Bada (singer)
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| Native name | 최성희 |
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Choi Sung-hee February 28, 1980 Bucheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea |
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| Years active | 1997—present |
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| Hangul | 바다 |
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| Revised Romanization | Bada |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pada |
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| Hangul | 최성희 |
| Hanja | 崔盛希 |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Seong-hui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Sŏng-hŭi |
Choi Sung-hee (born February 28, 1980), better known as Bada or Sea, is a South Korean singer and musical actress. She is a member of South Korean girl group S.E.S.. Bada has currently released four studio albums, one mini albums and five singles. Bada won Best Actress at the 3rd The Musical Awards and has starred in ten musicals to date.
Choi Sung-hee was born February 28, 1980, her father is Choi Sae-wol, a trot singer with a background in Korean pansori. Due to financial struggle during her childhood, especially after her father fell ill, she lived in a container home provided by a local church for nine years until her debut. In a recent series of lectures for youth, she has addressed her beginning and has encouraged students to not let their background become an obstacle in obtaining their dreams.
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.
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 and two Japanese albums. The group released a 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 sign exclusive contract with WoongJin entertainment. In 2003, Bada release her debut solo album A Day of Renew 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. It was written for her by creator and producer Lee Yuri, who is also responsible for other musical projects such as Typhoon, Mother and Winter Sonata. In 2004, Her second album Aurora was released has sold approximately 23,000 copies.
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