Kang Rae-yeon (; born March 19, 1981) is a South Korean actress and model. She is known for her roles in dramas such as The Time We Were Not in Love and Gogh, The Starry Night.
Early life Kang was born an only child and a third-generation South Korean; her family was originally from Shandong, China. She attended Seoul Chinese Primary School and Seoul Overseas Chinese High School, and graduated from Sejong University with a degree in hotel management.
Career Kang started a modeling career posing for magazines. She made her acting debut in the 1998 film Zzang. She went on to work on television series The Bean Chaff of My Life, Forever Love, and My Love Patzzi, among others. Beginning in 2004, Kang took a three-year break from acting to go backpacking across several countries including the United States, Canada, India, and Egypt. She returned to acting in KBS1's Heaven & Earth.
Kang appeared in SBS dramas in On Air, A Thousand Days' Promise and Queen of Reversals on MBC. In the same year she appeared in movie Sunny and Juvenile Offender. She was recognized for her acting skills. She also amazed the audience, when she spoke in English, Chinese and Korean. The netizens were happy, when she returned to acting, saying it's been a while.
Kang signed an exclusive contract with Will Entertainment in mid-2014. Two years later, she signed with Mystic Actors, Mystic Story's branch for actors. She was cast as hall manager Gung Rae-yeon in Seoul Broadcasting System's (SBS) 2018 romantic comedy series Wok of Love.
Filmography Television series Year Title Role Ref.1998 Soonpoong Clinic Kim Jung-hee 1999 School Gang Rae-yeon 2000 Tough Guy's Love Joo Ggeut-soon 2000 Snowflakes Yoon Si-bong 2001 Sun Hee and Jin Hee Yang Moon-sook 2002 Romance So-young's friend 2002 Sweet or Bitter Jeon kang-yun 2002 My Love Patzzi Hwangbo Yu-ri 2002 My Platoon Leader Yoon Mi-kyung 2003 Sun Duk Kim Hyun-shim 2003 Forever Love Hee-sook 2003 The Bean Chaff of My Life In Kyeong-oh 2005 A Love to Kill Choi Mi-seon 2007 Heaven & Earth Seo Mi-ae 2008 On Air Travel guide 2010 Queen of Reversals So Yoo-kyung 2011 Lie to Me Rae-yeon 2011 A Thousand Days' Promise Myung-hee 2015 The Time We Were Not in Love Kang Na-young 2015 My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol Kang Jjil-rae 2016 Gogh, The Starry Night Lee Hee-yeon 2017 Unusual Men and Women Kang So-young 2018 Wok of Love Gung Rae-yeon 2019 Gogo Song Ms.Park 2020 Awaken Min Yu-ra 2022 Today's Webtoon Ki Yu-mi
Film Year Title Role Language Ref. 1998 Zzang Chil Gong-joo Korean 2003 Madeleine Lee Yoo-jung Korean 2005 Sa-kwa Hye-jeong Korean 2006 Fly High Kyung-rim Korean 2007 Miss Gold Digger Yang Dae-ri Korean 2011 Sunny Jong-ki's girlfriend Korean 2012 Juvenile Offender Ji-yeong Korean 2018 Mermaid Unlimited Ga-yeon Korean 2020 Jang-Gae Restaurant waitress Korean 2022 Give Them: Secret of the Lost Daughter Korean
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