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Kang Hye-jung

1982 - Today

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Kang Hye-jung (Korean: 강혜정; born January 4, 1982) is a South Korean actress. Making her film debut in arthouse film Nabi (2001), she rose to stardom and critical acclaim in Park Chan-wook's 2003 revenge thriller Oldboy. A rising star early in her career, she gained acting awards for Han Jae-rim's relationship drama Rules of Dating (2005), and Park Kwang-hyun's Korean War comedy Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005). Following roles as a developmentally disabled daughter in Herb (2007), a suicidal woman in Kill Me (2009), as well as her marriage to Tablo in 2009, Kang began starring in more conventional melodramas in TV and film such as Girlfriends (2009), Miss Ripley (2011), The Wedding Scheme (2012), Lucid Dream (2017) and Jugglers (2017–2018). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Kang Hye-jung is the 7,184th most popular actor (up from 10,303rd in 2024), the 455th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 726th in 2019) and the 203rd most popular South Korean Actor.

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Among people born in 1982, Kang Hye-jung ranks 209. Before her are Hong Yong-jo, Soraya Arnelas, Bridget Regan, Adebayo Akinfenwa, Markus Rosenberg, and Aleksandr Kerzhakov. After her are Koichiro Nagatomo, Maria Kalesnikava, Tamon Machida, Chyler Leigh, Nenê, and Liam McIntyre.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Kang Hye-jung ranks 455 out of 1,128. Before her are Jang Seo-hee (1972), Jee Seok-jin (1966), Kim Tae-ri (1990), Kim Jae-wook (1983), Yoo Hae-jin (1970), and Ahn Bo-hyun (1988). After her are Yeon Woo-jin (1984), Seven (1984), Yang Dong-geun (1979), Chae Soo-bin (1994), Yesung (1984), and Hwang Jung-eum (1985).

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Among ACTORS In South Korea

Among actors born in South Korea, Kang Hye-jung ranks 203. Before her are Kwon Yu-ri (1989), Jang Seo-hee (1972), Kim Tae-ri (1990), Kim Jae-wook (1983), Yoo Hae-jin (1970), and Ahn Bo-hyun (1988). After her are Yeon Woo-jin (1984), Yang Dong-geun (1979), Chae Soo-bin (1994), Hwang Jung-eum (1985), Kim So-eun (1989), and Han So-hee (1994).

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