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]
Kang Min-kyung | |
|---|---|
강민경 | |
Kang at Incheon International Airport in March 2018 | |
| Born | (1990-08-03) August 3, 1990 (age 32) |
| Education | Kyung Hee University |
| Occupation |
|
| Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Wake One |
|
Musical artist | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 강민경 |
| Hanja | 姜珉炅 |
| Revised Romanization | Gang Min-gyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kang Min'gyŏng |
She launched a clothing shopping mall called 'Àvie Muah' in June 2020.[8]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [9] | |||
| Kang Min Kyung Vol. 1 |
|
25 |
|
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [10] | |||
| As lead artist | |||
| "Happy Together" (with Park Ji-heon) | 2008 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Udon" (우동) (with Son Dong-woon) | 2010 | 33 | |
| "Because I Love You" (사랑해서 그래) | 2019 | 30 | Kang Min Kyung Vol. 1 |
| "Digital Lover" | 2020 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Because We Loved" (우린 그렇게 사랑해서) (with Choi Jung-hoon) | 2022 | 12 | |
| As featured artist | |||
| "Haeundae" (해운대) (Vibe feat. Kang Min-kyung) | 2014 | 7 | Ritardando |
| "My Type 2" (Verbal Jint feat. Kang Min-kyung & Sanchez) | 2015 | 17 | Non-album singles |
| "Refresh" (새로고침) (Park Kyung feat. Kang Min-kyung) | 2020 | 95 | |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [10] | |||
| As lead artist | |||
| "Farewell is Coming" (이별이 온다) | 2012 | 27 | Lovers of Haeundae OST |
| "Rain, Street, You and Me" (비 오는 거리 너와 나) (with Kisum) | 2018 | — | Suits OST |
| "Always" (언제나) | 2022 | —[lower-alpha 1] | Elsword OST |
| As featured artist | |||
| "Higher Plane" (Flowsik feat. Kang Min-kyung) | 2017 | — | Criminal Minds OST |
| 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 | |
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Immortal Songs 2 | KBS2 | Contestant | [12][unreliable source?] |
| 2016 | Duet Song Festival | MBC | Contestant with Kim Min-ho (Episode 29–30) |
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2022 MBC Entertainment Awards | with Jun Hyun-moo and Lee Yi-kyung | [13] |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Our Youth, Roly Poly Musical | [14] | |
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand of the Year Awards | 2022 | Celebrity YouTuber of the Year Award | Kang Min-kyung | Won | [15] |
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)| Authority control |
|
|---|
This article about a South Korean singer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |