# Kang Sung-yeon

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 million 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.

## Personal life

Kang married jazz pianist Kim Ka-on on January 6, 2012. Kang announced her pregnancy in July 2014. In December 2023 the couple announced their divorce.

## Filmography
### Television series

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1997 | Medical Brothers | Thoracic surgery nurse at Gangneung hospital |
| 1997 | The Reason I Live | Myung-hwa |
| 1998 | Love Is All I Know | Female detective |
| 1998 | Three Guys and Three Girls | Song Seung-soon |
| 1998 | Forever Yours | Jang Yoo-ri |
| 1998 | My Love by My Side | Na Chang-mi |
| 1999 | KAIST | Min Kyung-jin |
| 1999 | Happy Together | Seo Moon-joo |
| 1999 | Assignable Appearance | Jin Dal-rae |
| 1999 | Woman on Top | Lee Mi-nam |
| 2000 | Virtue | Jung Kwi-jin |
| 2000 | Rookie | Na Jin-shim |
| 2001 | Well Known Woman | Lee Jung-nim |
| 2002 | That Woman Catches People | Han Bok-nyeo |
| 2003 | She's Cool! | Ha Hye-kyung |
| 2005 | Let's Get Married | Hong Na-young |
| 2007 | New Wise Mother, Good Wife | Kyung Gook-hee |
| 2008 | Single Dad in Love | Yoon So-yi |
| 2008 | Tazza | Madam Jeong |
| 2009 | Wife Returns | Jung Yoo-hee/Jung Yoo-kyung |
| 2015 | The Great Wives | Yoo Ji-yeon |
| 2019 | Mother of Mine | Na Hye-mi |
| 2020 | She Knows Everything | Lee Goong-bok |
| 2024 | Flex X Cop | Baek Sang-hee (episode 9–10) |

### Film

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

### Variety/radio show

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1999 | Super TV Sunday Fun | MC |
| 2008 | Love Generation | MC |
| 2011 | F.B.I. | MC |
| 2011 | Find! Delicious TV | MC |
| 2012 | Now on My Way to Meet You | MC |
| 2012–2014 | Poetry Concert | DJ |
| 2012 | Fairy Tales for Adults | DJ |
| 2016 | Two Yoo Project Sugar Man | Sugar Man (Ep 17) |
| 2016 | Singderella | MC |

## 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 | — | 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 | — | Won |
| 2006 | 43rd Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress | King and the Clown | Nominated |
| 2006 | 43rd Grand Bell Awards | Popularity Award | King and the Clown | Won |
| 2006 | 27th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | King and the Clown | Nominated |
| 2006 | 27th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Popular Star Award | King and the Clown | Won |
| 2006 | 5th Korean Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | King and the Clown | Nominated |
| 2008 | 1st Korea Jewelry Awards | Ruby Award | — | Won |
| 2008 | 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 |
| 2015 | MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | The Great Wives | Nominated |
| 2020 | MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries / Short Drama | She Knows Everything | Nominated |