Kang Sora 강소라 - 姜素拉 - カン・ソラ - คัง โซรา - كانغ سورا

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Official photos on the siteweb "Doctor Stranger" of SBS(cr SBS)

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Thank you @RaniaZeid for the photo... with Sora and Lee Jonk Suk during "Doctor Stranger"

Credit : ©kangkang05 + ©euna1006

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Thank you @RaniaZeid for this gif...
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In "Star Beauty Show" (SBSfunE), I watched Sora : she has a natural beauty, she was cool, friendly and funny ! I love her !!! The atmosphere of the interview was very nice : they talked about exercice, food, dresses and beauty care.
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"Star Beauty Show" (22 april 2014, SBSfunE) with Sora http://youtu.be/J9Vr0TX2cHo 
source : Yange Sorahttps://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.655251461191038.1073741850.591020474280804&type=3

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This advertisement for SCINIC is based on the cosmetics Sora used during the "Star Beauty Show" (look my previous posts). 
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7 april 2014, publication of an interview of Kang Sora on many siteweb of korean press (look my posts page 32) with 3 photos of "bnt" : today, 23 april 2014, Hiedi (@nhb19) translated this interview.
[iNTERVIEW] Kang Sora "If I may, I would like to film a romantic piece with Yoo Seung Ho"

~I am grateful for just being able to strip off the school uniform~

Kang Sora who was debut in 2009 through movie '4th Period Mystery', later after that if you might notice, in all her filmography including 'Sunny', 'Dream High 2' and 'Paparotti', she always acted in school uniform. Only then, her thirst for adult role was quenched through SBS drama 'Ugly Alert' that she starred in last year. Moreover she managed to disentangle herself from any need to wear school uniform in her roles.

Even though public could see Kang Sora's lively image, nobody knows the fact that she had been through the stormy period of 5 staggering years of her career life. In an interview with WstarNews, Kang Sora opened up her story with difficulty, "I am grateful for just being able to strip off the school uniform. Somewhere in the middle of my teens and twenties, I felt so inept and awkward." 

~Getting rid of the school uniform and her stormy growing years~

In daily drama 'Ugly Alert', Kang Sora who reached 25 years old was embraced by her first role in which she just need to wear ordinary civilian clothes instead of school uniform that she had been wearing in all her previous works. That very first role also brought big changes to her not only psychologically but as well as physically. She got to wear pretty clothes to her heart's content and she even got to experience many new emotions through her first role as an adult character. "Oh, I am a woman too!" quoted Kang Sora regarding her feeling during that moment.

'Ugly Alert' had the longest shooting period among all the works that she had worked on since her debut. The shooting took 133 episodes and 7 long months to finish. I was curious about her thoughts on completing this long drama. "I was in big fear before the drama started. I'm originally a faint-hearted person in nature. But after it was all ended, I felt relieved that I had a great time during the filming. For such a long time working alongside Im Joo Hwan-ssi, I became close to him," told Kang Sora.

When mentioning about Ha Chun Hwa & Shin Hye Sung; her roles in 'Sunny' & 'Dream High 2' respectively, you will recall that both has an overlapping image of a cool and positive character, which made those characters even seem like Kang Sora's usual self in the eyes of general public. Of course, it was just a coincidence but to a certain degree it felt a little bit boring to see her in the same character again and again. I wonder whether does she ever think or desire to act out any exceptional and sensational-worthy character. 

To this Kang Sora replied, "Looking back at my past works, I think I could feel the similarities that each of my roles shared. I guess little by little the feeling would be too overwhelming. But still, even though I'm not an impulsive person in nature, I wouldn't say no to whatever opportunity to play any role that comes along my way."

~Lucky to have great acting partner~

Apparently it seems, the new Kang Sora now possesses the good luck of her acting partner as well as their good influence. She worked hand in glove with Im Joo Hwan in their daily drama. So was with Yoo Seung Ho in her debut piece.

When she was asked to point out who is the most impressive partner that she had worked with, Yoo Seung Hoo; the co-star in her debut filmography was the first person that came across her mind. "I was a rookie at that time while Seung Ho-ssi was already a big senior to me, so it was very difficult for me due to the acting experience gap between us. Nowadays, couple between younger man and older woman is in trend. So if possible, I would like to work with Yoo Seung Ho again in a romantic piece," told Kang Sora clearly about her wish in a shy expression.

Even in the upcoming drama 'Doctor Stranger' too, Kang Sora is working together with two splendid acting partners. In the drama, she plays the role of Oh Soo Hyun, a thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon who's also a daughter of the hospital chairman that will form a love triangle with Lee Jong Suk and Park Hae Jin; the hottest male stars in the industry nowadays. When asked to comment on the opportunity working together with them, she implied the 'half fluttering half worrying' feeling in her promise to work hard for the drama. 

~Kang Sora with a twist~

Diet is the one thing that cannot be avoided when public are talking about Kang Sora. As the proof, diet or other similar keywords would come out together when you enter the word 'Kang Sora' in the portal site search bar. As an actress who has just reached the height of her life, her returning reply on whether she's having a stress if her past appearance are floating around on the internet, was a little unexpected. 

"I want to make a book on diet. Since many are interested in me and my diet after all. It would be good if I can share on how I lost my weight and the best way to diet with many people out there. I wish I could tell in more details about the importance of not to skip any meals when dieting and if I like to cook or something like that," said Kang Sora in laughs. 

To Kang Sora, life of an actress is simple, huge and limitless. In future, if she wants to try acting certain roles, she will challenge herself and try any role opportunity that comes her way even though it is not initially in her career plan. From the sound of her intention and aspiration as an actress that mixed with yearning and earnestness, note of frustration could be heard. It is because when recalling the name Kang Sora, public interest is still veiled with their focus on her diet story or her past role in 'Sunny'.

"I have a lot of fear and worries regarding my work. Since I'm someone who cannot do several works at once, so I won't be too greedy to work prolifically. However, I also don't want to be so particular in doing my work and block my path as an actress. My wish is I want to let everyone see me being around little by little but for a very long time in the industry." 
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** Translate by Hiedi/@nhb19
** Source:http://goo.gl/K32HCG

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Thank you "Only Kang Sora" for the information : 3 photos of Bang Bang (collection for the summer 2014)
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Look the 3 photos of backstage (20 march 2014, 3 posts of @ChoonHee21 page 30) about these 3 last photos for Bang Bang.

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Information about her drama "Doctor Stranger"

The production press conference is customarily held about a week before the drama airs. Some sources indicate that DS may be having their conference on April 29th, making them the first drama to have a press conference after the Sewol Ferry tragedy. All morning, production has been going back and forth on whether they should have the presscon on that day or at all, given the current situation — it would be strange to watch people laugh and promote their new dramas. Honestly, all the television stations are watching each other to see who will bite the bullet and begin first and receive the netizen backlash…        source : http://hitoritabi.tumblr.com/

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This advertisement for SCINIC is based on their cream Sora used during the "Star Beauty Show" (look my previous posts). 
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Spoiler:




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SBS promotes "Doctor Stranger".http://youtu.be/Lw4Ie6r4MaY 

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Sora / Doctor Oh in the backstage of "Doctor Stranger"cr photo : daehwakoh 

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Today (27 april 2014), korean article about Kang Sora / Doctor Oh ! I want to read the Korean !!!  :o3  (cr photo : SBS)
source photo : http://www.fnnews.com/view?ra=Sent1901m_View&corp=fnnews&arcid=14042708143222&cDateYear=2014&cDateMonth=04&cDateDay=27
Article of "Soompi" about her photos in "Doctor Stranger" (look the picture above) : class="content-title" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4em; vertical-align: baseline; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 1px 1px 0px; visibility: visible; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"Kang Sora Transforms into the Beautiful Female Doctor in “Doctor Stranger”

Kang Sora has transformed into a female doctor.

On April 27, the production staff of SBS “Doctor Stranger” has revealed stills of Kang Sora acting as Oh Soo Hyun in the drama.

Soo Hyun is an independent and strong doctor with beautiful looks and comes from a wealthy family. She also has a lover but one part of her heart is filled with loneliness, making her a rounded character.

This is Kang Sora’s first time acting as doctor and in order to play the part, she visited a hospital and participated in a surgery, practiced medicine and performed many other tasks, expressing the affection she had towards her character.

When filming takes place within a hospital, Kang Sora would perfectly focus on doctor, Oh Soo Hyun, by not putting on any make-up, tying her hair, wearing the blue surgery uniform or just putting on the doctor’s gown, giving off the doctor atmosphere.

Also, because she is a well-known doctor, details such as place highlighters and pens in an organized manner in the pocket of the gown, caught the eyes of many.

Many have said that it was Kang Sora’s idea to express the organized characteristic that Oh Soo Hyun had.

The production staff talked about Kang Sora by saying, “This is the first time Kang Sora plays as a doctor so she’s focusing on every detail and is totally into the character, Oh Soo Hyun. The production staff is also preparing every small detail and we’re really looking forward to Kang Sora’s performance of Oh Soo Hyun. Kang Sora has been in sync with Oh Soo Hyun 200% and I hope that the viewers will look forward to her performance and ‘Doctor Stranger.’”

Meanwhile, “Doctor Stranger” is about a genius doctor, Park Hoon, played by Lee Jong Suk, who was born and raised in North Korea and Korea’s best elite doctor, Han Jae Joon, played by Park Hae Jin. The two will be facing a great conspiracy. This first episode will be aired on May 5.

source : http://www.soompi.com/2014/04/27/kang-sora-transforms-into-the-beautiful-female-doctor-in-doctor-stranger/#.U10vVPl_t1Y

Informations :

"So far, we are still having the special episode of God’s Gift/Doctor Stranger tomorrow at 10pm KST. So watch out for that.

The press conference for ‘Doctor Stranger’ is also still going on at 2pm KST on 29th April (Tue). The cast will all be dressed in black and and aim to make this a most low-profile event. We are the first drama to have our press conferences after the Sewol ferry tragedy. It is said that the cast and crew will also be making a joint donation to the tragedy at the conference."

by hitoritabi  

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25 and 28 april 2014, these advertisements for SCINIC are based on the cosmetics Sora used during the "Star Beauty Show" (look my previous posts) : https://twitter.com/Scinic_
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[iNFO via "Only Kang sora"] Baeksang Arts Awards 2014, ceremony May 27th 2014 live JTBC : Nominees Baeksang Awards - Female Popularity (TV) Kang Sora (강소라) for Ugly Alert... I hope Sora will go and win ! 
Today (28 april 2014), Sora gives an interview in "the special episode" of "Doctor Stranger", she's in the backstage or during the shooting of drama. Thank you "Only Kang Sora" for the capte video, cr photos & caps : Cr. Weibo eternitily]. 

Special episode of "Doctor Stranger" (whole video)

Thank you "Kang Sora International Fanclub" for the link :http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1rwwwc_140428-doctor-stranger-special-episode_shortfilms#from=embediframe

Thank you "Hitoritabi" for the same video on Youtube :http://youtu.be/NUfRu8GL4os 

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"Doctor Stranger" official posters ! (29 april 2014)

[Preview Photos] 29/04/2014 "Doctor Stranger" Press Conference

Thank you @RaniaZeid for the previous photo.

Thank you "Kang Sora International Fanclub" for the photos of various media :


Sora greets the audience during this presscon.



(Next photos of various media)Sora with Lee Jong Suk

Sora with Park Hae Jin

Sora with Jin Se Yeon and Bora of "Sistar"

The principal cast of "Doctor Stranger"
http://youtu.be/92fg6aYFv4o 

SBS [닥터이방인] - 하이라이트 영상 Doctor Stranger highlights : 

an extract of episode (with Sora 8:54 - 11:51)

http://youtu.be/rMoGCa1Hv6M 

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2 advertisements for SCINIC is based on their cream Sora used during the "Star Beauty Show" (look my previous posts). 
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Thank you "Hanyissi" for the informations of presscon for "Doctor stranger" :
PD first met Sora in SBS Entertainment Award Ceremony and wanted to work with her. He was impressed by her dance then.
PD found Sora very charming and feminine in her stage performance and approached her right away for collaboration.
Sora's efforts in SBS Entertainment Award Ceremony had gained her the opportunity to Dr Stranger.
Sora's comment on hospital.

'Doctor Stranger' PD shares why he cast SISTAR's Bora and Kang So Ra

At the press conference for 'Doctor Stranger' on April 29, PD Jin Hyuk revealed why he chose to cast SISTAR's Bora and Kang So Ra in the drama.
Bora, who'll be making her acting debut in 'Doctor Stranger', is playing a hardworking girl from North Korea named Lee Chan Lee trying her best to bring her mother down south. The PD shared that he was somewhat biased when he cast Bora, saying, "To be honest, I had a selfish motive when I cast SISTAR's Bora. I'm personally a huge fan of SISTAR," making everyone laugh.
As for Kang So Ra, he commented, "I wanted to work with Kang So Ra as soon I saw her dancing at the acting awards last year. She's an actress with both boyish and feminine qualities. After meeting with her, I contacted her after two days to say I wanted to work with her, and I'm very thankful she accepted right away." 
source : allkpop.com

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The official photos of presscon for "Doctor Stranger" (cr : official siteweb SBS for this drama)

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Press Conference of "Doctor Stranger", SBS, 29 april 2014 Thank you "WGM Leeteuk SJ & Kang Sora Facebook" for the next photos of various media... https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.607301426032107.1073741861.147643228664598&type=3
...Sora enters in the meeting room.       cr as tagged

 ...Sora greets the audience.     cr as tagged