Yoon Seung-ah

In this Korean name, the family name is Yoon.

Yoon Seung-ah
Born	(1983-09-29) September 29, 1983 (age 41) Nam District, Gwangju, South Korea
Education	Chosun University - Textile Arts
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006–present
Agents	Fantagio Prain TPC
Spouse	Kim Mu-yeol ​ (m. 2015)​
Children	1
Korean name
Hangul	윤승아
Hanja	尹承雅
Revised Romanization	Yun Seunga
McCune–Reischauer	Yun Sŭng-a

Yun Seung-ah, 2012

Yoon Seung-ah (Korean: 윤승아; born September 29, 1983) is a South Korean actress. She debuted as a magazine model, and first gained attention in 2006 by appearing in two music videos by Alex Chu and Ji Sun. After finishing her art major, Yoon pursued an acting career, with supporting roles in the television series Playful Kiss and Moon Embracing the Sun. She was cast in her first leading role in the 2012 cable romantic comedy Miss Panda and Mr. Hedgehog.

Career

After being discovered on the street, Yoon Seung-ah began her career as a model, appearing in the magazines CeCi, Elle Girl Korea, Vogue Girl Korea and Cosmopolitan Korea and landing exclusive contracts with Nivea and J.Estina.

Yoon first caught the public's eye in 2006 in Alex Chu and Ji Sun's music videos for "Very Heartbreaking Words" and "I Love You", and received the moniker of "Snail Girl." She waited to finish her art major in college before debuting, and gave up a chance to study art abroad in order to pursue her acting career. Supporting roles in films and TV series followed, notably as Ha-ni's quirky best friend Min-ah in romantic comedy Playful Kiss,[1] and as slave-turned-swordswoman Seol in the hit period drama Moon Embracing the Sun.[2][3]

In 2012, she landed her first leading role in Channel A rom-com series Miss Panda and Mr. Hedgehog, playing a cake shop owner opposite Super Junior's Lee Donghae.[4][5] Later that year, Yoon hosted the fashion reality show Sold Out on cable channel OnStyle.[6]

Personal life

After a romantic tweet that actor Kim Mu-yeol meant to be a private message to Yoon was accidentally posted on his Twitter page, their agencies confirmed in February 2012 that the two were dating.[7][8][9] Yoon and Kim married on April 4, 2015.[10][11]

In December 2022, their agency announced that Yoon is pregnant with the couple's first child and expected to give birth in June 2023.[12] She gave birth to a son, Kim Tae-myeong, on June 8, 2023.[13]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network
2006	Rainbow Romance	(guest)	MBC
	Unstoppable High Kick!	(bit part, episode 1)
2007	Coffee Prince	Girl playing cards on the plane (bit part, episode 1)
2009	Hero	Jo Yu-ri
2010	Playful Kiss	Dokgo Min-ah
	All My Love for You	Kim Saet-byul
2012	Moon Embracing the Sun	Seol
	Miss Panda and Mr. Hedgehog	Pan Da-yang	Channel A
2013	Empire of Gold	Jang Hee-joo	SBS
	After School: Lucky or Not	(cameo, episode 2)	Nate Hoppin/ BTV/T-store
2014	I Need Romance 3	Jung Hee-jae	tvN
2016	The Birth of a Married Woman	Yeong-hee	Naver tvcast

Film

Year	Title	Role
2006	Siame
2008	Hwan (Illusion)
2010	Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp	Jeong Tae-yeon
2011	Goodbye My Smile	Ha-rin
	Funny Neighbors	Seo Yoon-mi
2014	The Legacy	Chae Kyung-hee
2015	The Deal	Min Soo-kyung
2017	Method	Hee-won
2019	Lucky Chan-sil	Sophie

Variety show

Year	Title	Notes
2006	Love Choice (aka Selection Couple)	Cast member
2012	Sold Out	Host
2022	Next Label	Special judge[14]

Music video

Year	Song title	Artist
2006	"Very Heartbreaking Words" (Part 1) / "I Love You" (Part 2)	Alex Chu and Jisun
	"Never Mind"	Big Mama
	"Thank You"	Choi Jae-hoon
	"Hello"	The Film
2007	"Because I Love You"	The Cross
	"Super Hero"	Lee Seung-hwan
2010	"What Should We Finish?"	Soyeon
2011	"Stay the Night"	Jeong Seung-won

References

1. "Playful Kiss casts newbie Yoon Seung-ah as best friend". Dramabeans. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
2. Choi, Eun-hwa (26 January 2012). "Yun Seung Ah Appears as Beautiful Warrior in The Sun and the Moon". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
3. Lee, Kyung-nam (15 March 2012). "Yun Seung Ah is Thankful to Have been Seol". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
4. Suk, Monica (22 June 2012). "Super Junior Donghae, Yoon Seung-a's Miss Panda, Mr. Hedgehog to lift lid in August". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
5. Lee, Hye-ji (1 August 2012). "Super Junior's Donghae, Yoon Seung-a go on date in matching t-shirts". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
6. Jeon, Su-mi (29 December 2012). "Yun Seung Ah Shines in the Grand Finale of Sold Out". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
7. Sunwoo, Carla (20 February 2012). "Yoon and Kim confirm relationship". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
8. Lee, Jin-ho (20 February 2012). "Yun Seung Ah is Dating Kim Moo Yul". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
9. Lee, Jin-ho (1 May 2012). "Kim Moo Yul and Yun Seung Ah Cleverly Posts Date Picture Together". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
10. Sung, So-young (6 January 2015). "Kim Moo-yeol, Yoon Seung-a to marry". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
11. "Yoon Seung-ah Unveils Pre-Wedding Pictures". The Chosun Ilbo. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
12. Baek, Ji-eun (December 25, 2022). "[공식] 김무열♥윤승아, 결혼 7년만 임신…"소중한 생명, 태교 집중"(전문)" [[Official] Kim Moo-yeol♥ Yoon Seung-ah, pregnant after 7 years of marriage... "Precious life, focus on prenatal education" (professional)]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved December 25, 2022 – via Naver.
13. Kim Chae-yeon (June 12, 2023). "'김무열♥︎' 윤승아 측 "지난 8일 득남..산모와 아이 모두 건강" [전문]" ['Kim Moo-yeol♥︎' Yoon Seung-ah side "I got a son on the 8th.. Both mother and child are healthy" [Exclusive]] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Naver.
14. Jang Ah-reum (November 15, 2022). "넥스트 레이블' 윤승아, 스페셜 심사위원 출격…MZ패션 아이콘다운 활약" ['Next Label' Yoon Seung-ah, special judges scramble... MZ fashion icon-like activity]. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved November 15, 2022 – via Naver.

External links

• Yoon Seung-ah at HanCinema
• Yoon Seung-ah at IMDb
• Yoon Seung-ah at the Korean Movie Database