| Seulgi Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 3 in |
| Weight | 48 kg |
| Date of Birth | February 10, 1994 |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Seulgi is the lead vocalist and main dancer of the South Korean K-Pop girl band, Red Velvet. Apart from her career with her band, she has also starred as lead, Dorothy, in an SM Entertainment musical School Oz in 2015. She has done endorsement work for numerous brands like Lotte Pepero, Baskin-Robbins, and Skechers.
Born Name
Kang Seul-gi
Nick Name
Kkangseul, GomDoli, Seulgi, Teddy bear
Sun Sign
Aquarius
Born Place
Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Nationality
Education
Seulgi went to the Ansan Byeolmang Middle School and then studied at the School of Performing Arts Seoul.
Occupation
Singer
Family
- Siblings – Kang Garam (Older Brother)
Manager
SM Entertainment manages her career.
Genre
K-pop, Electropop, R&B
Instruments
Vocals
Labels
SM Entertainment
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 3 in or 160 cm
She is considered to be 1.60 meters. She was measured at Kids These Day (Cool Kids) show and found out to be this height.
Her official height is around 5 ft 5 in or 165 cm.
Weight
48 kg or 106 lbs
Boyfriend / Spouse
Kang Seul-gi has never dated anyone officially. There were rumors about her having an affair with Super Junior‘s Kyuhyun but she denied the rumors claiming that he was not her type.
She doesn’t like guys with double eyelids and her ideal type is someone who can hold a conversation with her and understand her.
Race / Ethnicity
Asian
Hair Color
Black (Natural)
She often tends to dye her hair ‘dark brown’, ‘blonde’, or ‘light brown’.
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Her smile
Brand Endorsements
As a member of Red Velvet, Seulgi has endorsed –
- Lotte Pepero (2014)
- Baskin-Robbins (2015)
- Meters/bonwe (2015)
- BLACK Martine SITBON (2015)
- The Saem (2016)
- Toreore Chicken (2016)
- STARCON (2016)
- NCSOFT Mobile Game ‘Lineage Red Knights’ (2017)
- NCSOFT Mobile Game ‘Pro Baseball H2’ (2017)
- The Shilla Duty-Free (2017)
- Etude House (2018)
- Mobile Game ‘Eternal Light’ (2018)
Apart from Red Velvet, Seulgi has also endorsed Skechers in 2017.
She has also collaborated for the following endorsements –
- Red Cross Youth – Honorary Ambassador (2016)
- Rosemont Jewelry (2016)
- MCM LOVES (2016)
- King Sejong Institute – Goodwill Ambassador (2017)
- Swarovski ‘Rookie’ (2017)
- Columbia x Sorel ‘Peek-a-boo’ (2017)
- Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education – Public Ambassador (2018)
In January 2021, Seulgi was revealed as the new ambassador of Volkswagen.
In February 2021, she was announced as Salvatore Ferragamo‘s official South Korean brand ambassador.
Best Known For
Being a member of the South Korean girl band, Red Velvet
First Album
Seulgi’s first studio album, The Red, was released on September 9, 2015, with her band, Red Velvet.
In October 2022, she released her debut EP titled 28 Reasons.
First TV Show
She made her first TV show appearance in 2015 on Off to School.
Personal Trainer
She doesn’t follow any workout routine. Instead, her figure is maintained through her dance practices. She once went through a major weight loss in 2017. She has also revealed that right before her debut, she was on a very strict diet and drank only a glass of soy milk a day.
Kang Seul-gi Favorite Things
- Music – Calming Music, New Age, and Acoustic music
- Movie – You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011)
- Color – Orange
- Number – 20
Source – KProfiles.com
Kang Seul-gi Facts
- She is well-versed in both Korean and Japanese.
- Kang Seul-gi, along with other SM artists, has also released many songs like You’re the Only One I See, Don’t Push Me, and Sound of Your Heart.
- Amongst all the Red Velvet members, Seulgi has trained for the longest duration of 7 years with SM Entertainment.
- She regards Beyoncé as her role model.
- Seulgi has single eyelids.
- Sometimes, she feels conscious of her ears.
- She likes imitating Pikachu and has also imitated ostrich on various shows.
- She relieves her stress by maintaining a diary, drawing, having meals with the people she loves, and going to karaoke all by herself.
- In February 2021, she teamed up with rapper Bewhy for the music video of the song Born Confident.
- In June 2021, Seulgi started serving as the host of her own show Seulgi.zip, on Naver Now.
- In June 2021, she teamed up with NCT‘s Taeyong for a new song titled Rose.
- In December 2021, she was revealed as one of the members of the supergroup, Got the Beat.
- In August 2023, Seulgi renewed her contract with SM Entertainment.
- Visit Red Velvet‘s official website @ redvelvet.smtown.com.
- She isn’t individually present on any social media platform.
Featured Image by DaftTaengk / YouTube / CC BY-3.0
Seulgi is 5’3” (160 cm) not 5’4” (162.5 cm)