Kang Nara (Korean: 강나라; born July 9, 1997) is a North Korean defector and social media influencer.[1][non-primary source needed] She had high songbun before defecting[2] in 2014.[3]

Kang Nara
Born
Kang Yun-so

(1997-07-09) July 9, 1997 (age 28)
Known forDefection from North Korea
YouTube information
Channel
Years activeFebruary 24, 2015 – present
Korean name
Hangul
강나라
RRGang Nara
MRKang Nara
Birth name
Hangul
강윤서
RRGang Yunseo
MRKang Yunsŏ

She has appeared on Now On My Way to Meet You, Moranbong club, and North Korean Woman, South Korean Man.[1][non-primary source needed][2][4][5] She was a consultant on the production of Crash Landing on You.[6]

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  1. 1 2 "Kang Nara: Defector turned social media celebrity". BBC World Service. 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
  2. 1 2 Ormiston, Susan (2018-02-07). "North Korean defectors the unlikely stars of new kind of reality TV in South Korea". CBC News. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
  3. Yoon, Hahna (2021-08-04). "Tracing Freedom to a Pair of Jeans". New York Times.
  4. Yeung, Jessie; Seo, Yoonjung (2022-09-03). "The North Korean defectors who became YouTube stars". CNN. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
  5. Burgonio, TJ (2020-12-29). "North Korean defector chases acting dream in South, finds role as unification advocate". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  6. Nafziger, Gussie (22 October 2020). "'Crash Landing on You' smashes quarantine boredom". The Record. Goshen College. Retrieved 2025-12-30.