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Kang Ki-young

Kang Ki-young

Actor · Born October 14, 1983 (43) · Incheon, South Korea

Kang Ki-young (강기영) is a South Korean actor born on October 14, 1983. He made his acting debut in the 2014 television drama High School King of Savvy(고교처세왕). He has since appeared in the popular dramas such as Shine or Go Crazy (빛나거나 미치거나), Oh My Ghost (오 나의 귀신님), Come Back Alive (돌아와요 아저씨), Bring It On, Ghost (싸우자 귀신아), W: Two Worlds Apart (더블유), Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo (역도요정 김복주) and Tunnel (터널).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 14, 1983 (43)
From
Incheon, South Korea
Works as
Actor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 31% in 30 days

What are Kang Ki-young's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
39%
Bonds
27%
Morality
18%
Society
7%
Survival
5%
Power
3%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 5
Trickster
1 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
8
Joyful
6
Warm
6
Tense
4
Hopeful
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Feel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet7
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kang Ki-young's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kang Ki-young's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

43 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Reawaken Man: The Red(2026)

    as Young-ha

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wild Sing(2026)

    as Na Tae-poong

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Believe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as (segment "There's no one here")

  • Mary Kills People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · as Choi Dae-hyeon

  • Family Plan(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Winning Dice Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Queen of Divorce(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · as Dong Ki-joon

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Our Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Guide

  • The Point Men(2023)

    as Lee Bong-han

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Extraordinary Attorney Woo(2022)

    Show 16 episodes · as Jung Myeong-seok

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Petkage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • The Book of Fish(2021)

    as Lee Gang-hoe

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Uncanny Counter(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · as Hwang Pil-gwang

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Crazy Romance(2019)

    as Byoung-cheol

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Exit(2019)

    as Manager Ku

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Moment at Eighteen(2019)

    Show 16 episodes · as Oh Han-Kyeol

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • My Secret, Terrius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 32 episodes · as Kim Sang-Ryeol

  • On Your Wedding Day(2018)

    as Ok Geun-nam

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Familiar Wife(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Park Yu-sik

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • What's Wrong with Secretary Kim(2018)

    Show 16 episodes · as Park Yoo-sik

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Believe It or Not (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as john

  • Peo-jeul(2018)

    as Choi Yong-Gu

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • I'm Not a Robot(2017)

    Show 32 episodes · as Hwang Yoo-cheol

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • While You Were Sleeping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 5 episodes · as Kang Dae Hee

  • Queen For Seven Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 20 episodes · as Jo Gwang-Jo

  • The Mayor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Phone AS

  • Daddy You, Daughter Me(2017)

    as Joo Jang-won

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Tunnel(2017)

    Show 16 episodes · as Song Min-Ha

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Romance Full of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jo Ji-Seob

  • Three Color Fantasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo(2016)

    Show 16 episodes · as Kim Dae-ho

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • W(2016)

    Show 16 episodes · as Kang Seok-beom

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Bring It On, Ghost(2016)

    Show 16 episodes · as Choi Cheon-sang

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Come Back Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 16 episodes · as Je Gal Gil

  • Puck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ace Player of University Hockey Team

  • Oh My Ghost(2015)

    Show 16 episodes · as Heo Min-soo

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Shine or Go Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 24 episodes · as Wang Phoong

  • Reset (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Section Chief

  • The Three Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · as Ba Rang

  • High School King of Savvy(2014)

    Show 17 episodes · as Jo Deok-hwan

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Cold Eyes(2013)

    as Intelligence Team

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Law of the Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • H-521 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles, 42 of them dated from 2011 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Crazy Romance (2019)

$21M worldwide

Highest rated

Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

20112026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting43 of 43: 43 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score87th

By decade

2010s29 · acting2020s13 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Kang Ki-young's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Peo-jeul (2018)

64th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 79/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kang Ki-young's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 14 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Kang Ki-young work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kang Ki-young's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lee Tae-Hwan shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Producers