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Kang Shin-il

강신일
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Kang Shin-il (강신일) is a South Korean actor best known as Lieutenant General Yoon in Descendants of the Sun (2016) and Jin Mu-dal in Love Song for Illusion (2024).

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South Korean actor Kang Shin-il, star of Descendants of the Sun
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THE PEOPLE BEHIND YOUR FAVOURITE STORIES ✦ AN OXFEA PROFILE
01 / A closer look

Beyond the screen.

Kang Shin-il (강신일) is a South Korean actor born on November 26, 1960, in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. He is represented by Starvillage Entertainment and began his acting career in 1985.

He is best known as Lieutenant General Yoon in Descendants of the Sun (2016), a romance, drama and action series. He also played Jin Mu-dal in Love Song for Illusion (2024), a historical, fantasy and romance drama.

The two roles show his range across decades of work, from a romance, drama and action series to a historical, fantasy and romance drama, and both titles are part of the Oxfea catalogue.

02 / The journey

A career, chapter by chapter.

Selected drama roles

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03 / Their screen stories

Stories to find them in.

Selected credits in the Oxfea collection.

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