Who is Kang Soo Yeon? (dedication explained)

Who is Kang Soo Yeon? While watching Netflix’s latest Korean thriller Boy from Train to Busan and infernal Director Yeon Sang-ho may have noticed that there is a special dedication in the film’s credits.

At the end of the film, a poster honoring the memory of Kang Soo-yeon appears. For those who don’t know, Soo-yeon is the talented actress who plays Yun Seo-hyun in the film. Unfortunately, she passed away a few months after completing filming on the sci-fi film.

These dedications are a way for the film’s cast and crew to honor the cast or crew member who died, which is the case with this special dedication.

Below we will detail Kang Soo-yeon’s legacy and its connection to the film.

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Fans of South Korean films and TV series are probably familiar with Kang Soo-yeon, an internationally acclaimed actress who has starred in many projects over the years and has won several prestigious awards including the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 44th Venice International Film Festival for her Work in the 1987 film The substitute woman. She was the first Korean woman to win the acting award.

Soo-youn stars in the new Netflix sci-fi movie Boy. She plays an artificial intelligence researcher at a military development company called Kronoid. Her character, Yun Seo-hyun, is responsible for creating the perfect combat warrior by replicating her mother’s brain.

Unfortunately, Soo-yeon passed away on May 7, 2022. Boy was her first new film in nine years. Filming ended in January 2022. Soo-youn died a few months later at the age of 55. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the veteran actress was hospitalized after suffering a cardiac arrest and died of a brain hemorrhage two days later.

Boy now streaming on Netflix. Add the film to your watch list.