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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 |
Musical career | |
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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]