Seol In-ah (; born Bang Ye-rin (방예린); January 3, 1996), is a South Korean actress best known for her leading roles in

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Sunny Again Tomorrow ''Sunny Again Tomorrow'' () is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Seol In-ah, Jin Ju-hyung, Ha Seung-ri, and Lee Chang-wook. The series airs daily on KBS1 from 8:25 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. ( KST) starting from May 7, 2018. Cast Mai ...

'' (2018), ''

Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life ''Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life'' () is a 2019–2020 South Korean television series starring Seol In-ah, Kim Jae-young, Jo Yoon-hee, Yoon Park and Oh Min-suk. The series aired on KBS2 every Saturday and Sunday from 19:55 to 21:15 ( KST) from ...

'' (2019), and ''

Business Proposal ''Business Proposal'' () is a South Korean romantic comedy television series based on the webtoon of the same title written by HaeHwa and illustrated by Narak. Directed by Park Seon-ho and written by Han Seol-hee and Hong Bo-hee, it stars Ahn H ...

'' (2022) and for her

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in ''

Strong Girl Bong-soon ''Strong Girl Bong-soon'' () is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Park Bo-young in the title role as a woman with superhuman strength, with Park Hyung-sik and Ji Soo. It aired on JTBC from February 24 to April 15, 2017. The serie ...

'' (2017), ''

School 2017 ''School 2017'' () is a South Korean television series starring Kim Jung-hyun, Kim Se-jeong, Jang Dong-yoon, Han Sun-hwa, and Han Joo-wan. It aired on KBS2 from July 17 to September 5, 2017 every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 ( KST) for 16 episode ...

'' (2017), and '' Mr. Queen'' (2020–2021).

Early life and education

Seol attended

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where she majored in acting.

Career

Seol made her acting debut in 2015, where she played a minor role in '' The Producers'' and ''

Flowers of the Prison ''Flowers of the Prison'' () is a 2016 South Korean drama television series starring Jin Se-yeon, Go Soo, Kim Mi-sook, Jung Joon-ho, Park Joo-mi, Yoon Joo-hee, , Jun Kwang-ryul and Choi Tae-joon. It is MBC's special project drama to commemorat ...

'' in 2016. She first gained recognition for playing the supporting role in

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's drama, ''

'' and

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' drama ''

''. 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. In 2018, Seol took on her first lead role in ''

'', which earned her the Best New Actress Award at the

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. 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 ''Special Labor Inspector'' () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Kim Dong-wook, Park Se-young, Ryu Deok-hwan and Kim Kyung-nam. It aired from April 8 to May 28, 2019 on MBC TV. Synopsis The series follows the story of a civil s ...

in 2019. Seol played Kim Cheong-Ah in her second leading role in the weekend drama ''

'', 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 ''

'' as Jin Young-seo. In April 2022, it was reported that her contract with Oui has expired and she decided not to renew it. Later, she signed with

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. 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. In August, Seol made her big screen debut in the film '' Emergency Declaration'' as Tae Eun, a flight attendant.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Television shows

Hosting

Discography

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{authority control 1996 births Living people Seoul Institute of the Arts alumni 21st-century South Korean actresses South Korean television actresses South Korean film actresses