Seulgi is a Korean singer and dancer. She is best known for being a member of the popular Korean girl group “Red Velvet” under SM Entertainment.
Wiki/Biography
Kang Seul-gi was born on Thursday, February 10, 1994, in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea (age 29; as of 2023). Her zodiac sign is Aquarius. She studied at Anshan Biwang Middle School. She studied at the Seoul Academy of Performing Arts.
Seulgi’s childhood photos
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Weight (approximately): 50kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Body measurements (approximately): 30-26-32
family
Parents and siblings
She has an older brother named Jiang Jialan.
Seulgi and her brother
husband
She is unmarried.
Signature/Autograph
Profession
Korean pop music trainee
In 2007, she joined SM Entertainment as a trainee and trained for 7 years. In 2014, when she was a member of SM Entertainment’s trainee pre-debut team SM Rookies, she was featured in Celebrity magazine along with band member Irene and fellow NCT members Johnny and Taeyong.
singer
red velvet
On August 1, 2014, she made her debut as a member of the Korean pop girl group Red Velvet with the single “Happiness”.
2014 Korean song “Happiness” poster
The original music video for the song “Happiness” received over 2 million views on YouTube within 24 hours of its release; however, due to controversy over some of the background images, the image was later removed; an edited version of the music video was subsequently uploaded. In August 2014, “Happiness” became the second most viewed K-pop video in the world. Red Velvet becomes the first K-pop girl group to debut a single at No. 4 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart. On September 13, 2014, the group released their second digital single “Be Natural”.
Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi (Squad)
On July 6, 2020, Irene debuted as Red Velvet’s first subunit with Seulgi and released the EP “Monster”.
2020 Korean album “Monster” poster
That same year, they appeared in a spin-off of KBS and tvN’s reality show “Level Up Thrilling Project!”
solo
She made her debut as a solo artist on October 4, 2022, with the release of the EP “28 Reasons”.
2022 Korean EP “28 Reasons Why” poster
music video
When she was a trainee, Irene appeared in Henry Lau’s 2014 music video for the Korean song “Butterfly”.
theater
In 2014, she played the role of Dorothy in SM Entertainment’s stage play “School Oz”.
Seulgi participated in the 2014 stage play “The Wizard of Oz”
Movie
In 2015, she played herself in SM Entertainment’s documentary “SMTown: The Stage.” In 2020, she voiced the character Gomdori in the American animated musical comedy film Trolls World Tour.
radio program
In 2015, she served as a special DJ on the KBS Cool FM radio program “Kiss the Radio”. In 2021, she served as a solo host and DJ on Naver Now’s radio show “Seulgi.zip”.
Seulgi serves as host of Naver Now radio show “Seulgi.zip” in 2021
television
In 2016, she made a guest appearance in the 16th episode of KBS2’s popular Korean drama “Descendants of the Sun” with the band Red Velvet.
web program
In 2021, she guest-starred as herself in the Korean online documentary series K-Pop Evolution.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
Awards
red velvet
- 2015: Golden Disc Award Newcomer Award
Red Velvet wins New Artist Award at 2015 Golden Disc Awards
- 2015: Korea Performing Arts Awards Best Newcomer Award
- 2015: Won the Melon Music Awards Best Female Dancer for the song “Ice Cream Cake”
- 2016: Digital Ben Sang for the song “Ice Cream Cake” at the Golden Disc Awards
- 2016: Korea Performing Arts Awards Netizen’s Choice Award
- 2016: Seoul Music Awards Main Award
- 2017: Summer Queen of the Year selected by East Asia Network’s “Pick” newspaper
- 2017: Ceci Asian Female Idol Gold Record Award
- 2017: Korea Performing Arts Awards Best Girl Group
- 2017: Seoul Social Welfare Conference Seoul Mayor Award
- 2018: Golden Disc Awards Digital Bensang
- 2018: Korean PD Awards Best Performer of the Year – Singer (Daesang)
- 2018: Won the Korean Pop Music Award for Group Dance for the song “Power Up”
- 2018: Won the Korean Music Awards Best Pop Song Award for the song “Red Flavor”
- 2019: Asian Artist Awards (Daesang) – The song “Umpah Umpah” won the Song of the Year Award
Red Velvet wins Song of the Year at the 2019 Asian Artist Awards
- 2019: Korea Performing Arts Awards Best Girl Group Award
- 2019: “Close to Me (Red Velvet Remix)” was selected as Electronic/Dance Song at the Teen Choice Awards
- 2019: The Fact Music Awards Artist of the Year and Global Icon
- 2020: The song “Psycho” won the Best Music Video (Overseas) and the Asian Pop Music Awards Outstanding Group of the Year Award (Overseas)
- 2020: Brand Customer Loyalty Award Most Influential Female Idol Award
- 2020: 20th Anniversary Awards – “Red Flavor” wins Favorite Music Award at the Bugs Music Awards
- 2020: Seoul Music Awards Main Award
- 2020: This year’s artists at The Fact Music Awards
- 2021: Asian Pop Music Awards Best Group Award (Overseas) and Best 20 Albums of the Year Award (Overseas) for the album “Queendom”
- 2021: Digital Bensang for the song “Psycho” at the Golden Disc Awards
- 2021: Artist of the Year (Digital Music) – Circle Chart Music Award for song “Queendom” in August
- 2022: Elf Music Awards for Best Female Performance
Red Velvet wins Best Female Performance at 2022 Genie Music Awards
- 2023: Hanteo Music Awards Generation Icon Award
solo
- 2022: Won the Asian Pop Music Award for the Top 20 Songs of the Year (Overseas) for the song “28 Reasons”
- 2023: Brand Customer Loyalty Award for Female Solo Artist
- 2023: K Global Heart Dream Awards won the K Global Bonsang (Main Award) Award
Seulgi won the K Global Bonsang (Main Award) Award at the 2023 K Global Heart Dream Awards
Honor
- 2018: Commendation from the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of South Korea
Red Velvet won the 2018 Culture Minister’s Award
Achievement
- 2018: No. 11 on Forbes Korea’s Powerful Celebrities List
- 2019: No. 5 on Forbes Korea’s Powerful Celebrities List
- 2020: Named one of Asia’s 100 Digital Stars by Forbes
car collection
She owns a Volkswagen T-Roc.
Seulgi standing next to her car
net worth
As of 2022, her net worth is estimated to be $4 million.
Favorites
- Song: “Flower Pot” by Alex Chu
- Movie type: Romantic comedy
Facts/Trivia
- Seulgi’s fans affectionately call her “Bear”.
- In her spare time, she likes to draw and play guitar.
- She is fluent in Japanese.
- In addition to being a dancer and singer, she is also known for her artistic and photography skills.
- In Red Velvet, Seulgi represents the color yellow based on the group’s concept and imagery.
- She considers Beyonce her role model
- In 2016, she was appointed as the Honorary Ambassador of the 18th Bucheon International Fantasy Film Festival.
- In August 2018, she became the first female brand ambassador of Converse Korea.
- In 2018, she performed with members of the band Red Velvet in front of North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong Un at a concert of South Korean musicians at the East Pyongyang Grand Theater in Pyongyang, North Korea.
- In 2019, she collaborated with French company L’Occitane on the “Urban Palette” campaign.
- In June 2021, she was appointed as the global brand ambassador of Italian luxury brand Ferragamo.
Seulgi models for Ferragamo
- On February 10, 2022, Seulgi released a poster book featuring her own artwork. She mentioned that these artworks capture joyous moments in her personal life.
Seulgi poster book cover
- In August 2022, high-end jewelry brand Fred Paris collaborated with Seulgi to launch the first emoji brand campaign, called “Seulggomi”, named after the bear nickname given to her by fans.
- According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), her personality type is ISFP (Introversion, Sensing, Feeling, and Perceiving).
- She follows a non-vegetarian diet.
Seulgi eats meat dishes
- She drinks occasionally.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education