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
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2008–present
LabelsWake One
Member ofDavichi
Korean name
Hangul
강민경
Hanja
姜珉炅
Revised RomanizationGang Min-gyeong
McCune–ReischauerKang 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.[1] 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".[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]

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

Philanthropy

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

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[10]
Kang Min Kyung Vol. 1 25

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[11]
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

Soundtrack appearances

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[11]
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

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

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2011 Immortal Songs 2 Contestant [13]
2016 Duet Song Festival Contestant with Kim Min-ho (Episode 29–30)
2023 Begin Again - Intermission Cast Member spin-off [14]

Hosting

Year Title Notes Ref.
2022 2022 MBC Entertainment Awards with Jun Hyun-moo and Lee Yi-kyung [15]

Musical

Year Title Role Ref
2012 Our Youth, Roly Poly Musical [16]

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 [17]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Always" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but it peaked at number 95 on the component Download Chart.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Bae, Soo-min (January 23, 2013). "Davichi to release second album in March". The Korea Herald. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ Yoon, Sarah (January 22, 2015). "Davichi returns with new, mature sounds". The Korea Herald. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Davichi Kang Min-kyung to join final cast of new KBS drama". 10Asia. July 2, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  5. ↑ Park, Elli (July 3, 2012). "Kang Min-kyung to star in new drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  6. ↑ Jin, Eun-soo (June 12, 2013). "10 hottest celebrities in South Korea". The Korea Herald. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  7. ↑ "다비치(Davichi) 강민경, 데뷔 11년 만에 솔로 도전…27일 미니앨범 발표". February 1, 2019.
  8. ↑ 오기쁨 에디터 (June 29, 2020). "강민경, 쇼핑몰 '아비에무아' 론칭 | 보그 코리아 (Vogue Korea)". Vogue Korea (in Korean). Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  9. ↑ 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. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via Naver.
  10. ↑ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  11. 1 2 Circle Digital Chart positions (as lead artist): Circle Digital Chart positions (as featured artist):
  12. ↑ "Digital Chart, 2022 Weeks 28". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Kang Min Kyung sheds tears during her last stage on Immortal Song 2". Allkpop. April 1, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  14. ↑ 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. Retrieved December 10, 2022 – via Naver.
  15. ↑ 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). Retrieved November 16, 2022 – via Naver.
  16. ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (December 9, 2011). "T-ara the musical". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  17. ↑ 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. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Naver.
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