Kim Ga-young (Hangul: 김가영); born December 2, 1991) is a South Korean actress.[1] She is best known as a former member of the South Korean girl-group Stellar between 2011 and 2017.[2] She is currently also the manager of her own cafe[3] called "Hartogela" in Itaewon, South Korea.
Kim Ga-young | |
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김가영 | |
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Born | (1991-12-02) December 2, 1991 (age 30) Seoul, South Korea |
Nationality | South Korean |
Alma mater | Sungkyunkwan University |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2011 (2011)–present |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Kim Gayoung |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Kayŏng |
Gayoung was born and grew up in Seoul. From primary-school to high-school she learned traditional Korean dance and participated in contests, in which she won awards, including:
She entered Sungkyunkwan University to major in dance, and studied during her activities as an idol in Stellar.
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 Myeongwol", 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.[4]
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,[5] but also made Stellar become more well-known.
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.[6][7][8]
In an interview with Insight on December 17, 2018,[4] she revealed her history and the difficulties that she and her members faced from performing the sexy concept, from both the perception of the public, as well as the pressure that their company placed on members to follow their direction. When asked if she would be an idol again, she responded that "I don't think I would do it again". She concluded the interview with advice to new aspiring idols, that while it is important to work hard, the direction in which you are pursuing is important too.
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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KOR [9] | ||||
"Winter Fantasy" with Raina, Sera, Dalsooobin, Soyul (Crayon Pop), Nada & Jung Yujin (The Ark) |
2020 | — | Miss Back Part.5 | |
"Double Fantasy" with Hong Dae Kwang |
2021 | — | Miss Back Part.8 | |
"Finale" with Raina, Dalsooobin, Sera, Soyul (Crayon Pop), Nada & Jung Yujin (The Ark) |
— | Miss Back Part.9 | ||
"We Are The One" with Raina, Dalsooobin, Sera, Soyul (Crayon Pop), Nada & Jung Yujin (The Ark) |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Title | Channel | Role |
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2011 | "Spy Myung-wol" | KBS2 | Joo Kyoung-joo |
2014 | "Dr. Frost" | OCN | Darae |
2015 | "The Superman Age" | tvn | Cameo |
"Who Are You: School 2015" | KBS2 | Cameo | |
2017 | "Blue Up, White Down" | Unknown | Jin-ah |
"Traces of the Hand" | NaverTV | Fanciful Companion Girl | |
"Girls' War" | Unknown | Tae-hee | |
"Calm Down Cheongdong" | Unknown | Gayoung | |
2018 | "Joseon's Beauty Pageant" | KBS1 | Beauty Candidate #1 Gayoung |
"Yeonnam-dong 539" | MBN | Soo-yon | |
"Love is Actually with You"[10] | Unknown | Ga-eul | |
"God's Quiz: Reboot" | OCN | Reporter | |
2019 | "The Tale of Nokdu" | KBS1 | Gook-hwa |
Year | Title | Role | Note(s) |
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2016 | "The Colorbus"[11] | Chae-hwa | University Short Film |
2017 | "Witch"[12] | Ji Young | Short Film |
"Ancestors of Pilgrims"[13] | Killer 501 | Interactive Web Movie | |
2018 | "Strangely Scary Wind Blowing Day"[14] | Yeon-mi | Short Film |
Year | Title | Channel | Note(s) |
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2011 | Entertainment Weekly | KBS2 | Variety Show |
2015 | Human Documentary People is Good[15] | MBC | Documentary |
2016 | Kinggukjjin Kkaebaek League | KBS N SPORTS | Variety Show |
2018 | SBS Special[16] | SBS | Documentary |
2020 | Miss Back | MBN | Main Cast |
Year | Awards | Recipient | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Seoul Webfest Awards | Gayoung | Blue Up, White Down | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [17] |
Best Ensemble | Nominated | |||||
Best Dramedy | Won | |||||
2018 | Seoul Webfest Awards | Gayoung | Calm Down Cheon-dong | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [18] |
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