<P> It was in 2005, however, that Kang established herself as a star outside of her appearance in Oldboy . The sharp - edged relationship drama Rules of Dating, in which she starred opposite Park Hae - il, proved to be an unexpected hit, and then two months later she took a small but central role in box office megahit Welcome to Dongmakgol . In a 2005 survey of influential movie producers, she was ranked among the top ten most bankable stars . </P> <P> In 2006, she starred in Love Phobia opposite then - boyfriend Cho Seung - woo, as well as the Thai film Invisible Waves by rising directorial star Pen - ek Ratanaruang . </P> <P> After playing the developmentally disabled daughter to veteran actress Bae Jong - ok in the 2007 melodrama Herb, in 2009 Kang starred in two unconventional romantic comedies with roles she imbued with her trademark quirkiness . She said she chose Why Did You Come to My House? hoping to "expand the realms" of her lovelorn stalker character; the director said she had written the script with Kang in mind from the beginning . In Kiss Me, Kill Me, she played a woman who, after several failed suicide attempts, hires a professional assassin (Shin Hyun - joon) to kill her, but he falls in love with her instead . </P> <P> Known for taking risky roles, Kang gradually started going off the predictable path that the public expected her to take . In Girlfriends, she played an ordinary twenty - something girl who goes through growing pains and lovelife troubles when she discovers that her boyfriend is also involved with two other women . Kang said that this career shift reflects the limited number of interesting scripts that she receives, as well as her calmer, softer state of mind after settling down . </P>

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