Kim Se-jeong

Kim Se-jeong
Kim Se-jeong in December 2017
Native name 김세정
Born Kim Se-jeong
(1996-08-28) August 28, 1996
Gimje, North Jeolla, South Korea
Education Hanyang Women's University
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
Musical career
Genres K-pop
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2016–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul 김세정
Hanja 金世正
Revised Romanization Gim Se-jeong
McCune–Reischauer Kim Sechŏng

Kim Se-jeong (born August 28, 1996), better known by the mononym Sejeong, is a South Korean singer and actress signed under Jellyfish Entertainment. She is best known as the runner-up contestant in Produce 101, a former member of the girl group I.O.I, and as a member of Gugudan and its subgroup Gugudan Semina. She was a co-host of the variety show Talents for Sale in 2016 and played the leading role in the teen drama, School 2017.

Early life and education

Kim Se-jeong was born in Gimje, North Jeolla Province, but moved to Anyang, Gyeonggi where she stayed with her mother and older brother at her aunt's house. Her parents split when she was a child, leaving her mother to single-handedly raise her and her brother, and she has previously stated that she did not contact her father until her third year of middle school.[1][2] Kim is currently studying practical music in Hanyang Women's University.

Career

In 2012, Kim participated in the second season of competition television show K-pop Star 2 at the age of 16.[3][4] She did not make it through the second round ranking audition, but Yang Hyun-suk brought her back as a wildcard for the casting round, where she performed a duet of Taeyang's "I Need A Girl" with fellow contestant Jo Yoo-min.[5] Yang cast the both of them, grouping Kim with contestants Nicole Curry and Lee Soo-kyung for the final casting round. However, at the end of the round, she was eliminated from the competition.[6]

Produce 101 and I.O.I

In January 2016, she represented Jellyfish Entertainment together with fellow trainees Kim Na-young and Kang Mi-na on the reality survival show Produce 101 for the chance to debut in a Mnet girl group.[7] All three were assigned to "Group A" in the first episode of the program, and she achieved the first-place ranking on several episodes,[8][9] earning the nickname "God Sejeong". The program came to an end on April 1, 2016, and the final line-up of I.O.I, made up of the top 11 poll-winners, was announced. Kim finished second overall, with 525,352 votes, becoming an official member of the girl group.[10] I.O.I promoted as a whole for events and advertising gigs.[11]

Gugudan and solo career

Plans for Kim to host a new KBS show Talents for Sale alongside Kim Jong-kook, Lee Seo-jin and Noh Hong-chul were announced in April 2016.[12] She displayed a variety of talents on the show and earned the nickname 'Variety Cheat Key'.[13] On June 10, 2016, YMC Entertainment revealed that Kim would not be taking part in I.O.I's unit promotions but would instead return to her agency to debut and promote with its upcoming girl group.[14] On June 28, 2016, Kim officially debuted as a member of South Korean girl group Gugudan.[15] On November 23, 2016, Kim participated in Jellyfish Entertainment’s music channel project Jelly Box and released the single "Flower Way" (Hangul: 꽃길; RR: Kkotgil), produced by Zico, along with a music video.[16] The single topped seven major charts upon its release,[17] and Kim received her first music program trophy as a solo artist with "Flower Way" on the November 30th episode of Show Champion.[18]

On January 12, 2017, Kim released the song "If Only" for the OST of the Korean drama The Legend of the Blue Sea.[19] That month, she became a permanent MC for OnStyle's Get It Beauty.[20] In July 2017, she took on her first major acting role as the lead, Ra Eun-ho, in KBS2's teen drama School 2017.[21] Later that year, she sang "Star Blossom" for SM Station with NCT's Doyoung.[22] In September 2017, It was confirmed that Kim will be a fixed cast member in Netflix's variety show Busted!.[23]

In June 2018, a Gugudan subgroup named Gugudan Semina was formed with Sejeong and members Mina and Nayoung. They debuted on July 10, 2018.[24] In September 2018, Sejeong released the song "Lover" for the OST of the Korean drama Mr. Sunshine.[25]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart position Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
[26]
As lead artist
"Flower Way" (꽃길)
(Prod. by Zico of Block B)[upper-alpha 1]		 2016 2 Non-album single
Collaborations
"I Like You, I Don't" (좋아한다 안 한다)
(with Lee Tae-il of Block B)		 2017 8 Non-album singles
"Star Blossom"
(with Doyoung of NCT)		 —
Soundtrack appearances
"If Only" (만에 하나) 2017 35 The Legend of the Blue Sea OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Flower Way" was a promotional tool for Jellyfish Entertainment's digital music platform Jelly Box.

Filmography

Television

Drama

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2016 The Sound of Your Heart Neighbor in Apt. 205 Naver TV Cast
KBS2		 Special appearance
2017 School 2017 Ra Eun-ho KBS2 Lead role [21]

Variety show

Year Title Network Note / Role Ref.
2012–2013 K-pop Star 2 SBS Eliminated in casting audition round [3][4]
2016 Produce 101 Mnet Survival show that determined I.O.I members
Talents for Sale KBS2 Regular host [12]
Boom Shakalaka Contestant
Immortal Songs 2 Contestant (Episode 282)
2017 1 vs 100 KBS2 Contestant (Episode 466)
King of Mask Singer MBC Contestant as "Worker Holic Antgirl" (Episode 95) [31]
Law of the Jungle in Sumatra SBS Cast member [32][33]
Get It Beauty OnStyle Regular host [20][34]
Battle Trip KBS2 Contestant with Nayoung (Episode 40–41)
Special Host (Episode 48–49)		 [35][36]
2018 Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant SBS Special co-host (Episodes 1–10) [37][38]
Busted! Netflix Cast member [23]
Galileo: Awakened Universe tvN [39]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 15th KBS Entertainment Awards Rookie Variety Talents for Sale Nominated
2017 10th Korea Drama Awards Best New Actress (TV) School 2017 Nominated
1st The Seoul Awards Best New Actress (Drama) Nominated [40]
Popularity Award, Actress N/A Won [41]
2nd Asia Artist Awards N/A Nominated
2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Vocal Performance (Female Solo) "Flower Way" Nominated
Qoo10 Song of the Year Nominated
9th Melon Music Awards Top 10 Artists N/A Nominated [42]
Hot Trend Award "Flower Way" Nominated
"I Like You, I Don't" (with Taeil of Block B) Nominated
11th SBS Entertainment Awards Best Challenge Award Law of the Jungle in Sumatra Won [43]
31st KBS Drama Awards Best New Actress School 2017 Won [44]
Netizen Award Nominated
2018 54th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress (TV) Nominated [45]

Music programs

Show Champion

Year Date Song
2016 November 30[18] "Flower Way"

References

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  2. ↑ "김세정 "10년 만에 만난 아빠, 첫인사는 미안"(영상)". Dispatch (in Korean). May 24, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
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  23. 1 2 "Netflix announces star-studded reality show". Korea JoongAng Daily. April 5, 2018.
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