Bada (singer)
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.
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| Born | Choi Sung-hee February 28, 1980 Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea |
| Other names | Sea |
| Education | Dankook University |
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| Spouse | Unnamed (m. 2017) |
| Children | 1 |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
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| Website | wavenine |
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| Hangul | 최성희 |
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| Revised Romanization | Choe Seong-hui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Sŏnghŭi |
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| Hangul | 바다 |
| Revised Romanization | Bada |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pada |
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.