Im Kang-sung

In this Korean name, the family name is Im.

Im Kang-sung is a South Korean actor, model and singer.^[2] He is known for his roles in dramas such as My Healing Love, Money Flower and Hidden Identity. He also appeared in movie Voice of Silence as Yong-seok.^[3]

Im Kang-sung
Born	Im Do-gyoo (1981-12-23) 23 December 1981 (age 42) Goyang, Ilsandong-gu, South Korea
Other names	Lim Do-gyu, Lim Do-gyoo, Lim Kang-sung, Lim Kang-seong, Im Kang-seong, Lim Gang-seong
Education	Kyung Hee University (Graduate School of Art Fusion Design Performing Art)
Occupation(s)	Actor, Model, Singer
Years active	1997–present
Agent	Steit Entertainment[1]
Spouses	Lee Eun-yul ​ (m. 2017)​ Lee Seul-bi ​ ​ (m. 2011; div. 2015)​

Personal life

Im Kang-sung was married to Lee Seul-ni in 2011 and they divorced in 2015.^[4] In 2017 he married Lee Eun-yul.^[5]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2010	It's Okay, Daddy's Girl	Jung Jin-goo	[6]
2011	Warrior Baek Dong-soo	Hong Sa-hae	[7]
2014	Dr. Frost	Kim Jung-hoon	[8]
2015	Hidden Identity	Yoo Jin-woo	[9]
	Yong-pal	Cha Sae-hoon	[10]
	Cheo Yong 2	Jo Nam-ho	[11]
	She Was Pretty	Ha-ri's date	[12]
2017	Tunnel	Ma Young-gil	[13]
	Witch at Court	Yoon Min-joo	[14]
2018	Money Flower	Jang Yeo-cheon	[15]
	Suits	Prosecutor	[16]
	Matrimonial Chaos	Chief Department	[17]
	My Healing Love	Park Jun-seung	[18]
2019	Welcome to Waikiki 2	Yu-min	[19]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2020	Voice of Silence	Yong-seok	[20]
2023	How to Fall in Love with the Worst Neighbor: Untact Love	Chang Dong-won	[21]

Variety show

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2015	King of Mask Singer	Contestant	[22]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
MBC Drama Awards	2018	Excellence Award, Actor in a Soap Opera	My Healing Love	Nominated	[23]

References

1. Kwak, Hyun-su (November 3, 2022). "임강성, 허재·이상민 소속사 스타잇 엔터테인먼트 行" [Lim Kang-seong, Heo Jae-Lee Sang-min's agency Steit Entertainment] (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Naver.
2. "'복면가왕' 주윤발, '낭랑 18세' 소찬휘 6연승 막고 새 가왕으로 등극 "주윤발". Top Star News. December 1, 2020.
3. "가수출신 배우 강성, '무사 백동수' 야망찬 홍사해 역 캐스팅". Sports Chosun. December 2, 2020.
4. "임강성, SBS '무사 백동수' 첫 사극 도전". StarNews. December 3, 2020.
5. "'SBS 연기대상' 임강성, '야인' 축하무대 예고". Sports Dong-A. December 4, 2020.
6. "임강성 '무사 백동수' 첫 사극도전, 야심가 변신". Newsen. December 5, 2020.
7. "강성 '무사 백동수'로 첫 사극 도전, 연기 폭 넓힌다". Newsen. December 6, 2020.
8. "임강성, '닥터 프로스트' 비밀 간직한 피해자로 특별 출연". News1. December 7, 2020.
9. "배우 임강성, '신분을 숨겨라' 특별출연". Busan Ilbo. December 8, 2020.
10. "임강성, 연예인 지망생 데리고 호텔에서…'이럴수가'". Korean Economy. December 9, 2020.
11. "[공식] 임강성, 럭키컴퍼니와 전속계약 체결.."활발한 활동 이어갈 예정"". SeoulEconomy. December 10, 2020.
12. "임강성 '그녀는예뻤다' 카메오 출연, 고준희 발등남". Newsen. December 11, 2020.
13. "'내사랑 치유기' 임강성 소속사 새둥지..이장우 한솥밥". StarNews. December 12, 2020.
14. "임강성, '최고의 이혼' 깜짝 출연…능구렁이 캐릭터로 '시선 강탈'". Ten Asia. December 13, 2020.
15. "임강성, '돈꽃' 캐스팅...장혁·장승조와 대립각". Ex Sports News. December 14, 2020.
16. "[종합] '슈츠' 종영, 박형식 죗값 치르고 다시 장동건 품으로 '훈훈 엔딩'". Ex Sports News. December 15, 2020.
17. "'내 사랑 치유기' 소유진, 잃어버린 가족 찾기 초읽기..."네? 결과가 나왔다구요?"". MBC Entertainment. December 16, 2020.
18. "'내 사랑 치유기' 임강성-권소현-이도겸-강다현-소주연 "2018 신예들의 반격"". Sports Chosun. December 17, 2020.
19. "이이경 '관상' 이정재로 변신, "내가 주연이 될 상인가?"". BNT News. December 18, 2020.
20. "'소리도 없이' 신스틸러 임강성X유성주, 드라마·뮤지컬 종횡무진 활약중". Sports Chosun. December 19, 2020.
21. Hwang Eun-cheol (September 26, 2022). "임강성, '언택브 러브' 출연 확정… 독보적인 매력 녹아든 역대급 빌런 캐릭터 예고" [Im Kang-seong confirmed to appear in 'Untact Love'... Prediction of a villain character of all time with unique charm melted] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved September 26, 2022 – via Naver.
22. "'복면가왕' 주윤발, '낭랑18세=소찬휘' 6연승 막고 '새 가왕' 등극 [종합]". Osen. December 20, 2020.
23. "임강성 '순한 눈매'". X Sports News. September 20, 2023.

External links

• Im Kang-sung at HanCinema
• Im Kang-sung at IMDb