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Seulgi (Red Velvet) Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated September 14, 2026 • 3 min read

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Quick Info

Date of birth10 February 1994

Age29

BirthplaceAnsan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

ProfessionSinger, Dancer

NationalitySouth Korean

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyBrother - Kang Ga-ram (elder)

Net worth$4 million (as of 2022)

Seulgi (Red Velvet) Biography

Kang Seul-gi is a South Korean singer and dancer best known as a member of the K-pop group Red Velvet. Trained by SM Entertainment from her early teens, Se

Early life and background

Kang Seul-gi was born on 10 February 1994 in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Raised in Ansan, she attended Ansan Byeolmang Middle School and later studied at the School of Performing Arts Seoul. Seulgi is South Korean by nationality and grew up with an older brother, Kang Ga-ram.

She is known to enjoy drawing, painting and playing the guitar. Her public persona includes an interest in visual arts and photography, and in 2022 she released a poster book featuring her own artwork, which captures personal moments of happiness.

Career

Seulgi entered SM Entertainment’s trainee program at a young age and trained for several years before debuting. She made her official music debut on 1 August 2014 as a member of Red Velvet with the single "Happiness." The group quickly drew international attention: their debut single charted on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart and their debut music video amassed millions of views in a short period.

Alongside her activities with Red Velvet, Seulgi has taken part in other projects across music, radio and screen. In 2014 she appeared in SM Entertainment’s theatrical production School Oz. Her acting and on-screen credits include appearing as herself in the 2015 documentary SMTown: The Stage and a television appearance on KBS2’s Descendants of the Sun in 2016. She contributed to the Irene & Seulgi subunit release Monster (EP) in 2020 and launched her solo EP 28 Reasons in 2022.

Seulgi has also worked as a radio host. In 2015 she appeared as a special DJ on KBS Cool FM’s Kiss the Radio, and in 2021 she served as the solo host and DJ for Naver Now’s Seulgi.zip. Her voice work includes lending a role to the Korean version of the animated film Trolls World Tour in 2020.

Public profile

Within the industry Seulgi has received recognition as part of Red Velvet and for solo work. Over the years she and her group have accumulated a range of awards and honours across South Korean music ceremonies and international events. Highlights in her career include rookie awards early in her career and multiple Bonsang and major prizes at the Golden Disc Awards, Seoul Music Awards and other national ceremonies. Forbes has ranked her on its Korea Power Celebrity list, placing her within its top positions in 2018 and 2019, and she was included among Forbes’ 100 Digital Stars in Asia in 2020.

Seulgi has held ambassador roles and brand partnerships. She served as special ambassador for the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in 2016, became the first female ambassador for Converse Korea in 2018, and was named a global brand ambassador for Ferragamo in June 2021. In 2019 she collaborated with L’Occitane on a campaign, and in 2022 worked with the luxury jewellery brand Fred Paris on an emoji campaign inspired by her nickname.

Her popularity is reflected in repeated high placements on brand power and public preference lists compiled in South Korea. She has been a consistent presence in Gallup Korea’s idol preference surveys and has frequently topped the Individual Girl Group Members Brand Power Ranking by the Korean Corporate Reputation Research Institute.

Personal notes

Seulgi’s fandom and public image connect closely with a signature color within Red Velvet’s concept — yellow — and she is frequently associated with the affectionate nickname "Bear." She cites Beyoncé as an influence. She speaks Japanese well and is identified as an ISFP on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Seulgi’s listed physical stats include a height of about 165 cm and a weight near 50 kg.

Latest updates

Recent milestones include her solo EP 28 Reasons (2022), the poster book of personal artwork released in February 2022, and the Fred Paris collaboration in August 2022. In 2023 she received the Generation Icon Award at the Hanteo Music Awards and earned solo recognition at several awards shows for her individual releases.

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Recent Work

28 Reasons (EP)

Solo EP release

2022
Monster (EP) (Irene & Seulgi)

Subunit release with Irene

2020
SMTown: The Stage

Documentary appearance (film credit)

2015
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Career Highlights

  1. Debuted with Red Velvet on 1 August 2014 with the single "Happiness"
  2. Multiple awards including Bonsang and main prizes at major South Korean music awards
  3. Named a global brand ambassador for Ferragamo in 2021
  4. Released a solo EP, 28 Reasons, in 2022
  5. Included on Forbes' Korea Power Celebrity list and Forbes' 100 Digital Stars (Asia)
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Net Worth

$4 million (as of 2022)

Figures are editorial estimates based on publicly available reporting and may change as new information emerges.

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