Kim Se-jung
| Kim Se-jeong | |
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Kim Se-jeong in January 2017
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| Native name | 김세정 |
| Born |
Kim Se-jeong August 28, 1996 Gimje, North Jeolla, South Korea |
| Education | Hanyang Women's University |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels |
Jellyfish Entertainment (2016–present) YMC Entertainment (2016–2017) |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김세정 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Se-jeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Se-chŏng |
Kim Se-jeong (born August 28, 1996) is a South Korean singer and actress signed under Jellyfish Entertainment. She is 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. She was a co-host of the variety show Talents for Sale in 2016 and played the main character, Ra Eun-ho, in the drama School 2017.
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. Kim is currently studying practical music in Hanyang Women's University.
In 2012, Kim 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 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. 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.
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. All three were assigned to "Group A" in the first episode of the program, and she achieved the first-place ranking on several episodes, 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. I.O.I promoted as a whole for events and advertising gigs.
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