Kara Kang Ji-young Is Good News After 12 Years As an Actor, Becoming a CEO of Sake is a jackpot (Ras)

By SuHyun, Kim

Oct 15, 2025

Kara Kang Ji-young Is Good News After 12 Years As an Actor, Becoming a CEO of Sake is a jackpot (Ras)



Kang Ji-young appears in 'Radio Star' to tell you what she's up to in 12 years. From the past when I cried because of my aegyo when I was an idol to growing up as an actor, I turned the recording studio into a sea of laughter with talks that contained all the changes and growth.

MBC 'Radio Star' (planned by Kang Young-sun / director Hwang Yoon-sang, Byun Da-hee), which will be broadcast on Wednesday night (15th), will feature a special 'Expiration Lupin' with Kang Ha-neul, Kim Young-kwang, Kang Young-seok, and Kang Ji-young.

Kang Ji-young cried because she couldn't act cute when she appeared on the radio show," he says candidly about the behind-the-scenes story of having to cry. He then laughed at the 4MC with an impromptu demonstration, saying, "Acting cute is not trying to look cute, but a technique to break emotions pretty."




We will also reveal the behind-the-scenes stories of Kara's 15th anniversary comeback. He "It's been a long time since I was on stage with the members, and it was my first meeting with Heo Young-ji. They used honorifics to each other because they were the youngest line.

A behind-the-scenes story of 'Japanese priest chemistry' with Kang Ha-neul will also be revealed. "I got in touch with Kang Ha-neul because he wanted to learn Japanese, and I taught him in the form of an exchange of text messages," he said, making everyone laugh by revealing the story of how he had no choice but to quit his Japanese teacher now.

Kara Kang Ji-young Is Good News After 12 Years As an Actor, Becoming a CEO of Sake is a jackpot (Ras)
Kang Ji-young recalls her 12 years as an actor in Japan. He made his debut work 'Hell Mr. Nube' The first broadcast had a viewership of 13% and an average of 10%", he says. "Afterwards, the movie "Ashooting Classroom" topped the box office when it was released, and won the audience award at the Okinawa Film Festival with the movie "Leon"."




It also reveals the behind-the-scenes story of his real name in Japan. If you call your real name in Japanese, it's 'Chie', and I'm surprised by saying that I've received a lot of inquiries from the agency because I thought you were actually a new actor.

Asked about his language skills, he said "I went to Japan and found out. He said he had a good language skills. "It was fun because his Japanese accent was like music. Every day was a practice." He will then reveal the script of the Japanese drama he brought himself. "Remember all the notes by marking them all." You have to express your accent exactly like a Korean dialectLet's demonstrate a line in person, MC Kim Gu-ra laughs, "'I'm sorry I made you act cute in the past.'"

Kara Kang Ji-young Is Good News After 12 Years As an Actor, Becoming a CEO of Sake is a jackpot (Ras)
Kang Ji-young makes a cute slip of the tongue, mentioning the difference between Japanese and Korean entertainment shows, and she makes a smile by trying to pick it up.




He also recently launched the sake brand in Japan, and at the end of the recording, he recalled his Kara days and performed 'Kara Dance' on the spot, and the studio was colored with applause and shouts.

Kang Ji-young, who returned after 12 years, showed her charm with honesty and joy on Radio Star, which airs at 10:30 p.m. today (15th).

Meanwhile, 'Radio Star' is loved for its unique talk show, which disarms guests with the words of a rustic murder that MCs don't know where to go and bring up real stories.



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