Bada (singer)
{{Short description|South Korean singer (born 1980)}}
{{family name hatnote|Choi||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Bada
| image = 180606 바다 02.png
| image_size =
| caption = Bada in June 2018
| birth_name = Choi Sung-hee
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|02|28}}
| birth_place = Bucheon, South Korea
| alias = Sea
| agent = WaveNine
| education = Dankook University
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer-songwriter|composer|actress|television presenter}}
| spouse = Unnamed ({{abbr|m.|married}} 2017)
| children = 1
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|keyboard}}
| years_active = 1997–present
| label = {{hlist|SM|Wave Nine}}
| past_member_of = {{hlist|S.E.S.|SM Town}}
| website = {{URL|wavenine.net}}
}}
| module2 = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes|headercolor=transparent
| hangul = 최성희
| hanja = 崔盛希
| rr = Choe Seonghui
| mr = Ch'oe Sŏnghŭi
| hangulstage = 바다
| hanjastage =
| rrstage = Bada
| mrstage = Pada
}}}}
Choi Sung-hee ({{Korean|hangul=최성희}}; born February 28, 1980), known professionally as Bada ({{Korean|hangul=바다|labels=no}}) (also known as Sea), 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.{{cite web|script-title=ko:네이버 인물정보|url=http://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?sm=tab_txc&where=people_profile&ie=utf8&query=%EB%B0%94%EB%8B%A4&os=158412|publisher=Naver|access-date=9 May 2013|archive-date=8 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908180158/http://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?sm=tab_txc&where=people_profile&ie=utf8&query=%EB%B0%94%EB%8B%A4&os=158412|url-status=live}}
Early life
Choi Sung-hee, born on February 28, 1980, is the daughter of Choi Sae-wol, a trot singer with a background in Korean pansori.{{cite web |date=2013-07-23 |script-title=ko:마라톤 창법 신공(神功)? 달 그림자 보며 터득했죠 |url=http://shindonga.donga.com/docs/magazine/shin/2013/07/23/201307230500016/201307230500016_1.html |access-date=August 31, 2013 |archive-date=2013-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916124312/http://shindonga.donga.com/docs/magazine/shin/2013/07/23/201307230500016/201307230500016_1.html |url-status=live }} 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. In lectures aimed at youth, she has shared her humble beginnings and encouraged students not to let their backgrounds hinder their pursuit of dreams.{{cite web |date=2013-08-07 |script-title=ko:바다 "꿈을 위해 어떤 노력을 하고 있는가" |url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2013080718042715912 |access-date=31 August 2013 |publisher=Asiae |archive-date=2013-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907194608/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2013080718042715912 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Bada tells students to follow their dreams |url=http://entertainment.malaysia.msn.com/k-pop/bada-tells-students-to-follow-their-dreams |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005025645/http://entertainment.malaysia.msn.com/k-pop/bada-tells-students-to-follow-their-dreams |archive-date=5 October 2013 |access-date=6 September 2013 |publisher=MSN Malaysia}}
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.{{cite web|script-title=ko:바다, 12년만에 학사모…18일 단국대 졸업|url=http://news.nate.com/view/20100218n06668|publisher=Nate News|access-date=15 June 2013|archive-date=16 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216001044/http://news.nate.com/view/20100218n06668|url-status=live}}
Career
=1997–2002: Career with S.E.S.=
{{Main|S.E.S. (group)}}
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.
= 2003–2008: ''A Day of Renew'', ''Aurora'', ''Made in Sea'' and Musical acting =
Bada signed an exclusive contract with WoongJin entertainment.{{cite web |url=http://m.etnews.com/news/computing/1787917_4434.html |title=Web firewall security policies that are contrary to the request / response has been blocked. |publisher=M.etnews.com |access-date=2014-06-04 |archive-date=2013-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215121338/http://m.etnews.com/news/computing/1787917_4434.html |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web|script-title=ko:[관람석]뮤지컬 '페퍼민트'|date=30 November 2001|url=http://weekly.khan.co.kr/khnm.html?mode=view&artid=5669&code=116|publisher=Weekly Kyunghyang|access-date=15 June 2013|archive-date=24 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524002900/http://weekly.khan.co.kr/khnm.html?mode=view&artid=5669&code=116|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|script-title=ko:'뮤지컬 프로듀서 이유리' 승부사 기질로 무장한 흥행 보증수표|date=30 April 2008|url=http://weekly.hankooki.com/lpage/people/200804/wk2008043011092037090.htm|publisher=Hankooki|access-date=20 July 2013|archive-date=17 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517022950/http://weekly.hankooki.com/lpage/people/200804/wk2008043011092037090.htm|url-status=live}}
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.{{cite web|script-title=ko:'바다' 최성희, 뮤지컬의 핵 급부상|url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=003&aid=0000602700|publisher=Naver News|access-date=15 June 2013|archive-date=12 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012012441/http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=003&aid=0000602700|url-status=live}} Right afterward, she took on the role of Esmeralda as a part of the original Korean cast of Notre-Dame de Paris.{{cite web|script-title=ko:바다 최성희 '텔미온어선데이' 찍고 '노트르담드파리'로|url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=003&aid=0000602678|publisher=Naver News|access-date=15 June 2013|archive-date=12 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012012441/http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=003&aid=0000602678|url-status=live}} 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.
= 2009–2013: ''See the Sea'' and Musical acting =
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.{{cite web|script-title=ko:'미녀는 괴로워'의 주인공 바다|url=http://news.nate.com/view/20111123n12903|publisher=Nate News|access-date=15 June 2013}} 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{{cite web|script-title=ko:브로드웨이 42번가 자전적 스토리에 빠져든 '바다' 최성희!|url=http://news.nate.com/view/20100929n00578|publisher=Nate News|access-date=15 June 2013|archive-date=28 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828021351/https://news.nate.com/view/20100929n00578|url-status=live}}
In 2012, she briefly took on the role of Mozart's wife, Constanze, in Mozart!,{{cite web|script-title=ko:뮤지컬 '모차르트!', 바다·박은태·장현승 캐스팅| date=7 May 2012 |url=http://news.kukinews.com/article/view.asp?page=1&gCode=cul&arcid=1336400512&cp=du|publisher=Kukmin Ilbo|access-date=15 June 2013}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
In June 2013, she was cast as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde.{{cite web|script-title=ko:최성희, 뮤지컬 '금발이 너무해' 첫 신고식 "역시"|date=9 December 2010|url=http://www.breaknews.com/sub_read.html?uid=154695|publisher=Break News|access-date=15 June 2013|archive-date=2 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602081644/http://www.breaknews.com/sub_read.html?uid=154695|url-status=live}} During Legally Blonde, her mother died.{{cite web|script-title=ko:바다, 모친상 이겨내고 무대 복귀..팬들 위로에 "고맙습니다"|url=http://news.nate.com/view/20110223n26803|publisher=Nate News|access-date=20 July 2013|archive-date=28 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828151217/https://news.nate.com/view/20110223n26803|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|script-title=ko:바다, '열창'에 황수경 아나 '눈물'…왜?|url=http://news.nate.com/view/20110307n08652|publisher=Nate News|access-date=20 July 2013}} 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.{{cite web|script-title=ko:바다, 1년만에 뮤지컬 컴백 "모친상 이후 주변 정리했다"|url=http://news.nate.com/view/20130604n25307|publisher=Nate News|access-date=20 July 2013}} She also cast as Marguerite in the first Korean adaptation of Frank Wildhorn's The Scarlet Pimpernel.{{cite web|script-title=ko:박건형·바다, 국내 초연 '스칼렛 핌퍼넬' 주연 낙점|url=http://news.nate.com/view/20130521n33819|publisher=Nate News|access-date=15 June 2013|archive-date=2 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902142056/https://news.nate.com/view/20130521n33819|url-status=live}} That same year, Bada appeared as a vocalist for the song "City Life" on American musician Brian Transeau's album A Song Across Wires.{{cite web|title=Good summer for music fans|url=http://www.hilltopviewsonline.com/life_and_arts/article_c0ebb354-aea4-11e2-a30b-0019bb30f31a.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615204356/http://www.hilltopviewsonline.com/life_and_arts/article_c0ebb354-aea4-11e2-a30b-0019bb30f31a.html|url-status = dead|archive-date=June 15, 2013|access-date=May 1, 2013}}{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/BT/status/94693037317423104 |title=Twitter / BT: Bada you are more lovely than |publisher=Twitter.com |date=2011-07-23 |access-date=2014-06-04 |archive-date=2013-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131223103719/https://twitter.com/BT/status/94693037317423104 |url-status=live }}
She returned as Esmeralda in the 2013 production of Notre-Dame de Paris.{{cite web|script-title=ko:'노트르담 드 파리' 4년 기다림 끝…홍광호·바다 캐스팅|url=http://news.nate.com/view/20130719n32865|publisher=Nate News|access-date=20 July 2013|archive-date=2 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902141952/https://news.nate.com/view/20130719n32865|url-status=live}} She then signed on to depict Carmen in the first Korean production of the musical Carmen.{{cite web|script-title=ko:바다, '불후' 잠정 하차 "앨범 및 뮤지컬 준비"|url=http://star.mt.co.kr/view/stview.php?no=2013090509001940577&type=1&outlink=1|publisher=Star News|access-date=7 September 2013|date=2013-09-05|archive-date=2013-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004234307/http://star.mt.co.kr/view/stview.php?no=2013090509001940577&type=1&outlink=1|url-status=live}}
= 2016–2017: 20th anniversary debut project =
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.{{Cite web | url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/213/0000881612 | script-title=ko:"귀로 맡는 향수"…바다, 7년 만에 가수 컴백 | access-date=2020-05-07 | archive-date=2024-09-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902141956/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/213/0000881612 | url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web | url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/112/0002834941 | script-title=ko:바다, 가창력 디바의 놀라운 '각선미' | access-date=2020-05-07 | archive-date=2021-08-26 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826195116/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/112/0002834941 | url-status=live }} Bada later released collaboration single "Cosmic" with Super Junior's Ryeowook on September 22, as a part of SM Entertainment project SM Station.{{Cite web | url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/082/0000636503 | script-title=ko:바다X려욱, 아름다운 하모니 'Cosmic' 공개… "SM출신 선·후배" | access-date=2020-05-07 | archive-date=2021-08-27 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827093611/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/082/0000636503 | url-status=live }}{{Cite web | url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0003399101 | title=[한밤의 신곡] 바다X려욱, SM 선후배의 아련한 만남..'Cosmic' | access-date=2020-05-07 | archive-date=2024-09-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902142043/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/109/0003399101 | url-status=live }}
In October 2016, Bada, along with Eugene and Shoo re-formed S.E.S. to celebrate their 20 years debut.{{cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.co.kr/583752|script-title=ko:"데뷔 20주년, 완전체 컴백"…S.E.S, 재결합 선언|website=Dispatch|date=October 3, 2016|access-date=October 3, 2016|language=ko|archive-date=October 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005073950/http://www.dispatch.co.kr/583752|url-status=live}} 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{{cite news|url=http://hei.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=201611279265H|title="원조 요정의 귀환"…S.E.S., 오늘(27일) 밤 'Love [story]' 공개|website=HEI|date=November 28, 2016|access-date=January 3, 2017|language=ko|archive-date=January 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103093848/http://hei.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=201611279265H|url-status=live}} and its music video released on December 29.{{Citation|last=SMTOWN|title=[STATION] S.E.S._Love [story]_Music Video|date=2016-12-29|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M14nT1ZELfM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/M14nT1ZELfM |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-01-02}}{{cbignore}}
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.{{cite news|url=http://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1L42Z94A8T|title=S.E.S., 데뷔 20주년 기념 프로젝트 'REMEMBER' 시동! 28일 0시 음원 발매|website=The Seoul Economic Daily|date=November 23, 2016|access-date=January 3, 2016|language=ko|archive-date=January 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103094855/http://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1L42Z94A8T|url-status=live}}
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.{{cite news|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1093682|title=[2017 가요②] S.E.S부터 악동뮤지션까지… 레전드vs루키website=Tenasia|date=December 30, 2016|access-date=January 3, 2016|language=ko|archive-date=December 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229144543/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1093682|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10027427|title=Remember - S.E.S. 20th Anniversary Special Album|website=Melon|access-date=2017-01-02|archive-date=2017-01-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103102038/http://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10027427|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://m.entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=213&aid=0000949147|title=[단독] S.E.S, 오늘(1일) 20주년 팬미팅 '재결성 후 첫 만남'|access-date=2018-08-03|archive-date=2019-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510080922/https://m.entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=213&aid=0000949147|url-status=live}}
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.{{Cite web | url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/312/0000302176 | script-title=ko:"포에버 S.e.s" 가수 바다, 20주년 기념 단독 콘서트 성황리 개최 | access-date=2020-05-07 | archive-date=2024-09-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902141942/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/312/0000302176 | url-status=live }}{{Cite web | url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/076/0003198126 | title="S.e.s는 영원해" 바다, 화려한 20주년 콘서트…유진 부부 참석 | access-date=2020-05-07 | archive-date=2021-08-26 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826195117/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/076/0003198126 | url-status=live }}
= 2019–2020: Off The Record =
On October 14, 2019, Wave Nine announced Bada's comeback with a single title "Off The Record", which released on October 24.https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/241/0002967389{{Dead link|date=May 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web | url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/029/0002559946 | script-title=ko:바다 3년만에 신곡 '오프 더 레코드' 발매 | access-date=2020-05-07 | archive-date=2024-09-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902142043/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/029/0002559946 | url-status=live }}
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.{{Cite web | url=https://m.news.naver.com/read.nhn?mode=LSD&sid1=103&oid=088&aid=0000643927 | title=TXT, 슈퍼주니어 등 34명 "4.19 60주년 기념 '상록수' 부른다" | access-date=2020-05-07 | archive-date=2018-10-27 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027040101/https://m.news.naver.com/read.nhn?mode=LSD | url-status=live }}
= 2022–present: Singles =
On August 11, 2022, after 3 years of break, Bada released her comeback single titled "localized heavy rain", her second single under Wavenine Entertainment.
On December 22, 2023, Bada released her christmas single "Not for sale this christmas". The song featured vocals from fellow S.E.S member Eugene.
On April 25, 2024, Bada released her single titled "PING @.@", featuring Truedy. Later that year, on December 2, 2024, Bada released the single "Let Me Be the Sea", a song about gratitude, peace, and prayer.
Personal life
On January 13, 2017, her agency confirmed that she would marry a franchise restaurant owner eleven years her junior.{{Cite news|author=Lee Han-soo|title=K-pop diva Bada to wed entrepreneur in March|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2017/02/688_222016.html|website=The Korea Times|date=January 13, 2017|access-date=February 2, 2017|language=ko|archive-date=February 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203080530/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2017/02/688_222016.html|url-status=live}} Her wedding was held in Seoul on March 23, 2017.{{Cite news|author=Eom Da-sol|title=K-pop diva Bada ties knot with entrepreneur|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2017/03/682_226221.html|work=The Korea Times|date=March 23, 2017|access-date=March 26, 2017|archive-date=March 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325192043/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2017/03/682_226221.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|author=Jie Ye-eun|title=S.E.S' Bada walks down aisle|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201703231906445432303_2|work=KPop Herald|date=March 23, 2017|access-date=March 26, 2017|archive-date=March 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326232253/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201703231906445432303_2|url-status=live}} On August 30, 2020, Bada posted a letter on her fancafe announcing her pregnancy.{{Cite news|last=Kim|first=Yeon-ah|date=August 31, 2020|title=Former S.E.S. member Bada is expecting her first child|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2020/08/31/entertainment/kpop/Wave-Nine-Bada-SES/20200831185700379.html|access-date=September 10, 2020}} On September 7, 2020, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter.{{Cite news|last=Jeong|first=Eun-hee|date=September 7, 2020|script-title=ko:바다, 오늘(7일) 득녀 "산모와 아기 모두 건강해…축하와 축복 감사해"|language=ko|work=Sports World|publisher=Naver|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=396&aid=0000559944|access-date=September 10, 2020|archive-date=August 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815120401/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=396&aid=0000559944|url-status=live}}
Discography
=Albums=
- A Day of Renew (2003)
- Aurora (2004)
- Made in Sea (2006)
- See the Sea (2009)
=Special albums=
- Flower (2016)
- Summertime (2016)
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| KOR Gaon |
| colspan="6" |As lead artist |
| scope="row" | "Music"
| 2003 |rowspan="7" {{N/a|x}} |rowspan="13" {{N/a}} |
| scope="row" | "Aurora"
| rowspan=2|2004 | rowspan=2|Aurora |
| scope="row" | "Eyes" |
| scope="row" | "Find the Way"
| rowspan="2"|2006 |
| scope="row" | "Start"
| {{N/a|Non album-single}} |
| scope="row" | "Mad"
| rowspan="2"|2009 | rowspan="2"|See the Sea |
| scope="row" | "Yes I'm in Love" |
| scope="row" | "With Me"
| 2011 | — | rowspan=2 {{N/a|Non album-singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Precious"
| 2014 | — |
| scope="row" | "Flower"
| rowspan=2|2016 | — | Flower |
| scope="row" | "Summertime"
| — | rowspan=4 {{N/a|Non album-singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Off the Record"
| 2019 | — |
| scope="row" | "The Blue Night Of Jeju Island" {{small|({{lang|ko|제주도의 푸른밤}})}}
|2021 |— |
| scope="row" | "Local Rain" {{small|({{lang|ko|국지성 호우}})}}{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0001487110|author=Kim No-eul|title=S.E.S 바다, 11일 '국지성 호우'로 컴백…3년 만 신곡|trans-title=S.E.S Bada, comeback with 'Local Rain' on the 11th... New song after 3 years|publisher=X-ports News|via=Naver|date=August 10, 2022|access-date=August 10, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=August 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810135242/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0001487110|url-status=live}}
|2022 |— |
| "Not For Sale This Cristmas"{{cite web |date=March 11, 2025 |title=Bada shares new update |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C1HRQ1iyfGQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |access-date=March 11, 2025 |website=Instagram}}
|2023 |__ | |Not for sale this christmas |
| "Ping@.@"{{cite web |date=March 11, 2025 |title=Bada shares new update |url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6Lo5epy7Ca/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |access-date=March 11, 2025 |website=Instagram}}
|2024 |__ | |Non album-singles |
| "Let Me Be the Sea"{{cite web |date=March 11, 2025 |title=Bada shares new update |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DDEyHj3h-ET/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |access-date=March 11, 2025 |website=Instagram}}
|2024 |__ | |Non album-singles |
| colspan="6" | Collaboration |
| scope="row" | "Cosmic" {{small|(with Ryeowook)}} | 2016 | — |rowspan="2" {{N/A}} |
| scope="row" | "Sangnoksu 2020" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=상록수 2020|labels=no}})}} {{small|(with various artists)}} | 2020 | — |{{N/a|Non album-singles}} |
| colspan="6" | As featured artist |
| scope="row" | "Like You" {{small|(Rain feat. Bada)}} | 2002 |rowspan="3" {{N/a|x}} |rowspan="6" {{N/a}} | Bad Guy |
| scope="row" | "Dream" {{small|(Dynamic Duo feat. Bada)}} | 2007 |
| scope="row" | "Think About' Chu" {{small|(Windy City feat. Bada)}} | 2008 | Think About' Chu |
| scope="row" | "A Song Only I Can Sing" {{small|(Seo Hae-An feat. Bada)}} | 2011 | — | Infinite Challenge's "Seo Hae-An Highway Music Festival" |
| scope="row" | "City Life" {{small|(BT feat. Bada)}} | 2013 | — |
| scope="row" | "Candy" {{small|(ZoPD feat. Bada)}} | 2015 | — | Golden Goose Part. 1 |
| "I Go Party"
|2024 |__ | |Non album-singles |
| "Seashells"
(YounJoo Sim feat. Bada){{cite web |date=March 11, 2025 |title=Bada shares update |url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAYEa21v16-/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |access-date=March 11, 2025 |website=Instagram}} |2024 |__ | |Non album-singles |
| colspan="6" | Soundtrack appearance |
| scope="row" | "One Day Passes"
| 2004 | rowspan=4 {{N/a|x}} | rowspan=11 {{N/a}} | I'm Sorry, I Love You soundtrack |
| scope="row" | "Rainbow"
| rowspan=2|2006 |
| scope="row" | "Start Again"
| Famous 'Seven' Princesses soundtrack |
| scope="row" | "?"
| 2009 | Notre Dame de Paris musical soundtrack |
| scope="row" | "Only One"
| 2010 | — | Bread, Love and Dreams soundtrack |
| scope="row" | "Sweet My Love"
| 2011 | — | A Thousand Kisses soundtrack |
| scope="row" | "It's Hurt and Hurt"
| 2012 | — | Glass Mask soundtrack |
| scope="row" | "Stay"
| rowspan=2|2013 | — | Goddess of Marriage soundtrack |
| scope="row" | "If I Could"
| {{N/a}} | Carmen musical soundtrack |
| scope="row" | "That You Loved Me" {{small|({{lang|ko|사랑했다고}})}}
| 2017 | — | Witch at Court soundtrack |
| scope="row" | "I'm in Love" {{small|({{lang|ko|그대로 채워가요}})}}
| 2020 | — | Homemade Love Story soundtrack |
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
=Participation in albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| KOR Gaon |
| scope="row" | "Nae Bah Reul Si Ki Shin Jesus" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=내 발을 씻기신 예수|labels=no}})}}
| 2001 |rowspan="8" {{N/a|x}} |rowspan="1" |The Gift |
| scope="row" | "The Lord's Prayer" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=주기도문|labels=no}})}}
| rowspan="1"|2002 |
| scope="row" | "Merry Christmas! I Love You"
|rowspan="3"| 2004 |2004 Christmas Story |
| scope="row" | "My Love.."
|rowspan="2" |Miracle Vol. 2 |
| scope="row" | "You Were Born To Be Loved" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=당신은 사랑 받기 위해 태어난 사람|labels=no}})}} |
| scope="row" | "Hanaui Mogsoli, Hanaui Sumgyeol" {{small|(하나의 목소리, 하나의 숨결)}} {{small|(with Shin Hae-chul)}} |rowspan="1"| 2006 |Go For The Final |
| scope="row" | "Kkoch Ma-eum Byeol Ma-eum" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=꽃 마음 별 마음|labels=no}})}}
|rowspan="1"| 2007 |je7hoe PBC Changjagsaenghwalseong-gaje |
| scope="row" | "Salanghandaneun Mal-eun" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=사랑한다는 말은|labels=no}})}}
|rowspan="1"| 2009 |Saengmyeong, Salanghae Gieoghae |
| scope="row" | "All I Know is Love" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=사랑밖에 난 몰라|labels=no}})}}
| rowspan="15"| 2013 |rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: Sim Soo-bong |
| scope="row" | "Old Love" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=옛사랑|labels=no}})}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: Lee Moon-sae |
| scope="row" | "Girls' Generation" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=소녀시대|labels=no}})}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: Lee Seung-chul |
| scope="row" | "For 500 Years" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=한 오백년|labels=no}})}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: Second Anniversary Special |
| scope="row" | "My Old Story" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=나의 옛날 이야기|labels=no}})}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: Jo Duk-bae |
| scope="row" | "Unsuccessful Love" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=사랑의 불시착|labels=no}})}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: Park Nam-jung |
| scope="row" | "Compass" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=나침반|labels=no}})}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: Seol Woon-do |
| scope="row" | "Run to You"
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: DJ DOC |
| scope="row" | "Song of Katusa" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=떠날 때는 말없이|labels=no}})}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: Yoo Ho |
| scope="row" | "Sorrow" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=애상|labels=no}})}} {{small|(with Oh Na-mi)}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: COOL |
| scope="row" | "It's Been a While" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=한동안 뜸했었지|labels=no}})}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: Love & Peace |
| scope="row" | "In Praise of Death" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=사의 찬미|labels=no}})}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: The Legend 7 |
| scope="row" | "Spark" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=불티|labels=no}})}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: Jeon Young-rok |
| scope="row" | "Why Do You" {{small|( 너는 왜)}} {{small|(with Shin Chul)}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: Heartthrobs Special |
| scope="row" | "Beyond (In Game Ver.)"
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|TalesWeaver 10th Anniversary Collection Album |
| scope="row" | "The Image of You Letting Me Leave with a Smile" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=미소를 띄우며 나를 보낸 그 모습처럼|labels=no}})}} | rowspan="10"| 2014 |rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: The Rivals |
| scope="row" | "Come Back to Busan Port" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=돌아와요 부산항에|labels=no}})}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: Hometown Special |
| scope="row" | "Circling Around" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=빙글빙글|labels=no}})}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: Park Geon-ho |
| scope="row" | "I'll Give You the Love Left in Me" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=내게 남은 사랑을 드릴께요|labels=no}})}} {{small|(with Kim Jun-ho)}} |rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: Actor Special |
| scope="row" | "I Always Miss You" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=나 항상 그대를|labels=no}})}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: Lee Sun-hee |
| scope="row" | "Unbloomed Flower" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=못다핀 꽃 한송이|labels=no}})}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: 3rd Anniversary Special |
| scope="row" | "To Heaven"
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: Lee Gyeong-seop |
| scope="row" | "Cup of Coffee" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=커피 한 잔|labels=no}})}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: Original Girl Groups Special |
| scope="row" | "I See It" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=보이네|labels=no}})}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: Saturday NightHeat |
| scope="row" | "When Time Passes" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=세월이 가면|labels=no}})}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: Autumn Special |
| scope="row" | "The Dance in Rhythm" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=리듬 속에 그 춤을|labels=no}})}}
| rowspan="3"| 2015 |rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: Seven Divas Special |
| scope="row" | "Rose of Betrayal" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=배반의 장미|labels=no}})}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: Joo Young-hoon |
| scope="row" | "The Truth About Love" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=사랑의 진실|labels=no}})}} {{small|(with Yoon Hyung-Ryul)}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: Kim Jung-ho |
| scope="row" | "Growl" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=으르렁|labels=no}})}} {{small|(as My Love is My Bride)}}
| rowspan="1"|2016 |rowspan="1"|— |
| scope="row" | "Dream" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=꿈|labels=no}})}}
| rowspan="1"|2018 |rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs 2: Cho Yong-pil |
| scope="row" | "Let's Go Down" {{small|(수궁가_내려가보세)}}
| rowspan="5"|2022 |rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Evolution |
| scope="row" | "I'll call you" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=그대를 부를게요|labels=no}})}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Oh My Wedding OST Part.2 |
| scope="row" | "In Summer" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=여름 안에서|labels=no}})}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|[Vol.142] Yoo Hee-yeol's Sketchbook With you: 93rd voice 'Yusuke' |
| scope="row" | "Blue Rain"
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|[Vol.143] Yoo Hee-yeol's Sketchbook With you: 93rd voice 'Yusuke' |
| scope="row" | "Foolish Love" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=미련한 사랑|labels=no}})}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Song - Drama OST - Vocal Queen Special |
| scope="row" | "Amor Fati" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=아모르 파티|labels=no}})}}
| rowspan="2"|2023 |rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Songs - Artist Yeonja Kim |
| scope="row" | "You Are a Rose" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=그대 모습은 장미|labels=no}})}}
|rowspan="1"|— |rowspan="1"|Immortal Song - Edited by the late lyricist Park Geon-ho |
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Concerts
- Showman aLIVE (2006){{cite web|title=PlayDB 인물정보|url=http://www.playdb.co.kr/artistdb/detail.asp?ManNo=3995|publisher=PlayDB|access-date=15 June 2013|archive-date=7 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007154353/http://www.playdb.co.kr/artistdb/detail.asp?ManNo=3995|url-status=live}}
- Varacon (2009)
- Varacon Encore Concert (2010)
- Varacon X-MAS Special (2010)
- Alive Show Vol.1 (2014)
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| 2022
| The Worst Imagination | | Shorts Film |{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=477&aid=0000388664|author=Kang Hyo-jin|script-title=ko:바다, 데뷔 25년 만에 스크린 주연 "첫 영화 응원 부탁|trans-title=Bada, starring on screen after 25 years of debut, "Please support me for my first movie"|work=SpoTV News|via=Naver|date=October 19, 2022|access-date=October 19, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=October 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019130505/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=477&aid=0000388664|url-status=live}} |
=Television=
=Musicals=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Year | Musical | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Awards
- 21st Korean Best Dresser Award – Female Artist (2004)
- Mnet KM Music Video Festival – PD Special Award (2005)
- 13th Korean Arts Awards – Female Dance Artist (2006)
- 4th Korean Fashion World Awards – Best Dressed Artist (2006)
- Korean Model Awards – Popular Artist (2007)
- 2nd The Musical Awards – Popular Female Actress (2008)
- 14th Korea Musical Daesang – Popular Star (2008)
- 14th Korea Musical Daesang – Best Newcomer Actress (2008)
- 3rd The Musical Awards – Best Actress (2009)
- 15th Korea Musical Daesang – Popular Star (2009)
Honorary ambassador
- Yeosu Expo Sea Love (2007){{cite web|script-title=ko:바다, 여수 엑스포 유치 홍보대사 된다|url=http://www.munhwa.com/news/view.html?no=20070803010329242190010|publisher=Munhwa Ilbo|access-date=20 July 2013|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043015/http://www.munhwa.com/news/view.html?no=20070803010329242190010|url-status=live}}
- City of Seoul (2008){{cite web|script-title=ko:바다 '서울시 홍보대사'에 위촉|date=26 March 2007|url=http://sports.hankooki.com/lpage/music/200703/sp2007032608504558550.htm|publisher=Hankooki|access-date=20 July 2013|archive-date=7 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907003732/http://sports.hankooki.com/lpage/music/200703/sp2007032608504558550.htm|url-status=live}}
- Save the West Coast (2008){{cite web|script-title=ko:가수 바다, 충남도 서해안 살리기 홍보대사 위촉|url=http://www.dailian.co.kr/news/view/105144|publisher=Dailian|access-date=20 July 2013|date=2008-03-17|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024354/http://www.dailian.co.kr/news/view/105144|url-status=live}}
- We Start Recreation Headquarters (2008){{cite web|script-title=ko:바다 "저도 도움 받았어요"|url=http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=2453433&cloc=|publisher=Joins|access-date=20 July 2013|date=2018-10-20|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232851/http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=2453433&cloc=|url-status=live}}
- Catholic Life Committee (2009){{cite web|script-title=ko:천주교 연예인들 생명사랑…김태희 등 13명 생명앨범 출시 |url=http://www.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=2009111912121 |publisher=The Korea Economic Daily |access-date=20 July 2013 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222637/http://www.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=2009111912121 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |date=2009-11-19 }}
- 3rd The Musical Awards (2009){{cite web|script-title=ko:바다 "한국 뮤지컬 브로드웨이에 내놔도 손색없다"|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009040213132032177|publisher=Asiae|access-date=20 July 2013|date=2009-04-02|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214525/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009040213132032177|url-status=live}}
- Tour de Korea (2013){{cite web|script-title=ko:양학선 '투르 드 코리아' 홍보대사에|date=16 May 2013|url=http://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20130516027016|publisher=Seoul Shinmun|access-date=20 July 2013|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230808/http://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20130516027016|url-status=live}}
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