Ji Youn Kang is a South Korean composer, sound artist, and performer based in the Netherlands. Her work draws on the rites of Korean shamanism and explores the interplay between musical and physical space, with many compositions written for the Wave Field Synthesis system, which consists of 192 loudspeakers. She creates for instruments and live electronics, combining acoustic sound, handmade analogue synthesizers, and digital processing in performance.

Her music has been presented at international festivals including La Biennale di Venezia, Gaudeamus Muziekweek, Sonic Acts, and Sónar. Kang studied composition at Chu-Gye University of the Arts, The Institute of Sonology at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, earning two master’s degrees with distinction. Alongside her freelance practice, she teaches at the Institute of Sonology at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague.