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Seulgi in October 2022
Born
Kang Seul-gi

(1994-02-10) February 10, 1994 (age 30)
Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Education School of Performing Arts Seoul
Occupation
  • Singer
  • dancer
  • TV Personality
Years active 2014–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments Vocals
Labels SM
Korean name
Hangul 슬기
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gang Seul-gi
McCune–Reischauer Kang Sŭlki
Signature
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Kang Seul-gi (Hangul: 강슬기; born February 10, 1994), known mononymously as Seulgi, is a South Korean singer and dancer. She is a member of girl group Red Velvet, its sub-unit Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi, and the supergroup Got the Beat. She released her debut EP, 28 Reasons, in 2022.

Life and career

1994–2014: Early life and career beginnings

Kang Seul-gi was born on February 10, 1994, in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Her family consists of her parents and an older brother. She studied in Ansan Byeolmang Middle School and attended School of Performing Arts Seoul. She can speak both Korean and Japanese.

Seulgi began training at SM Entertainment in 2007. On December 2, 2013, she was one of the first three trainees introduced to the public through SM Entertainment's pre-debut project, SM Rookies, alongside now-NCT members Jeno and Taeyong. Various pre-debut clips of Seulgi were released by SM Entertainment, one of which was a dance performance of "Be Natural" by S.E.S. with Irene. In July 2014, Seulgi was featured on Henry Lau's song "Butterfly" from his second EP Fantastic. She also appeared in the music video of his single "Fantastic".

On August 1, 2014, Seulgi made her official debut as a member of Red Velvet.

2015–2018: Solo activities

Seulgi at fansigning event on August 18, 2015 03
Seulgi in August 2015

In January 2015, Seulgi starred in the musical School Oz, playing the lead role of Dorothy. From April to May, she was part of the variety show Off to School.

In July 2016, Seulgi released "Don't Push Me" with bandmate Wendy as part of the soundtrack of the television series Uncontrollably Fond. In October, Seulgi competed on King of Mask Singer under the alias Cinema Heaven. On November 18, she sang the theme song of the MMORPG Blade & Soul, "You, Just Like That" (그대는 그렇게), although it was not officially released as a digital single until 2017. On December 30, Seulgi released the digital single "Sound of Your Heart" with Wendy and other SM artists for the digital music project SM Station.

In January 2017, Seulgi released "You're the Only One I See" with Wendy as part of the soundtrack of the drama Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth. As part of SM Station, she also released the duet "Darling U" with labelmate Yesung on January 22. In February, Seulgi and Hwang Chi-yeul collaborated on the song "Our Story", which served as the final track for Hwang's duet project Fall, in girl. In March, Seulgi featured on labelmate Mark's "Drop", an original song performed on High School Rapper. Seulgi was cast alongside six other female idols in the variety show Idol Drama Operation Team, wherein they had to create their own television series, titled Let's Only Walk the Flower Road, as scriptwriters and play fictional versions of themselves, who are part of a fictional music group. The group, called Girls Next Door, released the song "Deep Blue Eyes" and held their debut stage at Music Bank on July 14. On October 27, Seulgi released a remake of the 2001 song "Doll (인형)", originally by Shin Hye-sung and Lee Ji-hoon, along with Kangta and Wendy as part of the second season of SM Station. An accompanying music video featuring footage from their live performance of the song at the SM Town Live Tour V in Japan was released on the same day. That same month, Seulgi featured on labelmate Taemin's song "Heart Stop" from his second studio album Move.

In February 2018, Seulgi was confirmed as part of the cast of Law of the Jungle in Mexico. In April, she was confirmed as part of the cast of the variety show Secret Unnie. She featured on Moonbyul's debut single "Selfish", which was released on May 23. Seulgi and Wendy starred in the special 100th episode of Battle Trip, which aired for the first time on July 21. In September, Seulgi released the digital single "Wow Thing" with Soyeon, SinB, and Chungha. In October, it was announced that Seulgi had been cast in the television show Cool Kids. On October 15, she featured on Zion.T's "Hello Tutorial", which peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart.

2019–present: Red Velvet sub-unit, Got the Beat and solo debut

Kang Seul-gi at Asia Artist Awards on November 26, 2019
Seulgi at Asia Artist Awards on November 26, 2019.

On February 12, 2019, Seulgi released "Always", a ballad about eternal love, for the soundtrack of The Crowned Clown.

On April 20, 2020, SM Entertainment confirmed that Seulgi would be part of Red Velvet's first sub-unit, alongside bandmate Irene. Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi debuted on July 6 with the extended play (EP) Monster. The EP contained the studio version of Seulgi's solo song "Uncover", which was first revealed during Red Velvet's third concert tour La Rouge. She and Irene starred in the spin-off of Red Velvet's reality show Level Up Project!. On November 23, it was announced that Seulgi would translate the series of art essays Art Gallery By My Side: Love, Happiness, Sleep.

On January 25, 2021, Seulgi featured in the music video for labelmate Yunho's "Eeny Meeny". On February 1, Seulgi and rapper Bewhy released a music video for the song "Born Confident" for a Volkswagen campaign. On March 30, it was announced that Seulgi would feature on Wendy's song "Best Friend" from her debut EP Like Water. On April 2, it was announced that Seulgi would host a web music program, The Wise Music Encyclopedia. On June 1, she started hosting her own live show, Seulgi.zip, on Naver Now. On June 7, Seulgi teamed up with NCT's Taeyong on the release of the demo song "Rose" on SoundCloud. The duo co-composed the song with producer SQUAR. On December 28, Seulgi featured on BamBam's song "Who Are You" from his second EP B. On December 27, Seulgi was revealed as a member of the supergroup Got the Beat, alongside bandmate Wendy. The group debuted on January 3, 2022.

On September 13, 2022, it was announced that Seulgi would debut as a soloist with the release of her first EP, titled 28 Reasons, on October 4, led the single of the same.

On August 22, 2023, SM Entertainment announced it had "renewed an exclusive contract with Red Velvet's Seulgi".

Other ventures

Endorsements

Kang Seulgi 2021
Seulgi for Marie Claire Korea (2021)

Aside from various endorsements with her bandmates, Seulgi has served as brand ambassadors individually. In March 2018, she was selected to model Nike's collection for the South Korea national football team, the Red Devils 2018 Collection. Since August 2018, Seulgi has been the face of Converse Korea as their first female brand ambassador. Starting with the "One Star" campaign under the slogan "no one can evaluate me", Seulgi and Converse have campaigned for support on one's own values and standards.

On December 23, 2019, Seulgi was announced as the face of Coca-Cola's 2020 campaign "Little Big Moments" along with actor Park Bo-gum. Several days later, French retailer L'Occitane's new campaign featured Seulgi, as well as two other artists, art director Cha In-cheol and illustrator Kim Se-dong. Seulgi served as ambassador for L'Occitane and OMY's "City Palette" campaign for their shea butter hand cream.

In January 2021, Seulgi became the new ambassador of Volkswagen. She served as the face of a new campaign for their new T-Roc model and helped promote it with original music and video for their slogan "Born Confident". In February, Seulgi was officially announced as the South Korean brand ambassador of the Italian luxury brand Ferragamo through a photoshoot with Harper's Bazaar and was later on announced on June 29 as a global brand ambassador through their shoe capsule collection campaign, "Let's Dance". In April, Seulgi was announced as the newest model for cosmetics brand AMUSE. In December, she became the muse of Istkünst, a Korean unisex streetwear brand.

Arts and photography

In addition to her work as a dancer and vocalist, Seulgi has earned praise from various online communities for her art and photography skills. In 2016, Seulgi was chosen as the honorary ambassador for the 18th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival to help spread the festival's mission to spread public awareness on animated films and help students and lesser known artists in the field gain more opportunities. In 2019, Seulgi voiced an audio guide in M. Chat exhibit's of world class graffiti artists at Seoul Arts Center.

French company L'Occitane collaborated with Seulgi in 2019 for their "City Palette" campaign. Seulgi designed a city map for eco bags to convey the beauty of nature in cities that are heavily affected by pollution.

Due to Seulgi's love for the arts, Maronie Books asked Seulgi to translate their Art Museum By My Side project in 2020. The series is a collection of 35 artworks for each theme of Love, Happiness and Sleep, aiming to serve as guide to those who find it difficult to enjoy art due to lack of professional knowledge. Seulgi's translation of the book, originally written in English by Shana Gozansky, presented both the text and Seulgi's interpretations and featured notes on her personal favorites.

In November 2021, Seulgi joined the Lacoste and Peanuts "We Play Collective" campaign that aimed to promote harmony among diverse people, wherein participants selected famous Peanuts quotes and expressed them through drawings with motifs that symbolize Lacoste.

On February 10, 2022, Seulgi published a poster book with her very own artworks that she stated convey personal moments of happiness. In August, the luxury jewelry brand Fred Paris collaborated with Seulgi on their first emoji brand campaign, named "Seulggomi" after her bear nickname from fans. From production planning to final design of the character and Kakaotalk stickers, Seulgi personally participated to help demonstrate Fred's brand identity through representative collections worn by her and the character itself.

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, showing selected details
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
JPN
28 Reasons 3 13
  • KOR: 241,304
  • JPN: 4,930 (Phy.)

Singles

List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, sales figures, and album name
Title Year Peak chart
positions
Sales Album
KOR
Circle
KOR
Billb.
US
World
As lead artist
"28 Reasons" 2022 113 N/A 28 Reasons
As featured artist
"Butterfly"
(Henry Lau featuring Seulgi)
2014
  • KOR: 14,070+
Fantastic
"Drop"
(Mark Lee featuring Seulgi)
2017 93
  • KOR: 46,443
High School Rapper FINAL
"Heart Stop"
(Tae-min featuring Seulgi)
N/A Move
"Selfish"
(Moonbyul featuring Seulgi)
2018 84 Selfish / Red Moon
"Hello Tutorial"
(Zion.T featuring Seulgi)
2 2 ZZZ
"Best Friend"
(Wendy featuring Seulgi)
2021 Like Water
"Who Are You"
(BamBam featuring Seulgi)
9 Non-album single
Collaborations
"Sound of Your Heart"
(with SM Town, Steve Barakatt)
2016 N/A SM Station Season 1
"Darling U" (with Yesung) 2017
"Our Story" (with Chiyeol) 28
  • KOR: 56,079
  • CHN: 262,241
Fall In, Girl Vol. 3
"Doll" (with Kangta and Wendy) N/A SM Station Season 2
"Wow Thing"
(with Jeon So-yeon, Chungha and SinB)
2018 35 43 3 SM Station X 0
Soundtrack appearances
"Don't Push Me" (with Wendy) 2016 25
  • KOR: 182,984
Uncontrollably Fond OST
"I Can Only See You" (with Wendy) 2017 80
  • KOR: 24,912
Hwarang OST
"Deep Blue Eyes" (as Girls Next Door)
  • KOR: 16,514
Idol Drama Operation Team OST
"You, Just Like That" N/A Blade & Soul OST
"Always" 2019 118 The Crowned Clown OST
Other charted songs
"Uncover" 2020 100 N/A Monster
"Bad Boy, Sad Girl" (featuring Be'O) 2022 28 Reasons
"Dead Man Runnin’"
"Anywhere But Home"
"Crown"
"Los Angeles"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Non-commercial releases

List of non-commercial songs, showing title and year released
Title Year Ref.
"Rose"
(Seulgi featuring Taeyong)
2021

Songwriting credits

Name of the song, year released, artist, and name of the album
Year Artist Song Album Lyricist Composition Ref
Credited With Credited With
2021 Seulgi x Taeyong "Rose" Non-album single Yes Taeyong Yes Taeyong, SQUAR (BLUR)
2022 Herself "Dead Man Runnin" 28 Reasons Yes No

Videography

Music videos

Year Title Director(s) Ref.
2022 "28 Reasons" Kwak Doori
Collaborations
2017 "Darling U"
(with Yesung)
Hong Won Ki (Zanybros)
2018 "Wow Thing"
(with SinB, Kim Chung-ha, and Jeon So-yeon)
Doori Kwak (GDW)
2021 "Born Confident"
(with Bewhy)
readymodel
As featured artist
2018 "Selfish"
(Moonbyul feat. Seulgi)
Hong Won Ki (Zanybros)
"Hello Tutorial"
(Zion.T feat. Seulgi)
Oui Kim (GDW)
2021 "Who Are You"
(BamBam feat. Seulgi)
HOBIN
(a HOBIN film)

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 SMTown: The Stage Herself Documentary
2020 Trolls World Tour Gomdori (voice) Animated film

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Descendants of the Sun Herself Cameo

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Off to School Cast member Episodes 40–43
100 People, 100 Songs Contestant With Wendy
Immortal Songs With Wendy and Joy (Episodes 223–224)
2016 King of Mask Singer As "Masterpiece of the Weekend, Cinema Heaven" (Episode 79)
2017 Girl Group Battle With Wendy and Joy (Korean New Year Special)
Idol Drama Operation Team Cast member
2018 Law of the Jungle in Mexico Episodes 320–324
Secret Unnie With Sunmi
Battle Trip Contestant With Wendy (Episodes 100–103)
Cool Kids Host Episodes 1–6

Web shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 K-Pop Evolution Herself Documentary (cameo)
Wise Music Encyclopedia Host With music critic Kim Zakka

Radio shows

Year Radio Channel Role Notes Ref.
2015 Kiss the Radio KBS Cool FM Special DJ With Wendy
2019 Starry Night MBC Special DJ
2021 Seulgi.zip Naver Now DJ

Theatre

Years Title Role Notes Ref.
2014–2015 School Oz Dorothy Lead Role

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Asia Artist Awards 2023 Popularity Award – Singer (Female) Seulgi Pending
Asian Pop Music Awards 2022 Top 20 Song of the Year (Overseas) "28 Reasons" Won
Best Female Artist (Overseas) Nominated
Song of the Year Nominated
Brand Customer Loyalty Awards 2023 Female Soloist Seulgi Won
Circle Chart Music Awards 2023 Song of the Year – October "28 Reasons" Nominated
Fashionista Awards 2017 Best Fashionista – Rising Star Seulgi Nominated
K Global Heart Dream Awards 2023 K Global Bonsang (Main Prize) Won
Korea First Brand Awards 2023 Female Solo Artist Nominated
MAMA Awards 2022 Artist of the Year Longlisted
Best Female Artist Nominated
Melon Music Awards 2017 Hot Trend Award "Deep Blue Eyes" (as Girls Next Door) Nominated
Seoul Music Awards 2023 Main Prize (Bonsang) Seulgi Nominated

See also

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