[Big Picture] 'The First World Star' Kang Su-yeon... a name that will be remembered forever

"Do you think your acting in 'Sister' is the best you've ever done?"

"No. Not at all. It's very unfortunate and I thought why did I do that. When I can be satisfied with 'best acting'...well. That's my goal." The

20-year-old actor who won the Best Actress Award at the Venice International Film Festival for the first time as a Korean actress. To the word 'best acting', he firmly responded 'no'.

Then he said, "A star? No, it's just the beginning."

It was an interview with humility and enthusiasm.

The actor who signaled the start of the legend has been established as a symbol of the Korean film industry for over 30 years.

Her name is Kang Su-yeon.

Those who lived at the same time or not are deeply engraved in the minds of the public.

Kang Su-yeon was the beginning of 'World Star'.

At 3 pm on the 7th, Kang Su-yeon ended his 55-year short life and became a star in the sky.

Kang Su-yeon, who collapsed at his home on the 5th and was receiving treatment at the hospital, eventually passed away without regaining consciousness.

The unbelievable news left the film industry as well as the public deeply shocked and saddened.

When an actor dies, he leaves his name and work behind.

We looked back on the footsteps of the original world star Kang Su-yeon's debut 51 years ago.

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at the age of four.

She pursues her acting career as an exclusive actress for Oriental Broadcasting (TBC), and by the time she was 20, she appeared in about 100 films and dramas.

He jumped over the transition period from his child role to an adult with his charm and acting skills.

He became a 'teen star' with KBS youth drama 'High School Student's Diary', etc.

Kang Su-yeon, who met director Im Kwon-taek, began to develop her acting skills at a young age in her 20s.

In 1987, she received the Best Actress Award at the Venice International Film Festival for her role in Im Kwon-taek's film 'Sister', surprising the domestic and foreign film industry.

Kang Su-yeon was the first Korean actor to win an acting award at one of the world's top three film festivals.

Two years later, in 1989, she won the Best Actress Award for 'Aze Aze Baraze' at the Moscow International Film Festival, one of the top four film festivals in the world.

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Although the international spotlight she received at a young age could be a burden, Kang Su-yeon continued her bold challenge without being weighed down by the weight of the award.

1990's 'Falling Has Wings', 1992 'The Road to the Racetrack', 1993 'Blue in You', 1995 'Go Alone Like a Musso's Horn', 1998 'Dinner of the Virgins', 1999 ' She expanded her acting skills by appearing in films of various genres, such as 'Trout'.

The 1990s was a period called the 'Korean film renaissance'.

Kang Su-yeon, who was already the best star in the film industry, did not hesitate to work with up-and-coming newcomers such as director Im Sang-soo, and contributed to the qualitative development of Korean films.

He has won awards not only overseas but also domestically.

She received the Best Actress award more than 10 times at the Grand Bell Awards, Baeksang Arts Awards, and Blue Dragon Film Awards.

In her 20s, she drew attention from all over the world as a character who showed the classic image of a woman in Korea, but in her 30s, she showed off her acting skills by showing the independent image of a modern Korean woman.

Based on her accurate pronunciation and solid basics of vocalization, she skillfully used her various emotions and showed unwavering acting in any of her works.

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appeared in TV dramas as a child and as a teenager, but as an adult, her career focused on movies.

However, in 2001, he challenged a TV drama and announced a successful comeback.

It was the SBS historical drama 'Woman in Heaven', which aired in 2001.

In this work, Kang Su-yeon performed a charismatic performance as Jeong Nan-jeong, who rose from a lowly status to the most powerful person in the palace with resourcefulness and dark fighting.

The audience rating of this work was close to 50%, and it gained popularity as a national drama.

Kang Su-yeon, who led the drama for 150 episodes, received the Year-end Acting Grand Prize and reaffirmed her reputation as the best actress in broadcasting.

As his honor and position were consolidated, he focused not only on his acting but also on his administrative activities as a filmmaker.

He took a keen interest in film issues, gave his voice, and jumped on his feet.

In the early 2000s, he also struggled to defend Korean films against U.S. trade pressures while serving as deputy commander of the 'Screen Quarter Guardian Angels'.

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The Busan International Film Festival, which has established itself as Korea's leading international film festival, has been with them since the beginning.

From the early days of the Busan International Film Festival in 1996, he worked as a jury member and executive member, contributing to laying the groundwork for the film festival.

This was a time when the film festival was facing its worst crisis.

After the 'Diving Bell' incident in 2014, it experienced external pressure as well as internal redness, and in 2016, it was unclear whether the festival would be held or not.

At the press conference at the time, Kang Su-yeon expressed her determination to revise the Articles of Incorporation, a key topic of the festival, saying, "There is no way to protect the film festival without it."

It is known that Kang Su-yeon, who took on all the responsibilities of the crisis film festival, suffered a lot of pressure and stress.

He eventually resigned in 2017 after taking responsibility for years of ongoing conflict and lameness.

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watched as a phrase The famous line in the movie 'Veteran', "We don't have money, no Gao" is widely known as Kang Su-yeon's words.

A long time ago, director Ryoo Seung-wan attended a film gathering, and Kang Su-yeon remembered her words and made them into lines.

It meant that self-esteem was more important than wealth and fame for filmmakers.

In an interview with Cine21 in 2015, Kang Su-yeon said, "I'm waiting for the work more than anyone else." "The transition from childhood to youth was very difficult. The transition from adolescence to adult acting was also very harsh. Now I have to transition from middle age to old age, and it would have been difficult for an actor to go through such a transition for the first time, but after experiencing similar experiences several times in the past, it is less difficult now. I have a vague wish that I want to approach the audience as a comfortable actor when I get older."

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Kang Su-yeon, who revealed her desire to become a 'grandmother actress', repeatedly emphasized that her role is 'acting'.

She also said that she had no choice but to be the 'chosen one' and that the fate of an actress was endlessly waiting for a good work.

Kang Su-yeon's wish came true for the first time in 10 years.

She is currently cast in the new movie 'Jungi' by director Yeon Sang-ho, who is the hottest in the film industry and OTT world.

Director Yeon Sang-ho wrote with Kang Su-yeon in mind from the stage of writing the screenplay.

Kang Su-yeon finished filming last January.

Although it was her first acting comeback in 10 years, she worked more passionately than any other actress, and it is known that she took care of her colleagues and crew.

It was a time when he could rewrite the phrase “start now” he had said in his early twenties.

An environment has been created where you can lay down your duties and responsibilities as an adult representing the film industry and be faithful to your duty as an actor.

However, Kang Su-yeon collapsed at his home on the 5th and became a star in the sky without waking up.

To quote actor Jo Hyun-cheol who said, "Death is a change in the mode of existence," she has only undergone a biological change, but we will all live forever as 'actor Kang Su-yeon' in our hearts.

(SBS Entertainment News reporter Kim Ji-hye)