Kim Ga-young (actress)

Kim Ga-young (Korean: 김가영; born December 2, 1991) is a South Korean singer and actress.^[1] She is best known as a former member of the South Korean girl-group Stellar between 2011 and 2017.^{[2][unreliable source?]} She is currently also the manager of her own cafe^[3] called "Hartogela" in Itaewon, South Korea.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Ga-young
김가영
Kim in October 2015
Born	(1991-12-02) December 2, 1991 (age 32) Seoul, South Korea
Education	Sungkyunkwan University (Bachelor of Dance)
Occupations	Singer actress
Years active	2011–present
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2011–2017
Formerly of	Stellar
Korean name
Hangul	김가영
Hanja	金佳英
Revised Romanization	Kim Ga-young
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Kayŏng
Website	gayoung.kim

Career

2010–2011: "Gugak high-school girl" and idol pre-debut

Gayoung initially gained fame as the "Gugak high-school girl" when she appeared on a 2 Days & 1 Night special as a viewer. She was later scouted by the agency, Top Class Entertainment (which was later renamed The Entertainment Pascal). She entered the agency with the intention of being an actress, and she debuted as such in Spy Myung-wol, however her agency wanted her to sing and dance as well and she was soon debuted as an idol as part of the girl-group Stellar.^[4]

2011–2017: Stellar

Stellar initially debuted with a quirky and cute concept, but as the agency was struggling financially due to multiple unsuccessful album releases, the girl-group later turned to a more provocative concept which received a lot of controversy and backlash.^{[5][unreliable source?]}

2017–present: Continued acting, interview about the sexy contract & reveal difficulties as an idol and Miss Back

In August 2017 she did not renew her contract with her then agency, The Entertainment Pascal, and started pursuing roles in acting for herself. In 2018 she revealed that she has opened a cafe called "Hartogela" in Itaewon and is running it while continuing to pursue her dream of being an actress.^[6][3][7]

Discography

Main article: Stellar (group)

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR [8]
"Winter Fantasy" with Raina, Sera, Dalsooobin, Soyul (Crayon Pop), Nada & Jung Yujin (The Ark)	2020	—	Miss Back Part.5
"Double Fantasy" with Hong Dae Kwang	2021	—	Miss Back Part.8
"Finale" with Raina, Dalsooobin, Sera, Soyul (Crayon Pop), Nada & Jung Yujin (The Ark)		—	Miss Back Part.9
"We Are The One" with Raina, Dalsooobin, Sera, Soyul (Crayon Pop), Nada & Jung Yujin (The Ark)		—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Note(s)	Ref.
2016	The Colorbus	Chae-hwa	University short film	[9]
2017	Witch	Ji Young	Short film	[10]
	Ancestors of Pilgrims	Killer 501	Interactive web movie	[11]
2018	Strangely Scary Wind Blowing Day	Yeon-mi	Short film	[12]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2011	Spy Myung-wol	Joo Kyoung-joo
2014	Dr. Frost	Darae
2015	The Superman Age	Cameo
	Who Are You: School 2015	Cameo
2017	Blue Up, White Down	Jin-ah
	Traces of the Hand	Fanciful Companion Girl
	Girls' War	Tae-hee
	Calm Down Cheongdong	Gayoung
2018	Joseon's Beauty Pageant	Beauty Candidate #1 Gayoung
	Yeonnam-dong 539	Soo-yon
	Love is Actually with You	Ga-eul
	Quiz of God: Reboot	Reporter
2019	The Tale of Nokdu	Gook-hwa

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.
Seoul Webfest Awards	2017	Best Dramedy	Blue Up, White Down	Nominated	[13]
		Best Ensemble		Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress		Nominated
	2018	Best Supporting Actress	Calm Down Cheon-dong	Nominated	[14]

External links

• Official website

References

1. 스텔라 前 멤버 김가영, 팀 탈퇴 후 연기자 변신..'조선미인별전' 출연 [Former Stellar member Kim Ga-young, transformed into an actress after leaving the team... Appearing in 'Byeoljeon of Joseon Beauty']. eNews (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
2. "STELLAR's Gayoung And Jeonyul To Leave Group After Contract Expires This Month". Soompi. August 23, 2017. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
3. [어게인TV] 'SBS 스페셜' 아이돌의 삶, 반짝하는 찰나 뒤 숨겨진 이야기 [[Again TV] 'SBS Special' The life of an idol, the hidden story behind the sparkling moment]. POP Herald (in Korean). October 29, 2018. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
4. '1박2일 국악고 소녀' 스텔라 가영이 파격 노출을 해야만 했던 사연, December 17, 2018, archived from the original on December 18, 2018, retrieved December 21, 2018
5. "STELLAR's Gayoung Says Agency Pressured Them Into Sexy Concept". Soompi. December 20, 2018. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
6. 살면서 들어보지 못할 심한 욕 듣기도...부모님께 상처 드려 [Hearing severe swearing that I would never have heard in my life... hurt your parents]. tv.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 5, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
7. [전일야화] 스텔라 김가영 "19禁 콘셉트, 평생 듣지 않아도 될 욕도..." 눈물 (SBS스페셜) [[All Night] Stellar Kim Ga-young "The 19th concept, even cursing you don't have to hear for the rest of your life..." Tears (SBS Special)]. Xports News (in Korean). October 29, 2018. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
8. "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 9, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
9. "The Colorbus (2017)". gayoung (in Korean). April 27, 2018. Archived from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
10. "김가". mattefilm (in Korean). July 8, 2018. Archived from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
11. "웹영화 '순례자의 조상' 촬영 현장을 가다". VDCM (in Korean). January 26, 2018. Archived from the original on April 22, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
12. "웹영화 '순례자의 조상' 촬영 현장을 가다". cinehubkorea (in Korean). September 12, 2018. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
13. kwebfest (August 18, 2017). "Seoul Webfest 2017 - Best Dramedy". Archived from the original on April 9, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
14. "2018 Nominations". Seoul Webfest. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018.