# Kang Rae-yeon

Kang Rae-yeon (Korean: 강래연; born March 19, 1981) is a South Korean actress and model. She is known for her roles in dramas such as The Time We Were Not in Love and Gogh, The Starry Night.

## Early life

Kang was born an only child and a third-generation South Korean; her family was originally from Shandong, China. She attended Seoul Chinese Primary School and Seoul Overseas Chinese High School, and graduated from Sejong University with a degree in hotel management.

## Career

Kang started a modeling career posing for magazines. She made her acting debut in the 1998 film Zzang. She went on to work on television series The Bean Chaff of My Life, Forever Love, and My Love Patzzi, among others. Beginning in 2004, Kang took a three-year break from acting to go backpacking across several countries including the United States, Canada, India, and Egypt. She returned to acting in KBS1's Heaven & Earth.
Kang appeared in SBS dramas in On Air, A Thousand Days' Promise and Queen of Reversals on MBC. In the same year she appeared in movie Sunny and Juvenile Offender. She was recognized for her acting skills. She also amazed the audience, when she spoke in English, Chinese and Korean. The netizens were happy, when she returned to acting, saying it's been a while.
Kang signed an exclusive contract with Will Entertainment in mid-2014. Two years later, she signed with Mystic Actors, Mystic Story's branch for actors. She was cast as hall manager Gung Rae-yeon in Seoul Broadcasting System's (SBS) 2018 romantic comedy series Wok of Love.

## Filmography
### Television series

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1998 | Soonpoong Clinic | Kim Jung-hee |
| 1999 | School | Gang Rae-yeon |
| 2000 | Tough Guy's Love | Joo Ggeut-soon |
| 2000 | Snowflakes | Yoon Si-bong |
| 2001 | Sun Hee and Jin Hee | Yang Moon-sook |
| 2002 | Romance | So-young's friend |
| 2002 | Sweet or Bitter | Jeon kang-yun |
| 2002 | My Love Patzzi | Hwangbo Yu-ri |
| 2002 | My Platoon Leader | Yoon Mi-kyung |
| 2003 | Sun Duk | Kim Hyun-shim |
| 2003 | Forever Love | Hee-sook |
| 2003 | The Bean Chaff of My Life | In Kyeong-oh |
| 2005 | A Love to Kill | Choi Mi-seon |
| 2007 | Heaven & Earth | Seo Mi-ae |
| 2008 | On Air | Travel guide |
| 2010 | Queen of Reversals | So Yoo-kyung |
| 2011 | Lie to Me | Rae-yeon |
| 2011 | A Thousand Days' Promise | Myung-hee |
| 2015 | The Time We Were Not in Love | Kang Na-young |
| 2015 | My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol | Kang Jjil-rae |
| 2016 | Gogh, The Starry Night | Lee Hee-yeon |
| 2017 | Unusual Men and Women | Kang So-young |
| 2018 | Wok of Love | Gung Rae-yeon |
| 2019 | Gogo Song | Ms.Park |
| 2020 | Awaken | Min Yu-ra |
| 2022 | Today's Webtoon | Ki Yu-mi |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Language |
| 1998 | Zzang | Chil Gong-joo | Korean |
| 2003 | Madeleine | Lee Yoo-jung | Korean |
| 2005 | Sa-kwa | Hye-jeong | Korean |
| 2006 | Fly High | Kyung-rim | Korean |
| 2007 | Miss Gold Digger | Yang Dae-ri | Korean |
| 2011 | Sunny | Jong-ki's girlfriend | Korean |
| 2012 | Juvenile Offender | Ji-yeong | Korean |
| 2018 | Mermaid Unlimited | Ga-yeon | Korean |
| 2020 | Jang-Gae | Restaurant waitress | Korean |
| 2022 | Give Them: Secret of the Lost | Daughter | Korean |