Kang Eun-bi
South Korean actress (born 1986) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joo Mi-jin (Korean: 주미진; born April 15, 1986), better known professionally as Kang Eun-bi, 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]
Kang Eun-bi | |
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| Born | Joo Mi-jin April 15, 1986 |
| Other names | Song Eun-chae (송은채) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005 – present |
| Spouse |
Byun Jun-pil (m. 2025) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 주미진 |
| Revised Romanization | Ju Mijin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chu Mijin |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 강은비 |
| Revised Romanization | Gang Eunbi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kang Ŭnbi |
Career
Summarize
Perspective
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]
Personal life
On March 6, 2025, Kang announced that she would marry interior designer Byun Jun-pil, her boyfriend of 17 years, in April.[20]
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Rainbow Romance | Kim Eun-bi | Sitcom | [5] |
| 2006 | Special of My Life | Yoon Ye-rin | [12] | |
| The Vineyard Man | Park Hong-yi | [13] | ||
| 2007 | Sexi Mong | Kang Han-na | [15] | |
| 2008 | Cooking up Romance | Han Kye-sook | [citation needed] | |
| 2009 | My Too Perfect Sons | Choi Soo-hee | [16] | |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Mr. Wacky | Choi Jin-joo | [citation needed] | |
| 2007 | Drawing paper (도화지) | Sang-won | [citation needed] | |
| 2014 | Wrestling | Eun-hee | [citation needed] | |
| 2015 | Lost Flower Eo Woo-dong | Hye-in / Eo Woo-dong | [21] | |
References
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