Kang Min-kyung

Kang Min-kyung
Kang Min-kyung
	Kang at Incheon International Airport in March 2018
Born	August 3, 1990 (age 34); Seoul, South Korea
Education	Kyung Hee University
Occupations	Singer; actress;
	Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Wake One
Member of	Davichi
Korean name
Hangul	강민경
Hanja	姜珉炅
Revised Romanization	Gang Min-gyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Kang Min'gyŏng

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.^[2] Davichi has since released 3 studio albums, 6 extended plays and several hit songs such as "Don't Say Goodbye", "Turtle", "Missing You Today" and "8282".^[3]^[4] 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).^[5]^[6]^[7] On February 27, 2019, she debuted as a solo artist with her first extended play Kang Min Kyung Vol. 1.^[8]

She launched a clothing shopping mall called 'Àvie Muah' in June 2020.^[9]

Philanthropy

On December 9, 2022, Kang donated 150 million won through Yonsei University Medical Center to support social programs for children and adolescents.^[10]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Details	KOR ^[11]	Sales
Kang Min Kyung Vol. 1	Released: February 27, 2019 Label: Stone Music Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming audio	25	KOR: 2,062

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	KOR ^[12]	Album
As lead artist
"Happy Together" (with Park Ji-heon)	2008	—	Non-album singles
"Udon" (우동) (with Son Dong-woon)	2010	33	Non-album singles
"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	Non-album singles
As featured artist
"That's My Fault" (슬픈약속) (Speed feat. Kang Min-kyung of Davichi)	2013	24	Superior Speed
"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	Non-album singles

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	KOR ^[12]	Album
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	—^[a]	Elsword OST
"Lasting Like the Last Day" (오늘이 마지막인 것처럼)	2024	162	My Demon OST
As featured artist
"Higher Plane" (Flowsik feat. Kang Min-kyung)	2017	—	Criminal Minds OST

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Smile, Mom	Shin Dal-rae	Main role
2011	Vampire Idol	Kang Min-kyung	Supporting role
2012	Lovers of Haeundae	Hwang Joo-hee	Supporting role
2015	The Dearest Lady	Han Ah-reum	Main role

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011	Immortal Songs 2	Contestant		^[14]^{[unreliable source?]}
2016	Duet Song Festival	Contestant	with Kim Min-ho (Episode 29–30)
2023	Begin Again - Intermission	Cast Member	spin-off	^[15]

Hosting

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2022	2022 MBC Entertainment Awards	with Jun Hyun-moo and Lee Yi-kyung	^[16]

Musical

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2012	Our Youth, Roly Poly Musical		^[17]

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.
Brand of the Year Awards	2022	Celebrity YouTuber of the Year Award	Kang Min-kyung	Won	^[18]

Notes

^ "Always" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but it peaked at number 95 on the component Download Chart.^[13]

References

^ "강민경". Marie Claire Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 31, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
^ Bae, Soo-min (January 23, 2013). "Davichi to release second album in March". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on June 29, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
^ Yoon, Sarah (January 22, 2015). "Davichi returns with new, mature sounds". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
^ Kim, Min-ji (January 21, 2015). "Davichi's Kang Min Kyung Worries Her Ex-Boyfriend Will Call After Hearing Her Self-Composed Song". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
^ "Davichi Kang Min-kyung to join final cast of new KBS drama". 10Asia. July 2, 2012. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
^ Park, Elli (July 3, 2012). "Kang Min-kyung to star in new drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
^ Jin, Eun-soo (June 12, 2013). "10 hottest celebrities in South Korea". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on June 14, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
^ "다비치(Davichi) 강민경, 데뷔 11년 만에 솔로 도전...27일 미니앨범 발표". February 1, 2019. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
^ 오, 기쁨 (June 29, 2020). "강민경, 쇼핑몰 '아비에무아' 론칭 | 보그 코리아 (Vogue Korea)". Vogue Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
^ Jo Ji-young (December 12, 2022). "[공식] 다비치 강민경, 유튜브 수익 1억 5천만원 전액 기부..소아청소년 환아 위해 쾌척" [[Official] Davichi Kang Min-kyung donates all 150 million won of YouTube revenue...] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via Naver.
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"Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 27, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- "Week 9 of 2019 of the Gaon Album chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). March 2, 2019. Archived from the original on March 7, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
^ ^a ^b
Circle Digital Chart positions (as lead artist):
- "Udon": "Digital Chart, 2011 Weeks 01". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- "Farewell Is Coming": "Digital Chart, 2012 Weeks 35". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- "Because I Love You": "Digital Chart, 2019 Weeks 10". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- "Because We Loved": "Digital Chart, 2022 Weeks 41". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- "Lasting Like the Last Day": "Digital Chart, 2024 Weeks 3". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 25, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
Circle Digital Chart positions (as featured artist):
- "Haeundae": "Digital Chart, 2014 Weeks 09". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- "My Type 2": "Digital Chart, 2015 Weeks 20". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- "Refresh": "Digital Chart, 2020 Weeks 12". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
^ "Digital Chart, 2022 Weeks 28". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 14, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
^ "Kang Min Kyung sheds tears during her last stage on Immortal Song 2". Allkpop. April 1, 2012. Archived from the original on January 12, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
^ Jeong Bit (December 10, 2022). "[단독] '비긴어게인', 최정훈-강민경-김필-헤이즈-HYNN-정동환-하동균 출격" [[Exclusive] 'Begin Again', Choi Jeong-hoon - Kang Min-kyung - Kim Pil - Heize - HYNN - Jeong Dong-hwan - Ha Dong-gyun sortie] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Yoo Jeong-min (November 16, 2022). "전현무·이이경·강민경, 2022 MBC 방송연예대상 MC 확정" [Jeon Hyun-moo, Lee Yi-kyung, Kang Min-kyung confirmed as MCs for the 2022 MBC Entertainment Awards]. iMBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Sunwoo, Carla (December 9, 2011). "T-ara the musical". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
^ Lee, Seung-rok (September 2, 2022). "구독자만 113만' 강민경, '유낳괴' 되더니..."상 반으로 쪼갤 것" [1.13 million subscribers' Kang Min-kyung became 'abducted'... "I'm going to split it in half] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Naver.