Kang Ae-sim

Actor · Born February 28, 1963 (63) · South Korea

Kang Ae-sim was born on 28 February 1963 in South Korea. She is an actress, known for Squid Game (2021), Concrete Utopia (2023) and Bad and Crazy (2021).

Biography from IMDb.

Born: February 28, 1963 (63)
From: South Korea
Works as: Actor
Titles: 24 on MovieCove · 52 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 58% in 30 days

What are Kang Ae-sim's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

31%

Morality

24%

Bonds

19%

Power

10%

Ideas

Society

Survival

Self-worth4 Freedom2 Justice2 Identity2 Romantic love2 Family bonds2 Purpose2 Guilt2

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Allyas Uhm Young-hee in No, Thank You (2020)
Mentoras Orphanage director in Tell Me That You Love Me (2023)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic

Hopeful

Warm

Tense

Romantic

Other

How their films linger

Hopeful4 Bittersweet5 Unsettling2 Feel-good2 Thought-provoking2

How their films end · 2 with a twist

Happy1
Bittersweet6
Ambiguous2

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 Ae-sim's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (12).

Also on these channels

KOCOWA5 titles, show their 5 titles on KOCOWA

Subscription and free streaming for Kang Ae-sim'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

52 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Siren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Actor
Home Sweet Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Actor
In Your Radiant Season(2026)
Show 12 episodes · as Kim Seon
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Behind the Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Actor
Floating (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Actor
Broken Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
as Young-ok
Love, Take Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 12 episodes · as Grandma Mimi
Wall to Wall(2025)
as Nam Hae-ju
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
No Place to Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Actor
22 Minutes: Warning Alarm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Actor
Oh My Ghost Clients(2025)
Show as Kim Yeong-sook
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
A Virtuous Business(2024)
Show 12 episodes · as Lee Bok-soon
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Just Another Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Actor
Concerning My Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Mrs. Choi
Pollock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Yeong-hwa
Cat Translator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as General store owner
Wonderland(2024)
as Hae-ri's Mother
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Frankly Speaking(2024)
Show 12 episodes · as Na Yoo-jung
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
Wonderful World(2024)
Show 14 episodes · as Jang Hyung-ja
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Queen of Divorce(2024)
Show 12 episodes · as Park Jeong-sook
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
Open the Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Chi-hoon's mother
The Dream Songs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Granny Nurse
Our Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Mi-sook
A Room of Two Women’s Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Actor
Concrete Utopia(2023)
as Young-tak's Mother
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
One Day Off(2023)
Show 1 episode · as Yool-ah's grandmother
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Rebound(2023)
as Principal's Wife
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Divorce Attorney Shin(2023)
Show 2 episodes · as Min-jeong's mother
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Tell Me That You Love Me(2023)
Show as Orphanage director
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Extraordinary Attorney Woo(2022)
Show 1 episode · as Choi Yeong-ran
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Thirty Nine(2022)
Show 3 episodes · as Orphanage director
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Bad and Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 12 episodes · as Seo Seung-sook
Outing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Actor
Squid Game(2021)
Show 13 episodes · as Jang Geum-ja / Player 149
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Move to Heaven(2021)
Show 1 episode · as Lee Mi-seon
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
The ABCs of Our Relationships (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Actor
Reflection of You(2021)
Show as Ok-soo
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Jessie Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Actor
No, Thank You(2020)
Show 24 episodes · as Uhm Young-hee
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
A Bedsore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Yoo Soo-ok
Hospital Playlist(2020)
Show 1 episode · as Song-hwa's Mother (voice)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Kim Ji-young: Born 1982(2019)
as Ji-young's Grandmother
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Proud Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Yong-nyeo
Melloga Chejil(2019)
Show 16 episodes · as Jin-ju's mother
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Mom, Popo And Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Mi-sook
Another Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Jung-won's mother
Fourth Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Harvard Mother
KBS Drama Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 1 episode · as Choi Kyung-mi
Secret Love(2010)
as Neighborhood
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
A Man Who Was Superman(2008)
as Red Cross Staff
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Nun
Jiangshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 92^nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 49 titles, 48 of them dated from 2007 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

A Man Who Was Superman (2008)

$3.9M worldwide

Highest rated

A Man Who Was Superman (2008)

Midcredits 87^th

Film career

20072026

Peak 2024 · at the high point of their film career. 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.

2008Screen debut· A Man Who Was Superman

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting49 of 49 · 84^th

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s8 · acting2020s38 · acting

Billing

usually 14th · 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.

Who does Kang Ae-sim work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kang Ae-sim's MovieCove titles; Kim Sun-young shares the most, 2.

Kim Sun-young2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Kim Sun-young
Shin Hyeon-bin2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Shin Hyeon-bin