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South Korean folk rock singer-songwriter (born 1963)

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Kang San-eh
Birth name	Kang Yeong-geol
Born	(1963-11-03) November 3, 1963 (age 61) Busan, South Korea
Genres	Folk rock
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1992–present
Labels	DRDR AC


Korean name
Hangul	강산에
Revised Romanization	Gang San-e
McCune–Reischauer	Kang Sane
Birth name
Hangul	강영걸
Revised Romanization	Gang Yeong-geol
McCune–Reischauer	Kang Yŏngkŏl

Musical artist

Kang San-eh (Korean: 강산에, born Kang Yeong-geol, Korean: 강영걸; November 3, 1963) is a South Korean folk rock singer-songwriter and actor. He is sometimes referred to as the "Korean Bob Dylan."

Early life and education

Kang was born in 1963 in Busan, South Korea. His mother had settled there during the Korean War as part of the Hungnam evacuation from North Korea in 1950. Kang has one brother and one sister.

Kang moved to Seoul in 1982 to study traditional Korean medicine at Kyung Hee University.

Career

Kang made his debut with the album Ra-gu-yo in 1993. He achieved greater success with his second album, You Can Do It, released in 1994. Since his third album, Ppittagi in 1996, he has worked with Japanese guitarist Gasga Hirohumihachi.

He had a performance for 6 days which is titled "Let's go on a picnic to the riverside and mountains" at a small theater in Daehakro, a famous spot in Seoul. Hachi and Natil, who performed percussion instruments, joined the concert with him. Recordings of the performance were put on the album "Let's go on a picnic Best Live".

He sang the single "To My Friend" (친구여) in collaboration with Bobby Kim.

Kang also sang the song "How Nice It Would Be" (얼마나 좋을까) for the 2014 Korean drama "Valid Love" starring Uhm Tae-woong, Lee Si-young and Lee Soo-hyuk.

In 2018, he sang at the 'Spring is Coming' Inter-Korean Musical Exchange in Pyongyang, North Korea. It was the first time in more than a decade that the two Koreas had hosted a significant event. Kang became emotional during his performance, stating his parents were refugees from the North, and that his concert in Pyongyang was personal.