| Kang Yeonsak | |
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| Kang Yeonsak in Olympus Has Fallen | |
| Name: | Kang Yeonsak |
| Gender: | Male |
| Hair color: | Black |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Nationality: | North Korean |
| Affiliation: | KUF paramilitary organization |
| Profession: | Head of the KUF |
| Father: | Unknown name (deceased) |
| Mother: | Unknown name (deceased) |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Cause of death: | Stabbed in the head by Mike Banning |
| Played by: | Rick Yune |
| Film: | Olympus Has Fallen |
- "There is a saying is Korea. Saying something a hundred times is not as good as living it once."
- ―Kang Yeonsak saying it Ruth McMillan [src]
Kang Yeonsak was the head of a North-Korean terrorist paramilitary organization known as the KUF and the main antagonist of Olympus Has Fallen.
He was portrayed by Rick Yune.
Character Biography
Kang using his pistol to takeover the bunker
Kang was a North Korean terrorist and the leader of the Korean terrorists who masterminded the takeover of the White House in order to unify Korea. He disguised himself as a an aide for South Korean Prime Minister Lee Tae-Woo. To ensure a reunified Korea, he and former secret service agent, Dave Forbes takes President Benjamin Asher, Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Admiral Nathan Hoenig hostage in the Presidential bunker. Kang orders the US to withdraw all their troops to allow the civil war to end and also seeks to destroy the US with activating their nuclear weapons as payback for the untimely death of his parents. To accomplish this, Kang needs the three codes from Asher, McMillan and Hoenig that will allow him to activate Cerberus. And if they do not comply, he will shoot the president to death. Kang was a ruthless, cold blooded killer who executed multiple people over the course of the film, and attempted to shoot one on national television although he failed to accomplish this. He was eventually killed by Mike Banning during a knife fight after he is stabbed in the head, piercing his skull and impaling him through the brain. Banning then disabled Cerberus, ruining Kang's plan to destroy America.
| Olympus Has Fallen Characters | |
|---|---|
| Heroes | Mike Banning - President Benjamin Asher - Allan Trumbull |
| Villains | Kang Yeonsak - Dave Forbes |
| Allies | Lynne Jacobs - Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan - General Edward Clegg - Ray Monroe - Roma |
| Henchmen | Lim - Cho - Yu |
| Other characters | Leah Banning - Margaret Asher - Connor Asher |