Seol In-ah

South Korean actress (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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), Business Proposal (2022), and Twinkling Watermelon (2023) and for her supporting roles in Strong Girl Bong-soon (2017), School 2017 (2017), and Mr. Queen (2020–2021).

Born
Bang Ye-rin

(1996-01-03) January 3, 1996 (age 30)
Suwon, South Korea[1][2]
OthernamesSeorina[3]
OccupationActress
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Seol In-ah
Seol in September 2024
Born
Bang Ye-rin

(1996-01-03) January 3, 1996 (age 30)
Suwon, South Korea[1][2]
Other namesSeorina[3]
EducationSeoul Institute of the Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present
AgentGoldmedalist
Korean name
Hangul
방예린
RRBang Yerin
MRPang Yerin
Stage name
Hangul
설인아
RRSeol Ina
MRSŏl Ina
Websitegoldmedalist.com
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Early life and education

Seol was born in Suwon, South Korea. 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

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2017 Closed Eyes Park Mi-rim Web film [10]
2022 Emergency Declaration Tae-eun [11]
2023 Love My Scent A-ra [12][13]
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Television series

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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]
2025 Oh My Ghost Clients Na Hee-joo [26]
2026 Why You Don't Know It's a Girl? Kang Jae-hee [27]
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Web series

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2023 Celebrity Song Yeon-woo Cameo (Ep. 4) [28]
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Television shows

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2015 A Look at Myself Hidden Camera Agent [29]
2017–2019 Section TV Host [30]
2018 Law of the Jungle in Mexico Cast member Episodes 314–320 [31]
2019 Paik's Mysterious Kitchen Challenger Episode 1 [32]
2021 Law of the JunglePent Island: Island of Desire Cast member Episodes 451–452 [33][34]
2022 Hope TV Host episode 5–6 [35]
2024–2025 Iron Girls Cast member Season 1–2 [36][37]
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Hosting

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Discography

Singles

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Title Year Album Ref.
"Pure Love" (예쁘니까) 2022 Commercial Song [45]
"You Don't Have to Say Anything" (말하지 않아도 알아요 설인아) 2023 Umbrella [46]
"Lady in the Rainy Night" (여우야)
(with The Classic)
2024 Non-album single [47]
"A Race" (달리기)
(with Cha Hak-yeon)
2025 Oh My Ghost Clients OST Part 4 [48]
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Awards and nominations

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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 [49]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2019 Best New Actress – Television Sunny Again Tomorrow Nominated [50]
2026 Best Female Variety Performer Seol In-ah Pending [51]
Brand of the Year Awards 2022 Rising Star Actress Won [52]
KBS Drama Awards 2018 Best New Actress Sunny Again Tomorrow Won [53]
2019 Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life Won [54]
Netizen Award, Actress Nominated [55]
Best Couple Award Seol In-ah (with Kim Jae-young)
Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life
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2023 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Oasis Won [56]
Popularity Award, Actress Won
Best Couple Award Seol In-ah (with Jang Dong-yoon)
Oasis
Won
Korea First Brand Awards 2026 Female Multi-entertainer Seol In-ah Won [57]
MBC Drama Awards 2019 Best Supporting Cast in Monday-Tuesday Miniseries Special Labor Inspector Nominated [58]
MBC Entertainment Awards 2017 Female Rookie Award in Show/Sitcom Category Section TV Won [59]
SBS Drama Awards 2022 Best Couple Seol In-ah (with Kim Min-kyu)
Business Proposal
Won [60]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama Business Proposal Nominated [61]
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