- For other people known as 'SeolA', see Seola.
SeolA (Korean: 설아; Chinese: 雪娥) is a South Korean singer-songwriter under Starship Entertainment. She is a member of the girl group WJSN and its sub-unit WJSN THE BLACK, and a former member of the project groups Y TEEN and WJMK.
She made her solo debut in January 23, 2024 with the single album "Inside Out".
Career[]
Pre-debut[]
In 2012, SeolA was part of the lineup for VIVA Girls, a seven-member girl group under Medialine. However, due to financial issues, the group never debuted. Other members of the group included EXY, 9MUSES' Gyeongree, Dalshabet's Woohee, Stellar's Hyoeun, Hello Venus' Lime, and Kiss&Cry's Soyumi.[citation needed]
2015–2016: Debut with WJSN, Y TEEN[]
She was revealed as a member of WJSN on December 24, 2015 as part of the group's Sweet Unit.[2] The group officially debuted on February 25, 2016 with their first mini album Would You Like?.
On August 6, she debuted as a member of the project group Y TEEN with the single "Do Better".
2018: WJMK[]
On June 1, 2018, she debuted as a member of the special project group WJMK with the single "Strong".
2021: WJSN THE BLACK[]
On May 12, 2021, she debuted as a member of WJSN's second sub-unit, WJSN THE BLACK, with the single album "My Attitude".
2024: Solo debut with "Inside Out"[]
On December 1, 2023, Starship Entertainment announced that SeolA will be making her solo debut in January 2024.[3] On December 29, it was announced that SeolA will be making her debut on January 23, 2024 with her first single album, "Inside Out".[4]
Discography[]
Single albums[]
- "Inside Out" (2024)
Digital singles[]
- "Flower" (2023)
- "Teddy Bear" (2023)
Features[]
- Story G - "Winter Again" (with Kim Hyun Jung) (2016)
OSTs[]
- "What's Wrong With Secretary Kim OST Part.1" ("Love Virus" with Kihyun) (2018)
- "Backstreet Rookie OST Part.6" ("See Saw" with Park Kyung) (2020)
- "Growing Season OST Part.1" ("At the End of the Day") (2021)
- "Best Mistake 3 OST Part.1" ("100 Percent" with Yeonjung) (2022)
- "Summer Strike OST Part.8" ("Lover") (2022)
- "The Beloved Little Princess OST" ("By My Side") (2023)
- "Between Him and Her OST Part.1" ("Stay" with Taeyoung) (2023)
- "Street Food Bickers OST" ("Shining and Beautiful") (2025)
Participation releases[]
- "Begin Again Open Mic Episode 41" ("Savior" with Park Ki Young) (2023)
Producing and writing credits[]
- All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless stated.[5]
| Artist | Song | Album | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| WJSN | "Our Garden" | Neverland | Writing Composing |
| 2021 | |||
| WJSN | "New Me" | Unnatural | Writing Composing |
| 2024 | |||
| SeolA | "Without U" | "Inside Out" | Writing |
| "Let's Talk (Loneliness)" | Writing Composing | ||
| "No Girl" | |||
Concerts[]
Concert participation[]
- Yeosu Expo OTT Music Festival (2024)[6]
Filmography[]
Movies[]
- Urban Myths (2022)[7]
Web Dramas[]
- Good Morning Double-Decker Bus (2017)
- In-Out Sider (2019)
- Goedam (2020)
- Love in Black Hole (2021)
Variety shows[]
- King of Mask Singer (MBC, 2018) - guest
Music video appearances[]
- BOYFRIEND - "Janus" (2013)
- Mad Clown - "Without You" (2014)
- Junggigo - "Iljuil (247)" (2015)
- BrotherSu - "What's Wrong With U" (2018)
Endorsements[]
On July 5, 2022, Mai Ohw Mai revealed through an Instagram posted that they selected SeolA as their new muse.[8]
- Mai Ohw Mai (2022)
Trivia[]
- She has an older sister.
- She is the first member of WJSN to debut as a soloist.[3]
- She was a trainee for 10 years.[9]
- She has hydrophobia.[10]
- She was in a "Just Dance" commercial along with TWICE's Nayeon and Jeongyeon.
- Her MBTI personality is INFP (Mediator).[11]
Gallery[]
- Main article: SeolA/Gallery
References[]
- ↑ 한류타임스: 우주소녀 설아
- ↑ @WJSN_Cosmic on Twitter (December 24, 2015)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Soompi: WJSN's SeolA Confirmed To Make Solo Debut
- ↑ @WJSN_Cosmic on Twitter on December 29, 2023
- ↑ KOMCA: Searching Works (search 10025783 under Writers & Publishers)
- ↑ @yeosu_ott on X (April 24, 2024)
- ↑ Soompi: Golden Child’s Jaehyun, Lovelyz’s Jisoo, WJSN’s Exy And SeolA, Oh My Girl’s Arin, And More Introduce Their Roles In Horror Film “Urban Myths”
- ↑ @mai_ohw_mai.official on Instagram (July 5, 2022)
- ↑ Soompi: Girl Group Members Who Pulled Through Their Long Training Years And Blessed Us With Their Debut
- ↑ YouTube: (Ep. 1) Would You Like Girls (My Cosmic Diary)_우주 LIKE 소녀 (김덕후의 덕질일기) 1회_WJSN(우주소녀)
- ↑ Queendom 2 Ep.02
Official links[]
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