Kim Seol-hyun

Kim Seol-hyun is a South Korean singer and actress. Most fans know her by her short stage name, Seolhyun. She first became famous as a member of the girl group AOA, and then she built a strong acting career. Today, new drama fans know her well as Lee Ji-young in the mystery drama Light Shop.

Kim Seol-hyun is 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) tall and weighs about 47 kg, according to her published profile.

Early life

Kim Seol-hyun was born on January 3, 1995, in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province. She has an older sister. As a child, she played the piano, and at school she sang in a school band club and dreamed of becoming a singer. She went to Gyeonggi Arts High School. In 2010, she won the Smart Model Contest for school uniform models, and this success opened the door to the entertainment world.

Career and breakthrough

On July 30, 2012, she made her debut as a member of AOA on the music show M Countdown. In the same year, she started acting in the family drama Seoyoung, My Daughter as Seo Eun-soo. She then played Gong Na-ri in Ugly Alert (2013). Her first lead role came in Orange Marmalade (2015), where she played Baek Ma-ri. She also earned praise in the film Memoir of a Murderer (2017) as Eun-hee.

Popular roles

As an actress, she showed a stronger side in My Country: The New Age (2019) as Han Hee-jae and in Awaken (2020) as police officer Gong Hye-won. Many viewers loved her soft and healing role as Lee Yeo-reum in Summer Strike (2022). In Light Shop (2024), she played Lee Ji-young, a sad and mysterious woman at the heart of the story, and her quiet acting touched many hearts.

Recent work

After AOA, Kim Seol-hyun now focuses mainly on acting, and Light Shop showed her new, deeper style. Her next drama is Tantara (2026), where she plays Min-hee in a lead role. From idol singer on a bright stage to a serious actress in dark and emotional stories, her change over the years is one reason fans keep following her with love.