Kang Sung-yeon

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kang.

Kang Sung-yeon
Born	(1976-07-21) July 21, 1976 Seoul, South Korea
Other names	Bobo
Education	Seoul Institute of the Arts - Broadcasting and Entertainment Hannam University - Child and Social Welfare
Occupation	Actress, singer
Years active	1996-present
Agent	Great Company
Spouse(s)	Kim Ka-on (m. 2012)
Korean name
Hangul	강성연
Revised Romanization	Gang Seong-yeon
McCune–Reischauer	Kang Sŏng-yŏn

Kang Sung-yeon (born July 21, 1976) is a South Korean actress. Kang made her acting debut in 1996 through MBC's Open Recruitment. Although her main profession was acting, she also contributed songs to several soundtracks and released two albums in 2001-2002 under the stage name Bobo. Then in 2005, Kang rose to fame when she played Prince Yeonsan's concubine Jang Nok-su in King and the Clown, a period film that drew 12.3 admissions, making it (at the time) the highest-grossing domestic film in Korean cinema history. Kang continued to star in television dramas such as Let's Get Married (2005), New Wise Mother, Good Wife (2007), Single Dad in Love (2008), Tazza (2008), and Wife Returns (2009). From 2012 to 2014, she hosted her own poetry reading program on EBS Radio.

Kang married jazz pianist Kim Ka-on on January 6, 2012. They have a son.

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network
1997	Medical Brothers	Thoracic surgery nurse at Gangneung hospital	MBC
	The Reason I Live	Myung-hwa	MBC
1998	Love Is All I Know	Female detective	MBC
	Three Guys and Three Girls	Song Seung-soon	MBC
	Forever Yours	Jang Yoo-ri	MBC
	My Love by My Side	Na Chang-mi	KBS1
1999	KAIST	Min Kyung-jin	SBS
	Happy Together	Seo Moon-joo	SBS
	Assignable Appearance	Jin Dal-rae	KBS2
	Woman on Top	Lee Mi-nam	SBS
2000	Virtue	Jung Kwi-jin	SBS
	Rookie	Na Jin-shim	SBS
2001	Well Known Woman	Lee Jung-nim	SBS
2002	That Woman Catches People	Han Bok-nyeo	SBS
2003	She's Cool!	Ha Hye-kyung	KBS2
2005	Let's Get Married	Hong Na-young	MBC
2007	New Wise Mother, Good Wife	Kyung Gook-hee	MBC
2008	Single Dad in Love	Yoon So-yi	KBS2
	Tazza	Madam Jeong	SBS
2009	Wife Returns	Jung Yoo-hee/Jung Yoo-kyung	SBS
2015	The Great Wives	Yoo Ji-yeon	MBC

Film

Year	Title	Role
2005	Short Time	Kim Young-sook
	King and the Clown	Jang Nok-su
2007	Cast a Spell	Lee Ji-hye
	Soo	Kang Mi-na

Variety/radio show

Year	Title	Network	Notes
1999	Super TV Sunday Fun	KBS2	MC
2008	Love Generation	SBS	MC
2011	F.B.I.	ELLEatTV	MC
	Find! Delicious TV	MBC	MC
2012	Now on My Way to Meet You	Channel A	MC
2012-2014	Poetry Concert	EBS Radio	DJ
2012	Fairy Tales for Adults	EBS Radio	DJ

Discography

Album information	Track listing
"내 안에 또 다른 나" (Another Different Me Inside) Track from The Reason I Live OST Released: July 1997 Label: MBC 예술단, Tan Entertainment	Track listing 07. 내 안에 또 다른 나
"별(경진 테마)" (Stars (Contest Theme)) Track from KAIST 2000 OST Released: February 2, 2000 Label:	Track listing 04. 별(경진 테마)
Bobo Album Released: December 6, 2001 Label: Seoul Records	Track listing 늦은 후회 긴 기다림 가가 Because 잊어 Question 꿈 가버려 Here By My Side Loving You 가버려 (Remix)
The Natural Album Released: November 25, 2002 Label: Seoul Records	Track listing Remember Me Alone 이별에게 마지막 겨울 내게로 예감했던 이별 몰랐었죠 이별과의 이별 Bye Bye 가을비 우산속 청혼 The Christmas Song 이별에게 (instrumental)
Perfect Silence Artist: Blank & Jones feat. Bobo Single Released: June 21, 2004 Label: Warner Bros. Records, WM Germany	Track listing Perfect Silence (Martin Roth Hardtrance Rmx)
"미안해요" (I'm Sorry) Track from Let's Get Married OST Released: December 21, 2005 Label: 만월당	Track listing 03. 미안해요
"Reason (Female Ver.)" Track from Tazza OST Released: October 10, 2008 Label: Doremi Media	Track listing 05. Reason (Female Ver.)
"Perfect Silence (E-Craig's 212 Remix)" Artist: DJ Tiësto remix, Blank & Jones feat. Bobo Track from In Search of Sunrise 4: Latin America Released: December 14, 2009 Label: JMC Entertainment, Black Hole Recordings	Track listing 14. Perfect Silence (E-Craig's 212 Remix)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1996	MBC Drama Awards	Photogenic Award	N/A	Won
1998	KBS Drama Awards	Best New Actress	My Love by My Side	Won
1999	SBS Drama Awards	Best New Actress	Happy Together	Won
2000	SBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress	Virtue, Rookie	Won
2006	1st Dior Timeless Beauty Awards	Recipient	N/A	Won
	43rd Grand Bell Awards	Best Supporting Actress	King and the Clown	Nominated
		Popularity Award		Won
	27th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated
		Popular Star Award		Won
	5th Korean Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated
2008	1st Korea Jewelry Awards	Ruby Award	N/A	Won
	SBS Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Special Planning Drama	Tazza	Nominated
2010	SBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Wife Returns	Won

External links

• Kang Sung-yeon Fan Cafe at Daum (Korean)
• Kang Sung-yeon at HanCinema
• Kang Sung-yeon at the Korean Movie Database
• Kang Sung-yeon at the Internet Movie Database