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SEOUL – Aside of her success as musician and actress, Kim Sejeong has signed her sponsorships with various fashion brands since her debut as an idol in 2016. And here are Sejeong's sponsorships with many fashion brands! 1. 2016 sponsorships In 2016, Sejeong (as member of both rising girl groups I.O.I and Gugudan) had fashion endorsements with various fashion brands including Eclair, Faguo shoes and footwear, and Elite. 2. CrocsXSejeong In 2019, Sejeong is chosen as one of brand ambassadors for American footwear company Crocs through its Come As You Are campaign alongside American actress Natalie Dormer. Sejeong also starred in various Crocs' TV commercials in Korea and United States, and wore Crocs during her daily activities as a singer-songwriter and actress. 3. Michael Kors x Sejeong In August 2021, Sejeong became the brand ambassador for American popular fashion brand Michael Kors and took her photoshoots with the brand through Harper...

SEOUL – South Korean hit singer-songwriter and actress Kim Sejeong has recently tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday (22/03) afternoon. The 25 year-old will hold her fanmeeting event this Saturday (26/03), however the event has been postponed due to herself being tested positive of COVID-19. Jellyfish Entertainment, the agency which managed the former member of disbanded popular girl group Gugudan, stated as follows: Today on March 22nd, artist Kim Sejeong has tested positive for COVID-19 through PCR testing. Kim Sejeong has tested positive for COVID-19 through rapid antigen test as a pre-emptive test and eventually received positive result via PCR testing. Kim Sejeong is fully vaccinated, having received her 2nd COVID-19 immunization shot, and is currently in self-quarantine to focus on her recovery. Inevitably, "Sejeong’s Sesang Diary," which was set to take place on March 26th, has been postponed as a result of the recent turn of events. We will follow up with ...

SEOUL – On February 9, 2022, Seoul Broadcasting System announced that their upcoming drama A Business Proposal will be premiered on February 28, seven days from its original schedule on February 21. SBS stated that the drama is pushed back the premiere date for seven days due to COVID-19 safety regulations. The drama stars Ahn Hyoseop as Kang Taemu, the CEO of the top-profiled company who dated Shin Hari (Kim Sejeong) in a unexpected blind date at their office. Sejeong previously made lead roles in School 2017 (2017), I Wanna Hear Your Song (2019) and The Uncanny Counter (2020) Sources: -  https://www.soompi.com/article/1512120wpp/a-business-proposal-premiere-date-delayed-due-to-covid-19 -  https://www.allkpop.com/article/2022/02/premiere-of-new-sbs-drama-a-business-proposal-starring-ahn-hyo-seop-x-kim-se-jung-delayed-1-week-due-to-covid-19-related-issues -  https://kpopchart.net/2022/02/drama-sejeong-hyo-seop-business-proposal-ungkap-alasan-tu...

Singer-songwriter and actress Kim Sejeong will make another lead role in upcoming drama, A Business Proposal , which will be aired from February 21, 2022. In this romantic drama based on the same-titled webtoon, Sejeong will be paired with her dating partner Ahn Hyoseop. But, who is Ahn Hyoseop? Ahn Hyoseop (born in Seoul on April 1995) is a multi-talented actor who began his acting career in 2015. Hyoseop was a member of the project group One O One, releasing their debut single "Love You". The group consisted of Ahn together with fellow Starhaus actors Kwak Si-yang, Song Won-suk and Kwon Do-kyun. However, the group presumably disbanded due to inactivity since January 2019. Hyoseop then made his acting debut in the MBC drama, Splash Splash Love . He then became a cast member of the music variety show Always Cantare . He had supporting roles in One More Happy Ending , Happy Home and Entertainer in 2016. His popularity rose after his first ever lead role in Queen O...

Kim Sejeong has uploaded all of her daily activities throughout her vlog series which can be watched on  her official YouTube channel . These vlog series are: 1. Clean Cam In this series, Sejeong will take you to her daily activities, including album recording, music video filming, on-stage behind the scenes, drama and CF filming, magazine photoshoots and many more. Videos of this vlog series are filmed and directed by Sejeong and her manager. Clean Cam full episodes playlist 2.  Clean-ing This series features Sejeong's daily activities at her Jellyfish dorm, where she can cooking, cleaning her house, and many more 3. Clean Ver. and Clean Cookie In this series, Sejeong performs cover of hit songs by her favorite singers who gave influences to her successful music career. In the Clean Cookie segment, Sejeong explained the reason why she covered the song and why she noted the original singer as her influence. Clean Ver. and Clean Cookie playlist

South Korean musician and actress Kim Sejeong has recently signed her partnership with American fashion brand Michael Kors for the 2021-22 fall/winter collection. The singer's gorgeous pictorials can be seen in the September edition of Harper's Bazaar magazine, where she featured in the cover story section. Sejeong is also recently confirmed to star in an upcoming drama, The Office Blind Date , which will be aired sometime in 2022, once again taking another lead role. The singer will turn 25 (26 in Korean age) on August 28, 2021. Check out her pre-release images here! Source: -  https://fashionseoul.com/203306 -  https://www.harpersbazaar.co.kr/article/57783 -  https://www.harpersbazaar.co.kr/article/57955

South Korean singer-songwriter and actress Kim Sejeong released her new single "Baby I Love U" on July 23, 2021. The song is originally performed by Japanese singer Tee. Sejeong performed the Korean version of the song which was originally released in Japanese version by Tee. Sejeong is currently resuming her activities for the Red Book musical performances as lead character Anna until August 22, 2021. Tracklisting 1. Baby I Love U 2. Baby I Love U (instrumental version) Download Sejeong single "Baby I Love U" MP3

Singer and actress Kim Sejeong has announced on her Instagram story on Monday morning (July 5) that she and other Red Book musical cast and crew are tested negative for COVID-19. Sejeong and other cast who took part on the Red Book Musical from June until early August 2021, had previously followed the precautionary test after one of the musical's actress Cha Jiyeon was tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday (July 4). Sejeong (24) and all of Red Book musical's cast and crew will use the health protocols for the next play onwards. Source: -  https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/468/0000777397 -  https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/311/0001318954

What if these former girl group members who earned their early success as a member of highly-successful girl group, then left the group for more successful solo endavours? Kim Sejeong is the recent example of being a former member of two highly-successful girl groups I.O.I and Gugudan who turned into a more successful soloist, but she is not the only one to do so. Here are the other female singers who also had the similar success to Sejeong! 1. Beyonce Knowles Beyonce in 2013 Beyonce Knowles (born 4 September 1981) was a former member of best-selling girl group Destiny's Child (debuted in 1997) alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Together with Kelly and Michelle, Beyonce, as a Destiny's Child member released four best-selling studio albums until the group's disbandment in 2003. In 2004, Beyonce released her debut album Dangerously In Love , then she started working with her future husband, rapper Jay-Z for her next five studio albums (betw...

Aside of her successful career as a singer-songwriter and actress, Kim Sejeong has starred in many advertisements and also became the brand ambassador. Here are the list of advertisements starring Sejeong! 1. As a I.O.I and Gugudan member - SK Telecom (2016 with Kang Mina and other I.O.I members) - HiteJinro (2016 with I.O.I's Lim Nayoung and Kim Chungha) - Netmarble games (2016 with other I.O.I members) - Faguo Shoes (2016-2017 with other Gugudan members) - Coca-Cola (2018 with Park Bogum) - Acwell (2018) Sejeong advertising for Acwell in 2018 . 2. As a soloist - Crocs (2019-present) - Good Day soju (2019) - Volkswagen Arteon (2019) - Ma:nyo Beauty (2019-2020) - CoCoLab (2020) - Sunkist Fruit Soda (2020) - My Skin Solus (2020) - Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Development Corporation (2020-present) - DYSON Corrale (2021 with Yeom Hyeran) - Ohella Home Appliances (2021) Sejeong in 2019 advertising for Crocs. Sejeong for Gyeonggi Ho...

Congratulations on your comeback, SEJEONG! It has been a year since your EP  Plant  was released. How does it feel to be back with new songs? First, I have participated in music composition and lyrics writing to show you a more fun and newer, diverse sides of me as I am presenting a new song. And I have put a lot of efforts into putting its respective colors in everything from album to music video. So, I hope it will be a fun album for you guys as well. Do you mind sharing with us the story behind your latest title track "Warning"? There were a lot of runner-ups [songs] on the list. I had a lot of songs to think and choose from, as there were songs that I have written myself and songs that I received from external sources. But unexpectedly, the song that I was worried the most (that would become the title track) received the most votes, and so it became the title song of the album. The song title is "Warning", and I guess the reason why it became the tit...

After success with her debut album Plant  (2020), Kim Sejeong returns with her 2nd mini-album I'm . The member of the disbanded girl groups I.O.I and Gugudan, this time took this album into the new level, where all of the songs in this album are mostly written and composed by Sejeong herself. The album's lead single is "Warning", which co-featured rapper Lil Boi. Tracklist (all songs written and composed by Sejeong; bold indicates lead single) 1. Teddy Bear 2. Warning (feat Lil Boi) 3. Do Dum Chit 4. Let's Go Home 5. Maybe I Am Download Sejeong album I'm MP3

Ahead of Sejeong's upcoming album release, we take a look of notable people who worked with her on Netflix series Busted!  (2018-2021) 1. Yoo Jaesuk Yoo Jaesuk is a South Korean comedian who served as the team leader and host of Busted! . He's also the full-time member of Running Man  alongside Song Jihyo, Haha, Kim Jongkook and Lee Kwangsoo since 2010. Jaesuk is also hosted Two Yoo Project: Sugarman  (2017-2018), Happy Together  (2003-present) and Hangout with Jaesuk (2019-present) 2. Oh Sehun Oh Sehun is a South Korean singer and actor who has been member of Busted! (2018-2021). As an actor, he has starred in numerous films, including Dokgo Rewind  (2018) which also co-starring Jo Byeong-gyu and Kang Mina. 3. Park Minyoung Park Minyoung is a South Korean actress who rose her popularity by making lead roles in dramas including Sungkyunkwan Scandal  (2010) ,   Healer  (2015) and What's Wrong with Sec...

Actress, singer and musician Kim Sejeong (24) has turned into a fighting athlete, as she stars in the new action drama "The Uncanny Counter", an action drama which based from the webtoon series of the same title. In the drama, she joined with actors Jo Byeong-gyu and Yoo Jun-sang, portraying as the members of the "counters". The drama aired its first episode on Saturday, November 28, 2020. New episodes aired every Saturday and Sunday nights at 10:30pm KST on OCN. Global viewers can also watch this drama on Netflix. The 16th and final episode will be aired on Sunday, January 24, 2021. Not only starred in the drama, but Sejeong also contributed to the drama's soundtrack which released on December 20. The soundtrack is also used as the ending theme for the drama from episode 8 to the final episode. - Background Sejeong released her debut mini-album "Plant" on March 17, 2020. Five-months later in August, she released her 2nd single ...