Kang Ji-young

Jiyoung has always been the one I found impossible to overlook in KARA — she joined the group at just 14 and somehow managed to hold her own alongside members years older, bringing this unguarded, almost mischievous energy that balanced out the group's polished stage presence. When she left KARA in 2014 and pivoted toward acting in Japan, a lot of fans were skeptical, but she made it work, landing roles in Japanese productions like Urakara and the live-action Assassination Classroom films, which says a lot about her adaptability. Studying at Sungkyunkwan University while juggling a career showed she wasn't just coasting on idol fame. She's the rare idol-turned-actress who actually put in the work to earn a second chapter.

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Name (English)

Kang Ji-young

Name (Japanese)

カン・ジヨン

Reading

かん・じよん

Born

January 18, 1994 (age 32)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Dog

Origin

Paju, South Korea

Height

167 cm

Occupation

singer / actor / film actor / radio personality / singer-songwriter

High school

Muhak Girls' High School

University

Sungkyunkwan University

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://jiyoung-fc.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kkangjji_/
• Xhttps://x.com/kkangjii
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kang%20Ji-young
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9F%A5%E8%8B%B1
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q495009

Tags

• singer
• actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.