Jung_E: Who is Kang Soo-yeon? (Dedication explained)

Who is Kang Soo-yeon? While watching Netflix’s latest Korean thriller film Jung_E from Train to Busan and Hellbound director Yeon Sang-ho, you might have noticed that a special dedication is featured during the movie’s closing credits.

At the end of the movie, a placard appears honoring the memory of Kang Soo-yeon. For those unaware, Soo-yeon is the talented actress who plays Yun Seo-hyun in the movie. Sadly, she passed away a few months after she completed filming on the sci-fi movie.

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

Below we’ll detail Kang Soo-yeon’s legacy and her connection to the movie.

Jung_E on Netflix: Kang Soo-yeon dedication explained

Fans of South Korean films and television series are likely familiar with Kang Soo-yeon, an internationally acclaimed actress who has starred in many projects over the years and 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 Surrogate Woman. She was the first Korean to win the acting prize.

Soo-youn stars in the new Netflix science fiction film Jung_E. She plays an artificial intelligence researcher at a military development company called Kronoid. Her character, Yun Seo-hyun, is in charge of creating the perfect combat warrior by replicating her mother’s brain.

Sadly, Soo-yeon passed away on May 7, 2022. Jung_E marked her first new movie in nine years. It wrapped filming on January 2022. Soo-youn passed away a few months later at age 55. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the veteran actress was taken to the hospital after suffering from cardiac arrest and died two days later from a cerebral hemorrhage.

Jung_E is streaming now on Netflix. Add the film to your watchlist.