her to win a daesang, awarded by the channel. After a hiatus from the movie scene, Kang made her comeback by playing the role of an attorney in The Circle. She then appeared in two more movies, Hanbando in 2006 and With a Girl of Black Soil in 2007. Hanbando received largely negative reviews. In 2007, she continued her foray into mainstream TV by acting in the drama miniseries Moonhee on MBC TV. On the show, she played the role of a woman who is forced to leave her child she had when she was only eighteen. 2010s and 2020s Throughout the 2010s, Kang only appeared in two films, one of which was Im Kwon-taek's Hanji (2011). In 2015, she became the co-director for the Busan International Film Festival, but left the board two years later. In 2022, Kang was given a starring role in Yeon Sang-ho's sci-fi action film Jung E, set in the 22nd century. Filming began in November 2021 and concluded in January 2022. Kang played the role of a researcher at an AI lab who clones the brain of an elite soldier—her mother. The film was released globally on Netflix in January 2023, after Kang's death. Death At 5:48 p.m. (KST) on May 5, 2022, Kang was found unconscious at her home in southern Seoul by first responders. They reported that she had suffered a cardiac arrest after collapsing from a cerebral hemorrhage. Immediately, she was transported to the local Gangnam Severance Hospital, where she was admitted to the ICU and became comatose. After receiving two days of medical treatment at the hospital, Kang died at 3 p.m. on May 7, 2022. She was cremated at Seoul Memorial Park () and her ashes were buried at the Honor Stone () on May 11, 2022. Reactions Jeonju International Film Festival, which incidentally concluded on May 7, 2022, commemorated Kang's legacy through social media, writing: "The Jeonju International Film Festival commemorates the passing of the late actress Kang Soo-yeon, who was a shining star of Korean cinema. I will not forget the legacy she left in the Korean film industry." Filmography Source: Film Television Awards and nominations State honors See also Contemporary culture of South Korea List of South Korean actresses Notes References and notes External links (in Korean) Kang Soo-yeon's profile (Korean) at epg.epg.co.kr Kang Soo-yeon's filmography at movies.nytimes.com 1966 births 2022 deaths 20th-century South Korean actresses