Gong Seung-yeon

Gong Seung-yeon (born Yoo Seung-yeon, February 27, 1993) is a South Korean actress.

In this Korean name, the family name is Yoo. In the stage name or pen-name, the surname is Gong.
Gong Seung-yeon
Gong in September 2019
Born
Yoo Seung-yeon

(1993-02-27) February 27, 1993
Seoul, South Korea
EducationSungshin Women's University
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
AgentVaro Entertainment[1]
RelativesJeongyeon (sister)
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationGong Seung-yeon
McCune–ReischauerKong Sŭngyŏn
Birth name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYoo Seung-yeon
McCune–ReischauerYoo Sŭngyŏn

Biography

Gong is the older sister of Twice's Yoo Jeong-yeon. Their father, Yoo Chang-joon, was a private chef for former president Kim Dae-jung, as well as a head chef of the Seoul Plaza Hotel for over 20 years, specializing in Korean cuisine.[2]

Career

2012–2014: Beginnings

Gong first trained as a singer under SM Entertainment for seven years after winning the "Best Looks" portion of the SM Youth Best Contest in 2005.[3] She left in 2012, after losing interest in singing.[4]

Shortly after making her entertainment debut in a commercial for feminine hygiene product White (Yuhan-Kimberly) in 2012, Gong began appearing in small roles in television dramas.[5]

2015–present: Rising popularity

In 2015, the relative newcomer drew mainstream notice when she joined the fourth season of the Korean reality show We Got Married, where she was paired with singer-actor Lee Jong-hyun.[6][7]

Gong started to gain attention as an actress with her role in the historical drama Six Flying Dragons (2015–2016).[8] She won the New Star Award at the SBS Drama Awards.[9] She was then cast in her first leading role in youth sageuk My Only Love Song, which co-stars her We Got Married partner Lee Jong-hyun.[10] The drama premiered on Netflix in 2017.

In 2017, Gong starred in tvN's romantic comedy Introvert Boss.[11] The same year, she took on a lead role in science fiction mystery series Circle.[12]

In 2018, she starred in KBS' science fiction romance drama Are You Human? with Seo Kang-joon.[13][14] She also starred in the short film My Dream Class, and sang the theme song for the movie.[15]

In 2019, Gong was cast in the historical romance drama Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency.[16]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 My Dream Class Jeong-seok Short film [15]
2021 Aloners Jin Ah [17]
TBA The Handsome Guys

Television series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 I Love Lee Tae-ri Mi-mi
2014 My Lovely Girl Seo Yoon-ji
2015 Heard It Through the Grapevine Seo Noo-ri [18]
Six Flying Dragons Min Da-kyung (Queen Wongyeong) [8]
2016 The Master of Revenge Kim Da-hae [19]
The Sound of Your Heart Yerim Cameo [20]
2017 Introverted Boss Eun Yi-soo [11]
Circle Han Jung-yeon / Byul [12]
Meloholic Nurse Cameo
Drama Festa – Midsummer's Memory Cameo [21]
2018 Are You Human? Kang So-bong [14]
2019 Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency Gae Ddong / Yoon Soo-yun [16]
2021 Drama Stage – Proxy Emotion Shin Seo-rim Season 4 [22]
2021–2022 Bulgasal: Immortal Souls Dan Sol / Min Si-ho [23]
2022 Police Station Next to Fire Station Song Sol [24][25]

Web series
Year Title Role Ref.
2017 My Only Love Song Song Soo-jung [10]

Hosting
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016–2017 Inkigayo Main Host with Yoo Jeong-yeon and Kim Min-seok
July 3, 2016 – January 22, 2017		 [26]

Television shows
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 We Got Married - Season 4 Cast member Episodes 263–286; with Lee Jong-hyun [7]
2020 Law of the Jungle – Hunter and Chef Cast member Episodes 420–422 [27]

Music video appearances
Year Song Title Artist Ref.
2012 "Do It" Sunny Hill
2014 "Over the Destiny" 2AM [28]
2015 "Me, Myself" Shin Seung Hun [29]
2016 "#Like" Fiestar [30]
2017 "When I Was In Love" (short film) Pentagon [31]
2019 "Song Request" Lee So-ra ft Suga [32]

Discography

Singles
Title Year Album
"Like a Star"
(with Yoo Jeong-yeon)[33]		 2018 My Dream Class OST

Ambassadorship
Year Organization/Event Notes Ref.
2014 Korean National Tuberculosis Association Honorary Ambassador [34]
2016 The 8th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival Honorary Ambassador [35]

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 Ref.
Asia Artist Awards 2017 New Wave Award Gong Seung-yeon Won [36]
Asian Film Awards 2021 Best Newcomer Aloners Nominated [37]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2017 Best New Actress – Television The Master of Revenge Nominated
2022 Best New Actress – Film Aloners Pending [38]
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2021 Best New Actress Won [39][40]
Director's Cut Awards 2022 Best New Actress in film Nominated [41]
Jeonju International Film Festival 2021 Korean Competition Category Actor Award Won [42]
KBS Drama Awards 2016 Best New Actress The Master of Revenge Nominated
2018 Best Couple Gong Seung-yeon (with Seo Kang-joon)
Are You Human?		 Won [43]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Are You Human? Nominated
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2021 Best New Actress Aloners Won [44]
SBS Drama Awards 2015 New Star Award Six Flying Dragons & Heard It Through the Grapevine Won [45]
SBS Entertainment Awards 2016 Newcomer Award (Female) Gong Seung-yeon (with Yoo Jeong-yeon)
Inkigayo		 Won [46]
SM Youth Best Contest 2005 Best Face Yoo Seung-yeon Won [3]
The Seoul Awards 2017 Best New Actress (Drama) Introverted Boss Nominated
Torino Film Festival 2021 Best Actress Award Aloners Won [47]

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