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Born | Choi Sung-hee February 28, 1980 Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
Other names | Sea |
Education | Dankook University |
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Spouse | Unnamed (m. 2017) |
Children | 1 |
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Years active | 1997–present |
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Website | wavenine |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 최성희 |
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Revised Romanization | Choe Seonghui |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Sŏnghŭi |
Stage name | |
Hangul | 바다 |
Revised Romanization | Bada |
McCune–Reischauer | Pada |
Choi Sung-hee (born February 28,1980),known professionally as Bada,is a South Korean singer-songwriter,composer,musical actress and television presenter. She debuted as a member of the South Korean girl group S.E.S. in 1997,which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea. After S.E.S. disbanded in December 2002,she released her first solo studio album, A Day of Renew ,in October 2003. Since then,she continued her active singing career with songs such as Aurora , Eyes , V.I.P ,GoGoGo,Queen,and Mad .
Apart from recording and performing songs,she has established herself as an actress,notably through her participation in the original and Korean versions of stage musicals including Notre-Dame de Paris , 200 Pounds Beauty , Legally Blonde ,and Mozart! . She won Best Actress at the third Musical Awards and has starred in ten musicals to date. [1]
Choi Sung-hee,born on February 28,1980,is the daughter of Choi Sae-wol,a trot singer with a background in Korean pansori . [2] Her childhood was marked by financial struggles,particularly after her father's illness. For nine years until her debut,she resided in a container home provided by a local church. [2] In lectures aimed at youth,she has shared her humble beginnings and encouraged students not to let their backgrounds hinder their pursuit of dreams. [3] [4]
Bada was scouted by Lee Soo-man and entered SM Entertainment. She debuted as the leader and lead vocal of S.E.S.,the first successful female K-pop idol group.
Bada studied theater at Dankook University. [5]
Bada made her debut with S.E.S. in 1997. The group released their debut album I'm Your Girl on November 1,1997. The group later became the top-selling K-pop girl group. Since their debut,the group has released five Korean albums,two Japanese albums as well as a Japanese compilation album. The group released a Korean compilation album,Friend before breaking up at the end of 2002. Members Bada and Eugene parted ways from SM Entertainment,while Shoo stayed with SM Entertainment until 2006.
Bada signed an exclusive contract with WoongJin entertainment. [6] In 2003,Bada released her debut solo album A Day of Renew that has sold approximately 130,000 records,according to the Music Industry Association of Korea. Bada became the first Korean idol singer to venture onto the musical stage in 2003 with the musical Peppermint,a love story about a singer named Bada. [7] It was written for her by creator and producer Lee Yu-ri,who is also responsible for other musical projects such as Typhoon,Mother and Winter Sonata. [8] In 2004,her second album Aurora was released and has sold approximately 23,000 copies.
In 2006,her third album, Made in Sea ,was a big success. In 2007,Bada was cast in the role of Denise in the Korean version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tell Me on a Sunday . [9] Right afterward,she took on the role of Esmeralda as a part of the original Korean cast of Notre-Dame de Paris . [10] Her widely praised portrayal of Esmeralda gained her acceptance as a musical actress and won her the Best Newcomer Actress award and others at The Musical Awards and the Korea Musical Daesangs in 2008;she reprised the role in 2009.
In 2009,Bada released her fourth album called See the Sea which featured both Korean rap group Untouchable and 2PM's Ok Taec-yeon. The following year, 200 Pounds Beauty ,a musical based on the popular movie of the same name,cast Bada in the titular role of Kang Han-byul,an overweight ghost singer who aspires to become a star and undergoes extensive plastic surgery. [11] Bada's turn as Kang earned her the Best Actress honor at the third The Musical Awards. She was recast in 2011 for the project.
In 2010,Bada played Peggy Sawyer in Broadway on 42nd Street [12]
In 2012,she briefly took on the role of Mozart's wife,Constanze,in Mozart! , [13]
In June 2013,she was cast as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde . [14] During Legally Blonde,her mother died. [15] Despite the loss,Bada continued performances for the musical until its final run and famously sang Secret Garden's "You Raise Me Up" on KBS's Open Music Concert just two days after her mother's death. [16] She has since stated that this loss was the reason for her relative inactivity in both her music and musical career from 2011 to mid-2013. [17] She also cast as Marguerite in the first Korean adaptation of Frank Wildhorn's The Scarlet Pimpernel . [18] That same year,Bada appeared as a vocalist for the song "City Life" on American musician Brian Transeau's album A Song Across Wires . [19] [20]
She returned as Esmeralda in the 2013 production of Notre-Dame de Paris . [21] She then signed on to depict Carmen in the first Korean production of the musical Carmen . [22]
On May 28,Bada,along with S.E.S. members Eugene and Shoo,attended a charity event,Green Heart Bazaar. Bada released a special album titled Flower on June 13,2016,to celebrate her 20th debut anniversary. [23] The album contains four tracks with lead single "Flower" featuring popular rapper Kanto. She released double music video for "Flower" on June 13 and "Amazing" on June 15. A few weeks later,Bada released a special summer album titled Summertime on June 26. [24] Bada later released collaboration single "Cosmic" with Super Junior's Ryeowook on September 22,as a part of SM Entertainment project SM Station. [25] [26]
In October 2016,Bada,along with Eugene and Shoo re-formed S.E.S. to celebrate their 20 years debut. [27] They started their project of the 20th anniversary debut with released digital single "Love[Story]",a remake of their 1999 single "Love",through SM Entertainment's digital project SM Station on November 28 [28] and its music video released on December 29. [29]
In early December 2016,they aired their ten episode reality show Remember,I'm Your S.E.S.,which broadcast through mobile app Oksusu. To accompany their 20th anniversary debut,they held a concert Remember,the Day,on December 30 and 31 at Sejong University's Daeyang Hall in Seoul. [30]
On January 2,the special album of their 20th anniversary debut Remember was released. The album consists of double lead singles. "Remember" was digitally released on January 1 and "Paradise" was released along with the album on January 2. [31] [32] They held a fanmeet as their last project of their 20th anniversary debut called I Will Be There,Waiting for You on March 1,2017. [33]
In July 2017,she became the vocal mentor for survival show Idol School .
Bada successfully held her solo concert for the 20th anniversary debut,Twenty Steps,on December 31,2017,at the grand hall of Unjeong Green Campus at Sungshin Women's University. [34] [35]
On October 14,2019,Wave Nine announced Bada's comeback with a single title "Off The Record" set to release for October 24. [36] [37]
On April 19,2020,Bada teamed up with 33 singers to release a remake song of Yang Hee-eun's "Evergreen" for the medical professionals around the world fighting COVID-19 and also to mark the 60th anniversary of the April 19 Revolution. [38]
On January 13,2017,her agency confirmed that she would marry a franchise restaurant owner eleven years her junior. [39] Her wedding was held in Seoul on March 23,2017. [40] [41] On August 30,2020,Bada posted a letter on her fancafe announcing her pregnancy. [42] On September 7,2020,she gave birth to her first child,a daughter. [43]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |
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KOR Gaon | |||||
As lead artist | |||||
"Music" | 2003 | x | — | A Day of Renew | |
"Aurora" | 2004 | Aurora | |||
"Eyes" | |||||
"Find the Way" | 2006 | Made in Sea | |||
"Start" | Non album-single | ||||
"Mad" | 2009 | See the Sea | |||
"Yes I'm in Love" | |||||
"With Me" | 2011 | — | Non album-singles | ||
"Precious" | 2014 | — | |||
"Flower" | 2016 | — | Flower | ||
"Summertime" | — | Non album-singles | |||
"Off the Record" | 2019 | — | |||
"The Blue Night Of Jeju Island" (제주도의푸른밤) | 2021 | — | |||
"Local Rain" (국지성호우) [44] | 2022 | — | |||
Collaboration | |||||
"Cosmic" (with Ryeowook) | 2016 | — | — | SM Station Season 1 | |
"Sangnoksu 2020" (상록수2020) (with various artists) | 2020 | — | Non album-singles | ||
As featured artist | |||||
"Like You" (Rain feat. Bada) | 2002 | x | — | Bad Guy | |
"Dream" (Dynamic Duo feat. Bada) | 2007 | Enlightened | |||
"Think About' Chu" (Windy City feat. Bada) | 2008 | Think About' Chu | |||
"A Song Only I Can Sing" (Seo Hae-An feat. Bada) | 2011 | — | Infinite Challenge's "Seo Hae-An Highway Music Festival" | ||
"City Life" (BT feat. Bada) | 2013 | — | A Song Across Wires | ||
"Candy" (ZoPD feat. Bada) | 2015 | — | Golden Goose Part. 1 | ||
Soundtrack appearance | |||||
"One Day Passes" | 2004 | x | — | I'm Sorry,I Love You soundtrack | |
"Rainbow" | 2006 | Spring Waltz O.S.T. soundtrack | |||
"Start Again" | Famous 'Seven' Princesses soundtrack | ||||
"?" | 2009 | Notre Dame de Paris musical soundtrack | |||
"Only One" | 2010 | — | Baker King Kim Tak-goo soundtrack | ||
"Sweet My Love" | 2011 | — | A Thousand Kisses soundtrack | ||
"It's Hurt and Hurt" | 2012 | — | Glass Mask soundtrack | ||
"Stay" | 2013 | — | Goddess of Marriage soundtrack | ||
"If I Could" | — | Carmen musical soundtrack | |||
"That You Loved Me" (사랑했다고) | 2017 | — | Witch's Court soundtrack | ||
"I'm in Love" (그대로채워가요) | 2020 | — | Homemade Love Story soundtrack | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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KOR Gaon | |||
"Nae Bah Reul Si Ki Shin Jesus" (내발을씻기신예수) | 2001 | x | The Gift |
"The Lord's Prayer" (주기도문) | 2002 | 2002 Winter Vacation in SMTown.com –My Angel My Light | |
"Merry Christmas! I Love You" | 2004 | 2004 Christmas Story | |
"My Love.." | Miracle Vol. 2 | ||
"You Were Born To Be Loved" (당신은사랑받기위해태어난사람) | |||
"Hanaui Mogsoli,Hanaui Sumgyeol" (하나의목소리,하나의숨결)(with Shin Hae-chul) | 2006 | Go For The Final | |
"Kkoch Ma-eum Byeol Ma-eum" (꽃마음별마음) | 2007 | je7hoe PBC Changjagsaenghwalseong-gaje (제7회PBC 창작생활성가제) | |
"Salanghandaneun Mal-eun" (사랑한다는말은) | 2009 | Saengmyeong,Salanghae Gieoghae (생명,사랑해기억해) | |
"All I Know is Love" (사랑밖에난몰라) | 2013 | — | Immortal Songs 2:Sim Soo-bong |
"Old Love" (옛사랑) | — | Immortal Songs 2:Lee Moon-sae | |
"Girls' Generation" (소녀시대) | — | Immortal Songs 2:Lee Seung-chul | |
"For 500 Years" (한오백년) | — | Immortal Songs 2:Second Anniversary Special | |
"My Old Story" (나의옛날이야기) | — | Immortal Songs 2:Jo Duk-bae | |
"Unsuccessful Love" (사랑의불시착) | — | Immortal Songs 2:Park Nam-jung | |
"Compass" (나침반) | — | Immortal Songs 2:Seol Woon-do | |
"Run to You" | — | Immortal Songs 2:DJ DOC | |
"Song of Katusa" (떠날때는말없이) | — | Immortal Songs 2:Yoo Ho | |
"Sorrow" (애상)(with Oh Na-mi) | — | Immortal Songs 2:COOL | |
"It's Been a While" (한동안뜸했었지) | — | Immortal Songs 2:Love &Peace | |
"In Praise of Death" (사의찬미) | — | Immortal Songs 2:The Legend 7 | |
"Spark" (불티) | — | Immortal Songs 2:Jeon Young-rok | |
"Why Do You" ( 너는왜)(with Shin Chul) | — | Immortal Songs 2:Heartthrobs Special | |
"Beyond (In Game Ver.)" | — | TalesWeaver 10th Anniversary Collection Album | |
"The Image of You Letting Me Leave with a Smile" (미소를띄우며나를보낸그모습처럼) | 2014 | — | Immortal Songs 2:The Rivals |
"Come Back to Busan Port" (돌아와요부산항에) | — | Immortal Songs 2:Hometown Special | |
"Circling Around" (빙글빙글) | — | Immortal Songs 2:Park Geon-ho | |
"I'll Give You the Love Left in Me" (내게남은사랑을드릴께요)(with Kim Jun-ho) | — | Immortal Songs 2:Actor Special | |
"I Always Miss You" (나항상그대를) | — | Immortal Songs 2:Lee Sun-hee | |
"Unbloomed Flower" (못다핀꽃한송이) | — | Immortal Songs 2:3rd Anniversary Special | |
"To Heaven" | — | Immortal Songs 2:Lee Gyeong-seop | |
"Cup of Coffee" (커피한잔) | — | Immortal Songs 2:Original Girl Groups Special | |
"I See It" (보이네) | — | Immortal Songs 2:Saturday NightHeat | |
"When Time Passes" (세월이가면) | — | Immortal Songs 2:Autumn Special | |
"The Dance in Rhythm" (리듬속에그춤을) | 2015 | — | Immortal Songs 2:Seven Divas Special |
"Rose of Betrayal" (배반의장미) | — | Immortal Songs 2:Joo Young-hoon | |
"The Truth About Love" (사랑의진실)(with Yoon Hyung-Ryul) | — | Immortal Songs 2:Kim Jung-ho | |
"Growl" (으르렁)(as My Love is My Bride) | 2016 | — | King of Mask Singer Episode 62 |
"Dream" (꿈) | 2018 | — | Immortal Songs 2:Cho Yong-pil |
"Let’s Go Down" (수궁가_내려가보세) | 2022 | — | Evolution |
"I'll call you" (그대를부를게요) | — | Oh My Wedding OST Part.2 | |
"In Summer" (여름안에서) | — | [Vol.142] Yoo Hee-yeol's Sketchbook With you:93rd voice 'Yusuke' | |
"Blue Rain" | — | [Vol.143] Yoo Hee-yeol's Sketchbook With you:93rd voice 'Yusuke' | |
"Foolish Love" (미련한사랑) | — | Immortal Song - Drama OST - Vocal Queen Special | |
"Amor Fati" (아모르파티) | 2023 | — | Immortal Songs - Artist Yeonja Kim |
"You Are a Rose" (그대모습은장미) | — | Immortal Song - Edited by the late lyricist Park Geon-ho | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2022 | The Worst Imagination | Shorts Film | [46] | |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2006 | X-Man | 21 May 2006 26 Nov 2006 [47] |
2009–2012 | Infinite Challenge | 31 October 2009 30 January 2010 30 April 2011 7 May 2011 11 June 2011 18 June 2011 25 June 2011 2 July 2011 7 January 2012 [48] |
2012 | Golden Fishery Radio Star | 14 June 2012 [49] |
Saturday Night Live Korea | 7 July 2012 [50] [51] [52] | |
2013 | Adrenaline 2 | 16 April 2013 [53] |
All The K-Pop | 16 April 2013,23 April 2013 [54] | |
QTV's Handsome Boys of the 20th Century | 11 June 2013 [55] | |
My One Fantasy | 10 July 2013 [56] | |
Immortal Songs 2 | 20 April 2013 [57] 4 May 2013 [58] 1 June 2013 - won [59] 8 June 2013 [60] 15 June 2013 - won [61] 22 June 2013 [62] 6 July 2013 [63] 13 July 2013 [64] 27 July 2013 - won [65] 3 August 2013 [66] 10 August 2013 [67] 24 August 2013 [68] 31 August 2013 - won [69] 7 September 2013 [70] | |
2016 | King of Mask Singer | May 29,2016 [71] June 5,2016 [72] |
My Little Television | July 23,2016 July 30,2016 [73] | |
Running Man | August 14,2016 - won [74] | |
2017 | Happy Together | June 22,2017 |
Idol School | Regular,Vocal Coach | |
2021 | The Penthouse 2:War in Life | Park Young-ran Cameo [75] |
Goal Girl | Cast Member Season 2 [76] | |
2022 | Artistock Game | User agent [77] |
Year | Musical | Role |
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2003 | The Peppermint | Bada |
2007 | Tell Me on a Sunday | Denise |
2007,2009,2013 | Notre-Dame de Paris | Esmeralda |
2008,2011 | 200 Pounds Beauty | Kang Hanbyul |
2010 | Broadway on 42nd Street | Peggy Sawyer |
2010 | Legally Blonde | Elle Woods |
2012 | Mozart! | Constanze |
2013 | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Marguerite |
2013 | Carmen | Carmen |
2014,2018 | Gone with the Wind | Scarlett O'Hara |
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