| Kim Ga-young | |||||||||||
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| Native Name: | 김가영 | ||||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ko | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||
| Education: | Sungkyunkwan University (Bachelor of Dance) | ||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 2 December 1991 | ||||||||||
| Years Active: | 2011–present | ||||||||||
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Kim Ga-young (; 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] She is currently also the manager of her own cafe[3] called "Hartogela" in Itaewon, South Korea.
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.
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.[4]
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.[5] [6]
See main article: Stellar (group).
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[7] | |||||
| "Winter Fantasy" | 2020 | — | Miss Back Part.5 | ||
| "Double Fantasy" | 2021 | — | Miss Back Part.8 | ||
| "Finale" | — | Miss Back Part.9 | |||
| "We Are The One" | — | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Note(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Colorbus | Chae-hwa | University short film | [8] | |
| 2017 | Witch | Ji Young | Short film | [9] | |
| Ancestors of Pilgrims | Killer 501 | Interactive web movie | [10] | ||
| 2018 | Strangely Scary Wind Blowing Day | Yeon-mi | Short film | [11] |
| Year | Title | Role | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Spy Myung-wol | Joo Kyoung-joo | ||
| 2014 | Dr. Frost | Darae | ||
| 2015 | The Superman Age | Cameo | ||
| 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 |
| Year | Category < | --List wins first (sorted alphabetically), then noms (also alphabetically). Sort pending the same.--> | Nominee / Work | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul Webfest Awards | 2017 | Best Dramedy | Blue Up, White Down | [12] | |
| Best Ensemble | |||||
| Best Supporting Actress | |||||
| 2018 | Best Supporting Actress | Calm Down Cheon-dong | [13] |