Kang graduated Seoul National University 1960 majored in Composition, studied in Germany 1970's, He was a student of Yisang Yoon who was South Korean composer thought in Berlin University of the Arts and Kang studied in Yoon's hospital when he visited South Korean for the political allegations.
[1] From 1970 to the 1980s, Kang developed his creative activities mainly in Germany, and during this period, Edition Modern (now Ricordi) published works such as Buru for indoor ensembles.
Since 2006, he has been holding regular special classes at Shobi University, in Japan where his student Tetsuyama Omura used to work and Kenichiro Ito's mother school.
[5] In recent years, he had been enthusiastic about the search for microtonal intervals using overtone relations, and has shown a high interest in consonant sound that does not depend on equal temperament harmony.
Although his work is still published by Ricordi, Durand-Salabert-Eschig,[6] and Edition Gravis, the sale of CD collections and streaming of sound sources by others is rare, and their legitimate evaluation has been delayed.