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Song Kang
Song for Marie Claire Korea in 2020
Born (1994-04-23) April 23, 1994 (age 30)
Suwon, South Korea
EducationKonkuk University – Department of Film Arts[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2017–present
AgentNamoo Actors
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationSong Gang
McCune–ReischauerSong Kang

Song Kang (Korean송강; born April 23, 1994) is a South Korean actor. His notable lead roles in television series include Love Alarm (2019–21) and Sweet Home (2020).

Career

2017–18: Beginnings

Song 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 Song alongside Oh Seung-hoon and Lee Yoo-jin.[7]

Song hosted the SBS's music program broadcast 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

Song at the press conference for When the Devil Calls Your Name, July 2019

In 2019, Song 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] Song 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]

Song 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 Song has received a nomination for Best New Actor – Television.[23]

In 2021, Song starred 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. Song took ballet lessons for six months in order to portray his character.[25] The series failed to garner a successful television viewership rating.[26]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role(s) Ref(s)
2018 Beautiful Vampire Lee So-nyeon [11]

Television series

Year Title Role(s) Network Ref(s)
2017 The Liar and His Lover Baek Jin-woo tvN [3]
2017–18 Man in the Kitchen Kim Woo-joo MBC [4]
2019 Touch Your Heart Deliveryman (Cameo in Ep. 13) tvN [27]
When the Devil Calls Your Name Luka Aleksević [12]
2019–21 Love Alarm Hwang Sun-oh Netflix [13]
2020 Sweet Home Cha Hyun-soo [19]
2021 Navillera Lee Chae-rok tvN [24]
Nevertheless Park Jae-eon JTBC [28]

Variety show

Year Title Role(s) Network Ref(s)
2018 Inkigayo Host (Ep. 945–979) SBS [8]
2018–19 Village Survival, the Eight Cast member SBS [9]

Music video

Title Year Artist(s) Ref(s)
"Sweet Summer Night" (달콤한 여름밤) 2017 The Ade [5]
"Love Story" (러브스토리) Suran [6]
"Call Me Back" (이 번호로 전화해줘) 2019 Vibe [17]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2021 Best New Actor – Television Sweet Home Nominated [23]
Brand Customer Loyalty Award 2021 Male actor - Rising Star Song Kang Won [29]
SBS Entertainment Awards 2018 Male Rookie Award Village Survival, the Eight,
Inkigayo
Nominated [10]

References

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