Bada
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| Bada | |
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| Korean name | |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul: | 최성희 |
| Hanja: | 崔盛希 |
| Revised Romanization: | Choe Seong-hui |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Ch'oe Sŏng-hŭi |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul: | 바다 |
| Revised Romanization: | Bada |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Pada |
Choi Sung-Hee (born February 28, 1980), known more famously by her stage name Bada (or Sea in English) is a South Korean singer. As the former lead vocal from the now defunct S.E.S., Bada has released three solo albums and is currently promoting her punk-rock concept single Start.
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[edit] S.E.S.
Bada first joined SM Entertainment to be a solo artist[citation needed], but eventually became the leader (and lead vocal) of S.E.S.. The girl group enjoyed tremendous success, becoming the top-selling K-pop girl group to date. The group broke up at the end of 2002 after 5 full albums and two special albums, after which Bada and Eugene pursued solo music careers.
[edit] Solo career
Bada moved from SM to sign with JIIN entertainment [1]. Her debut solo album, A Day of Renew produced 3 singles[citation needed] and has sold approximately 130,000 records, according to the Music Industry Association of Korea. The first single "Music" was very popular and was heavily promoted throughout the end of 2003. Her second album Aurora has sold approximately 23,000 albums, with both the title song and "Eyes" promoted and performed. Due to a lack of sales, the promotion was quickly halted.
Bada had a concept change after her third album Made in Sea was released in January 2006. Whereas her first two albums showed Bada as a feminine ballad singer, Bada's image changed to a more androgynous look for the third album. The lead single for Made in Sea was a ballad titled "Find the Way", a cover of a popular Japanese song by the artist Mika Nakashima. Although the album initially did poorly, it was given a re-release because of the success of the follow-up single V.I.P., which showcased Bada's markedly improved dancing abilities. Her first concert, "SHOWMAN aLIVE", was held on July 29, 2006. Although Korean promotional activities came to an end soon afterwards, Bada was able to perform in other places like China; her participation in the Shanghai "F1 Korean Wave Concert" on October 2 was greatly received; a "great number of official requests for her to give performances in China" were received by her agency[2].
In November of 2006, Bada released her first single album, Start. The first track of the album, "Go Go Go", is to be the first single promoted. A music video has been released, which has become something of interest due to the inclusion of Bada's own composition, "Although I am Short". The short song was written when Bada was only ten years old[citation needed]. Although Bada has gone on various variety shows, such as Star Golden Bell, she has not yet performed the song on the music shows.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- Start (November 13, 2006, CJ Music)
- 고고고(go go go)
- 있잖아! (that smile)
- Pockerface(가면) feat. MC Rink
- 고고고(go go go) Instrumental
[edit] Albums
- A Day of Renew (October 2003, Plyzen)
- Prologue
- A Day of Renew
- Somehow Somewhere
- Noel
- One Day
- Before Parting
- Music
- Zero (Love In Vain)
- Dream Maker
- Ok..
- This Way
- Be Mine Tonight
- On The Road To Home
- Music (Alternate Version) (Bonus Track)
- Aurora (September 2004, Plyzen)
- Happy Face
- Aurora
- Eyes
- Interlude
- Go By
- Good Luck
- Into You (featuring Hi-D)
- Thank You
- Sweet Potato
- Dreaming
- Higher
- Blue Juice
- Little Boy
- Made in Sea (January 2006, CJ Music)
- Intro
- Find The Way
- Diary
- V.I.P
- Destiny
- Forever Love
- One Step Slower
- Beyond
- Place of Sun
- Like A Shining Star (One Take Version)
- Here I Am Waiting
- V.I.P (Remix by East4A)
- Find The Way (Instrumental)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ [1]
- ^ Bada Set to Sweep China. KBS World. Retrieved October 17th, 2006.
