Native name 김세정 Occupation Singer Instruments Vocals | Full Name Kim Se-jeong Years active 2016–present TV shows Produce 101 | |
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Similar Jeon So‑mi, Jung Chae‑yeon, Kim So‑hye, Zhou Jieqiong, Kim Chung‑ha | ||
Kim Se-jeong (born August 28, 1996) is a South Korean singer signed under Jellyfish Entertainment. She is best known for finishing second in Mnet's K-pop girl group survival show Produce 101 and is currently a member of girl group Gugudan. She is a former member of I.O.I and was also the MC for the live broadcast of the KBS2 variety show Talents for Sale.
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Biography
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 she did not keep in touch with her father until her third year of middle school. Sejeong is currently studying practical music in Hanyang Women's University.
Career
In 2012, Sejeong participated in the second season of competition television show K-pop Star 2 at the age of 16. She did not make it through the second round ranking audition, but Yang Hyun-suk (YG) brought her back with a wildcard for the casting round where she performed a duet of Taeyang's "I Need A Girl" with fellow contestant Jo Yoo Min. YG cast the both of them, grouping Sejeong with contestants Nicole Curry and Lee Soo Kyung for the final casting round. However, at the end of the round, she was not cast by YG Entertainment, JYP Entertainment or SM Entertainment and was eliminated from the competition.
Produce 101 and I.O.I
In January 2016, Sejeong, together with fellow trainees Kim Na-young and Kang Mi-na, represented Jellyfish Entertainment on reality girl group survival show Produce 101 for the chance to debut in a Mnet girl group.
All three of them were assigned to "Group A" in the first episode of the program, indicating a high level of weekly poll support, and maintained their high popularity rankings throughout the show. Sejeong achieved the first-place ranking on several episodes, earning the title 'God Sejeong', which has become her nickname.
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. Sejeong finished second overall, with 525,352 votes, becoming an official member of the girl group.
On July 31, 2016, it was announced that I.O.I would be promoting as a whole for events and advertising gigs, Sejeong included.
Gugudan and solo activities
Plans for Sejeong 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. She displayed a variety of talents on the show and earned the title 'Variety Cheat Key'.
On June 10, 2016, YMC Entertainment revealed that Sejeong 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. On June 28, 2016, Sejeong officially debuted as a member of South Korean girl group, Gugudan.
On November 23, 2016, Sejeong participated in Jellyfish Entertainment’s music channel project Jelly Box and released the single "Flower Way" (Hangul: 꽃길; RR: Kkotgil), produced by Zico of Block B, along with a music video. Sejeong received her first music program trophy as a solo artist with "Flower Way" on the November 30th episode of Show Champion.
On January 12, 2017, Se-jeong released the song "If Only", an OST for the Korean drama The Legend of the Blue Sea.
On January 20, 2017, Se-jeong was announced to be a permanent MC for OnStyle's Get It Beauty.
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