Kang Han-na

In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.

Kang Han-na (Korean: 강한나; born January 30, 1989) is a South Korean actress.^[2][3] Kang played several lead roles in films and television series, including Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016), Rain or Shine (2017), Familiar Wife (2018), Start-Up (2020), and My Roommate Is a Gumiho (2021).

Kang Han-na
Kang in December 2022
Born	(1989-01-30) January 30, 1989 (age 36) Incheon, South Korea[1]
Education	Chung-Ang University (BA, MA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2009–present
Agent	KeyEast
Korean name
Hangul	강한나
Hanja	姜漢娜
Revised Romanization	Gang Hanna
McCune–Reischauer	Kang Hanna

Early life and education

Kang Han-na received both her Bachelor and Master of Theater from Chung-Ang University.^[4]

Career

2009–2015: Career beginnings

Kang made her film debut in the short films, Last Homecoming and King of Guitar, both in 2009.^[5]

In 2013, she began playing minor roles in mainstream films Fasten Your Seatbelt, Commitment and Friend: The Great Legacy. The same year, Kang made her television debut in the romantic comedy drama Miss Korea.^[6]

Kang played her first lead role in the period film Empire of Lust in 2015, playing a gisaeng.^[7] She then starred in the short film, Stand in the same year.^[8]

2016–present: Rising popularity

Kang rose to fame with her role as an evil queen in the historical drama Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo. She was nominated for the "Excellence Award, Actress in a Fantasy Drama" at the 2016 SBS Drama Awards and "Best New Actress" at the 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards.^[9]

Kang was then cast in the romance melodrama Rain or Shine in 2017.^[10] The same year, she played a minor role in the Chinese drama Candle in the Tomb: Mu Ye Gui Shi.

In 2018, she starred in the romance comedy drama Familiar Wife.^[11]

Kang in October 2019

In 2019, Kang was cast in the thriller drama Designated Survivor: 60 Days, based on the American series Designated Survivor.^[12] The same year she starred in a short drama of Drama Stage titled Woman with a Bleeding Ear about a woman who one day starts bleeding from her ears when she hears something she doesn't want to hear.^[13]

She was also confirmed to take over Volume Up as a new DJ starting from January 6, 2020.^[14]

In 2020, Kang starred in the tvN drama Start-Up as a successful businesswoman.^[15] In October 2020, Kang's contract with Fantagio ended and she signed on to KeyEast.^[16]

In 2021, Kang starred in My Roommate Is a Gumiho.^[17]

In 2022, Kang was cast in KBS2's historical drama series Bloody Heart alongside Lee Joon. In the drama Kang played the role of Yoo Jeong.^[18]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2009	Last Homecoming	Seon-young	Short film
	King of Guitar	Young-jin		[19]
2011	Coming Out	Jeong-woo
2013	Fasten Your Seatbelt	Mary
	Commitment	Waffle house's part-time staff
	Friend: The Great Legacy	Ah-ram		[20]
2014	No Tears for the Dead	Kindergarten teacher		[21][22]
2015	Empire of Lust	Ga-hee		[23][24]
	Informality	Female student voice	Short film
	Stand	Kang Han-na		[8]
2024	About Family	Han Ga-yeon		[25]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Note(s)	Ref.
2013–2014	Miss Korea	Im Seon-joo		[26][27]
2015	To Be Continued	Teacher		[28]
2015–2016	My Mom	Kang Yoo-ra		[29][30]
2016	Secret Healer	Queen Park	Cameo (episodes 17–19)	[31]
	Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo	Princess Hwangbo Yeon-hwa		[32][33]
2017	Rain or Shine	Jung Yoo-jin		[10]
2018	Familiar Wife	Lee Hye-won		[11]
2019	Designated Survivor: 60 Days	Han Na-gyeong		[12]
	Drama Stage: "Woman with a Bleeding Ear"	Kim Soo-hee		[13]
2020	Record of Youth	Jessica	Cameo (episodes 9)	[34]
	Start-Up	Won In-jae		[35]
2021	My Roommate Is a Gumiho	Yang Hye-sun		[36]
2022	Bloody Heart	Yoo Jeong		[37]
2024	Frankly Speaking	On Woo-joo		[38]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2017	Candle in the Tomb: Mu Ye Gui Shi	Li Ruohua
2021	Bite Sisters	Han Yi-na	[39]

Television shows

Year	Title	Ref.
2019	In Search of Lost Time	[40][41]
	Hon-Life: Satisfaction Project
2020	Shall We Write Love? The Romance	[42]

Radio

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2020–2021	Kang Han-na's Volume Up	January 6, 2020 to October 31, 2021	[14][43]

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.
Baeksang Arts Awards	2017	Best New Actress – Television	Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo	Nominated	[44][45]
KBS Drama Awards	2022	Best Couple	Kang Han-na (with Lee Joon) Bloody Heart	Won	[46]
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Bloody Heart	Won	[47]
		Top Excellence Award, Actress		Nominated	[48]
KBS Entertainment Awards	2020	New DJ of the Year Award	Kang Han-na's Volume Up	Won	[49]
SBS Drama Awards	2016	Excellence Award, Actress in a Fantasy Drama	Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo	Nominated	[citation needed]
SBS Entertainment Awards	2018	Best Challenge Award	Running Man	Nominated	[50][51]