Hyun Seung-hee (Korean: 현승희; born January 25, 1996), known mononymously as Seunghee (Korean: 승희), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Oh My Girl.
Career
Pre-debut
Seunghee was a regular name in various singing contests and reality shows, including KBS 1TV's Korea Sings (2007), where she won the Excellence Prize, SBS TV's Star King (2007), where she was known to the public as the "11-year-old Little BoA", and Mnet's Superstar K 2 (2010), where she made it to the Super Week but did not make it to the top 11 finalists round.
She became a Brave Entertainment trainee in 2012, but transferred to WM Entertainment two years later. In 2014, she became a credited backing singer for "Full Moon" by Sunmi.
2015–2019: Debut with Oh My Girl & solo activities
On April 20, 2015, Seunghee made her debut as a member of WM Entertainment's first girl group, Oh My Girl, with their first extended play of the same name. In July 2015, Seunghee made her acting debut in a web drama titled Loss:Time:Life.
In July 2016, she competed in Girl Spirit, a singing competition show that aimed to highlight the talents of vocalists from lesser-known girl groups.
In June 2019, Seunghee competed in King of Mask Singer under the name "Zoo".
2020–present: Further solo activities
From November 2020 to January 2021, Seunghee starred in the sports variety show, Not Soccer or Baseball, alongside athletes Chan Ho Park and Lee Young-pyo.
From February to May 2021, Seunghee together with Kim Hee-chul, Shindong, and Lee Sang-min, hosted Friends, a television program that follows the daily lives of its cast while also showing the emergence of their friendships and romance.
Philanthropy
In December 2022, Seunghee donated 20 million won by participating in the Million Angels Sharing event organized by the Korea Childhood Cancer Foundation to support children suffering from childhood cancer.
Discography
Soundtrack appearances
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Circle | ||||
| "You Are" | 2017 | 94 |
|
Temperature of Love OST Part 1 |
| "Fluttering Steps" (설레는 발걸음) | 2018 | — | —N/a | Welcome to Waikiki OST Part 5 |
| "Who" | — | Lovely Horribly OST Part 1 | ||
| "No one else like that" | — | My Only One OST Part 2 | ||
| "Sunny Day" | 2019 | — | He Is Psychometric OST Part 3 | |
| "Sleepless summer night" (언젠가 설명이 필요한 밤) | 2020 | — | Bunny and Guys OST | |
| "Dear My Nights" | 2021 | — | The Great Shaman Ga Doo-shim OST Part 2 | |
| "Letter" (편지) | — | The Listen: Wind Blows | ||
| "Still Parting From Us" (느린 이별) (as part of "The Listen", along with Kim Nayoung, Kassy, Solji, Hynn) |
— | |||
| "The day" (그날) | 2022 | — | After School Lessons for Unripe Apples OST Part 1 | |
| "My Finale" | — | The Fabulous OST Part 3 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Turtle Channel | Bit-na | One-act drama | |
| 2023 | Oasis | Ham Yang-ja | ||
| 2024 | Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born | Cho-rok |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Loss:Time:Life | Herself |
Television shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Girl Spirit | Contestant | ||
| 2019 | King of Mask Singer | Zoo | 104th Generation Mask King (Eps. 207–208) | |
| Queendom | Herself | Contestant | ||
| 2020–2021 | Not Soccer or Baseball | Cast member | ||
| 2020 | All In | |||
| 2021 | Friends | Host | ||
| Upgrade Human | ||||
| The Listen: Wind Blows | Cast Member | |||
| 2022 | Fantastic Family | Judge | ||
| My Teenage Girl | Host | Lunar New Year Holiday Special Items | ||
| National Science Representative |
Web shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Delivery of Anything | Host | with Binnie | |
| 2022 | The Door: To Wonderland | Cast Member | Season 1–2 |
Radio shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jung Eun-ji's Gayo Plaza | Special DJ | March 9, 2022 |
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s)/work(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KBS Entertainment Awards | 2020 | Best Entertainer Award | Not Soccer or Baseball | Won |
