Actor
Kang Hye-jung
Born 4 January 1982 · Incheon, South Korea
Kang Hye-jung is a South Korean actress born in Incheon in 1982. She is best known for playing Mi-do in Park Chan-wook's Oldboy and for the war comedy Welcome to Dongmakgol. Both were major Korean hits of the 2000s. She is married to Tablo of Epik High.
Key films
Oldboy (2003)
Her breakout role as Mi-do in Park Chan-wook's landmark thriller, a defining film of modern Korean cinema.
Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005)
A critically and commercially successful Korean War comedy-drama that showcased her range beyond dark thrillers.
Lady Vengeance (2005)
Another Park Chan-wook film, rounding out his vengeance trilogy and linking her to his acclaimed body of work.
Three... Extremes (2004)
An influential Asian horror anthology that placed her within the era's celebrated genre filmmaking.
Lucid Dream (2017)
A later-career sci-fi thriller showing her continued work in Korean genre cinema.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 22
- 2001The Butterfly · as YukiActor
- 2001FlushActor
- 2003Oldboy · as Mi-doActor
- 2004Three... Extremes · as Pianist (segment "Cut")Actor
- 2004Autobiography of OldboyActor
- 2005Lady Vengeance · as TV AnnouncerActor
- 2005Welcome to Dongmakgol · as Yeo-ilActor
- 2005Antarctic Journal · as Lee Yu-jinActor
- 2005Rules of Dating · as Choi HongActor
- 2006Invisible Waves · as NoiActor
- 2006Love Phobia · as A-riActor
- 2007Herb · as Cha Sang-eunActor
- 2009Kiss Me, Kill Me · as Jin-youngActor
- 2009Why Did You Come to My House · as Lee Soo-kangActor
- 2009Girlfriends · as Song-yiActor
- 2009Triangle · as Oh Sung-hyeActor
- 2013Behind the Camera · as SelfActor
- 2013Wedding Palace · as Na-youngActor
- 2014How to Steal a Dog · as Jung-hyunActor
- 2014Dreams Come TrueActor
- 2016Old Days · as SelfActor
- 2017Lucid Dream · as So-hyunActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.