# Kang Tae-oh

Kim Yoon-hwan (Korean: 김윤환; born June 20, 1994), known professionally as Kang Tae-oh (Korean: 강태오) is a South Korean actor and singer. He was a member of the actor group 5urprise. He rose to international popularity for his starring role in the television series Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022).

## Career

In 2013, Kang made his acting debut in the web series After School: Lucky or Not together with the members of 5urprise – actor group formed by talent agency Fantagio. He then played a supporting role in MBC weekend drama Flower of Queen in 2015.
He also made his name in Vietnam by playing the male lead role Lee Jun-su in the Korean-Vietnamese joint drama Forever Young.
In 2019, Kang joined the KBS historical drama The Tale of Nokdu, which earned him critical acclaim for acting in historical dramas; in the same year, he made a special appearance in the MBC drama Love with Flaws playing the role of Oh Yeon-seo's ex-boyfriend. He later appeared in the Netflix original series My First First Love.
In 2020, Kang appeared in the JTBC drama Run On where he played an art student alongside Choi Soo-young. Later that same year, his contract with Fantagio expired and he moved to Man of Creation (M.O.C), an agency established by his former agency's managers.
In 2021, Kang appeared in the drama Doom at Your Service and the one-act drama Drama Special – The Effect of One Night on Farewell.
In 2022, Kang made a special appearance in the drama Thirty-Nine as a friend of Lee Tae-hwan's character. Later in the same year, he played one of the main characters in the drama Extraordinary Attorney Woo, which was his last drama appearance before enlisting for his military service in September 2022.

## Personal life
### Military enlistment

On August 31, 2022, Kang announced at a fan meeting that he would enlist for his mandatory military service on September 20, 2022. He conducted basic military training at the 37th Infantry Division Jeungpyeong-gun, North Chungcheong Province and then served as an assistant training instructor with the same division. Kang was discharged on March 19, 2024, after serving as an active duty soldier for 18 months.

### Philanthropy

On August 10, 2022, Kang donated ₩20 million to help those affected by the 2022 South Korean floods through the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | Slow Video | Successor | Cameo |
| 2018 | Feng Shui | Won-kyung | |
| 2023 | Don't Buy the Seller | Detective Na | Cameo |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Drama Festival – Save Wang Jo-hyeon | Nam Nam-cheol | one act-drama |
| 2013–2014 | Miss Korea | Ma Ae-ri's son | |
| 2014 | Forever Young | Lee Jun-su | |
| 2015 | Flower of Queen | Heo Doug-gu | |
| 2015 | Second 20s | young Woo-chul | |
| 2015 | The Dearest Lady | Choi Young-kwang | |
| 2016 | Forever Young 2 | Lee Jun-su / Jace | |
| 2017 | You Are Too Much | Lee Kyung-soo | |
| 2018 | Short | Kang Ho-young | |
| 2018 | Evergreen | Kim Jin-woo | |
| 2019 | The Tale of Nokdu | Cha Yul-mu / Prince Neungyang | |
| 2019 | Love with Flaws | Jung Tae-oh | Cameo (Episode 1,6) |
| 2020–2021 | Run On | Lee Young-hwa | |
| 2021 | Doom at Your Service | Lee Hyun-kyu | |
| 2021 | KBS Drama Special – A Moment of Romance | Cha Min-jae | one-act drama |
| 2022 | Thirty-Nine | Park Hyun-joon's friend | Cameo (episode 11) |
| 2022 | Extraordinary Attorney Woo | Lee Jun-ho | |
| 2025 | The Potato Lab | So Baek-ho | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2013 | After School: Lucky or Not | Kang Tae-oh |
| 2015 | To Be Continued | Street Punk |
| 2019 | My First First Love | Choi Hoon |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2017 | Law of the Jungle | Cast member | Episode 252–255 | |

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Best Couple | Kang Tae-oh (with Park Eun-bin) Extraordinary Attorney Woo | Nominated |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2017 | Rising Star Award | You Are Too Much | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2019 | Best New Actor | The Tale of Nokdu | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2019 | Netizen Award | The Tale of Nokdu | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2019 | Best Couple | Kang Tae-oh (with Jang Dong-yoon) The Tale of Nokdu | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Best Actor in Drama Special/TV Cinema | Drama Special – A Moment of Romance | Nominated |
| MBC Drama Awards | 2017 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend Drama | You Are Too Much | Nominated |
| VTV Awards | 2015 | Impressive Actor | Forever Young | Won |
| VTV Awards | 2017 | Impressive Actor | Forever Young 2 | Nominated |

### State honors

Name of country, year given, and name of honor :
| Country | Organization | Year | Honor Or Award | Ref. |
| South Korea | Newsis K-Expo Cultural Awards | 2022 | Seoul Metropolitan Council Chairman's Award | |

### Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement :
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Rank | Ref. |
| Forbes | 2023 | Korea Power Celebrity | 40th | |