Seola is a South Korean singer, musician, actor, performer, dancer, and television personality who is best known for being the vocalist of the South Korean girl group WJSN (also known as Cosmic Girls). Formed by Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment, the girl group has released many extended plays, albums, and tracks such as Would You Like?, The Secret, Kiss Me (키스 미), La La Love, Happy Moment, From. WJSN, WJ Please?, I Wish (너에게 닿기를), WJ Stay?, Super Yuppers! (슈퍼 그럼요), Dream Your Dream, For the Summer, Mo Mo Mo (모모모), Neverland, As You Wish, Unnatural, Easy, Super Yuppers!, Sequence, My Attitude, Catch Me, Dreams Come True (꿈꾸는 마음으로), Boogie Up, Happy, Secret (비밀이야), Last Sequence, Butterfly, As You Wish (이루리), Hmph! (흥칫뿡), Let Me In (너의 세계로), and Save Me, Save You (부탁해). In addition to that, Seola has also been a part of a variety of shows and movies which include Chicago Typewriter, Urban Myths, Goedam, Good Morning Double-Decker Bus, Love in Black Hole, King of Mask Singer, and In-Out Sider.
Born Name
Kim Hyun-jung
Nick Names
Seola (stylized as SeolA), Shaki, Mumin, Hyunddong
Seola as seen while posing for the camera in March 2019 (디스패치 / YouTube / CC BY 3.0)
Sun Sign
Capricorn
Born Place
Seoul, South Korea
Nationality
Occupation
Singer, Musician, Actor, Performer, Dancer, Television Personality
Family
Siblings – She has an older sister.
Manager
Seola has been signed with –
Starship Entertainment (South Korea)
Yue Hua Entertainment (China)
Genre
K-pop
Instruments
Vocals
Labels
Starship Entertainment, Yuehua Entertainment
Build
Slim
Seola posing for a picture in December 2022 (Seola / Instagram)
Height
5 ft 5 in or 165 cm
Weight
45 kg or 99 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
Asian
Seola is of Korean descent.
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Seola as seen while taking a mirror selfie in February 2023 (Seola / Instagram)
On December 24, 2015, Seola was revealed as a member of WJSN and its “Sweet Unit”.
The girl group WJSN debuted with the release of the extended play Would You Like? on February 25, 2016, and it included songs like Take My Breath, Mo Mo Mo (모모모), and Catch Me. The EP peaked at #7 on the Gaon Digital Chart.
WJSN released its debut studio album Happy Moment on June 7, 2017, and its tracklist consists of Mr. BADBOY, Happy, Babyface, SUGAR, Follow Me, B.B.B.Boo, and others. The album peaked at #3 on the Gaon Album Chart and its song Happy was placed at #77 on the Gaon Digital Chart.
The group WJSN has been a recipient of many accolades like the Asia Artist Award, Genie Music Award, Korean Entertainment Arts Award, Seoul Music Award, and Soribada Best K-Music Award.
Seola made a cameo appearance as herself in the 2017 romantic fantasy-comedy television series Chicago Typewriter, starring Yoo Ah-in, Im Soo-jung, and Go Kyung-pyo.
She appeared as a contestant on the singing competition program King of Mask Singer in 2018.
In 2022, she brought to life the character of Ji-hye in the anthology horror film Urban Myths. The film stars Kim Do-yoon, Lee Yul-eum, and Lee Young-jin.
Seola is a huge Blackpink fan and has collected a lot of their merch.
She has the ability to turn any song into a ballad/sad song.
Some of her hobbies include taking massages, doing housework, killing time, and taking a walk.
One of her strengths is being quiet when it’s quiet and noisy when it’s noisy.
Seola has aquaphobia i.e. a fear of water.
If she were a male, she would date herself.
If she were a rapper, her stage name would be “Shaki”.
Singing is the activity that makes her the happiest.
Whenever she eats something tasty, Seola shakes her legs.
Her way of expressing if she likes someone is by saying “I miss you”.
She enjoys eating jellies.
In November 2017, she made her acting debut in the web drama Good Morning Double-Decker Bus.
In June 2018, Seola released a new song titled Love Virus for the soundtrack of the TV series, What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim.
In April 2021, she was revealed as a member of WJSN’s second sub-unit named The Black.
In January 2022, Seola teamed up with Yeonjung for a new song titled 100 percent, which was featured in the soundtrack for Best Mistake 3.
In April 2023, she started serving as a DJ on KBS Radio’s Station Z.
In January 2024, Seola made her solo debut with a single album titled Inside Out.
