Song Kang (Korean:송강; born April 23, 1994) is a South Korean actor. His notable lead roles in television series include Love Alarm (2019–21), Sweet Home (2020), Navillera (2021), Nevertheless (2021), and Forecasting Love and Weather (2022). He is popularly known as the "Son of Netflix" because most of his series are aired on the platform.[2]
Kang made his acting debut with a supporting role in the 2017 romantic comedy television series The Liar and His Lover.[3] The same year, he was cast in the family drama Man in the Kitchen.[4] He also appeared in two music videos: "Sweet Summer Night" by acoustic duo The Ade and "Love Story" by Suran.[5][6] On July 8, 2017, his agency Namoo Actors organised a fan meeting – "Introduction to Rookies" for Kang alongside Oh Seung-hoon and Lee Yoo-jin.[7]
Kang hosted the SBS music program Inkigayo from February to October 2018 along with Seventeen's Mingyu and DIA's Jung Chae-yeon.[8] He also joined as a fixed cast member on the variety show Village Survival, the Eight.[9] For the two works, he was nominated for the "Rookie Award" at the 2018 SBS Entertainment Awards.[10] In July 2018, Song marked his big-screen debut with the fantasy film Beautiful Vampire.[11]
2019–present: Rise in popularity and lead roles
Kang at the press conference for When the Devil Calls Your Name, July 2019
In 2019, Kang played the supporting role of Jung Kyung-ho's assistant in tvN fantasy melodrama When the Devil Calls Your Name.[12] He next starred in the Netflix original romantic series Love Alarm, based on the popular webtoon of the same name.[13] Kang was cast in his first main role through auditions out of 900 people;[14] he played the role of a handsome high-school student who falls in love with a girl (Kim So-hyun) who was his best friend's secret crush.[15]Love Alarm was ranked as one of Netflix's top releases of the year and was renewed for a second season.[16] His final appearance that year was in the music video of Vibe's "Call Me Back".[17]
Kang was propelled to stardom in 2020 when he starred in apocalyptic horror Netflix original Sweet Home, based on the eponymous webtoon.[18] He was auditioned for the cast on the recommendation of Love Alarm's director to the director of Sweet Home, Lee Eung-bok.[18] His role was Cha Hyun-su, a suicidal high school boy who, along with a group of fellow apartment residents, tries to survive a "monsterization" apocalypse.[19] Critical responses of the series were mixed,[20] but gathered a wide international audience.[21] One month after the release of the series, Variety revealed that it had been viewed by 22 million member households of Netflix.[22] At the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards Kang received a nomination for Best New Actor – Television.[23]
In 2021, reprised his role as Hwang Sun-oh in the second season of Love Alarm which was released on Netflix on March 12.[16] He next appeared in the tvN series Navillera, adapted from the eponymous webtoon.[24] He played a ballet student who struggles due to unresolved issues about his father and tries to support himself by working as a part-timer. Kang took ballet lessons for six months in order to portray his character.[25] Later the same year, Kang starred in another webtoon adaption Nevertheless, JTBC's romance drama, alongside Han So-hee.[26]
In terms of viewership record, the year 2021 is considered a success for Kang as Sweet Home, Love Alarm and Nevertheless managed to rank as 5th, 6th, and 8th most watched K-dramas in Netflix worldwide, respectively.[27]
In 2022, Kang starred in another JTBC drama, Forecasting Love and Weather, alongside Park Min-young.[28] On March 4, 2022, Kang held a fan meeting to communicate with fans around the world in real time via 'The Swoon', a YouTube channel dedicated to South Korea.[29] In May, it was reported that Kang will hold a fan meeting on June 12, 2022 at the YES24 Live Hall.[30]
Lee Seul-bi (February 18, 2022). "송강, 3월 4일 단독 온라인 팬미팅…전 세계 여심 흔든다"[Song Kang, an exclusive online fan meeting on March 4th… Shake the hearts of women all over the world] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved February 18, 2022– via Naver.
Kang Seon-ae (May 18, 2022). "대세 배우' 송강, 6월 12일 온·오프라인 팬미팅 개최"['Top Actor' Song Kang, held online and offline fan meeting on June 12] (in Korean). SBS Entertainment News. Retrieved May 18, 2022– via Naver.
Kim Gayoung (June 15, 2022). "'스위트홈' 시즌2·시즌3 동시 제작…송강→오정세 출연 확정 [공식]"['Sweet Home' Season 2 and Season 3 Simultaneous Production... Song Kang → Oh Jeong-se confirmed to appear [Official]] (in Korean). Edaily. Retrieved June 15, 2022– via Naver.
Jeon Hyo-jin (March 7, 2018). "[DAY컷] '이옵빠몰까'이상형 종합 선물 세트 포스터 공개"[[DAY Cut] ‘I Oppa Don’t Know’ Ideal Type Comprehensive Gift Set Poster Released] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved February 8, 2022– via Naver.
Lee Mi-ji (September 24, 2021). "배두나·이시영·이제훈·송중기, 제3회 아시아콘텐츠어워즈 배우상 후보(공식)"[Bae Doo-na, Lee Si-young, Lee Je-hoon, Song Joong-ki, 3rd Asia Contents Awards Actor Award nominees (official)]. Herald POP (in Korean). Retrieved September 24, 2021– via Naver.
"ACA 2021Nominations 2021". asiacontentsawards (in Korean). September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
Kang Hyo-jin (October 7, 2021). "아시아콘텐츠어워즈, '무브 투 헤븐'·'스위트홈' 3관왕→이제훈 올해의 배우상 '영예'[종합]"[Asia Contents Awards, 'Move to Heaven' and 'Sweet Home' 3 crowns → Lee Je-hoon Actor of the Year Award 'Honor' [General]]. Spotify News (in Korean). Retrieved October 7, 2021– via Naver.
Choi, Ji-eun (April 27, 2021). [톱포토] 김세정, 올킬 미모. Top Daily (in Korean). Retrieved April 27, 2021.
Lee Jae-hoon (September 16, 2021). "[2021 뉴시스 한류엑스포]송강 "부모님·팬들 감사...앞으로 더 열심히 하겠다"[[2021 Newsis Hallyu Expo] Kang Song "Thanks to my parents and fans... I will work harder in the future]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
Lee Han-lim (August 20, 2021). "서울드라마어워즈 2021', 한류드라마상 온라인 투표 진행"[Seoul Drama Awards 2021', online voting for Hallyu Drama Awards]. TheFact (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
Yeon Hwi-seon (October 21, 2021). "김선호, 사생활 논란 속 '스타트업' 인정...'서울드라마어워즈' 올해의 캐릭터 선정"[Kim Seon-ho recognized as 'startup' amid controversy over personal life... Selected as character of the year at 'Seoul Drama Awards']. OSEN (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
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