Actor Song Kang Profile, Drama, Facts, Photos and TMI

Song Kang Profile

Birth Name: 송강 (Song Kang)
Nationality: South Korean
Date of Birth: 1994.04.23
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Height: 185 cm (6’06”)
Weight: 68 kg (149.9 lbs)
Blood Type: B
Agency: Namoo Actors
Personal Social Media: Instagram, Facebook

Song Kang Facts & TMI

Song Kang was born in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do.
His family consists of mother, father, and a younger brother.
He is currently majoring in Movie Art Department at Konkuk University.
He started taking acting lessons a year after graduating high school.
Song Kang didn’t go to university right after graduating high school because he doesn’t have a particular university department in mind. After contemplating, he was going to major in interior design before deciding to pursue an acting career.
He made up his mind to be an actor after watching Leonardo DiCaprio’s acting in ‘Titanic’.
He then joined his current management Namoo Actors.
Song Kang debuted through tvN’s drama ‘The Liar and His Lover’ in 2017, portraying Baek Jinwoo.
He got his first lead role in Netflix Original Series ‘Love Alarm’, portraying Hwang Suno.
As of March 2021, he has starred in 4 webtoon adaptation dramas.
He said that after receiving advice about acting from actor Jung Kyungho who appeared together with him in the drama ‘When the Devil Calls Your Name’, his acting getting a lot more natural.
A lot of fans think that he looks way younger than his original age.
In 2018, he became ‘Inkigayo’ MC alongside SEVENTEEN’s Mingyu and DIA’s Jung Chaeyeon.
He shared that he wants to be a sexy actor, therefore he chose actors Kim Jae Wook and Joo Ji Hoon as his role models. Aside from those actors, he also mentioned his co-star in ‘When the Devil Calls Your Name’ Jung Kyungho, Tom Hardy, and Leonardo DiCaprio.
His hobbies are exercising, playing the piano, reading, playing games, and going for a drive.
Before debuting as an actor, he received several casting offers to be an idol trainee, but he rejected them because he wanted to be an actor.
He is ambidextrous, he uses his left hand when eating.
He was cast in ‘Love Alarm’ through a 900:1 competition rate.
According to his co-star in ‘Love Alarm’ Kim Sohyun, Song Kang is the mood maker in the shooting location because his weird antics always make the staff laugh.
He loves puppies, but he can’t raise one because he has a dog allergy.
His favorite color is blue. He also said that he loves wearing bright-colored clothes because it makes him feel good.
He sweats a lot, so he doesn’t like summer.
His favorite season is winter.
His favorite movie genre is comedy.
His ideal type is a warm girl who is on the same frequency as him and plays along with his jokes.
He aspires
He aspires. to be an actor that is compassionate.
He is said to resemble ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo, Song Joong Ki, Ahn Jae Hyun, Yook Sungjae, Rowoon, and Yeo Jin Goo.
His nickname is Guy Who Came Out Straight Out of Comic Book, Song River (‘Kang’ or 강 in his name means “river”), Actor Song, Song Puppy, Netflix’s Son, etc.
His MBTI personality type is INTP.
He learned ballet for his role in the drama ‘Navillera’.
He shared that he is currently learning kendo.
He has a peach allergy.
He is currently using an iPhone 11 Pro.
He has the same birthday as actor Cho Byeongkyu, TWICE’s Chaeyoung, and NCT’s Jeno.

Dramas

‘The Liar and His Lover’ as Baek Jinwoo (tvN/ 2017)
‘Man in the Kitchen’ as Kim Woojoo (MBC/ 2017–2018)
‘Touch Your Heart’ cameo appearance as Deliveryman (tvN/ 2019)
‘When the Devil Calls Your Name’ as Luka Aleksević (tvN/ 2019)
‘Love Alarm‘ as Hwang Sunoh (Netflix/ 2019–2021)
‘Sweet Home‘ as Cha Hyunsoo (Netflix/ 2020)
‘Navillera‘ as Lee Chaerok (tvN/ 2021)
‘Nevertheless‘ as Park Jaewoon (JTBC/ 2021)
‘Weather People‘ as Lee Si Woo (JTBC/ 2022)