After initial ballet lessons at Sun Hwa Arts Middle School, where she majored in Korean traditional dance, she continued her education at Sun Hwa Arts High School until 1982.
Following her long career as a ballet dancer, Kang was awarded an honorary degree from Sookmyung Women's University in 2016.
[5] In 2002, Kang appeared in Die Kameliendame and two years later, she performed with Benito Marcellino in Cranko's Onegin.
[5] In 2013, Kang published her first memoir titled I Don't Wait for Tomorrow.
[10] In 2015, Kang performed in John Neumeier's Die Kameliendame in her hometown Seoul, South Korea[11] and the same year appeared in Cranco's Onegin at Seoul Arts Center where she sang the "Swan song".