Personal life and career
Kang Susie was born on May 20, 1967 in Seoul. She emigrated to New York at the age of 16 with her parents, where she lived in Queens and earned money as a teenager in shops and restaurants. She was part of a gospel choir at her local church. At age 21, having won the Gold Prize at the East American Leg of MBC's College Music Festival in 1989, she was requested by the festival's MC, Song Seung-hwan, to debut as a singer in Korea. He also recruited her to be the RJ of a newly founded Korean-language radio broadcast. She returned to Korea at the age of 23 to debut, where she promoted for 8 years, releasing hit singles such as "Violet Fragrance" (1990), "Scattered Days" (1991), "Scent In The Time" (1991), "You'll Know Then" (1993), "Winter Alone" (1995), "Orpheus' Tears" (1995) and "All I Need Is Time" (1995). She was known for her innocent image, looks and voice, as well as lauded for her songwriting abilities. She dated fellow singer Shim Shin from around 1991 to 1993, fearlessly admitting so despite the social stigma against celebrities dating and the hate she received from Shim's teenage fans. In 1994, she forayed into the Japanese music market, releasing various singles and acting in a musical, as well as a Japanese compilation album, "Self Selection". She married a Korean-American dentist in the United States in 2001, which resulted in a divorce in mid-November 2006. Kang Susie divorced on the condition that she held custody of her then-3 year old daughter, Viviana. She raised her alone in Korea until she remarried comedian and MC Kim Kook-jin in 2018, whom she met during the shoot of SBS variety show "Burning Youth".Discography
Studio albums
* ''Violet Fragrance'' (보라빛향기) (1990) * ''Scattered Days'' (흩어진 나날들) (1991) * ''Do You Know My Heart?'' (내 마음 알겠니) (1992) * ''Then You'll Know'' (그때는 알겠지) (1993) * ''To A Beautiful You'' (아름다운 너에게) (1994) * ''I Won't Let You Go'' (널 보내지 않아) (1995) * ''One & Only'' (1996) * ''Kissing You'' (1997) * ''Wish'' (1998) * ''Loveletter Mailed 10 Years Ago'' (2002)References
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1967 births Living people Singers from Seoul South Korean expatriates in Japan South Korean emigrants to the United States South Korean women pop singers South Korean musical theatre actresses South Korean women composers {{SouthKorea-singer-stub