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Career

Pre-debut

Seunghee was a regular name in various singing contests and reality shows, including KBS 1TV's ''

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'' (2007), where she won the Excellence Prize, SBS TV's ''

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'' (2007), where she was known to the public as the "11-year-old Little

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", and

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's '' Superstar K 2'' (2010), where she made it to the Super Week but did not make it to the top 11 finalists round. She became a Brave Entertainment trainee in 2012, but transferred to

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two years later. In 2014, she became a credited backing singer for " Full Moon" by

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2015–2019: Debut with Oh My Girl & solo activities

On April 20, 2015, Seunghee made her debut as a member of WM Entertainment's first girl group,

, with their first extended play of the same name. In July 2015, Seunghee made her acting debut in a web drama titled ''Loss:Time:Life.'' In July 2016, she competed in '' Girl Spirit'', a singing competition show that aimed to highlight the talents of vocalists from lesser-known girl groups.' In June 2019, Seunghee competed in ''

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'' under the name "Zoo".

2020–present: Further solo activities

From November 2020 to January 2021, Seunghee starred in the sports

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, ''Not Soccer or Baseball'', alongside athletes

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and Lee Young-pyo. From February to May 2021, Seunghee together with

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, and Lee Sang-min, hosted ''Friends'', a television program that follows the daily lives of its cast while also showing the emergence of their friendships and romance.

Philanthropy

In December 2022, Seunghee donated 20 million won by participating in the Million Angels Sharing event organized by the Korea Childhood Cancer Foundation to support children suffering from childhood cancer.

Discography

Soundtrack appearances

Filmography

Television series

Web series

Television shows

Web shows

Radio shows

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

Seunghee
at WM Entertainment * {{Authority control 1996 births Living people Actors from Chuncheon Actresses from Gangwon Province, South Korea Musicians from Gangwon Province, South Korea K-pop singers Oh My Girl members South Korean female idols South Korean women pop singers South Korean television actresses South Korean web series actresses South Korean television personalities WM Entertainment artists 21st-century South Korean women singers 21st-century South Korean actresses