Kang Min-kyung

Kang Min-kyung (born August 3, 1990) is a South Korean singer and actress. She is one half of the duo Davichi, who rose to fame upon the release of their debut album Amaranth in 2008.[1] Davichi has since released 3 studio albums, 6 EPs and several hit songs such as "Don't Say Goodbye", "Turtle", "Missing You Today" and "8282".[2][3] Kang has also pursued acting, appearing in television dramas such as Smile, Mom (2010), Vampire Idol (2011), Haeundae Lovers (2012) and family drama The Dearest Lady (2015).[4][5][6] On February 27, 2019, she debuted as a solo artist with her first extended play Kang Min Kyung Vol. 1.[7]

In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.
Kang Min-kyung
강민경
Kang at Incheon International Airport in March 2018
Born (1990-08-03) August 3, 1990
Goyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea
EducationKyung Hee University
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2008–present
LabelsWake One
Associated actsDavichi
Korean name
Hangul
강민경
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGang Min-gyeong
McCune–ReischauerKang Min'gyŏng

She launched a clothing shopping mall called 'Àvie Muah' in June 2020.[8]

Discography
For Kang Min-kyung's work with Davichi, see Davichi discography.

Extended plays
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[9]
Kang Min Kyung Vol. 1 25

Singles
Year Song Title Artist Album
2008 "Happy Together" Park Ji-heon and Kang Min-kyung non album single
2009 "If You Pretend" Kim Jong-wook feat. Kang Min-kyung One Fine Day
"Just Like the First Time" Lee Seung-gi feat. Kang Min-kyung Shadow
2010 "Beggin U" EZ-Life feat. Kang Min-kyung non album single
"Udon" Kang Min-kyung and Son Dong-woon Udong
2011 "Tonight" Jay Park feat. Kang Min-kyung Take a Deeper Look
2012 "Farewell Is Coming" Kang Min-kyung Haeundae Lovers OST
2013 "Sad Promise
(That's My Fault)"		 Speed feat. Kang Min-kyung Superior Speed
2014 "Haeundae" Vibe feat. Kang Min-kyung Ritarando
2017 "Higher Plane" Flowsik feat. Kang Min-kyung Criminal Minds OST
2018 "Rainy Road You and I" Kang Min-kyung feat. Kisum Suits OST

Filmography

Television series
Year Network Title Role Notes Ref
2010 SBS Smile, Mom Shin Dal-rae Main role
2011 MBN Vampire Idol Kang Min-kyung Supporting role
2012 KBS2 Lovers of Haeundae Hwang Joo-hee Supporting role
2015-2016 MBC The Dearest Lady Han Ah-reum Main role

Variety shows
Year Title Network Role Ref
2011 Immortal Songs 2 KBS2 Contestant [10]
2016 Duet Song Festival MBC Contestant with Kim Min-ho (Episode 29-30)

Musical
Year Title Role Ref
2012 Our Youth, Roly Poly Musical [11]

References
  1. Bae, Soo-min (23 January 2013). "Davichi to release second album in March". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  2. Yoon, Sarah (22 January 2015). "Davichi returns with new, mature sounds". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  3. Kim, Min-ji (21 January 2015). "Davichi's Kang Min Kyung Worries Her Ex-Boyfriend Will Call After Hearing Her Self-Composed Song". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  4. "Davichi Kang Min-kyung to join final cast of new KBS drama". 10Asia. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  5. Park, Elli (3 July 2012). "Kang Min-kyung to star in new drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  6. Jin, Eun-soo (12 June 2013). "10 hottest celebrities in South Korea". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  7. "다비치(Davichi) 강민경, 데뷔 11년 만에 솔로 도전…27일 미니앨범 발표". 2019-02-01.
  8. 오기쁨 에디터 (2020-06-29). "강민경, 쇼핑몰 '아비에무아' 론칭 | 보그 코리아 (Vogue Korea)". Vogue Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-04-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  10. "Kang Min Kyung sheds tears during her last stage on Immortal Song 2". Allkpop. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  11. Sunwoo, Carla (9 December 2011). "T-ara the musical". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 5 March 2015.


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