Kang Taeshik (Taisei Michikado (道門泰星)) appears in Solo Leveling. This guide is for readers who clicked a name in an episode review or the hub Characters tab — role, how they fit the hunter world, and where spoilers start.
Quick information
- Role: Supporting
- Series: Solo Leveling (A-1 Pictures, 2024–2025)
- Also known as: Taisei Michikado (道門泰星)
- JP voice: Kouki Uchiyama
- Also see: All Solo Leveling characters · Fact and Spoilers
Who is Kang Taeshik?
Kang Taeshik is part of the aired Solo Leveling TV cast through Season 2. Also listed as Taisei Michikado (道門泰星). If you arrived from a review name-link, this page is the character stop — not a full episode recap.
Start at Episode 1 if you have not watched. Heavy System / Jeju talk sits behind the spoiler mark below.
Personality
TV Solo Leveling writes supporting hunters as jobs under pressure: money, rank, fear, and whether they treat Sung Jinwoo as a person or a liability. Kang Taeshik reads through that lens. The show is not subtle about class. That is the point.
Powers & skills
Hunter ranks and dungeon roles are public. Jinwoo’s System is not. If Kang Taeshik is a hunter, treat their kit as the class the Association can measure. If they are a dungeon being or a shadow, treat extraction / monarch-adjacent titles as spoiler territory after Season 1 Episode 12.
Role in the story
Also listed as Taisei Michikado (道門泰星). Season 2’s Jeju raid and the Shadow Monarch reveal change how a lot of these people look at him. This page does not invent Season 3 fights.
Relationships
Sung Jinwoo · Lee Joohee · Song Chi-Yul · Yoo Jin-Ho · Cha Hae-In · Hwang Dongsuk · Hwang Dongsoo · Kang Jeongho · Kim Sangshik · Ahn Sangmin · Baek Yoonho · Choi Jong-In · Go Gun-Hee · Woo Jin-Chul
Best moments
Look for the scene where Kang Taeshik either helps Jinwoo, underestimates him, or has to live with the gap after he stops pretending to be E-rank. Those beats do more character work than a stat card.
FAQ
Who is Kang Taeshik in Solo Leveling?
A credited TV character in the Solo Leveling anime. See the hub characters grid for the full named cast.
Do I need this page before Episode 1?
No. Watch Episode 1 first.
Where next?
Hub · Characters · Fact and Spoilers
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Your turn
Where did Kang Taeshik click for you — early raids, guild politics, or Jeju? Who should get the next deep guide?