Baritone Hae Kang was born in 1994 in Seoul (South Korea).

He won the first prize at the 59th Edition of the International “Voci Verdiane” Competition in Busseto and the Grand Prize at the Cascais National Opera International Competition. He was also awarded second prize at the “Piero Cappuccilli” Competition.

He performed the role of Rodrigo in Don Carlo at the Teatro Galli in Rimini and that of Marcello in La bohème at the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari. His repertoire also includes Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Belcore in L’elisir d’amore, and Carmina Burana at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. He portrayed Renato in Un ballo in maschera at the Festival Verdi in Parma and in the cities of Fermo, Ascoli Piceno, and Fano, as well as Silvio in Pagliacci in Modena, Piacenza, and Rimini.

Among his engagements for the 2025–26 season are: L'elisir d'amore at the Teatro Comunale di Bolzano; Il barbiere di Siviglia in Ascoli Piceno, Fermo, Fano, and Ancona; Ponchielli’s Messa per la notte di Natale at the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon; Pagliacci and Un ballo in maschera at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; and Turandot at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples.