ACTOR

Kang Ji-young

1994 - Today

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Kang Ji-young (Korean: 강지영; born January 18, 1994), also known mononymously as Jiyoung or under the stage name JY in Japan, is a South Korean singer and actress. At age 14, she rose to fame as a member of the South Korean girl group Kara, joining the group in 2008. Dubbed as "Hallyu Queens", Kara achieved mainstream success across Asia, particularly in Japan where they earned ten top-five singles on the Oricon Singles Chart, and became the first female South Korean act to perform at the Tokyo Dome. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kang Ji-young has received more than 982,306 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Kang Ji-young is the 10,850th most popular actor (down from 9,729th in 2019), the 789th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 642nd in 2019) and the 348th most popular South Korean Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 980k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kang Ji-young ranks 10,850 out of 13,578. Before her are Paula Garcés, Jake T. Austin, Harry Treadaway, Andrzej Piaseczny, Sam Jones III, and Andrew Koenig. After her are Peggy Knudsen, Usha Kiran, Rati Agnihotri, Mackenzie Rosman, Deanna Russo, and Jennifer Hale.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Kang Ji-young ranks 238. Before her are Maren Lundby, Shim Eun-kyung, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Jake T. Austin, Koray Günter, and Kenan Karaman. After her are Samra Rahimli, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Hans Hateboer, Zhu Ting, Sebastián Yatra, and Guillaume Cizeron.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Kang Ji-young ranks 789 out of 1,128. Before her are Kim Yong-dae (1979), Shim Eun-kyung (1994), Oh Beom-seok (1984), Chung Hyeon (1996), Yoon Bo-ra (1989), and Yoon Park (1987). After her are Ha Yeon-soo (1990), Park Cho-a (1990), Seong-Jin Cho (1994), Ji Dong-won (1991), Ryujin (2001), and Eunha (1997).

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Among ACTORS In South Korea

Among actors born in South Korea, Kang Ji-young ranks 348. Before her are Lee Min-hyuk (1990), Jo Woo-ri (1992), Jung Yoo-jin (1989), Shim Eun-kyung (1994), Yoon Bo-ra (1989), and Yoon Park (1987). After her are Ha Yeon-soo (1990), Park Cho-a (1990), Gain (1987), Hoya (1991), Bona (1995), and Kang Mi-na (1999).

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