Emerging from South Korea’s post-war generation, Kang Seok-woo-originally named Kang Man-heung-entered the performing arts scene in the late 1970s, securing his first screen role in Kim Soo-yong’s 1978 film Yeosu (The Loneliness of the Journey). A few years later he transitioned to the small screen with the drama Ordinary People (1982), establishing a foothold that would later define his career. T…
