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Kang Eun-bi

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In this Korean name, the family name is Joo. In the stage name or pen-name, the surname is Kang.
Kang Eun-bi
Born
Joo Mi-jin

(1986-04-15) April 15, 1986 (age 38)
Seoul, South Korea
Other namesSong Eun-chae (송은채)
Occupationactress
Years active2005 – present
Korean name
Hangul
주미진
Revised RomanizationJoo Mi-jin
McCune–ReischauerJu Mijin
Stage name
Hangul
강은비
Revised RomanizationGang Eun-bi
McCune–ReischauerKang Ŭnpi

Kang Eun-bi (born Joo Mi-jin on April 15, 1986) is a South Korean actress and online streamer.[1][2] In 2012, she changed her stage name to Song Eun-chae.[3] In 2016, she went back to using the name Kang Eun-bi.[4]

Career

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Kang was inspired to become an actress in elementary school after seeing Jung Sun-kyung play the titular character of the 1995 drama Jang Hui-bin.[5] In middle school, she was cast by SM Entertainment, but her mother called the deal off after seeing their contract. Kang instead became a magazine model, drawn in by the prospect of earning money.[6] Kang was also active as an internet ulzzang, having been a famous figure on the Daum "Five Big Ulzzangs" community, and was named the best ulzzang on a program aired by cable TV channel Qwiny.[7][8]

Her first acting role was in the 2005 movie Wet Dreams 2, where she was picked out of 3,500 auditionees.[9] The same year, she appeared in the Drama City episode "Pokhara", her debut TV role.[10] She was also cast in the series Golden Apple, but she left during production as she was set to appear in Special of My Life, a show planned to share its time slot.[11] In the sitcom Rainbow Romance, the sixth installment of the Nonstop series, she played an immature college student majoring in dance, a subject which she had previous experience in. She had minored in ballet until her junior year of high school.[5]

In 2006, Special of My Life aired, in which Kang starred as the younger sister of Myung Se-bin's character, though she did not appear in the first few episodes.[12] Following Special of My Life, she starred alongside Yoon Eun-hye and Oh Man-seok as a country girl in the drama The Vineyard Man; for her part, she studied the Chungcheong dialect of Korean.[13] In 2007, she starred in the cable drama Sexi Mong as detective Kang Han-na.[14] The role, described as strong and sexy, was a departure from the cute characters she had played up to that point.[15] Her next role was in My Too Perfect Sons, where she played a single mother.[16]

In 2009, she made her debut as a singer with the single "Makin' Love", which she had prepared for 6 months.[17]

Kang started internet broadcasting on Avatar TV in 2016.[18] In November 2017, Kang opened an account on the South Korean streaming platform AfreecaTV.[19] She was awarded the Best Female Variety Streamer and the Best New Streamer award at the 2018 Afreeca TV BJ Awards.[2]

Filmography

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Television series

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Year Title Role Network Note Ref.
2005 Rainbow Romance Kim Eun-bi MBC TV Sitcom [5]
2006 Special of My Life Yoon Ye-rin [12]
The Vineyard Man Park Hong-yi KBS1 [13]
2007 Sexi Mong Kang Han-na Channel CGV [15]
2008 Cooking up Romance Han Kye-sook KBS2 [citation needed]
2009 My Too Perfect Sons Choi Soo-hee KBS1 [16]

Film

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Year Title Role Note Ref.
2006 Mr. Wacky [ko] Choi Jin-joo [citation needed]
2007 Drawing paper (도화지) Sang-won [citation needed]
2014 Wrestling [ko] Eun-hee [citation needed]
2015 Lost Flower Eo Woo-dong [ko] Hye-in / Eo Woo-dong [20]

References

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  1. ^ "Song Eun-chae". HanCinema. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. ^ a b 배우였던 강은비, BJ로 전향하게 된 사연. Segye Ilbo (in Korean). 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  3. ^ Park, Young-woong (October 1, 2012). 강은비, 송은채로 개명..아역 이미지 벗고파. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  4. ^ 송은채→본명 강은비로 “신인시절, 악플때문에 방송도 고사” [화보]. Sports Dong-a (in Korean). 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  5. ^ a b c [쉘 위 토크] ‘레인보우 로망스’ 강은비 (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. 2005-11-14. Retrieved 2024-03-12 – via Naver.
  6. ^ 아프리카tv 강은비 bj "내가 SM 캐스팅 거절하고 잡지 모델이 된 이유". Daily Hankook (in Korean). 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  7. ^ 얼짱 모델 오디션, 연예인 등용문이 넓어졌다! -방송계 [창간특집] (in Korean). Mydaily. Retrieved 2024-03-12 – via Naver.
  8. ^ [케이블-위성 산책]최고얼짱 경연 오프라인 대회 생중계. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 2004-01-08. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  9. ^ "강은비 "얼짱만 믿는 연기자 아니에요"" (in Korean). Segye Ilbo. Retrieved 2024-03-12 – via Naver.
  10. ^ 강은비 안방극장 데뷔 합격점. Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). 2005-08-11. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  11. ^ 강은비, 편성문제로 '황금사과' 하차..고은아 투입. Star News (in Korean). 2005-09-21. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  12. ^ a b "강은비,'내 인생의 스페셜' 언제 등장하나 궁금증 증폭" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved 2024-03-12 – via Nate.
  13. ^ a b Park, Jae-deok (2006-07-06). 강은비, 윤은혜-오만석과 '포도밭' 삼각관계. Joynews24 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  14. ^ Kang, Seung-hun (2007-10-22). 김지우 서영 강은비, '색시몽'서 섹시미 대결. Joynews24 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  15. ^ a b ‘몽정기2’ 강은비, 여고생 벗고 섹시 미녀 변신. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  16. ^ a b 강은비 “미혼모 모임 가입” 성숙 연기로 ‘안방 공략’. Sports Dong-a (in Korean). 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  17. ^ "[ChanMi's star news] Kang Eun-bi becomes a singer?". HanCinema. 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  18. ^ Yoon, Jin-geun (2018-05-15). “저도 별풍선 모아요” BJ 뛰어든 연예인 누가 있나…김성은부터 지오까지. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  19. ^ “배우에서 BJ 전향 성공했다”…강은비, ‘아프리카 시상식’ 2관왕 차지. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  20. ^ "어우동 송은채, 강은비에서 개명한 이유 살펴보니…". ET News (in Korean). December 9, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2019.


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