Seolhyun signs with The Present Company, joins Ahn Hyo-seop and Shin Se-kyung

Actor Seolhyun / Courtesy of The Present Company

Actor Seolhyun, formerly of girl group AOA, has signed an exclusive contract with The Present Company, joining the same agency as Ahn Hyo-seop and Shin Se-kyung.

The agency announced the agreement Wednesday.

Debuting in 2012 as a member of AOA, Seolhyun has steadily built her career as an actor, shifting her focus to acting following the group’s de facto disbandment.

Through her new contract, Seolhyun aims to mark a fresh chapter as a full-time actor. The Present Company described her as “an actor who possesses both radiant energy and emotional depth — qualities that capture the spirit of the times and can drive new creative change.”

Seolhyun’s next project is the upcoming Netflix original series “Show Business” (working title), which she is currently filming alongside Song Hye-kyo, Gong Yoo, Cha Seung-won and Lee Ha-nee under the direction of Lee Yoon-jung and writer Noh Hee-kyung.

She has been praised for her expressive and emotionally nuanced performances in the Disney+ series “Light Shop” (2024), as well as dramas such as “The Killer’s Shopping List” (2022) and “Summer Strike” (2022). She also appeared in films including “Memoir of a Murderer” (2017), “The Great Battle” (2018) and “Gangnam 1970” (2015).

This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.