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Kim Seolhyun

Kim Seol-hyun
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In March 2016
Born (1995-01-03) January 3, 1995 (age 22)
Bucheon, South Korea
Occupation
Website SH 9513
Musical career
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Instruments
Years active 2012–present
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Korean name
Hangul 김설현
Hanja 金雪炫
Revised Romanization Gim Seol-hyeon
McCune–Reischauer Kim Sŏlhyŏn

Kim Seol-hyun (Hangul김설현; born January 3, 1995), better known by the mononym Seolhyun, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of South Korean girl group AOA and has starred in television dramas such as Ugly Alert (2013) and Orange Marmalade (2015).

Seolhyun was born on January 3, 1995 in Bucheon, South Korea. She wanted to be a singer since she was in a school club band. She attended , , and and majors in Film at Kyung Hee University.

In 2010, Seolhyun won the 8th Smart Model Contest (스마트 모델 선발 대회), a competition in which ordinary students wear uniforms. At the event, several talent agencies were represented, and Seolhyun was scouted by her current management, FNC Entertainment. In January 2012, Seolhyun appeared in the music video for boy band F.T. Island's song "Severely" from the EP Grown-Up.

On July 30, 2012, Seolhyun made her debut as a member of AOA on Mnet's M! Countdown with the song "Elvis" from their debut single album, Angels' Story. Soon afterwards, she was cast in a supporting role in the television drama My Daughter Seo-young, which began airing in September of the same year. She played Seo Eun-soo, an acting teacher.

On February 5, 2013 Seolhyun and actress Lee Se-young were chosen as the new models of skincare brand Clean & Clear. On April 23, she was cast in the daily drama Ugly Alert. She played the youngest daughter of the family Gong Na-ri, a bright girl who dreams of becoming an actress. Seolhyun stated, "I'm nervous about doing a new project, and I'm also burdened. But I want to work hard again by thinking of it as another learning experience. I also want to touch the hearts of people."


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