2014 Dr. Frost Darae 2015 The Superman Age Cameo Who Are You: School 2015 Cameo 2017 Blue Up, White Down Jin-ah Traces of the Hand Fanciful Companion Girl Girls' War Tae-hee Calm Down Cheongdong Gayoung 2018 Joseon's Beauty Pageant Beauty Candidate #1 Gayoung Yeonnam-dong 539 Soo-yon Love is Actually with You Ga-eul Quiz of God: Reboot Reporter 2019 The Tale of Nokdu Gook-hwa
Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Seoul Webfest Awards 2017 Best Dramedy Blue Up, White Down Best Ensemble Best Supporting Actress 2018 Best Supporting Actress Calm Down Cheon-dong
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