Kim Se-jeong (Korean: ê¹€ì„¸ì •; born August 28, 1996), better known
by the mononym Sejeong, is a South Korean singer and actress signed
under Jellyfish Entertainment. She is best 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 and its subgroup Gugudan SeMiNa. She was a
co-host of the variety show Talents for Sale in 2016. She has been a
cast member of Busted! since 2018. She also played the leading role in
the teen drama School 2017 and in the 2019 mystery romantic-comedy I
Wanna Hear Your Song.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.
by the mononym Sejeong, is a South Korean singer and actress signed
under Jellyfish Entertainment. She is best 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 and its subgroup Gugudan SeMiNa. She was a
co-host of the variety show Talents for Sale in 2016. She has been a
cast member of Busted! since 2018. She also played the leading role in
the teen drama School 2017 and in the 2019 mystery romantic-comedy I
Wanna Hear Your Song.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.
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