Kang Ye-seo
Kang in June 2022
Born (2005-08-22) August 22, 2005
Incheon, South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active2010–present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels
Member ofKep1er
Formerly of
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGang Ye-seo
McCune–ReischauerKang Yeseo
Signature

Kang Ye-seo (Korean: 강예서; born August 22, 2005), better known mononymously as Yeseo, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known for competing on the Mnet survival competition show Girls Planet 999 and ranking 6th in the final episode, making her a member of the group Kep1er. She is also a former member of the South Korean group CutieL and Busters. Kang began her acting career in 2010 in a supporting role in the MBC drama, Golden Fish.

Career

2010–2020: Early career beginnings, debut with Busters

Kang began her acting career in 2010 in a supporting role in the MBC drama, Golden Fish and at the same time, she became a member of the kid's girl group CutieL.[1][2] She started gaining popularity in 2013 for acting in the film Miracle in Cell No. 7 as Choi Ji-yeon for her famous Sailor Moon backpack, which helped Sailor Moon gain domestic popularity in Korea. She then acted in almost 20 dramas.

Kang became a new member of Busters to replace Minjung towards the end of January.[3] She made her debut on July 31, 2019, with their first extended play Pinky Promise.[4] On August 6, 2020, Yeseo left the group to continue acting and other activities.[5]

2021–present: Girls Planet 999 and Kep1er

On July 18, 2021, Kang was officially announced as a contestant in Mnet's survival show Girls Planet 999 where she represented 143 Entertainment alongside fellow Kep1er member Mashiro Sakamoto.[6] On October 22, 2021, Yeseo placed 6th with a total of 770,561 points in the final episode thus making her included in final group lineup.[7] On January 3, 2022, she officially debuted as a member of Kep1er with the release of their first EP, First Impact.[8]

Discography

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Fighting Family The Seahorse Family
2013 Miracle in Cell No. 7 Choi Ji-yeon [9][10]
Sprout Yeseo [11]
2014 Forgive Me young Min-ji
2017 One Step young Si-hyun [12][13]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Golden Fish Moon Seo-yeon [1][14]
Smile, Mom Shin Yoo-ra [2][15]
2011 Brain Choi Ryu-bi Support role [16][17]
Men Cry Lim Ju-hee
Duet Han Joon-hwi
2012 The Korean Peninsula Im Jin-jae
Angel's Choice Yoo-ran and Sang-ho's daughter [18]
Dream of the Emperor Young Princess Yeon-hwa
2013 Flower of Revenge Yoo Ye-ji [19]
2017 Ancient Beast Song Ha-eun
2019 Abyss young Jang Hee-jin and young Oh Su-jin [20][21][22]
2020 Diary of a Prosecutor Yang Eun-jung [23]
2021 Cheat on Me If You Can Park Yeo-ju [24][25]
Bossam: Steal the Fate Kim Hye-yoon [26][27]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Girls Planet 999 Contestant Finished 6th [28]

Notes

  1. 1 2 As a member of Kep1er only.

References

  1. 1 2 Kim, Yoo-kyoung (June 12, 2010). "'황금물고기' 이태곤, 소유진과 결혼 위해 프러포즈만 4번" ["Golden Fish" Lee Tae-gon, proposed 4 times to marry So Yu-jin.]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Living Economy Team (December 31, 2010). "'웃어요 엄마' 아역 강예서, 큐티엘 공연" ["Smile, mom." Child actor Kang Ye-seo, CutieL's performance.]. OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 31, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Naver.
  3. ↑ Kwak, Min-gu (February 2, 2019). "버스터즈, 새 멤버 '예서' 합류…청순+애교 갖춘 '10년차 아역 배우'" [Busters, new member joined "Yeseo"... Innocent and cute. "10th year child actor".]. Herald Business (in Korean). Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  4. ↑ Lee, Seung-rok (July 31, 2019). "버스터즈 "엄청 떨리지만, 신곡 '핑키 프로미스'로 컴백해 행복해"" [Busters. "We're so nervous, but we're happy to be back with our new song, "Pinky Promise".]. My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  5. ↑ Choi, Ji-eun (August 6, 2020). "걸그룹 '버스터즈' 지수X예서X채연, 가수 활동 마무리... 팀 재정비 한다" [Jisoo X Yeseo X Chaeyeon of the girl group "Busters" will wrap up their activities as singers... The team is reorganizing.]. Top Daily (in Korean). Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  6. ↑ Choi, Na-young (August 19, 2021). "'걸스플래닛' 강예서, 정국 닮은꼴? 알고보니 '7번방의 선물' 아역" ["Girls Planet" Kang Ye-seo, Jung-kook look-alike? It turned out to be a child actor in "Miracle in Cell No. 7".]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  7. ↑ Kim, Hyun-sik (October 22, 2021). "김채현 1위…'걸스플래닛' 9인조 걸그룹 '케플러' 결성" [Kim Chae-hyun won 1st place... "Girls Planet" 9-member girl group "Kepler" is formed.]. Edaily (in Korean). Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  8. ↑ Lee, Seul (January 3, 2022). "'걸스플래닛' 케플러, 오늘(3일) 가요계 출격…'퍼스트 임팩트' 발매" ["Girls Planet" Kep1er will be on the K-pop scene today (3rd). Release of "First Impact".]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  9. ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (February 1, 2013). "Actor, actress take to their roles". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ↑ An, So-hyoun (February 8, 2013). "Interview: Ryu Seung Ryong Says He Gained Respect from His Wife with ′The Gift of Room 7′". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on May 6, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  11. ↑ "꼬마 '보리'의 모험, 어떻게 베를린을 사로잡았나". 오마이뉴스 (in Korean). March 3, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  12. ↑ "DARA acts for Korean version of "Begin Again"… First title role in Korean movie". YG Life. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  13. ↑ "2NE1's Dara cast as lead in movie deemed Korea's version of 'Begin Again'". allkpop.
  14. ↑ Kim, Yoo-kyoung (May 12, 2010). "'황금물고기' 키스신 빈번한 이유는? 이태곤 7회에 3번" [Why is the kiss scene in "Golden Fish" so frequent? Lee Tae-gon, three times in episode seven.]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  15. ↑ Park, Ah-reum (February 1, 2011). "아역 강예서 "28살 연상 이태곤과 결혼하고싶어" 깜짝고백" [Child actor Kang Ye-seo. "I want to marry Lee Tae-gon, 28 years older." Surprise confession.]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  16. ↑ Noh, Hyun-gi (November 9, 2011). "Medical dramas making comeback to small screen". The Korea Times. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  17. ↑ Jin, Young-ju (November 14, 2011). "Medical Drama Brain to Realize Perfect World of Medical Specialist". KBS Global. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  18. ↑ "Angel's Choice". MBC Global Media. MBC&iMBC. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Flower of Revenge". JTBC worldwide. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  20. ↑ Park, So-young (January 11, 2019). "tvN, 상반기 드라마 라인업 후끈..이종석 이나영에 송중기까지 '지상파 압도'". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  21. ↑ Ahn, Tae-hyun (February 11, 2019). "'어비스' 박보영X안효섭, 출연…영혼 부활 커플로 만난다[공식]". Herald Corporation (in Korean). Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  22. ↑ "'Abyss' cast excited by show's script". Korea JoongAng Daily. May 4, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Diary of a Prosecutor [Title in the URL]". JTBC. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  24. ↑ "국내 UHD 프로그램 KBS". UHD Korea. 드라마 스페셜 2020
  25. ↑ "지상파 UHD 방송이란". UHD Korea. 구분 UHD TV 비디오 3,840 X 2,160 4K UHD (TV)
  26. ↑ "Bossam: Steal the Fate - 2021". HanCinema. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  27. ↑ Park So-young (March 19, 2021). "수염 난 정일우♥︎사극 도전 권유리..'보쌈-운명을 훔치다' 5월 첫방 [공식]" [Jung Il-woo with a beard ♥︎ historical drama challenge Kwon Yu-ri..' Bossam-Steal Destiny' First room in May [Official]]. OSEN. Naver. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  28. ↑ Sang, Hyeon-ho (August 5, 2021). "'걸스플래닛999', 마스터 놀라게 한 K그룹 막내즈 '미쳐'" ["Girls Planet 999". K Group's youngest members surprised the master. "Crazy".]. Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved December 31, 2021.
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