Seori
{{Short description|South Korean singer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Seori
| image = Seori performing at Rapbeat Festival 2022 Cropped.jpg
| caption = Seori performing at Rapbeat Festival 2022
| birth_name = Baek So-hyun
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|11|18}}
| birth_place =
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|Songwriter|Producer}}
| height = 165cm
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| genre =
| instrument =
| years_active = 2019–present
| label = {{hlist|LABEL SAYU}}
| associated_acts =
| module = {{Infobox Korean name
| hangul = 백소현
| hanja =
| rr = Baek Sohyeon
| mr = Paek Sohyŏn
| child = yes}}
}}
}}
Baek So-hyun ({{Korean|hangul=백소현}}, born November 18, 1996), known professionally as Seori ({{Korean|hangul=서리}}), is a South Korean singer-songwriter formerly under the label Atispaus. She made her solo debut on May 12, 2020, with the extended play ?Depacse Ohw.
Prior to her official debut, she often uploaded song covers to YouTube, because she wanted to see how her voice was received by others.{{Cite web|last=Ji-won|first=Choi|date=2021-10-18|title=[Herald Interview] Seori: Sharing a piece of herself to make healing music|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20211018000741|access-date=2022-02-19|website=The Korea Herald|language=en|archive-date=December 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229154616/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20211018000741|url-status=live}}
Biography
"Seori" is a Korean term for "frost." The singer says: "I chose the name at first because I liked how frost looks on windows but how it's still clear and transparent. It also means 'to steal', and I wanted it to mean that I hope to steal people's hearts with my music."{{Cite web|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=2021-07-11|title=Korean singer Seori on TXT collab and being inspired by Avril Lavigne|url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/artists-celebrities/article/3140477/singer-seori-making-k-pop-txt-manifestation-and|access-date=2022-02-19|website=South China Morning Post|language=en|archive-date=October 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028123747/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/artists-celebrities/article/3140477/singer-seori-making-k-pop-txt-manifestation-and|url-status=live}}
She started making her own music when she was 17 as she couldn't imagine herself doing anything but music.{{Cite web|last=Yeo|first=Gladys|date=2022-02-03|title=Seori performs 'Lovers In The Night' for Grammy's Global Spin series|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/seori-performs-lovers-in-the-night-for-grammys-global-spin-series-3152802|access-date=2022-02-19|website=NME|language=en-GB|archive-date=February 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203215413/https://www.nme.com/news/music/seori-performs-lovers-in-the-night-for-grammys-global-spin-series-3152802|url-status=live}} Before launching herself into the K-pop world, Seori needed to lay a solid foundation. After months of experimenting on social media and releasing covers to YouTube, Seori was contacted by numerous labels, including the then-artist-less record label ATISPAUS in South Korea. Despite their lack of experience and an unconventional audition, Seori felt a connection with the firm.{{Cite web|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=2021-12-30|title=Seori Is The Singer-Songwriter-Producer Manifesting Success: 'What I Imagined Is Coming True'|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbenjamin/2021/12/30/seori-is-the-singer-songwriter-producer-manifesting-success-what-i-imagined-is-coming-true/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Forbes|language=en|archive-date=January 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101235602/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbenjamin/2021/12/30/seori-is-the-singer-songwriter-producer-manifesting-success-what-i-imagined-is-coming-true/|url-status=live}}
She considered her voice to be laid-back, smooth and dreamy. When she sang, she felt happy, but the majority of her happiness came from crafting her own songs.{{Cite web|last=Karounos|first=Patricia|date=2021-10-04|title=South Korean Singer-Songwriter Seori Is Doing Things Her Own Way|url=http://www.ellecanada.com/culture/music/south-korean-singer-songwriter-seori-is-doing-things-her-own-way|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Elle Canada|language=en|archive-date=November 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120173859/https://www.ellecanada.com/culture/music/south-korean-singer-songwriter-seori-is-doing-things-her-own-way|url-status=live}}
Avril Lavigne, who she has admired since she was 11 years old, is her ideal collaborator. Seori claims she would be thrilled if Lavigne, who encouraged her to pursue a career in music, knew who she was, let alone if she could collaborate with her. "In the future, I'd like to create songs that express my style of alt-rock as well."
Career
The singer had collaborated with several top K-pop artists in 2021, including Tomorrow X Together and former Day6 member eaJ. And in 2022, Seori joined Mamamoo's Moonbyul on her single "Shutdown" from her third solo mini-album 6equence.
In 2022, Seori became the first Korean female soloist to feature in the Grammy's Global Spin series. In July 2023, Seori left her label, Atispaus.{{cite web |last=Kim |first=Hyun-sik |title=아티스파우스 "서리 계약 해지 요청 받아들여…각자의 길 가기로" |url=https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01289046635678784&mediaCodeNo=258 |website=EDaily |language=ko |date=27 July 2023}} On the 30th of October, Seori announced that she had signed with Label Sayu.
Discography
= Single albums =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Album details ! colspan="1" | Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:2.75em;font-size:85%;" |KOR Gaon Album Chart positions:
|
|---|
| scope="row" |The Long Night ({{lang|ko|긴 밤}})
|
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|74 |
= Extended plays =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Album details ! colspan="1" | Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:2.75em;font-size:85%;" |KOR |
|---|
| scope="row" |?Depacse Ohw
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|— |
| scope="row" |Fake Happy
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| |
| colspan="3" |{{small|"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.}} |
=Singles=
Producing and writing credits
All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless otherwise noted.
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ ! Song ! Year ! Artist ! Album ! Credits |
| scope="row" | "Who Escaped?"
| rowspan="7" |2020 | rowspan="10" |Seori | rowspan="6" |?Depacse Ohw | rowspan="7" |As writer, composer, arranger |
|---|
| scope="row" | "Hairdryer" |
| scope="row" | "Running Through The Night" |
| scope="row" | "Really High" |
| scope="row" | "Fairy Tale" |
| scope="row" | "I Wanna Cry" |
| scope="row" | "Trigger"
| Trigger |
| scope="row" | "The Long Night"
| rowspan="5" |2021 | rowspan="2" |The Long Night | As writer, composer, arranger |
| scope="row" | "If"
| As writer, composer |
| scope="row" | "Dive With You"
|{{n/a|Non-album single}} | As writer, composer, arranger |
| scope="row" | "That's How We Ended Up"
|Giriboy feat. Seori |Avante | rowspan="2" | As writer, composer |
| scope="row" | "UFO"
|Gemini feat. Seori |Inside Out |
Notes
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References
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External links
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- [https://www.instagram.com/iam_seori/ Seori] on Instagram
- [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLSH9fErJNb8lIiyCmwY3tA Seori] on YouTube
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Category:South Korean women pop singers