Kang Ye-seo

Kang Ye-seo (Korean: 강예서; born August 22, 2005), better known mononymously as Yeseo, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known for competing on the Mnet survival competition show Girls Planet 999 and ranking 6th in the final episode, making her a member of the group Kep1er. She is also a former member of the South Korean group CutieL and Busters as the lead vocalist. Kang began her acting career in 2010 in a supporting role in the MBC drama, Golden Fish.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.

Kang Ye-seo
Kang in March 2019
Born (2005-08-22) August 22, 2005
Incheon, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active2010–present
Agent
  • Marbling E&M Inc.
  • JTG
  • 143
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2019–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGang Ye-seo
McCune–ReischauerKang Yeseo

Career

2010–2019: Early career

Yeseo began her acting career in 2010 in a supporting role in the MBC drama, Golden Fish and at the same time, she became a member of the kid's girl group CutieL. She started gaining popularity in 2013 after acting in the film Miracle in Cell No. 7 as Choi Ji-yeon for her famous Sailor Moon backpack. She then acted in almost 20 dramas.

2019–2020: Debut with Busters

Yeseo became a new member of Busters to replace Minjung towards the end of January.[1][2] She made her debut on July 31, 2019 with their first extended play Pinky Promise.[3] On August 6, 2020, Yeseo departed from group to pursue acting and other activities.[4]

2021–present: Girls Planet 999 and Kep1er

On July 18, 2021, Yeseo was officially announced as a contestant in Mnet's survival show Girls Planet 999 where she represented 143 Entertainment with Sakamoto Mashiro.[5] On October 22, 2021, Yeseo placed 6th with a total of 770,561 points in the final episode making her debut in Kep1er.[6]

Discography
For Kang's works with Busters, see Busters discography.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Fighting Family The Seahorse Family
2013 Miracle in Cell No. 7 Choi Ji-yeon [7][8]
Sprout Yeseo [9]
2014 Forgive Me Young Min-ji
2017 One Step Young Si-hyun [10][11]

Television series
Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2010 Golden Fish MBC Moon Seo-yeon Moon Family
Smile, Mom SBS Shin Yoo-ra
2011 Brain KBS2 Choi Ryu-bi Supporting character [12][13]
Men Cry KBS Lim Ju-hee
Duet Han Joon-hwi
2012 The Korean Peninsula TV Chosun Rim Jinjae
Angel's Choice MBC Yoo-ran and Sang-ho's daughter [14]
Dream of the Emperor KBS1 Young Princess Yeonhwa
2013 Flower of Revenge JTBC Yoo Ye-ji [15]
2017 Ancient Beast SBS Song Ha-eun
2019 Abyss tvN Young Jang Heejin and Young Oh Sujin [16][17][18]
2020 Diary of a Prosecutor JTBC Yang Eun-jung [19]
2021 Cheat on Me If You Can KBS2 Park Yeo-ju [20][21]
Bossam: Steal the Fate MBN Kim Hye-yoon [22][23]

Reality shows
Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2021 Girls Planet 999 Mnet Contestant Finished 6th [24]

Notes
  1. As a member of Kep1er only.

References
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  3. "버스터즈 '깜찍발랄'". bntnews.hankyung.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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  5. "GIRLS PLANET 999". girlsplanet999.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  6. Kim, Hyun-sik (October 22, 2021). "김채현 1위…'걸스플래닛' 9인조 걸그룹 '케플러' 결성". Edaily (in Korean). Retrieved October 22, 2021.
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  18. "'Abyss' cast excited by show's script". Korea JoongAng Daily. May 4, 2018.
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  20. "국내 UHD 프로그램 KBS". UHD Korea. 드라마 스페셜 2020
  21. "지상파 UHD 방송이란". UHD Korea. 구분 UHD TV 비디오 3,840 X 2,160 4K UHD (TV)
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  23. Park So-young (March 19, 2021). "수염 난 정일우♥︎사극 도전 권유리..'보쌈-운명을 훔치다' 5월 첫방 [공식]" [Jung Il-woo with a beard ♥︎ historical drama challenge Kwon Yu-ri..' Bossam-Steal Destiny' First room in May [Official]]. Osen. Naver. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
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