1. Kim Se-jeong is a South Korean singer and actress.
50 Facts About Kim Se-jeong
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Kim Se-jeong was a member of Jellyfish Entertainment's girl group Gugudan.
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Kim Se-jeong is currently active as a solo artist and actress, best known for her lead roles in the television series School 2017, The Uncanny Counter, and Business Proposal.
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Kim Se-jeong was born on August 28,1996, in Gimje, North Jeolla Province, but moved to Anyang, Gyeonggi where she stayed with her mother and older brother at her aunt's house.
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Kim Se-jeong's parents split when she was a child, leaving her mother to single-handedly raise her and her brother.
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Kim Se-jeong has previously stated that she did not contact her father until she was in her third year of middle school.
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Kim Se-jeong passed Jellyfish Entertainment's auditions through a competition of 3,000 to 1 ratio, thus becoming a trainee.
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In 2012, Kim Se-jeong participated in the second season of competition television show K-pop Star 2 at the age of 16.
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Kim Se-jeong did not make it through the second round of the ranking audition, but Yang Hyun-suk brought her back as a wildcard for the casting round where Kim performed a duet of Taeyang's "I Need A Girl" with fellow contestant Jo Yoo-min.
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In January 2016, Kim Se-jeong represented Jellyfish Entertainment together with fellow trainees Kim Se-jeong Na-young and Kang Mi-na on the reality survival show Produce 101 for the chance to debut in an Mnet Project girl group.
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All three were assigned to "Group A" in the first episode of the program and Kim Se-jeong achieved the first-place ranking on several episodes.
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On November 23,2016, Kim Se-jeong participated in Jellyfish Entertainment's music channel project Jelly Box and released the single "Flower Way", produced by Zico, along with a music video.
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On January 12,2017, Kim Se-jeong released the song "If Only" for the soundtrack of The Legend of the Blue Sea.
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Kim Se-jeong collaborated with NCT's Doyoung on a song titled "Star Blossom" for the SM Station Season 2 music project.
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Kim Se-jeong hosted the new KBS show Talents for Sale alongside Kim Se-jeong Jong-kook, Lee Seo-jin and Noh Hong-chul in 2016.
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Kim Se-jeong was awarded with a "Best Challenge" Award on the 11th SBS Entertainment Awards.
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Kim Se-jeong was a vocalist for the series' soundtrack titled "Believe in this Moment".
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In January 2018, Kim Se-jeong became the first special co-host of Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant.
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In September 2018, Kim Se-jeong released the song "Paramour" for the Mr Sunshine soundtrack.
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In 2019, Kim Se-jeong took her second leading role in the mystery romantic-comedy drama I Wanna Hear Your Song where she played a timpanist who lost her memories due to traumatic events.
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Kim Se-jeong wrote and composed all the tracks from her EP, except for the lead single.
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Kim Se-jeong received her second music award show trophy on The Show for the single.
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Kim Se-jeong released the song "All of My Days" for the drama Crash Landing on You, which charted at number 50 on the Gaon Digital Chart, followed by "What My Heart Says" for Record of Youth.
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Kim Se-jeong later released the digital single "Whale" on August 17,2020.
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Kim Se-jeong made her musical debut as the female lead in Return: The Promise of the Day, an original army musical that deals with the topic of excavating the remains of the heroic soldiers who sacrificed themselves to protect their country during the Korean War.
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Kim Se-jeong contributed to the drama's OST through her self-written and composed song "Meet Again" which charted at 147 on the Gaon Digital chart.
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On May 11,2021, Kim Se-jeong renewed her contract with the company as a solo artist and actress.
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Kim Se-jeong performed from June 7 to August 24,2021, for a total of 28 shows.
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On July 23,2021, Kim Se-jeong collaborated with Municon and released the digital single "Baby I Love U", a remake of the same song by Japanese singer TEE.
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In February 2022, Kim Se-jeong starred as the female lead for the SBS romantic comedy Business Proposal alongside Ahn Hyo-seop.
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Kim Se-jeong starred in another SBS television series Today's Webtoon alongside Choi Daniel and Nam Yoon-su that year.
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Kim Se-jeong held her first overseas fan meetings in Indonesia, Thailand and Japan from November 4 to 11,2022.
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Kim Se-jeong hosted the 2022 SBS Drama Awards with Business Proposal costar Ahn Hyo-seop and comedian Shin Dong-yup.
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In July 2023, Kim Se-jeong appeared in the second season of The Uncanny Counter, reprising her role as Do Ha-na.
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That same month, Kim Se-jeong was announced as one of mentors of the reality competition series Universe Ticket.
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Kim Se-jeong released her first studio album, Door, on September 4,2023.
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In October 2023, it was announced that Kim Se-jeong would be debuting as a theater actress in the play Temple.
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Kim Se-jeong was selected as an ambassador for the 2022 Hanoi Hallyu Expo.
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Kim Se-jeong was considered 2021's Top CF Star for her work as an advertising model in various fields, such as food, architecture, home appliances, games, and public service advertisements.
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Kim Se-jeong took first place in 2017's Female Advertising Model Brand Reputation survey for June and July.
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Kim Se-jeong was the global advertising model for Crocs' "Come As You Are" campaign alongside actors Natalie Dormer, Zooey Deschanel, Gina Jin, and Japanese model Suzu Hirose.
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Kim Se-jeong modeled for Lotte High-Mart and was paired with Cha Eun-woo for Lotte's popular Waterpark commercial film.
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Kim Se-jeong was featured in an advertisement for Dong Won Tuna together with actor Jo Jung-suk.
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In 2023, Kim Se-jeong was the endorser for Namyang Dairy Products as the model for its flagship brand 'Delicious Milk GT'.
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In February 2023, Kim Se-jeong was chosen as the first Asian global ambassador for the French luxury brand Longchamp.
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Kim Se-jeong appeared in other popular advertisements campaigns for various products such as Samsung's virtual assistant Bixby, Oella, and GH Basic Housing.
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Kim Se-jeong's journey led her to donate to autism and families, delivering a message of hope and support.
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Kim Se-jeong cites IU, Girls' Generation's Taeyeon, and Ailee as her role models in singing and often uses their songs in her practice sessions.
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Kim Se-jeong is often called the icon of "Flower Way" through broadcasts and media after her famous speech to her mother, "I will only let you walk on the flower road from now on," during the first elimination round of Produce 101 where she won first place.
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Kim Se-jeong's first solo song "Flower Way" was based on the letter Kim wrote for her mother in Talents for Sale where she was a host.