Bae Seul-ki

Bae Seul-ki
Bae Seul-ki at the press conference of Unemployed Romance, on September 30, 2013
Background information
Born	(1986-09-27) September 27, 1986 (age 30)
Origin	South Korea
Genres	K-pop, pop, dance
Occupation(s)	Singer, Actress, Radio DJ
Years active	2005–present
Labels	NH Media
Associated acts	빨강 (The Red)
Website	http://baeseulki.co.kr/

Bae Seul-ki (Korean: 배슬기, born September 27, 1986) is a K-pop singer and actress. She made her entertainment debut as a member of The Red, but has since become a solo singer.

Bae Seul-ki studied Theater and Film at Sangmyong University, then made her entertainment debut in the fall of 2005 as part of the project group The 빨강 (The Red) with actresses Oh Seung-eun and Ju So-young, which allowed her to gain stage experience and fame before her solo debut. Appearing on many variety shows, she became an Internet sensation when she showed her 복고 (bokko meaning "old school") dance on SBS's Love Letter.

After the group split in early 2006 (as it was a "project group," used for introducing new singers), the record company felt that Bae could handle being a solo singer. They quickly prepared a digital single, with a full album following in the fall of 2006. The first single from the album, "강한 여자" (Ganghan Yujah, meaning "Strong Woman"), had Carlos from the Korean rap group Uptown and featured Bae with many B-boys in a heavily choreographed breakdancing routine. However, this single was quickly abandoned after a few weeks in favor of "말괄량이" (Malgwalyangee, meaning "Tomboy" or "Sassy Girl"), a song with a cute, light feel. It was more in line with popular taste, as similar songs like "Cutie Honey" by Ahyoomee (from Sugar) and "Love Me Love Me" from Lee Ji-hye (formerly of S#arp) were doing well. This song managed to perform well on the Korean music charts, and the music video also became number one for three weeks. In addition to promoting her single, she has also assisted Eru's performances of his second album comeback single, "까만 안경" (Ggaman Angkyung, "Black Glasses").

With the success of "Tomboy," her record company quickly released her second digital single in December 2006. Her title single "One by One" featured her in a snowy backdrop to suit the Christmas mood. The lyrics of this song were also written by her. After promoting this single on the various music programs, Bae sang a duet with Glass Box on a charity album called Mind Bridge.