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Seola (singer)
Kim Hyun-jung (Korean: 김현정; born December 24, 1994), known professionally as Seola (Korean: 설아; stylized as SeolA), is a South Korean singer and actress, best known as a member of the South Korean girl group WJSN.
Seola | |
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Seola in March 2019 | |
| Born | Kim Hyun-jung December 26, 1994[1] |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김현정 |
| Hanja | 金炫廷 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Hyeon-jeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hyŏnchŏng |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 설아 |
| Hanja | 雪娥 |
| Revised Romanization | Seol-a |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏl A |
Career edit
2016–present: Debut with WJSN, and solo projects edit
Seola was revealed to be a member of WJSN and its "Sweet Unit" on December 24, 2015.[2] WJSN debuted on February 25, 2016, with the release of their debut EP Would You Like?, including the lead singles "Mo Mo Mo" and "Catch Me".[3][4]
In August 2016, Seola, alongside group members Exy, Soobin, Eunseo, Cheng Xiao, Yeoreum, and Dayoung collaborated with label mates Monsta X to form the unit "Y-Teen". Y-teen was a project unit group that promoted as CF models for KT’s phone fare service and would release EPs, music videos, and various entertainment content.[5]
In November 2017, Seola made her acting debut when she was cast for a supporting role in Naver TV's short web-drama Good Morning Double-Decker Bus.[6]
On May 2, 2018, Starship Entertainment and Fantagio collaborated to form a special four-member unit named WJMK, consisting of members of their respective girl groups WJSN and Weki Meki.[7] The group is composed of four members: Yoojung, Doyeon, Seola, and Luda.[8] On June 1, 2018, they released the single "Strong" along with a music video.[9][10]
On June 14, 2018, Seola released "Love Virus" for the soundtrack of What's Wrong with Secretary Kim alongside labelmate Kihyun.[11][12]
In June 2019, Seola starred in Naver TV's web drama In-Out Sider as Jung So-min, an icon of students' first love, who has everything from appearance, personality, and studies to missing.[13][14]
In August 2020, Seola starred in the Netflix original series Goedam.[15][16]
In April 2021, WJSN's second sub-unit named The Black was formed with Seola and fellow members Exy, Bona, and Eunseo.[17]
In June 2021, Seola was cast as the female lead in web drama Love in Black Hole as the character Eunha, who finds a white hole in her room and searches for traces of the person she likes.[18][19]
In January 2022, Seola released "100 percent" for the soundtrack of Best Mistake 3 with groupmate Yeonjung.[20]
In April 2023, Seola was selected as a DJ on KBS Radio's Station Z.[21][22]
On January 23, 2024, Seola made her solo debut with the single album Inside Out.[23]
Discography edit
Single albums edit
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| KOR [24] | |||
| Inside Out |
Track listing
| 8 |
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Singles edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart position | Album |
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| KOR DL [26] | |||
| "Flower" | 2023 | 160 | Non-album singles |
| "Teddy Bear" | 58 | ||
| "Without U" | 2024 | 28 | Inside Out |
Soundtrack appearances edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart position | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR DL [27] | |||
| "Love Virus" (with Kihyun) | 2018 | 67 | What's Wrong with Secretary Kim OST |
| "See Saw" (with Park Kyung) | 2020 | — | Backstreet Rookie OST |
| "At the End of the Day" | 2021 | 129 | Growing Season OST |
| "Happy Ending is Mine" | 158 | Love in Black Hole OST | |
| "100 Percent" (with Yeonjung) | 2022 | 132 | Best Mistake 3 OST Part 1 |
| "Lover" | 137 | Summer Strike OST Part 8 | |
| "By My Side" | 2023 | — | The Beloved Little Princess OST |
| "Stay" (with Cravity's Taeyoung) | 189 | Man and Woman OST Part 1 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
Composition credits edit
All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless otherwise stated.[28]
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Urban Myths | Ji-hye | Segment: "The Closet" | [29][30] |
Television series edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Chicago Typewriter | Herself | Cameo (Episode 3) | [31] |
Web series edit
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Good Morning Double-Decker Bus | Shi Young | [6] |
| 2019 | In-Out Sider | Somin | [32] |
| 2020 | Goedam | Min Young | [33] |
| 2021 | Love in Black Hole | Eunha | [34][35] |
Television shows edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | King of Mask Singer | Contestant | Using stage name "Observatory" (Episode 173–174) | [36] |
Videography edit
Music videos edit
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Duration | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | "Without U" | — | 3:14 | [37] |
References edit
- ^ @WJSN_Cosmic (December 26, 2023). "231226 #WJSN #SEOLA BIRTHDAY LIVE 종료🎂💕" (Tweet). Retrieved January 13, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ @WJSN_Cosmic (December 24, 2015). "#STARSHIP #YUEHUA NEW! GIRLS 우주소녀 'Sweet' Unit 설아&엑시&수빈 공개 #COMINGSOON #우주소녀 #WJSN #COSMICGIRLS #宇宙少女 #SWEETUNIT" (Tweet). from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Seon, Mi-kyeong (February 25, 2016). "우주소녀 "많은 일 겪으며 준비, 데뷔 상상도 못했다"". OSEN. Naver. from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ "Cosmic Girls makes long-awaited debut". Yonhap News Agency. February 25, 2016. from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ "MonstaX, Cosmic Girls join hands in unit project 'Yteen'". Yonhap News. August 3, 2016. from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ a b "[웹드라마] 굿모닝 이층버스 Ep.01 - 내리셔야죠". Naver TV (in Korean). November 7, 2017. from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ [Oh!쎈 컷] "큐티 걸크러시"..우주미키 루다X유정, 프로젝트 유닛 출격 [[Oh!sen Cut] "Cutie Girl Crush"... WJMK Luda X Yoojung, Project Unit Formed]. mosen.mt.co.kr (in Korean). May 11, 2018. from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ `우주소녀`설아·루다 `위키미키` 유정·도연 합체...`우주미키` 6월 데뷔 ['WJSN' SeolA·Luda 'Weki Meki' Yoojung·Doyeon combined... 'WJMeki' to debut in June]. Digital Times (in Korean). May 2, 2018. from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ Park, Jun-beom (June 1, 2018). 우주미키, 신곡 '짜릿하게' 공개 "큐티+걸크러쉬" [WJMK, new song 'Strong' released "Cutie + Girl Crush"]. Sports Seoul. from the original on July 30, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ Han, Ae-sol (June 2, 2018). [투데이 연예톡톡] '우주미키' 베일 벗다…신곡 '짜릿하게' 공개 [[Today's Entertainment Talk] 'WJMK' takes off the veil... New song 'Stronger' released]. MBC News (in Korean). from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ Yoo, Cheong-hee (June 14, 2018). [Monsta X Kihyun X WJSN SeolA, today (14th) 'What's Wrong with Secretary Kim' OST released]. TenAsia. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018.
- ^ Kim, Soo-jin (November 22, 2018). "5 of K-pop star Kihyun's career highlights on his 25th birthday". South China Morning Post. from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ "'인싸가 된 아싸짱' 우주소녀 설아, '만찢' 비주얼에 안정적 연기력 호평". from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "우주소녀 설아, 웹드라마 '인싸가 된 아싸짱'서 유쾌발랄 첫사랑 매력..팔색조 변신". from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "우주소녀 설아, '공포물 퀸'이 여기있네…'도시괴담'으로 증명한 연기력". from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ ""미쳤다ㄷㄷ" 오늘(20일) 새벽부터 반응 폭발한 넷플릭스 신작". August 20, 2020. from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ 우주소녀, 5월 12일 新 유닛'우주소녀 더 블랙' 출격 [공식] [WJSN, new unit WJSN The Black debut on May 12 [Official]] (in Korean). from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ "우주소녀 설아, 웹드라마 '러브 인 블랙홀' 캐스팅...낭만 가득한 은하 役".
- ^ "우주소녀 설아, 웹드라마 '러브 인 블랙홀' 출연 [공식]". from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ 100 percent - 설아 (우주소녀),유연정 (우주소녀) [100 percent - Seola (WJSN), Yoo Yeon-jung (WJSN)]. Melon (in Korean). from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ "우주소녀 설아, KBS 라디오 '스테이션Z' 고정 Dj 발탁". from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "우주소녀 설아, 화요일의 여자 된다···라디오 Dj 발탁". from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ Park, Jae-hwan (January 1, 2024). "우주소녀 설아, 데뷔 8년 만에 첫 솔로 "인사이드 아웃"" [Cosmic Girls' Seola, first solo "Inside Out" after 8 years of debut]. KBS Entertainment (in Korean). from the original on January 1, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ "Inside Out (2024)". Circle Chart. January 27, 2024. from the original on February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Circle Album Chart – February 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles on the Circle Download Chart:
- "Flower". Circle Chart. May 21–27, 2023. from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- "Teddy Bear". Circle Chart. July 16–22, 2023. from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- "Without U". Circle Chart. January 21–27, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ Peak chart positions for soundtracks on the Circle Download Chart:
- "Love Virus". Circle Chart. June 10–16, 2018. from the original on July 18, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- "At the End of the Day". Circle Chart. January 3–9, 2021. from the original on January 1, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- "Happy Ending is Mine". Circle Chart. October 24–30, 2021. from the original on June 18, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- "100 Percent". Circle Chart. January 2–8, 2022. from the original on September 9, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- "Lover". Circle Chart. December 11–17, 2022. from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- "Stay". Circle Chart. December 24–30, 2023. from the original on January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "Songs Registered Under Seola (10025783) 저작자 저작물 조회 팝업 | 전체검색 | 한국음악저작권협회". Korea Music Copyright Association. from the original on January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ Kim Na-yeon (March 29, 2022). "셔누·주학년·아린 스크린 데뷔..'서울괴담', 4월 27일 개봉[무비타이밍]" [Shownu, Hakyeon Joo, and Arin screen debut... 'Seoul Ghost Story', released on April 27 [Movie Timing]] (in Korean). MT Star News. from the original on March 29, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee, Seung-mi (May 3, 2021). [공식]K호러 '괴담' 김도윤·서지수·셔누·아린·이열음·주학년 출연…4월말 크랭크업 [[Official] K Horror 'Ghost Story' Kim Do-yoon, Seo Ji-soo, Shownu, Arin, Lee Yeol-eum, Joo Hak-hak appeared... Crank-up at the end of April]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ "Chicago Typewriter - Cast (Korean Drama, 2017, 시카고타자기)". HanCinema. from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ Kim, Joo-won (June 14, 2019). "우주소녀 설아, 웹드라마 '인싸가 된 아싸짱'서 첫사랑 매력 '상큼 비주얼'". Sedaily (in Korean). from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ "Goedam | Netflix". Netflix. August 20, 2020. from the original on August 26, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ Kim, Soo-jin (June 8, 2021). BAE173 한결·도하 우주소녀 설아·SF9 재윤·다이아 기희현, 웹드라마 '러브 인 블랙홀' 출연..라인업 기대감↑ [BAE173's Hangyul, Doha, Cosmic Girls' Seola, SF9's Jaeyoon, and DIA's Ki Hui-hyeon appear in the web drama 'Love in Black Hole'.]. Star News (in Korean). from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ Kim Soo-jin (October 22, 2021). "우주소녀 설아, 웹드라마 '러브 인 블랙홀' 주연+OST 가창" [Cosmic Girls' Seol-a, web drama 'Love in Black Hole' starring + OST singing] (in Korean). Star News. from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee, Mi-young (October 21, 2018). '복면가왕', 첨성대는 우주소녀 설아…실력돌 추가 ['King of Mask Singer', Cosmic Girls Seol-a of Cheomseongdae... Add skill stone]. Joy News 24 (in Korean). from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ SEOLA(설아) ‘Without U’ MV, from the original on January 23, 2024, retrieved January 23, 2024