Seol In-ah Age, Wiki, Boyfriend, Family, Career, Net Worth

Seol In-ah spent almost four years as an idol trainee, watching every other girl leave the practice room, before she turned back towards the acting dream she had held all along. She was born on January 3, 1996 (30 years old), in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

With only three months left before university entrance exams, she built her own routine from dance basics her friends taught her and the choreography she had learned as a trainee, and it won her a place in the acting department at Seoul Institute of the Arts.

She drew attention with Strong Girl Bong-soon and School 2017, then landed her first lead in Sunny Again Tomorrow (2018), which earned her Best New Actress at the 2018 KBS Drama Awards.

Viewers across Asia know her as the charming chaebol heiress Jin Young-seo in Business Proposal (2022). She went on to lead Oasis and Twinkling Watermelon in 2023, taking home the Excellence Award in a Miniseries at the KBS Drama Awards for Oasis.

Away from the cameras, she is the actress who won a boxing gold medal and a best player award on tvN’s Iron Girls 2.

Quick Facts of Seol In-ah

Full Name	Bang Ye-rin
Stage Name	Seol In-ah
Profession	Actress, Television Host
Age	30 years old
Date of Birth	January 3, 1996
Nationality	South Korean
Zodiac/Sun Sign	Capricorn
Birthplace	Geumgok-dong, Gwonseon District, Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Current Address	Yet to be updated
Gender	Female

Seol In-ah Early Life and Education

Seol In-ah was born Bang Ye-rin in Geumgok-dong, a neighbourhood in Suwon’s Gwonseon District, in Gyeonggi Province. She grew up in Suwon and has stayed close to her hometown roots ever since.

Acting was her dream from the very start, but the road there took an unexpected detour. In her second year of middle school, she joined Oui Entertainment as an idol trainee. The agency told her that debuting as a singer first might be a faster way into acting, and she agreed.

Those trainee years shaped her more than any classroom. She later said that being the youngest trainee left her quietly bottling up stress, until she decided she would speak her mind from then on. That choice, she believes, is where her open and breezy personality comes from.

The trainee path, however, slowly emptied out. Because of internal issues at the agency and its strict rules, every other trainee had left by her final year of high school, and she was the only one still there. In total, she spent three years and nine months as a trainee without ever debuting as an idol.

Education

Seol In-ah’s school years ran in two parallel tracks: classes by day and trainee practice by night. She attended Chilbo Middle School in Suwon’s Gwonseon District, close to the Geumgok-dong neighbourhood where she was born. It was during her second year there that she joined Oui Entertainment as an idol trainee.

For high school, she moved to Hanlim Multi Art School (Hanlim Entertainment Arts High School) in Seoul, a school that has produced many K-pop idols and actors. She juggled her studies there with the strict routine of agency training.

By her final year, every other trainee at the agency had gone and she was left on her own. Worried about her future, she asked the company for understanding and began preparing for university entrance herself.

With roughly three months left before exams, she learned dance basics from friends who studied them, blended them with the hip hop she had picked up as a trainee, and created her own routine for the practical test. The gamble worked, and she was accepted into the acting department at Seoul Institute of the Arts.

School	Chilbo Middle School, Suwon Hanlim Multi Art School, Seoul
Alma Mater	Seoul Institute of the Arts
Highest Qualification	Not known (enrolled in Department of Acting)

Seol In-ah Personal Life

Seol In-ah is open and chatty about her work, her fitness goals and even her struggles with sleep, but her love life is a different story. She keeps it firmly out of the spotlight, and no relationship has ever been confirmed.

Boyfriend and Relationships

As of 2026, Seol In-ah has no confirmed boyfriend, and no dating rumour involving her has been covered by reputable Korean outlets.

She has, however, opened up about past heartbreak. On tvN’s Life Bar, she revealed that a boyfriend from her college days had cheated on her. She shared more in May 2025 on Shin Dong-yup’s YouTube show Zzanbro, explaining that he told her he could not handle her free-spirited nature, then grew distant and kept claiming he was busy until she confirmed he had been unfaithful.

She admitted she still wonders whether she did something wrong, but Shin Dong-yup told her that blaming herself for someone else’s cheating is the wrong mindset. Since then, she has focused fully on her acting career.

On a light note, her most talked-about romantic moment came on MBC Every1′s Video Star in 2017. There she named actor Kang Ha-neul as her ideal type and sent him a playful video message while he was doing his military service, wishing him well and joking that she would visit if he gave permission.

Parents

Seol In-ah has not shared her parents’ names or professions publicly. What she has shared is how closely they backed her during her trainee years, especially her mother, who helped her stay on track with her diet and training. Further details about her parents are yet to be updated.

Siblings

Seol In-ah has an older brother. Viewers got a glimpse of their bond on SBS Plus’s Night Opening in 2018, when she called him in excitement to brag that she was learning choreography from dancer Lia Kim. His name and profession are yet to be updated.

Relationship Status	Single (no confirmed relationship)
Boyfriend	Current: Yet to be updated Ex: Unnamed college boyfriend
Parents	Father: Yet to be updated Mother: Yet to be updated
Siblings	One Older Brother

Seol In-ah Career

Seol In-ah’s career has grown in steady, confident steps. She went from a scene-stealing cameo to supporting roles, then to leads in daily dramas, weekend dramas, historical hits and global romantic comedies. Along the way, she also became one of the most loved faces on Korean variety TV.

Early Steps and Cameos (2015 to 2016)

Seol In-ah made her acting debut in 2015 while still an acting student. In KBS2′s The Producers, led by Cha Tae-hyun, Gong Hyo-jin, Kim Soo-hyun and IU, she played a bold high school anti-fan of IU’s character, Cindy. Her short appearance sparked so much curiosity that viewers went searching for who she was.

In 2016, she appeared in MBC’s historical drama Flowers of the Prison, starring Jin Se-yeon and Go Soo, as the young Court Lady Han. She let go of her pretty image to play a character who suffers harsh hardships, leaving a strong impression in a brief role.

During these years, she also became a familiar face in commercials. She starred in a car advert opposite Kang Ha-neul, along with campaigns for a travel agency, a fast food chain, a telecom company and more.

Breakthrough Supporting Roles and Hosting (2017)

Her real breakthrough came in 2017 with JTBC’s hit Strong Girl Bong-soon, starring Park Bo-young, Park Hyung-sik and Ji Soo. She played Jo Hee-ji, a delicate musician who catches feelings for Bong-soon’s younger brother. Viewers loved to dislike Hee-ji, and she later said she actually enjoyed being scolded for the character.

Right after, she joined KBS2′s School 2017 as Hong Nam-joo. The drama starred Kim Sejeong, Kim Jung-hyun and Jang Dong-yoon.

The same year, she became a host of MBC’s entertainment news show Section TV, a role she kept until 2019. Her lively presence earned her the Female Rookie Award at the 2017 MBC Entertainment Awards.

She also made her film debut in the web film Close Your Eyes, opposite B1A4′s Baro. She played Park Mi-rim, a high school girl who runs away from home after suffering domestic violence.

First Lead and Weekend Drama Success (2018 to 2020)

In 2018, Seol In-ah landed her first lead role in KBS1′s daily drama Sunny Again Tomorrow, alongside Jin Joo-hyung, Ha Seung-ri and Lee Chang-wook. The 121-episode drama ended with strong ratings and won her Best New Actress at the 2018 KBS Drama Awards.

The same year, she joined SBS’s Law of the Jungle in Mexico with Kim Jun-hyun, Seo Eun-kwang, Han Eun-jung and chef Choi Hyun-seok, showing off the tough, sporty side fans would later see much more of.

In 2019, she took a supporting role in MBC’s satirical comedy Special Labor Inspector, led by Kim Dong-wook, Kim Kyung-nam, Park Se-young and Ryu Deok-hwan. Her character’s romance with Kim Kyung-nam’s Cheon Deok-gu became a fan favourite.

Later that year, she led KBS2′s weekend drama Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life as Kim Cheong-ah, a determined police officer. She starred with Jo Yoon-hee and Kim Jae-young. The 100-episode drama ran until March 2020 and earned her the Excellence Award in a Serial Drama at the 2019 KBS Drama Awards.

Historical and Romantic Comedy Hits (2020 to 2022)

In 2020, she made a special appearance in tvN’s Record of Youth as the former girlfriend of Park Bo-gum‘s character. The drama also starred Park So-dam and Byeon Woo-seok.

Later that year, she joined tvN’s historical comedy Mr. Queen, starring Shin Hye-sun and Kim Jung-hyun. She played Jo Hwa-jin, the royal noble consort and the king’s favourite. Mr. Queen became one of tvN’s biggest hits of its time.

Her global moment came in 2022 with SBS’s romantic comedy Business Proposal, which also streamed worldwide on Netflix. She played Jin Young-seo, the bold and lovable chaebol heiress and best friend of Shin Ha-ri, played by Kim Se-jeong. The drama starred Ahn Hyo-seop and Kim Min-kyu.

Her playful romance with Kim Min-kyu’s Cha Sung-hoon became one of the show’s most talked about storylines. The pair won the Best Couple Award at the 2022 SBS Drama Awards.

In April 2022, she left Oui Entertainment after her contract ended and signed with Gold Medalist, joining Kim Soo-hyun’s agency.

That August, she made her big screen debut in Han Jae-rim’s disaster film Emergency Declaration, starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Nam-gil and Yim Si-wan. She played Tae-eun, a flight attendant, in a film invited to the Cannes Film Festival.

Period Drama and Time Travel Romance (2023)

In early 2023, she starred opposite Yoon Shi-yoon in the romance film Love My Scent. In March, she led KBS2′s period drama Oasis with Jang Dong-yoon and Choo Young-woo.

Oasis swept her three wins at the 2023 KBS Drama Awards: the Excellence Award in a Miniseries, the Popularity Award, and the Best Couple Award with Jang Dong-yoon.

That year, she also made a cameo in Netflix’s Celebrity as Song Yeon-woo. Then came tvN’s fantasy coming of age drama Twinkling Watermelon, starring Ryeoun, Choi Hyun-wook and Shin Eun-soo.

She took on a dual role in the drama. The director praised her romantic comedy acting as proven and reliable.

Music, Hosting, and Variety Shows

Seol In-ah has stepped onto big hosting stages many times. She hosted the red carpet at the 2017 Seoul Music Awards, the 2018 Dream Concert with Yoon Shi-yoon and Cha Eun-woo, the 2022 KBS Entertainment Awards with Moon Se-yoon and Kang Chan-hee, and the 2023 KBS Drama Awards with Jang Sung-kyu and Rowoon.

She has also released music. Her first single, “Pure Love,” came out in July 2022 with the vegan brand Marhen J. In 2023, she remade “You Don’t Have to Say Anything” for Lee Chan-hyuk’s video project, and in 2024 she released “Lady in the Rainy Night” with the duo The Classic.

Her biggest variety success came with tvN’s Iron Girls in 2024. Alongside Jin Seo-yeon, Uee and Park Joo-hyun, she trained for a full triathlon, and the whole team crossed the finish line. She also opened up about her years of insomnia, saying she joined because she wanted to become truly healthy.

In Iron Girls 2 (2025), she switched to boxing with Uee, Geum Sae-rok and Park Ju-hyun, coached by former fighter Kim Dong-hyun. Even after an ankle injury kept her in hospital for two weeks, she returned to win gold at the final national amateur boxing competition, plus the best player award in her age group.

Her variety run earned her a nomination for Best Female Variety Performer at the 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards in 2026. She has also been the face of brands such as Clinique, LG Whisen and Acuvue.

Recent and Upcoming Work (2025 to 2026)

In May 2025, Seol In-ah starred in MBC’s fantasy comedy Oh My Ghost Clients. She played Na Hee-joo, the fiery younger sister-in-law of labour attorney Noh Moo-jin, played by Jung Kyung-ho. The drama also starred Cha Hak-yeon, and the two sang the OST “A Race” themselves.

Next, she leads tvN’s romantic comedy Love in Disguise, premiering October 19, 2026, and also streaming on Prime Video. She plays Kang Jae-hee, a former special forces officer turned detective, who goes undercover as the male secretary of a chaebol heir and murder suspect, played by Yim Si-wan.

She also returns for Iron Girls 3, this time taking on short track speed skating with Geum Sae-rok, Han Ji-hyun and Yeonwoo. The season is set to air on tvN in the second half of 2026.

Seol In-ah Filmography

Seol In-ah’s body of work leans heavily towards television, where she has moved from cameos to leads across daily, weekend, historical and romantic comedy dramas. Her film list is shorter but includes a Cannes-invited disaster blockbuster, and her variety work has become a big part of her story.

Seol In-ah Movies

Year	Title	Role	IMDb
2017	Close Your Eyes (web film)	Park Mi-rim	5.6
2022	Emergency Declaration	Tae-eun	6.8
2023	Love My Scent	A-ra	5.2

Seol In-ah TV Shows

Year	Title	Role	Platform	IMDb
2015	The Producers	Cindy’s anti-fan (cameo)	Prime Video, Netflix	7.2
2016	Flowers of the Prison	Young Court Lady Han	Prime Video	7.3
2017	Strong Girl Bong-soon	Jo Hee-ji	Netflix, Zee5	8.1
2017	School 2017	Hong Nam-joo	Zee5	7.5
2018	Sunny Again Tomorrow	Kang Ha-nui	YouTube	7.1
2019	Special Labor Inspector	Go Mal-sook	Apple TV	7.4
2019	Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life	Kim Cheong-ah	Rakuten Viki	6.9
2020	Record of Youth	Jung Ji-ah (cameo)	Netflix	7.2
2020	Mr. Queen	Jo Hwa-jin	Netflix	8.5
2022	Business Proposal	Jin Young-seo	Netflix	8.1
2023	Oasis	Oh Jung-shin	Rakuten Viki	7.1
2023	Celebrity	Song Yeon-woo (cameo)	Netflix	7.4
2023	Twinkling Watermelon	Choi Se-gyeong / On Eun-yu	Prime Video, Netflix	8.8
2024	Iron Girls	Cast member	Apple TV	9.0
2025	Iron Girls 2	Cast member	Apple TV, Prime Video	9.0
2025	Oh My Ghost Clients	Na Hee-joo	Netflix, Rakuten Viki	7.3

Seol In-ah Upcoming Projects

Year	Title	Role	Platform
2026	Love in Disguise	Kang Jae-hee	tvN, Prime Video
2026	Iron Girls 3	Cast member	tvN

Seol In-ah Awards and Achievements

Most of Seol In-ah’s trophies have come from the KBS Drama Awards, where she has been recognised for daily, weekend and miniseries dramas alike. In recent years, her fearless variety work has opened a new stream of recognition, from sports medals to a Baeksang nomination.

Her Major Wins

• MBC Entertainment Awards (2017): Won the Female Rookie Award in the Show/Sitcom category for Section TV (2017 to 2019).
• KBS Drama Awards (2018): Won Best New Actress for Sunny Again Tomorrow (2018).
• KBS Drama Awards (2019): Won the Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama, for Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life (2019 to 2020).
• Brand of the Year Awards (2022): Won Rising Star Actress.
• SBS Drama Awards (2022): Won the Best Couple Award with Kim Min-kyu for Business Proposal (2022).
• KBS Drama Awards (2023): Won the Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries, for Oasis (2023).
• KBS Drama Awards (2023): Won the Popularity Award, Actress, for Oasis (2023).
• KBS Drama Awards (2023): Won the Best Couple Award with Jang Dong-yoon for Oasis (2023).
• Korea First Brand Awards (2026): Won Female Multi-entertainer.

Her Key Nominations

• Baeksang Arts Awards (2019): Nominated for Best New Actress, Television, for Sunny Again Tomorrow (2018).
• MBC Drama Awards (2019): Nominated for Best Supporting Cast in a Monday to Tuesday Miniseries for Special Labor Inspector (2019).
• KBS Drama Awards (2019): Nominated for the Netizen Award, Actress, for Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life (2019 to 2020).
• KBS Drama Awards (2019): Nominated for the Best Couple Award with Kim Jae-young for Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life (2019 to 2020).
• APAN Star Awards (2020): Nominated for the Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama, for Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life (2019 to 2020).
• SBS Drama Awards (2022): Nominated for the Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama, for Business Proposal (2022).
• Baeksang Arts Awards (2026): Nominated for Best Female Variety Performer for her work on Iron Girls 2 (2025).

Other Recognitions

• National Amateur Boxing Gold (2025): Won gold at the 4th National Amateur Boxing Competition on Iron Girls 2, plus the best player award in the 20s category, despite a two-week hospital stay for an ankle injury.
• Triathlon Finisher (2024): Completed a full triathlon with her Iron Girls teammates, as every member crossed the finish line.
• Cannes Invited Film Debut (2022): Made her big screen debut in Emergency Declaration (2022), which was invited to the Cannes Film Festival.
• Major Awards Show Host (2022 and 2023): Chosen to host the 2022 KBS Entertainment Awards and the 2023 KBS Drama Awards.
• Brand Ambassador (2024): Named brand ambassador for ALMA Korea.

Seol In-ah Controversies

Seol In-ah has kept a remarkably clean record through more than a decade in the industry. The only public stir around her came from a small social media moment that most fans ended up dismissing.

• The PSG jersey backlash (2024): In May 2024, she posted Instagram stories from a Paris Saint-Germain match, holding a banner cheering on South Korean player Lee Kang-in. Some fans criticised her for wearing a Kylian Mbappé jersey instead of Lee Kang-in’s, calling it disloyal.

Seol In-ah Net Worth

Seol In-ah’s net worth has never been officially disclosed, and no reputable Korean outlet has published a verified figure. Her estimated net worth is around $1 million to $5 million (approximately ₹9.5 crore to ₹47.5 crore), but these figures are unofficial and should be read as rough estimates.

Her income comes mainly from drama and film work, variety shows, hosting, and a long list of endorsements. Early in her career, she was named the exclusive model for Coreana Cosmetics in 2018 in a deal reportedly worth over 100 million won, which was a major milestone for a rising actress at the time.

Her per-episode drama fee has not been publicly reported.

Net Worth (Approx.)	$1 million to $5 million (approx. ₹9.5 crore to ₹47.5 crore)
Salary (Approx.)	Yet to be updated

Seol In-ah Height, Weight and Physical Stats

Height	In centimetres: 167 cm In meters: 1.67 m In feet & inches: 5 feet 6 inches
Weight	In kg: 50 kg In lbs: 110 lbs
Body Measurements	32-24-33 inches
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Black

Seol In-ah Social Media

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Interesting Facts about Seol In-ah

• A Name Made from Serena: Her stage name was created by an older cousin. Her English name is Serena, and when you say it quickly in Korean, it sounds just like “Seol In-ah.”
• Black Belt Actress: Long before Iron Girls, she revealed she holds a third degree black belt in taekwondo and also has jiu-jitsu skills.
• The “Hexagon Sports Genius”: Korean media nicknamed her the “hexagon sports genius” because she picks up every sport she tries, from triathlon to boxing and now short track speed skating.
• A One Woman Film Festival: She once said that if she gets a full week off, she can watch close to 15 films at home. Her favourite actress is French star Marion Cotillard.
• Kim Hye-soo Is Her Role Model: Early in her career, she said she wanted to learn the unique aura of veteran actress Kim Hye-soo.
• A Music Video Face Before Fame: Before her drama breakthrough, she appeared in several music videos, including Say Yes’s “I Miss You,” 24K’s “BINGO” and John Park’s “DND (Do Not Disturb).”
• A Devoted Dog Mom: She is a passionate dog lover who often shares photos of her pet, a dog named Julie whom she treats like her own daughter.

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