Kang So-ra
Kang So-ra is a South Korean actress.
Career
Kang made her acting debut in the 2009 thriller movie 4th Period Mystery, but rose to fame when she starred in the 2011 blockbuster Sunny, a coming-of-age film about a group of high school girls growing up in the 1980s. This was followed by leading roles in television dramas, such as teen musical Dream High 2, and family drama Ugly Alert. Kang also appeared on the third season of We Got Married, a reality show which pairs up celebrities into fake "married" couples; her partner was Leeteuk from the K-pop group Super Junior.Kang gained increased recognition after starring in two hit series in 2014: medical drama Doctor Stranger and workplace dramedy Misaeng: Incomplete Life. Doctor Stranger was a success in China with 400 million views, and Misaeng: Incomplete Life was dubbed a "cultural phenomenon" in South Korea.
This was followed by lead roles in romantic comedy Warm and Cozy together with Yoo Yeon-seok, legal drama My Lawyer, Mr. Jo, and romantic comedy Revolutionary Love alongside Choi Si-won from the k-pop group Super Junior.
In 2019, Kang returned to the big screen in the cycling film Uhm Bok-dong.
In 2020, Kang starred in the comedy film Secret Zoo, based on the webtoon of the same name. She plays a veterinarian who pretends to be a lion. The same year, she was cast in the romance melodrama film Waiting for Rain.
Other ventures
Endorsements
In 2009, Kang appeared in advertisements for the music streaming service MelOn and in Samsung Anycall mobile phone commercials. In 2010, she was featured in commercials for Orion's Market O snacks. In 2011, Kang appeared in seasonal apparel campaigns, including advertisements for Buckaroo. In 2015, Kang was chosen as the advertising model for Kellogg's Special K cereal. She was also selected as the model for Canon Korea's EOS M3 mirrorless camera. That same year, she appeared in advertisements for the cosmetics brand A.H.C. and was selected as the advertising model for Coca-Cola's Sprite alongside rapper Bobby.In 2016, Kang was appointed as the advertising model by Thinkware for iNavi navigation and black-box products. She was also selected as the model for the beauty device brand Tria. In 2017, she was chosen as the advertising model for the fiber drink Miero Fiber. In 2018, Kang became the promotional model for Samchuly Bicycle. She was also appointed as a brand muse for beauty device maker CellReturn, continuing in that role through 2020. In 2019, she was selected as a model for the golf apparel brand Phantom. In 2024, Kang appeared in a digital advertisement for GLFIT Diet, a health brand by Jongkundang Health.
Personal life
Marriage and family
Kang married a doctor of Oriental medicine in August 2020 in a private ceremony. On November 19, 2020, it was announced that Kang was pregnant with their first child, due in April 2021.On April 15, 2021, Kang's agency announced that Kang had given birth to a daughter. On October 16, 2023, it was confirmed that she is expecting her second child and expected to give birth at the end of this year. Kang gave birth to her second daughter on December 11, 2023.