Actor Kang Myung-joo has passed away after battling cancer. She was 54 years old.
According to the theater industry on the 28th, the deceased's daughter and fellow actor Park Se-young announced the bereavement on her social media service, stating, "My mother left us on the afternoon of yesterday."
She made her debut in 1992 with the play 'Kuni, Nara' at the Experimental Theater Company and appeared in numerous plays including 'Gu Il-man Hamlet,' 'CIAAT,' 'Whether Human or God,' and 'Coriolanus.'
Afterward, she gained public recognition by playing a judge in the 2022 drama 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo.' Last year, she played the role of Kang Ja-kyung in 'KBS Drama Special 2024 - Around the Corner.'
Meanwhile, the deceased's mortuary has been set up at Seoul St. Mary's Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 7:40 a.m. on March 2. Survivors include her actor husband Park Yoon-hee and two daughters.