Seo Dal-hye

Seo Dal-hye is a Jeongmian media personality, socialite, model, and businesswoman. She is the daughter of former Ingyeong Capital Area governor Seo Hyeong-jin and actress Yang Min-jeong. She is the owner and founder of Seolhwa, a cosmetics brand.

Seo has developed an online and social media presence, including hundreds of millions of followers on Mimangnok and Bora. In 2015, 2016, and 2018, she was listed on World Magazine's World's 100 Most Influential Women. She was also on their 2018 list for World's 100 Most Influential People.

Early life
Seo Dal-hye was born in Ingyeong as the first child of Seo Hyeong-jin, the then-governor of the Ingyeong Capital Area, and actress Yang Min-jeong. She has a younger brother and sister, Jae-hwan and Dal-hui. She also has an older half-sister, Jae-hui, from her father's previous marriage. Her father ran in the 1998 Democratic Party presidential primary, eventually losing to X. Her parents divorced the next year, when she was nine years old.

She attended Republic Elementary School and Republic Middle School before she began attending Republic High School in 2004, which she boarded part-weekly. While in high school, she began modeling on the weekends and holidays. After graduating Republic High School in 2010, she began attending National University, from which she graduated with a bachelor's degree in finance and management.

Business
In 2012, she collaborated with the clothing brand X to create a clothing line, Love Rain.

Books
In Chirwol 2015, Seo published her first book, a children's book with the title Ji-su and Bell, a story about a young girl who mobilizes to save her sick dog, and eventually becomes president. In Sawol 2017, Seo published her second book, a book, titled Self-Love for the Female-Professional. She donated 圓250,000 in royalties from Self-Love for the Female Professional to the National Association for Jeongmian Women and the Young Women's Association of Jeongmi.

Philanthropy
She gave 圓2 million to twelve organizations after the 2018 West Jeongmi Earthquake.

Political activities
She supported her father's run for the presidency during the 2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries, appearing around college campuses to increase support for his campaign.

Personal life
Seo speaks fluent and  in addition to her native Jeongmian. She is completely proficient in Classical Cheonjean.

While enrolled at National University, she dated Min Byeong-seop, son of former president Min Gyeong-seong. They ended their relationship cordially in 2015.

Since 2018, she has been in a relationship with Gim Tae-yeop, a businessman, investor, and grandson of business magnate Gim Il-cheol.

Awards and nominations
Seo has received awards and honors, including:


 * National University Club of Ingyeong Award for Young Leadership, 2019
 * Daejeong Group Woman's Empowerment Award, 2018
 * Clean Water Ingyeong Honoree, 2016