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Seulgi (Korean: 슬기; Japanese: スルギ) is a South Korean singer and dancer under SM Entertainment. She is a member of the girl group Red Velvet and its sub-unit Red Velvet - Irene & Seulgi . She is also a member of the female unit GOT the beat and a former member of the project group Girls Next Door.
She made her solo debut on October 4, 2022 with the mini album 28 Reasons.
Career[]
Pre-debut[]
Seulgi auditioned for SM Entertainment in 2006 through an open audition. She didn't receive a call back until a year later and began training in 2007 during her first year in middle school.[1]
On December 2, 2013, she was revealed as a trainee under SMROOKIES, alongside Taeyong and Jeno.[2]
2014–2018: Debut with Red Velvet, solo activities[]
On August 1, 2014, she debuted as a member of Red Velvet with the digital single "Happiness".
Seulgi played the main lead, Dorothy, in SM Entertainment's hologram musical, School Oz, which had the first screening on January 14, 2015.[3] Seulgi was featured on the JTBC variety show Off to School, where she attended Gyeonggi Arts High School for three days along with other idols, which aired from April 2015 to May 2015.[4] She went on MBC's music variety show, King of Mask Singer, on October 2, 2016, where she went under the name Cinema Heaven.[5]
On February 23, 2018, OSEN reported that Seulgi would be part of the cast for Law of the Jungle in Mexico, which aired from May to July.[6] On July 21, 2018, she alongside Wendy was on the special 100th episode of KBS's variety show Battle Trip.[7] On October 26, 2018, JTBC posted a video announcing that Seulgi would be one of the MC's for their variety show Cool Kids.[8] On Episode 7, the MC's revealed that Seulgi alongside Hyun-min had left the show and will no longer be MC's.
2020–2021: Debut with Red Velvet - Irene & Seulgi, Seulgi.zip, debut with GOT the beat[]
On April 21, 2020, SM Entertainment confirmed that Seulgi and fellow member Irene would be debuting in the group's first sub-unit.[9] On May 27, the name of the unit and its debut mini album, Monster, as well as their official logo was revealed across Red Velvet's social media accounts.[10] The sub-unit officially debuted on July 6 with their first mini album Monster.
On April 2, 2021 Music content company 11018 stated that Seulgi would be the new MC for their new music variety The Wise Music Encyclopedia which connects to the music documentary that SBS made called, Legendary Stage Archive K.[11] On May 31, Naver NOW made a statement revealing that Seulgi would be having her own show, Seulgi.zip which would premiere on June 1.[12] The show aired on every Tuesday and Thursday at 10pm KST and had it's last episode on November 25.[13]
On December 27, 2021 she was revealed as being one of the members for the first unit, GOT the beat to the project group Girls On Top.[14] The unit debuted on January 3, 2022 with the digital single, "Step Back".
2022–2023: Solo debut with 28 Reasons, contract renewal[]
On September 6, 2022, Mydaily reported that Seulgi will be making her solo debut sometime in October. A couple hours later, SM confirmed the reports and added that that she is preparing her album with the aim for it to be released in October.[15] On September 13, it was revealed that Seulgi will be debuting with her first mini album, 28 Reasons,[16] on October 4. The album contains six songs including the title track, "28 Reasons".[17]
On August 21, 2023, Star News reported that Seulgi renewed her contract with SM Entertainment. It was confirmed the following day by the agency.[18]
Discography[]
Mini albums[]
Remix singles[]Collaborations[]
Features[]
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OSTs[]
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Filmography[]
Films[]
- SMTown: The Stage (2015)
- Trolls World Tour (2020)
Dramas[]
- Descendants of the Sun (KBS2, 2016)
Variety shows[]
- Off to School (JTBC, 2015) - Episodes 40–43
- 100 People, 100 Songs (JTBC, 2015)
- King of Mask Singer (MBC, 2016) - Episode 79
- Idol Drama Operation Team (KBS, 2017)
- Law of the Jungle in Mexico (SBS, 2018) - Episodes 320–324
- Secret Unnie (JTBC, 2018)
- Battle Trip (KBS, 2018)
- Cool Kids (JTBC, 2018) - Episodes 1–6
- King of Masked Singer (MBC, 2020) - Episode 259
- Dancing Queens On The Road (tvN, 2023) - guest[19]
Music video appearances[]
- Henry - "Fantastic" (2014)
- U-Know - "Eeny Meeny" (2021)
Radio shows[]
- Seulgi.zip (Naver Now, 2021)
Musical theatre[]
- School Oz (2014–2015)
Endorsements[]
In August 2018, Seulgi became the first ever female brand ambassador for Converse Korea.[20] Amuse announced on April 29, 2021 that they have selected Seulgi as their new model.[21][22]
- Converse Korea (2018)
- Coca Cola (2019)
- Volkswagen T-Roc (2021)
- Salvatore Ferragamo (2021)
- Amuse (2021)
- Istkünst (2022)
Writing credits[]
| Artist | Song | Album | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | |||
| Herself | "Dead Man Runnin'" | 28 Reasons | Writing[23] |
Trivia[]
- Out of the 5 members in Red Velvet, Seulgi trained the longest, training for a long duration of 7 years, being cast back in 2007.[24]
- Nicknames: Kkangseul, GomDoli, and Teddy bear.
- She trained with f(x) and EXO.
- She was one of the first three SM Rookies to be revealed.[25]
- She says that family is her source of strength. They always cheered her up, believed in her, and supported her.
- She appeared in The Celebrity magazine and OhBoy! Magazine with her other pre-debut SMROOKIES Irene, Taeyong, and Johnny.
- She is fluent in Japanese.[26]
- She collects stickers, pens, and notes.
- Her favorite number is 20 as she thinks it is a pretty number.
- She went to Byungmal Middle School and Seoul Performing Arts High School.
- She has an older brother.
- Her zodiac sign is Aquarius.
- She is known as the beauty in the group.
- Amber from f(x) gave her the bear nickname.
Gallery[]
- Main article: Seulgi (Red Velvet)/Gallery
References[]
Official links[]
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