Red VelvetVocalistDancer
Seulgi
슬기Kang Seul-gi (강슬기)
The longest-serving trainee of the five, Red Velvet's lead dancer, half of the sub-unit Irene & Seulgi and a member of the SM supergroup Got the Beat.
- Age
- 32
- Feb 10, 1994
- Height
- 161 cm
- 5′3″
- MBTI
- ISFP
- self-reported
- Debut
- 2014
- with Red Velvet
At a glance
Profile
- Stage name
- Seulgi (슬기)
- Birth name
- Kang Seul-gi (강슬기)
- Position
- Vocalist, Dancer
- Birthday
- February 10, 1994 (age 32)
- Zodiac sign
- Aquarius
- Chinese zodiac
- Dog
- Height
- 161 cm (5′3″)
- Blood type
- A
- MBTI
- ISFP
- Nationality
- South Korean
- Birthplace
- Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
- Representative emoji
- 🐻
- Nicknames
- GomDoli, Teddy Bear
11 facts
About Seulgi
Seulgi began training at SM Entertainment in 2007 and was one of the first three faces shown through SM Rookies in December 2013. Since Red Velvet's debut she has become the group's most visible dancer, performed in the musical School Oz, joined Irene in the group's first sub-unit and, from 2022, the supergroup Got the Beat. Her own EPs 28 Reasons (2022) and Accidentally on Purpose (2025) both reached the Korean top five, and she is also known for her photography and her work with Ferragamo.
- 01
Started training at SM Entertainment in 2007, longer than any of her bandmates.
- 02
One of the first three trainees revealed through SM Rookies on December 2, 2013, with NCT's Taeyong and Jeno.
- 03
Went to Ansan Byeolmang Middle School and the School of Performing Arts Seoul; she speaks Korean and Japanese.
- 04
Featured on Henry's “Butterfly” from his EP Fantastic in July 2014, before Red Velvet debuted.
- 05
Played Dorothy in the SM-produced musical School Oz in January 2015.
- 06
Debuted in Red Velvet's first sub-unit with Irene in July 2020 and in the supergroup Got the Beat on January 3, 2022.
- 07
Released the solo EPs 28 Reasons on October 4, 2022 and Accidentally on Purpose on March 10, 2025.
- 08
SM Entertainment announced it had renewed her exclusive contract in August 2023.
- 09
Became the first K-pop artist chosen as a global brand ambassador for Salvatore Ferragamo, in 2021.
- 10
Translated the Korean edition of the art-essay series Art Museum By My Side in 2020.
- 11
Opened her first film-photography exhibition, Nothing Special, But Special, in October 2024.
1 track
Solo & unit tracks
Songs on Red Velvet releases that feature Seulgi on her own or in a unit.
- EP
“Rose Scent Breeze”
Unit: Seulgi, Wendy & Joy; Korean title 장미꽃 향기는 바람에 날리고 · The Velvet
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