Seol In-ah

In this Korean name, the family name is Bang. In the stage name or pen-name, the surname is Seol.

Seol In-ah
Seol in September 2024
Born
Bang Ye-rin

(1996-01-03) January 3, 1996 (age 29)
Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea[1][2]
Other namesSeorina[3]
EducationSeoul Institute of the Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present
AgentGoldmedalist
Korean name
Hangul
방예린
Hanja
方藝隣
Revised RomanizationBang Yerin
McCune–ReischauerPang Yerin
Stage name
Hangul
설인아
Hanja
薛仁雅
Revised RomanizationSeol Ina
McCune–ReischauerSŏl Ina
Websitegoldmedalist.com
Signature

Bang Ye-rin (Korean: 방예린; born January 3, 1996), better known by the stage name Seol In-ah (설인아), is a South Korean actress. Seol is best known for her leading roles in television series Sunny Again Tomorrow (2018), Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life (2019), and Business Proposal (2022) and for her supporting roles in Strong Girl Bong-soon (2017), School 2017 (2017) and Mr. Queen (2020–2021).

Early life and education

Seol was born in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province. Seol attended Seoul Institute of the Arts where she majored in acting.[4]

Career

2015–2016: Early career

Seol made her acting debut in 2015, where she played a minor role in The Producers and Flowers of the Prison in 2016.

2017–present: Rising popularity and leading role

She first gained recognition for playing the supporting role in JTBC's drama, Strong Girl Bong-soon and KBS2' drama School 2017. She also made her film debut in a web film titled, Closed Eyes. She was also a host of MBC's Section TV from 2017 to 2019.

Seol in 2018

In 2018, Seol took on her first lead role in Sunny Again Tomorrow, which earned her the Best New Actress Award at the 2018 KBS Drama Awards. Her second full variety show came soon after, as a fixed cast member of Law of the Jungle in Mexico. She also played a supporting character in the drama Special Labor Inspector in 2019.

Seol played Kim Cheong-Ah in her second leading role in the weekend drama Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life, which ran from September 2019 to March 2020. She received the Excellence Award for Actress in a Serial Drama at the 2019 KBS Drama Awards for her role in the drama.

In 2020, Seol made a special appearance in the tvN drama Record of Youth. Later the same year, she played Jo Hwa-jin (Royal Noble Consort Ui) in historical drama Mr. Queen.

In 2022, Seol starred in the SBS romantic comedy drama Business Proposal as Jin Young-seo. In April 2022, it was reported that her contract with Oui has expired and she decided not to renew it.[5] Later, she signed with Gold Medalist.[6] She released her first ever solo single, "Pure Love", in collaboration with the vegan brand Marhen J. The single accompanied with the music video was released on July 8.[7][8] In August, Seol made her big screen debut in the film Emergency Declaration as Tae Eun, a flight attendant.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Closed Eyes Park Mi-rim Web film [10]
2022 Emergency Declaration Tae-eun [11]
2023 Love My Scent A-ra [12][13]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 The Producers Cindy's anti-fan Cameo (Episode 10) [14]
2016 Flowers of the Prison Court Lady Han Cameo [15]
2017 Strong Girl Bong-soon Jo Hee-ji [16]
School 2017 Hong Nam-joo [17]
2018 Sunny Again Tomorrow Kang Ha-nui / Han Soo-jeong [18]
2019 Special Labor Inspector Go Mal-sook [19]
2019–2020 Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life Kim Cheong-ah [20]
2020 Record of Youth Jung Ji-ah Cameo (Episode 4, 7–15) [21]
2020–2021 Mr. Queen Jo Hwa-jin [22]
2022 Business Proposal Jin Young-seo [23]
2023 Oasis Oh Jung-shin [24]
Twinkling Watermelon Choi Se-gyeong / On Eun-yoo [25]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 Celebrity Song Yeon-woo Cameo (Ep. 4) [26]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 A Look at Myself Hidden Camera Agent [27]
2017–2019 Section TV Host [28]
2018 Law of the Jungle in Mexico Cast member Episodes 314–320 [29]
2019 Paik's Mysterious Kitchen Challenger Episode 1 [30]
2021 Law of the Jungle – Pent Island: Island of Desire Cast member Episodes 451–452 [31][32]
2022 Hope TV Host episode 5–6 [33]
2024 Iron Girls Cast member [34]

Hosting

Year Title Notes Ref.
2017 Red carpet Seoul Music Awards with MC Ding Dong [35]
Red carpet The Seoul Awards with Yang Se-chan [36]
2018 Dream Concert with Yoon Shi-yoon and Cha Eun-woo [37][38]
2022 2022 KBS Entertainment Awards with Moon Se-yoon and Kang Chan-hee [39][40]
2023 2023 KBS Drama Awards with Jang Sung-kyu and Rowoon [41]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Album
"Pure Love" (예쁘니까) 2022 Non-album single

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2021 Excellence Award, Actress in Serial Drama Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life Nominated [42]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2019 Best New Actress – Television Sunny Again Tomorrow Nominated [43]
Brand of the Year Awards 2022 Rising Star Actress Seol In-ah Won [44]
KBS Drama Awards 2018 Best New Actress Sunny Again Tomorrow Won [45]
2019 Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life Won [46]
Netizen Award, Actress Nominated [47]
Best Couple Award Seol In-ah (with Kim Jae-young)
Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life 		Nominated
2023 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Oasis Won [48]
Popularity Award, Actress Won
Best Couple Award with Jang Dong-yoon Won
MBC Drama Awards 2019 Best Supporting Cast in Monday-Tuesday Miniseries Special Labor Inspector Nominated [49]
MBC Entertainment Awards 2017 Female Rookie Award in Show/Sitcom Category Section TV Won [50]
SBS Drama Awards 2022 Best Couple Seol In-ah (with Kim Min-kyu)
Business Proposal 		Won [51]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama Business Proposal Nominated [52]

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