Kang Ye-seo
Kang in June 2022
Born (2005-08-22) August 22, 2005
Incheon, South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active2010–present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels
Member ofKep1er
Formerly of
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGang Ye-seo
McCune–ReischauerKang Yeseo
Signature

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. Kang began her acting career in 2010 in a supporting role in the MBC drama, Golden Fish.

Career

2010–2020: Early career beginnings, debut with Busters

Kang 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.[1][2] She started gaining popularity in 2013 for acting in the film Miracle in Cell No. 7 as Choi Ji-yeon for her famous Sailor Moon backpack, which helped Sailor Moon gain domestic popularity in Korea. She then acted in almost 20 dramas.

Kang became a new member of Busters to replace Minjung towards the end of January.[3] She made her debut on July 31, 2019, with their first extended play Pinky Promise.[4] On August 6, 2020, Yeseo left the group to continue acting and other activities.[5]

2021–present: Girls Planet 999 and Kep1er

On July 18, 2021, Kang was officially announced as a contestant in Mnet's survival show Girls Planet 999 where she represented 143 Entertainment alongside fellow Kep1er member Mashiro Sakamoto.[6] On October 22, 2021, Yeseo placed 6th with a total of 770,561 points in the final episode thus making her included in final group lineup.[7] On January 3, 2022, she officially debuted as a member of Kep1er with the release of their first EP, First Impact.[8]

Discography

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Fighting Family The Seahorse Family
2013 Miracle in Cell No. 7 Choi Ji-yeon [9][10]
Sprout Yeseo [11]
2014 Forgive Me young Min-ji
2017 One Step young Si-hyun [12][13]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Golden Fish Moon Seo-yeon [1][14]
Smile, Mom Shin Yoo-ra [2][15]
2011 Brain Choi Ryu-bi Support role [16][17]
Men Cry Lim Ju-hee
Duet Han Joon-hwi
2012 The Korean Peninsula Im Jin-jae
Angel's Choice Yoo-ran and Sang-ho's daughter [18]
Dream of the Emperor Young Princess Yeon-hwa
2013 Flower of Revenge Yoo Ye-ji [19]
2017 Ancient Beast Song Ha-eun
2019 Abyss young Jang Hee-jin and young Oh Su-jin [20][21][22]
2020 Diary of a Prosecutor Yang Eun-jung [23]
2021 Cheat on Me If You Can Park Yeo-ju [24][25]
Bossam: Steal the Fate Kim Hye-yoon [26][27]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Girls Planet 999 Contestant Finished 6th [28]

Notes

  1. 1 2 As a member of Kep1er only.

References

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  2. 1 2 Living Economy Team (December 31, 2010). "'웃어요 엄마' 아역 강예서, 큐티엘 공연" ["Smile, mom." Child actor Kang Ye-seo, CutieL's performance.]. OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 31, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021 via Naver.
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