Seola (singer)

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In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Seola
Seola in March 2019
Born
Kim Hyun-jung

Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea[citation needed]
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active2016–present
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentVocals
Labels
Member of
Formerly of
Korean name
Hangul
김현정
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Hyeon-jeong
McCune–ReischauerKim Hyŏnchŏng
Stage name
Hangul
설아
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeol-a
McCune–ReischauerSŏl A

Kim Hyun-jung (Korean: 김현정), 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.

Career

2016–2017: Debut with WJSN, and acting debut

See also: WJSN

Seola was revealed to be a member of WJSN and its "Sweet Unit" on December 24, 2015.[1] 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".[2][3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

2018–present: WJMK, The Black and solo debut

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.[6] The group is composed of four members: Yoojung, Doyeon, Seola, and Luda.[7] On June 1, 2018, they released the single "Strong" along with a music video.[8][9]

On June 14, 2018, Seola released "Love Virus" for the soundtrack of What's Wrong with Secretary Kim alongside labelmate Kihyun.[10][11] 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.[12][13] In August 2020, Seola starred in the Netflix original series Goedam.[14] In April 2021, WJSN's second sub-unit named The Black was formed with Seola and fellow members Exy, Bona, and Eunseo.[15] 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.[16][17] In January 2022, Seola released "100 percent" for the soundtrack of Best Mistake 3 with groupmate Yeonjung.[18] In April 2023, Seola was selected as a DJ on KBS Radio's Station Z.[19][20]

On January 23, 2024, Seola made her solo debut with the single album Inside Out.[21]

Discography

For Seola's discography with WJSN and WJMK, see WJSN discography and WJMK discography.

Single albums

List of single albums with selected details, chart positions and sales
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[22]
Inside Out 8

Singles

List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart position Album
KOR
DL
[24]
"Flower" 2023 160 Non-album singles
"Teddy Bear" 58
"Without U" 2024 28 Inside Out

Soundtrack appearances

List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart position Album
KOR
DL
[25]
"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

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless otherwise stated.[26]

Year Artist Song Album Lyrics Music
Credited With Credited With
2020 WJSN "Our Garden" Neverland Yes Jinli (Full8loom), Exy Yes Glory Face (Full8loom), Jinli (Full8loom), HARRY (Full8loom)
2021 "New Me" Unnatural Yes Jinli (Full8loom), Exy Yes Glory Face (Full8loom), Jinli (Full8loom), HARRY (Full8loom)

Videography

For Seola's videography with WJMK, see WJMK (group) § Videography.

Music videos

Year Title Director(s) Duration Ref.
2024 "Without U" Studio GA.ZE SOZE 3:14 [27][28]

Filmography

For Seola's filmography with WJSN, see WJSN filmography.

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Urban Myths Ji-hye Segment: "The Closet" [29][30]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Chicago Typewriter Herself Cameo (Episode 3) [31]

Web series

Year Title Role Ref.
2017 Good Morning Double-Decker Bus Shi Young [5]
2019 In-Out Sider Somin [32]
2020 Goedam Min Young [33]
2021 Love in Black Hole Eunha [34][35]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 King of Mask Singer Contestant Using stage name "Observatory" (Episode 173–174) [36]

References

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