Kim Seul-gi
Kim Seul-gi (born October 10, 1991) is a South Korean actress who starred in many critically acclaimed dramas including Oh My Ghost (2015), Splash Splash Love (2015) and The Guardians (2017). She is also a former cast member of tvN's entertainment show SNL Korea.
Kim Seul-gi | |
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Kim Seul-gi in August 2016. | |
Born | Busan, South Korea | October 10, 1991
Education | Seoul Institute of the Arts |
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Years active | 2011–present |
Agent | Noon Company |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Seul-gi |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sŭl-ki |
Career
Hailing from Busan, Kim enjoyed making people laugh from an early age. According to an interview, during her third year of high school, she started to prepare for a career of professional acting, to overcome a broken heart. She eventually attended the Seoul Institute of the Arts, a leading university for arts and entertainment in South Korea. In 2011, she participated in a 30th anniversary memorial play on a college society called Venture to Meet (만남의 시도), with Jang Jin, a well-known film director. Months later in mid-2011, when Jang Jin was looking for cast members for the live comic variety show called SNL Korea, he recruited Kim as a cast member. While gaining support on this experimental live programme consistently, her popularity significantly increased, especially in the latter half of 2012.[1]
She is a member of both as so-called "Jang Jin's Division" (장진사단), a group of entertainers who have been influenced by Jang Jin, and part of his entertainment company called Film-it-suda (필름있수다).[2]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Dong-haeng | Soo-ah | Independent films |
Pyung Haeng-Sun | Han Se-ah | ||
2013 | Horror Stories 2 | Yoon Mi-ra | Segment: Accident |
2014 | Miss Granny | Ban Ha-na | |
Ode to My Father | Yoon Kkeut-soon | ||
2016 | Mood of the Day | Assistant Manager Hong | Cameo |
Take-Off 2 | Jo Mi-ran | ||
Lost in the Moonlight | Darami | Voice only | |
2017 | Fabricated City | Eun-pye | |
2019 | Jesters: The Game Changers[3] | Geun-deok | |
Present[4] | Bo-ra | VR film |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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2011 | Heartstrings | Musical member | MBC | |
2012 | 21st Century Family | Kim Seul-gi | tvN | |
Drama Special: The Whereabouts of Noh Sook-ja | Student | KBS2 | ||
Drama Special: Another Wedding | Han Ji-hye | |||
2013 | My Cute Guys | Kim Seul-gi | tvN | |
Infinite Power | Kim Sol | Naver | ||
Pretty Man | Dokgo Ma-te's high school teacher | KBS2 | Cameo (Ep. 1) | |
Reply 1994 | Sseureki's cousin | tvN | Cameo (Ep. 14–15) | |
2014 | Drama Special: I'm Dying Soon | Kim Sa-rang | KBS2 | |
The Idle Mermaid | Ahn Hye-young | tvN | ||
Discovery of Love | Yoon Sol | KBS2 | ||
Drama Festival: A Resentful Woman's Diary | Gong Jwi | MBC | ||
2015 | Kill Me, Heal Me | Heo Sook-hee | Cameo (Ep. 1–4) | |
Oh My Ghost | Shin Soon-ae | tvN | ||
Splash Splash Love | Jang Dan-bi | MBC | ||
2016 | Second To Last Love[5] | Go Mi-rye | SBS | |
Love in the Moonlight | Eunuch trainee | KBS2 | Cameo (Ep. 18) | |
2017 | Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo[6] | Seul-gi | MBC | Cameo (Ep. 15) |
Legend of the Blue Sea | Mermaid | SBS | Cameo (Ep. 20) | |
Three Color Fantasy: Romance Full of Life | Fisherwoman | MBC | Cameo (Ep. 6) | |
Three Color Fantasy: Queen of the Ring | Mo Nan-hee | |||
The Guardians[7] | Seo Bo-mi | |||
2018 | Drama Stage: All About My Rival in Love | Seon-young | tvN | |
2019–20 | Love with Flaws | Kim Mi-kyung | MBC | |
2020 | Find Me in Your Memory[8] | Yeo Ha-kyung | ||
Hi Bye, Mama! | Shin Soon-ae | tvN | Cameo (Ep. 10) |
Variety show
Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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2012 | The Taste of Saturday Night Live Korea | tvN | Commentator and as a crew member |
2011–13 | Saturday Night Live Korea | tvN | Cast member (Seasons 1–4) |
2013 | 20's Choice Awards | Mnet | Moderator alongside Lee Min-woo and Jun Jin and acted on a music performance of Lee Hyori's Bad Girls with Ahn Young-mi during the show[9] |
2017 | I Live Alone | MBC | Ep 204 |
2019 | Surfing House | JTBC | Main host[10] |
Notable characters on SNL Korea
- Kim Seul-gi (herself), a challenger of Korea's Next Top Cutie, a parody of Korea's Next Top Model
- Yoo Seung-woo, famed top 6 contestant on the 4th season of Superstar K
- Tto (또), a parody of Po on the BBC's programme Teletubbies; also one of a character on Yeouido Teletubbies for Season 2 and 3, weekly summaries of the 2012 presidential election campaign and Global Teletubbies for Season 4[11]
- Candidate Ms. Lee (이후보), on Babysitter Interview, a parody of 2012 presidential election TV debates
- Wife-role of Park Jae-beom, a parody of Eminem's music video, "Love the Way You Lie", as a 'SNL Digital Short' (Korean edition)
- Moderator of Golf Academy (골프 아카데미), alongside imitated PGA Master Shin Dong-yeob and his guest Hong Seok-cheon
- Song Ae-gyo (송애교; means Ms. Song the Charm), a parody of Song Hye-kyo's That Winter, the Wind Blows, on Dr. Jekyll's Clinic
- Surgeon Bong Da-ri (외과의사 봉다리), a parody of Surgeon Bong Dal-hee with its main cast Lee Beom-soo
- Manager Kim Mi-yeong (김미영 팀장), on Voice Phishing Korea, a parody of Mnet's The Voice of Korea
- Woman No. 1, as Congressperson's assaulter-role (여자 1호; 국회의원 폭행범) on Jjaak: Prisoners' Edition (쨕-재소자 특집), a parody of Korean matching-show Jjak on SBS
- Yoga-instructor on Midnight Yoga, alongside actor Oh Ji-ho as her trainee
- Various SNL Korea's satirical advertisements for anticipated small businesses (SNL 선정 우수 중소기업)
Other
- 2013: tvN Paik Ji-yeon's People Inside (백지연의 피플인사이드), interview of SNL Korea's crew, alongside Kim Min-kyo, Jeong Seong-ho, and Jeong Myeong-ok (Episode 353 on May 1)
- 2013: tvN Active Talk Show: Taxi (현장토크쇼 택시), alongside Park Jae-beom (April 8)
- 2013: Mnet Music Triangle (뮤직 트라이앵글), as singer and interviewee of a song "I Woke Up Because of You" (너땜에 잠이깨) (March 6)
- 2013: SBS TV Entertainment Tonight (한밤의 TV연예), as "4 New-trendsetters of 2013" (February 27)
- 2013: Mnet Wide Entertainment News (와이드 연예뉴스), as "Hidden card(highly anticipated entertainer) of the year 2013" (January 9)
- 2012: EBS Mother-story: (어머니 전) Director Jang Jin and his mother, appeared during a preparation of Clumsy people with Kim Min-kyo (Episode 30 on September 28)
Theater
Musicals
Year | Title | Role |
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2013 | Tomorrow Morning | Kat |
2013–14 | December: Unfinished Song | Yeo-il |
2014 | Goong: The Musical | Chae-kyung |
Plays
Year | Title | Role |
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2011 | Romeo Landing On Earth | Mimi |
2011–12 | Return to Hamlet | Yi-yeon |
2012–13 | Clumsy People | Yoo Hwa-yi |
Discography
Singles
Year | Title | Album | Notes |
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2013 | "Rude Girl" (발칙한 녀) | She is Wow! OST | Featured with Jay Park |
"I Woke Up Because of You" (너 땜에 잠이 깨) | My Cute Guys OST | Featured with Go Kyung-pyo |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2013 | 7th Mnet 20's Choice Awards | 20's Booming Star – Female | SNL Korea and My Cute Guys | Nominated |
2014 | 3rd APAN Star Awards | Best New Actress | Discovery of Love | Won |
MBC Drama Awards | Best Actress in a Drama Short | A Resentful Woman's Diary | Nominated | |
KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Discovery of Love and I'm Dying Soon | Won | |
2015 | 10th Max Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Miss Granny | Nominated |
Best New Actress | Ode to My Father | Won | ||
51st Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress (TV) | Discovery of Love | Nominated | |
2016 | 11th Seoul International Drama Awards | Best Actress | Splash Splash Love | Nominated |
4th Annual DramaFever Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Oh My Ghost | Won | |
Best Womance with Park Bo-young | Nominated | |||
tvN10 Awards | Best Chemistry with Park Bo-young | Won | ||
Made in tvN, Actress in Variety | Saturday Night Live Korea | Won | ||
SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Romantic Comedy Drama | Second To Last Love | Nominated | |
2017 | 22nd Chunsa Film Art Awards | Special Popularity Award | N/A | Won |
MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama | The Guardians | Nominated | |
2019 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Love with Flaws | Nominated |
References
- SNL Korea - Yeouido Teletubbies's actress Kim Seul-gi (Korean), Kyunghyang Shinmun, December 19, 2012, Retrieved on January 7, 2013
- "DC Interview with Kim Seul-gi (Korean), DC News, January 3, 2013, Retrieved on January 7, 2013".
- http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3066774
- "SHIN Ha-kyun, SUHO and KIM Seul-ki Accept HUR Jin-ho's PRESENT". Korean Film Biz Zone. September 9, 2019.
- Jung Ahn-ji (May 23, 2016). "김슬기, SBS '끝에서 두 번째 사랑' 캐스팅...웹툰 작가 변신 (공식)". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- '역도요정 김복주' 김슬기 카메오…"즐거웠다" (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- "MBC 측 "이시영·김영광·김태훈·김슬기·키, '파수꾼' 출연 확정" [종합]". Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- "Kim Seul-gi Joins "Find Me in Your Memory"". HanCinema. January 23, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- SHINHWA Lee Minwoo, JunJin, Kim Seul-ki to Host Mnet's "20's Choice" Tonight Archived 2013-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, tenasia, July 18, 2013, Retrieved on July 18, 2013.
- 조여정·송재림·김슬기·전성우 ‘서핑하우스’ 출연, 7월21일 첫방 [공식입장]. Newsen (in Korean). 2015-06-10.
- Laugh and Enjoy a Satire of the Presidential Election, "Yeouido Teletubbies", Kyunghyang Shinmun, November 7, 2012, Retrieved on January 18, 2013.
External links
- Kim Seul-gi on Instagram
- Official fansite, "WooSeulSaeng" (in Korean)