 He was next cast in the Korean-Chinese romantic comedy "A-lister Fall from the Sky", about a scandal-ridden Hallyu star who goes to China and encounters his biggest fan (played by Jiang Yuan).Kang reunited with "Hong Gil-dong" and "Runaway Cop" co-star Sung Yu-ri in revenge melodrama "Monster", which aired in 2016.In 2018, Kang starred in his first cable drama "Children of a Lesser God", playing a genius detective.