Today (Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2021), is Red Velvet member Seulgi's 27th birthday! To celebrate our lovable main dancer's birthday, we have compiled some facts about the idol that you may (or may not) have known! Keep on reading to learn more about Red Velvet's outstanding lead vocalist! Happy Seulgi Day!
1. Seulgi is the Red Velvet member who trained the longest
Out of all of the five Red Velvet members, Seulgi is the member who had the longest training time! She was accepted into the company in 2007 through SM Entertainment Saturday auditions, which are known for being extremely difficult to pass. She trained for seven years before she debuted with Red Velvet.
In a past interview, Seulgi mentioned that she had considered quitting at one point as the company was previously focused on debuting boy groups. Good thing she stayed!
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2. Brown Bear
Seulgi's representative animal is a brown bear and has been ever since Red Velvet released their 2020 Seasons' Greetings. This suits Seulgi well, as fans have nicknamed her "Bear" ever since her debut days to her cute and cuddly personality.
Prior to a brown bear, her representative animal was a unicorn from her debut up until the pre-"Summer Magic" era. From the "Summer Magic" era until the release of the 2020 Seasons' Greetings, her representative animal was a polar bear.
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3. Seulgi's favorite color
Seulgi's favorite color is yellow, which definitely matches well with her bright personality! To match that, her representative fruit is a pineapple, and her representative drink is a Yellow Breeze. Seulgi is seen with her representative fruit in Red Velvet's "Red Flavor" music video.
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4. She is multi-talented
Other than being Red Velvet's main dancer and lead vocalist, Seulgi is also an amazing artist! In the past, she has shared photos of her drawings on social media, proving that Seulgi was born for the arts. The Red Velvet member can also play the guitar, in addition to her musical talents. Seulgi has another, er, odd talent. On various variety shows, the idol has shown off her hilarious imitation of an ostrich! What nickname should we give her? Seul-rich? Ost-gi?
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5. She starred in a musical
Red Velvet played the role of Dorothy in the SM Entertainment music "School Oz." It is the company's first-ever hologram musical and featured other artists from the label, such as TVXQ's Changmin, f(x)'s Luna, SHINee's Key, and EXO's Suho, Xiumin, Girls' Generation's Yoona, and Super Junior's Leeteuk. The musical is based on the Magical Land of Oz, where the characters get together to look for Dorothy (Seulgi) a day before the "Great Knight" championships.
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Written by Alexa Lewis
