Quick Facts
Born:
1990-02-18
Birthplace:
Seoul, South Korea
Credits:
27 Total Roles
Kang So-ra
Acting
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Biography
Kang So-ra is a South Korean actress.
Kang made her acting debut in the 2009 thriller movie 4th Period Mystery, but rose to fame when she starred in the 2011 blockbuster Sunny, a coming-of-age film about a group of high school girls growing up in the 1980s. This was followed by leading roles in television dramas, such as teen musical Dream High 2 (2012), and family drama Ugly Alert (2013). Kang also appeared on the third season of We Got Married, a reality show which pairs up celebrities into fake "married" couples; her partner was Leeteuk from the K-pop group Super Junior.
Kang gained increased recognition after starring in two hit series in 2014; medical drama Doctor Stranger (2014) and workplace dramedy Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014); Doctor Stranger was a success in China with 400 million views and Misaeng: Incomplete Life was dubbed a "cultural phenomenon" in South Korea. This was followed by lead roles in romantic comedy Warm and Cozy (2015) together with Yoo Yeon-seok, legal drama My Lawyer, Mr. Jo (2016), and romantic comedy Revolutionary Love (2017) alongside Choi Si-won from the k-pop group Super Junior.
In 2019, Kang returned to the big screen in the cycling film Uhm Bok-dong.
In 2020, Kang starred in the comedy film Secret Zoo, based on the webtoon of the same name. She plays a veterinarian who pretends to be a lion. The same year, she was cast in the romance melodrama film Rain And Your Story.
Kang made her acting debut in the 2009 thriller movie 4th Period Mystery, but rose to fame when she starred in the 2011 blockbuster Sunny, a coming-of-age film about a group of high school girls growing up in the 1980s. This was followed by leading roles in television dramas, such as teen musical Dream High 2 (2012), and family drama Ugly Alert (2013). Kang also appeared on the third season of We Got Married, a reality show which pairs up celebrities into fake "married" couples; her partner was Leeteuk from the K-pop group Super Junior.
Kang gained increased recognition after starring in two hit series in 2014; medical drama Doctor Stranger (2014) and workplace dramedy Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014); Doctor Stranger was a success in China with 400 million views and Misaeng: Incomplete Life was dubbed a "cultural phenomenon" in South Korea. This was followed by lead roles in romantic comedy Warm and Cozy (2015) together with Yoo Yeon-seok, legal drama My Lawyer, Mr. Jo (2016), and romantic comedy Revolutionary Love (2017) alongside Choi Si-won from the k-pop group Super Junior.
In 2019, Kang returned to the big screen in the cycling film Uhm Bok-dong.
In 2020, Kang starred in the comedy film Secret Zoo, based on the webtoon of the same name. She plays a veterinarian who pretends to be a lion. The same year, she was cast in the romance melodrama film Rain And Your Story.
Known For
Doctor Stranger
Oh Soo-hyun
Running Man
Self
Sunny
Young Choon-hwa
The Beauty Inside
Actress
Dream High
Shin Hae-sung
Secret Zoo
Han So-won
Incomplete Life
Ahn Young-yi
Men on a Mission
Self
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | K-Pop Superstar MOVIE | Self |
| 2025 | Date My Friend TV | Self - Host |
| 2025 | When I leave the house, I feel like I'm going to die TV | 선생님 |
| 2023 | Strangers Again TV | Oh Ha-ra |
| 2021 | Endless Rain MOVIE | Soo-jin |
| 2020 | Secret Zoo MOVIE | Han So-won |
| 2019 | Race to Freedom: Um Bok-dong MOVIE | Kim Hyung-shin |
| 2018 | The Beauty Inside TV | Actress |
| 2018 | May Food Bless You TV | Self |
| 2017 | Revolutionary Love TV | Baek Joon |