Kang Soo-yeon
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Kang Soo-yeon is a South Korea
n actress. She was born in Seoul
, South Korea
and was one of the best known and internationally acclaimed stars from South Korea from the mid-eighties to the end of the nineties.
directed 1986 movie, The Surrogate Woman
for which she was honored with the Volpi Cup Best Actress award at the 1987 Venice International Film Festival and Best Actress Award at the Nantes International Film Festival. This was the first time a Korean actor has been given the award at the major film festival and at the time people did not even know that South Korea has a film industry. Two years later, she again took the limelight by winning the Best Actress award at the Moscow International Film Festival
for her role in the Im Kwon-taek directed 1989 Buddhist theme movie, Come, Come, Come Upward. In the movie, Kang played the role of Sun Nyog, a young student who sought refuge in the monastery to escape from her troubled home and study to become a nun, and later fell in love with the person who tried to take away her modesty. Kang actually got her head shaved on-screen in the scene when Sun Nyog became a nun. In the same year, she was invited to serve as a juror in the Tokyo International Film Festival
.
In the 1990s, Kang appeared in a number of movies, the best known of which are Jang Sun-woo
's acclaimed Road to the Racetrack which won her the Chunsa Film Art Awards
and Blue Dragon Film Awards
for Best Actress, the box office hit movie titled That Woman, That Man by Kim Ui-seok
, Lee Myung-se
's film about adultery titled Their Last Love Affair and Im Sang-soo
's debut film Girls Night Out. By the end of the 90s, she had acted in 32 movies and after her movie Rainbow Trout was released in 1999 winning her the Paeksang Arts Awards
for Best Actress, she cut down her work in movies and took to acting in TV drama. Kang was invited to be a juror in the 5th Pusan International Film Festival
in the year 2000.
In 2001, Kang starred in the popular 150 episodes TV Drama aired on SBS TV
titled Ladies of the Palace (Yeo-in Cheon-ha). The TV drama managed to garner her new visibility among mainstream audiences. Her performance in the TV Drama as Jung Nan-jung enabled her to win the Performance Award awarded by SBS TV. After a brief hiatus from the movie scene, she make her comeback in the movie The Circle playing the role of an attorney. Kang has since then appeared in another movie titled Hanbando in 2006. In 2007, she make another foray into mainstream TV after a gap of six years by acting in the MBC TV
Drama by the name of Moonhee. In the TV Drama, she played the role of a woman who is forced to leave her child she had when she was only eighteen and thus the TV Drama seeks to portray the travails of the woman's life.
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South Korea
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n actress. She was born in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
and was one of the best known and internationally acclaimed stars from South Korea from the mid-eighties to the end of the nineties.
Career
Kang made her acting debut as a child actor in the 1970s. She acted in a number of low profile movies before making a breakthrough performance in the Im Kwon-taekIm Kwon-taek
Im Kwon-taek is one of South Korea's most renowned film directors. In an active and prolific career, his films have won many domestic and international film festival awards as well as considerable box-office success, and helped bring international attention to the Korean film industry.- Early life...
directed 1986 movie, The Surrogate Woman
The Surrogate Woman
The Surrogate Woman aka Surrogate Womb aka The Surrogate Mother is a 1987 film directed by Im Kwon-taek, dealing with a love affair during the Joseon Dynasty....
for which she was honored with the Volpi Cup Best Actress award at the 1987 Venice International Film Festival and Best Actress Award at the Nantes International Film Festival. This was the first time a Korean actor has been given the award at the major film festival and at the time people did not even know that South Korea has a film industry. Two years later, she again took the limelight by winning the Best Actress award at the Moscow International Film Festival
Moscow International Film Festival
Moscow International Film Festival , is the film festival first held in Moscow in 1959. From its inception to 1995 it was held every second year in July, alternating with the Karlovy Vary festival. The festival has been held annually since 1995....
for her role in the Im Kwon-taek directed 1989 Buddhist theme movie, Come, Come, Come Upward. In the movie, Kang played the role of Sun Nyog, a young student who sought refuge in the monastery to escape from her troubled home and study to become a nun, and later fell in love with the person who tried to take away her modesty. Kang actually got her head shaved on-screen in the scene when Sun Nyog became a nun. In the same year, she was invited to serve as a juror in the Tokyo International Film Festival
Tokyo International Film Festival
Tokyo International Film Festival is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biannually from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter...
.
In the 1990s, Kang appeared in a number of movies, the best known of which are Jang Sun-woo
Jang Sun-woo
Jang Sun-woo is a South Korean film director. Before his directorial debut, Jang made a name for himself by writing film criticism and scripts...
's acclaimed Road to the Racetrack which won her the Chunsa Film Art Awards
Chunsa Film Art Awards
The Chunsa Film Art Awards have been presented in South Korea since the founding of the prize by the Korea Film Directors' Society. The awards take their name from pen-name of the early Korean actor and filmmaker, Na Woon-gyu. Prizes are given for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best...
and Blue Dragon Film Awards
Blue Dragon Film Awards
The Blue Dragon Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony that is presented annually by Sports Chosun for excellence in film in South Korea....
for Best Actress, the box office hit movie titled That Woman, That Man by Kim Ui-seok
Kim Ui-seok
Kim Ui-seok is a South Korean film director. He has directed six films since 1992. His film Cheongpung myeongwol was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:* Gyeolhon iyagi...
, Lee Myung-se
Lee Myung-se
Lee Myung-se is a South Korean filmmaker.Lee began his career as an assistant producer under Bae Chang-ho for the films Hwang Jin-I , Our Sweet Days of Youth , and Dream...
's film about adultery titled Their Last Love Affair and Im Sang-soo
Im Sang-soo
Im Sang-soo is an award-winning South Korean film director and screenwriter.-Early life and film career:Im was born in Seoul. He studied sociology at Seoul's Yonsei University before making a move to The Korean Academy of Film Arts in 1989...
's debut film Girls Night Out. By the end of the 90s, she had acted in 32 movies and after her movie Rainbow Trout was released in 1999 winning her the Paeksang Arts Awards
PaekSang Arts Awards
PaekSang Arts Awards, also known as BaekSang Arts Awards, is an awards ceremony held annually by IS PLUS Corp, since 1965. It is to honour outstanding achievements in the South Korean entertainment industry and to garner public attention upon the best in Korean films and dramas...
for Best Actress, she cut down her work in movies and took to acting in TV drama. Kang was invited to be a juror in the 5th Pusan International Film Festival
Pusan International Film Festival
Busan International Film Festival , held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan , South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia...
in the year 2000.
In 2001, Kang starred in the popular 150 episodes TV Drama aired on SBS TV
SBS TV
SBS One is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on 24 October 1980, it is the responsibility of SBS's television division, and is available nationally...
titled Ladies of the Palace (Yeo-in Cheon-ha). The TV drama managed to garner her new visibility among mainstream audiences. Her performance in the TV Drama as Jung Nan-jung enabled her to win the Performance Award awarded by SBS TV. After a brief hiatus from the movie scene, she make her comeback in the movie The Circle playing the role of an attorney. Kang has since then appeared in another movie titled Hanbando in 2006. In 2007, she make another foray into mainstream TV after a gap of six years by acting in the MBC TV
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
Drama by the name of Moonhee. In the TV Drama, she played the role of a woman who is forced to leave her child she had when she was only eighteen and thus the TV Drama seeks to portray the travails of the woman's life.
Filmography
| Year | Film | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Moonhee (TV Drama) | |
| 2006 | Hanbando | |
| 2003 2003 in film The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,... |
The Circle (Seokkeul) | |
| 2001 | Ladies of the Palace (TV Drama) | |
| 1999 | Rainbow Trout | |
| 1998 1998 in film -Events:* February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein.* Former child star Gary Coleman is charged with assaulting a young female bus driver at a California shopping mall.-Top grossing films:... |
Girls' Night Out Girls' Night Out (film) Girls' Night Out is a South Korean film, released in 1998 and directed by Im Sang-soo. It centers around three women, whose overt sexual dialogue caused a stir when the film was released.... |
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| 1997 | Deep Sorrow | |
| 1997 | Black Jack | |
| 1996 | Their Last Love Affair | |
| 1995 | Go Alone Life a Rhino's Horn | |
| 1994 | Rosy Days | |
| 1993 | That Woman, That Man | |
| 1993 | Western Avenue | |
| 1991 | Blue in You | |
| 1991 | Road to the Racetrack | |
| 1991 | Berlin Report | |
| 1990 | What Falls Down Has a Wing | |
| 1989 | For Long After That | |
| 1989 | Come, Come, Come Upward Come Come Come Upward Come Come Come Upward is an award-winning South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek.-Synopsis:The film examines the differing lives of two young women who are linked by their affiliation with a Buddhist temple.... |
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| 1989 | Potato Potato (1987 film) Potato is a 1987 South Korean remake of a 1967 film with the same name.-Plot:Bok-nyo is forced to marry a widower who is older than she is. After the marriage, she goes to work at salt farm, where she is raped by her boss. Bok-nyo decides to make money by changing her lifestyle. Later, she falls... |
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| 1988 | Karma | |
| 1988 | Miri, Mari, Uri, Duri | |
| 1987 | King Yonsan | |
| 1987 | Youth Sketch of Mimi and Cheolsu | |
| 1987 | Tohwa | |
| 1987 1987 in film -Events:*January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois, to officially become the world's longest film according to Guinness World Records.... |
The Surrogate Woman The Surrogate Woman The Surrogate Woman aka Surrogate Womb aka The Surrogate Mother is a 1987 film directed by Im Kwon-taek, dealing with a love affair during the Joseon Dynasty.... (Sibaji) |
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| 1987 | Potatoes | |
| 1987 | Now, We are Going to Geneva | |
| 1985 | Whale Hunting, Part II | |
| 1985 | W's Tragedy | |
| A High School Student's Diary (TV Drama) (Korean title: Kokyo Sang Ilgi Co-starring American Actor Dennis Christen | 1982 | The Two Tomboys |
| 1979 | A Letter from the Heaven | |
| 1978 | Good Bye, Sorrow! | |
| 1978 | Where is My Mother? | |
| 1978 | A Chorus of Pigeons | |
| 1977 | Three Stars |
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Awards
| Year | Awards | |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Venice International Film Festival | Volpi Cup Best Actress |
| 1987 | Nantes International Film Festival | Best Actress |
| 1989 | Moscow International Film Festival | Best Actress |
See also
- List of Korea-related topics
- List of Koreans
- Contemporary culture of South KoreaContemporary culture of South KoreaThe contemporary culture of South Korea developed from the traditional culture of Korea, and on its own path away from North Korean culture since the division of Korea in 1948. The industrialization and urbanization of South Korea, especially Seoul, have brought many changes to the way Korean...
- List of South Korean actors
External links
- Kang Soo-yeon's profile (korean) at epg.epg.co.kr
- Kang Soo-yeon's filmography at movies.nytimes.com