From leading Baby Boo band to becoming the driving force behind N-DAY band, Bada has proven herself as a powerhouse in the K-pop industry. Originally debuting as “Shine” her transformation to “Bada” symbolizes her evolving artistic identity. With a dynamic career spanning solo and group ventures, Bada continues to captivate audiences with her striking performances and addictive tracks like βKiss Me Babyβ. Having graced major stages and built a strong dance foundation, Badaβs journey is one of passion, resilience, and reinvention. In this exclusive interview, she opens up about leadership, creativity, and whatβs next for her ever-growing career.
Bada (N-DAY) μΈν°λ·°
Baby Boo λ°΄λλ₯Ό μ΄λκ³ N-DAY λ°΄λμ μ£Όμμ΄ λκΈ°κΉμ§, Bada κ°μλ μΌμ΄ν μ κ³μ κ°μμμ μ¦λͺ ν΄ μμ΅λλ€.’Shine’μΌλ‘ λ°λ·νλ©° μ§ννλ μμ μ μ 체μ±μ μμ§νκΈ° μν΄ ‘Bada’λ‘ λ³μ νμ΅λλ€. μλ‘μ κ·Έλ£Ή νλμ λλλ€λ©° μλμ μΈ μ»€λ¦¬μ΄λ₯Ό μμμ¨ Badaλ ‘Kiss Me Baby’μ κ°μ μ€λ μ± μλ νΈλκ³Ό μΈμμ μΈ νΌν¬λ¨Όμ€λ‘ κ΄κ°μ μ¬λ‘μ‘κ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ£Όμ 무λλ₯Ό μ₯μνλ©° ννν λμ€ κΈ°λ°μ λ€μ Έμ¨ Badaμ μ¬μ μ μ΄μ , ν볡λ ₯, μ¬μ°½μ‘°μ μ°μμ λλ€. μ΄ λ μ μΈν°λ·°μμ Bada κ°μλ 리λμκ³Ό μ°½μμ±, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ κ³μ μ±μ₯νλ 컀리μ΄μ λ€μ λ¨κ³μ λν΄ μ΄μΌκΈ°ν©λλ€.
You initially debuted under the stage name “Shine” and later adopted “Bada.” What inspired this change, and how does “Bada” reflect your artistic identity?
μ²μμλ βShineβμ΄λΌλ μλͺ μΌλ‘ λ°λ·νλ€κ° λμ€μ βBadaβλΌλ μλͺ μ μ±ννμ΅λλ€. μλͺ μ λ°κΎΈκ² λ κ³κΈ°λ 무μμ΄λ©°, ‘Bada’λ λ³ΈμΈμ μμ μ μ 체μ±μ μ΄λ»κ² λ°μνλμ?
A: βShineβ may not be the most instantly-understood name in Korea. βBadaβ is the name I used during the two years of going solo, after Baby Boo and before I met RJ, and it’s my favorite name.
νκ΅μμ ‘μ€μΈ’μ νλ²μ μμλ£κΈ° μ΄λ ΅μ΅λλ€.
λ°λ€λ λ² μ΄λΉλΆ νλμ΄ μ’ λ£νκ³ RJλ₯Ό λ§λκΈ°μ 2λ λμ νΌμ νλνλ μκΈ°μ λ°λ€λΌλ μ΄λ¦μ μ¬μ©νκ³ κ·Έλ λ κ·Έ μ΄λ¦μ κ°μ₯ μ’μν©λλ€.
You were previously the leader of the group Baby Boo before becoming the leader of N-DAY. How did this transition influence your approach to leadership and artistry?
μλ°μ΄μ 리λκ° λκΈ° μ μλ κ·Έλ£Ή λ² μ΄λΉλΆλ₯Ό μ΄λμμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ¬ν μ νμ΄ λ¦¬λμκ³Ό μμ μ±μ λν μ κ·Ό λ°©μμ μ΄λ€ μν₯μ λ―Έμ³€λμ?
A: As the only member at my company with ample experience in an all-girls group, I made good use of that experience in N-DAY. I hope my experience of over 10 years may reflect some of my technical and artistic aspects as a singer and idol.
λ°λ€λ κ±Έκ·Έλ£Ήμ κ²½νμ΄ μλ μ μΌν νμ¬μ λ©€λ²μ΄λ©΄μ κ²½λ ₯μμ λλ€. μλ°μ΄μμλ κ·Έ λ₯λ ₯μ΄ λΉμ λκ³ λ°λ€μ κΈ°μ κ³Ό λ₯λ ₯, μμ΄λλ‘μμ μμ§μ 10λ μ΄ λλ κ²½λ ₯μ ν΅ν΄ λ³Ό μ μμ΅λλ€.
You made your solo debut in 2017 with the digital single “#My Way”. How did this solo venture differ from your group activities, and what did you learn from the experience?
2017λ λμ§νΈ μ±κΈ β#My Wayβλ‘ μλ‘ λ°λ·λ₯Ό νμ ¨μ΄μ. μλ‘ νλμ κ·Έλ£Ή νλκ³Ό μ΄λ»κ² λ¬λμΌλ©°, κ·Έ κ²½νμ ν΅ν΄ 무μμ λ°°μ λμ?
A: I’m not really suited to working in a team. I have met so many cool friends along the way, but nobody who was compatible as a colleague or a co-member. I was too young to realize this, however, and repeated the same mistake. If I had known this about myself earlier, I don’t think I would have started N-DAY. I now want to succeed as a solo singer.
λ°λ€) λλ ννλμ μ ν©ν μ¬λμ΄ μλλλ€. λ©μ§ μΉκ΅¬λ€μ λ§μ΄ λ§λ¬μ§λ§ λμ λ§λ μΉκ΅¬, λλ£, λ©€λ²λ λ§λμ§ λͺ»νμ΅λλ€.
λλ μ΄λ ΈκΈ°λλ¬Έμ κΉ¨λ«μ§ λͺ»νμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλμ μ€μλ₯Ό λ°λ³΅νμ΅λλ€. κ°μ μ€μλ₯Ό λ°λ³΅νμ§ μμλλΌλ©΄ λλ μλ°μ΄λ₯Ό μμνμ§ μμμ κ²μ λλ€. λλ μλ‘κ°μλ‘μ μ±κ³΅νκ³ μΆμ΅λλ€.
Having been involved in solo and group activities, how do you balance these endeavors, and what distinguishes your solo work from your group performances?
μλ‘ νλκ³Ό κ·Έλ£Ή νλμ λ³ννκ³ μλλ°, μ΄ λ κ°μ§ νλ κ· νμ μ΄λ»κ² λ§μΆκ³ μμΌλ©° μλ‘ μμ κ³Ό κ·Έλ£Ή 곡μ°μ μ°¨μ΄μ μ 무μμΈκ°μ?
A: I instinctively feel very strong and secure when team members are together, and even happy when we’re all together, whether it be in front of the mirror when we’re practicing, or on stage. But I’m greedy, passionate and love being in control. I want to feel the same confidence for a solo performance.
λ°λ€) λ³Έλ₯μ μΌλ‘ λλ νμ΄ ν¨κ»ν λ λ¬΄μ² κ°ν¨μ λλΌκ³ λ λ ν©λλ€.
무λ μμμλ μ°μ΅μ€μ κ±°μΈ μμμλ νμ΄ ν¨κ»ν λ ν볡ν©λλ€. νμ§λ§ λλ μμ¬κ³Ό μ΄μ , κΆλ ₯μμ΄ μλ μ¬λμ λλ€. λλ νΌμμλ κ·Έ μμ κ°μ κ°κ³ 곡μ°μ μνκ³ μΆμ΅λλ€.
Your latest “kiss me baby” digital single has fans hooked. What is your song creation process like?
μ΅κ·Ό λ°νν λμ§νΈ μ±κΈ ‘Kiss Me Baby’κ° ν¬λ€μ λ§€λ£μμΌ°μ΅λλ€. 곑μ λ§λλ κ³Όμ μ μ΄λ€κ°μ?
A: It was a hard challenge for me, as the track demanded such a different singing technique from my previous songs. βKiss Me Babyβ is a song that improves my vocal skills, but also a relaxing song to listen to while driving.
λ°λ€) μ κ° κ·Έλμ λΆλ λ λ Έλμ λ°μ±λ²μ΄λ λ무 λ¬λΌμ λ§μ΄ νλ€μμ΅λλ€. Kiss me babyλ λ΄ λ³΄μ»¬ μ€λ ₯μ ν₯μ μμΌμ£Όλ λ Έλλ©΄μ λλΌμ΄λΈν λ νΈμνκ² λ£κΈ°μ’μ 곑μ λλ€.
Your recent performances on SBS, MBC, and KBS have been well-received. How do you prepare for these appearances, and what do they mean to you?
μ΅κ·Ό SBS, MBC, KBSμ μΆμ°ν΄μ μ’μ λ°μμ μ»κ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ¬ν μΆμ°μ μ΄λ»κ² μ€λΉνλ©°, μ΄λ€ μλ―Έκ° μλμ?
A: I’m to my company what Boa means to SM. My company began through me and acting through me in everything. Artists to come after me won’t have it as hard as me, to pave through. I also am so grateful for the management at my company, and want to be a profitable artist for everyone. I wanna be the artist to βconstruct my company’s buildingβ.
μ°λ¦¬ νμ¬μμ λλ SMμ 보μκ°μ μ‘΄μ¬μ λλ€. μ°λ¦¬ νμ¬λ λλ₯Ό ν΅ν΄ μμνλ©° λλ₯Ό ν΅ν΄ λͺ¨λ μΌλ€μ ν΄λ΄κ³ μμ΅λλ€. λ΄ λ€λ μ΄μ λΆν° μ¬μμ§ κ²λλ€. λλ νμ¬μκ² λ무 κ°μ¬ν©λλ€.
λ΄κ° μ΄μ μ΄μ΅μ΄ λλ μ‘΄μ¬κ° λμ΄ νμ¬μ μμ΅μ°½μΆμ ν΄μ£Όλ μΈλ¬Όμ΄ λκ³ μΆμ΅λλ€. λλ νμ¬μ μ¬μ₯μ μ§μ΄μ£Όκ³ μΆμ΅λλ€.
You have a rich background in dance. What first drew you to dance, and how has your journey evolved over the years?
무μ©μ λν νλΆν λ°°κ²½ μ§μμ κ°μ§κ³ κ³μλλ€. μ²μ 무μ©μ μμνκ² λ κ³κΈ°λ 무μμ΄λ©°, κ·Έ μ¬μ μ μ΄λ»κ² λ°μ ν΄ μλμ?
A: I think I began dancing in grade school, or maybe as a seven-year-old in my dad’s car. I danced for sports competitions, middle and high school talent shows, for dance teams, then for collegeβ¦I really love dancing. I feel the most lonely and yet the happiest when I dance. I myself am Dance.
λ°λ€) μμ£Ό μ²μ λλ μ΄λ±νκ΅ 1,2νλ λ μΆ€μ μΆμλ κ² κ°μ΅λλ€. μ΄λνμ μΆ€μ μΆκ³ μ€νκ΅μ μ₯κΈ°μλμ λκ°κ³ κ³ λ±νκ΅μ μ₯κΈ°μλκ³Ό λμ€λΆλ₯Ό νκ³ λνκ΅λ₯Ό μ§ννκ³ μΆ€μ μ λ§ μ¬λν©λλ€.
λλ μΆ€μ μΆλ μκ° κ°μ₯ κ³ λ νκ³ κ°μ₯ ν볡ν©λλ€. λ΄ μμ μ΄ κ³§ μΆ€μ λλ€.
If you had to describe your personality using only three words, which ones would you choose?
μμ μ μ±κ²©μ μΈ λ¨μ΄λ‘λ§ μ€λͺ ν΄μΌ νλ€λ©΄ μ΄λ€ λ¨μ΄λ₯Ό μ ννμκ² μ΅λκΉ?
A: Cuteness, a Queen, a Magpie (a symbol of hard work and luck in Korean folklore).
κ·μ¬μ μ¬μ κΉμΉ
Having been part of dance teams like Babys and Happty, how have these experiences shaped your performance style?
Babysμ Happty κ°μ λμ€ νμμ νλν κ²½νμ΄ μλλ°, μ΄λ¬ν κ²½νμ΄ νΌν¬λ¨Όμ€ μ€νμΌμ μ΄λ€ μν₯μ λ―Έμ³€λμ?
A: You really do know a lot about me, I’m so flattered. I learned that the real world is oblivious to my sweat and hard work put into dancing. What a Management or representing company can do is not easy. I learned that an artist like me can’t make it on their own.Β Life is a tough dealer, I found out the hard way.
λμ λν΄ μ λ§ λ§μ΄ μ‘°μ¬νμ ¨κ΅°μ. κ°μ¬ν©λλ€.
λ΄ λͺΈμ κ°μ λ£μ΄ μΆ€μ μΆ°λ μΈμμ μμμ£Όμ§ μλλ€λ νμ€μ λ°°μ μ΅λλ€. λ§€λμ§λ¨ΌνΈλ μν°ν μ΄λ¨ΌνΈκ° ν μ μλ μΌμ κ²°μ½ μ¬μ΄ μΌμ΄ μλλλ€,
μ μ²λΌ μν°μ€νΈκ° ν΄λΌ μ μλ μΌμ΄ μλλ€. νμ€μ λλ₯Ό νλ €μΉλ€. λΌλ κ±Έ νΌλΆλ‘ λ°°μ μ΅λλ€.
How do you maintain a competitive edge in this demanding entertainment industry and what advice would you give to upcoming artists?
μ΄ κΉλ€λ‘μ΄ μν°ν μΈλ¨ΌνΈ μ κ³μμ μ΄λ»κ² κ²½μλ ₯μ μ μ§νκ³ μμΌλ©°, μμΌλ‘μ μν°μ€νΈλ€μκ² μ΄λ€ μ‘°μΈμ ν΄μ£Όκ³ μΆμΌμ κ°μ?
A: I hope that through me, someone somewhere, maybe the other side of the globe, might come to have a dream. Just like I did watching Michael Jackson. You’ve got to work for it, go through all the pain and solitude. My competitiveness as Bada is myselt, and there is nothing I can do other than continue to improve myself. My company is discovering the necessary elements of Bada the character, from the talents that I haveΒ and making me into a diamond from the rough gemstone. I am very lucky to have met my management.
μ λ₯Ό ν΅ν΄ μ§κ΅¬ λ°λνΈμ μλ λκ΅°κ°λ κΏμ κ°κ² λκΈΈ λ°λλλ€. λ΄κ° λ§μ΄ν΄μμ¨μ 보며 κΏμ κΏ¨λ―μ΄.
κ·Έλ₯ μ°μ΅νλ©΄ λλ€. κ·Έ κ³ ν΅λ μΈλ‘μλ λ€ μ§λκ°μΌλ§ νλ€. λΌκ³ λ§ν΄μ£Όκ³ μΆμ΅λλ€.
λ°λ€μ κ²½μλ ₯μ λ μμ μμ²΄κ° κ²½μλ ₯μ΄λΌ μκ°νλ©° μ¨μ ν κ³μν΄μ λλ₯Ό κ°κ³ λ¦λ μΌλ°μλ λ΄κ° ν μ μλ μΌμ μμ΅λλ€.
νμ¬ νμ¬μμ κ·Έλ° λμ μ¬λ₯λ€ μμ λ°λ€λΌλ μΊλ¦ν° ꡬμΆκ³Ό νμν μμλ€μ μ κΊΌλ΄μ μ¬μ©ν΄μ£Όκ³ λ§λ€μ΄μ£Όκ³ μμμ 보μμΌλ‘ λ€λ¬μ΄ μ£Όκ³ μμ΅λλ€.
λλ νμ¬λ₯Ό μ λ§ μ λ§λ¬μ΅λλ€.
Where do you see yourself in five years?
5λ ν μμ μ λͺ¨μ΅μ μ΄λ€ λͺ¨μ΅μΌκΉμ?
A: I am living my dream life already, on the tour for my concerts. I have paid back my company for more than I have received in support, having built up the building for my management. I will carry on with my endless album recording, music show appearances, national and world tours.
λλ μ΄λ―Έ λ΄ κΏμ μ΄λ€μ μ½μνΈ ν¬μ΄λ₯Ό λ€λλ©° μ΄κ³ μμ΅λλ€.
5λ νλΌλ©΄ λ©μΆ μ μλ μ½μνΈμ μΆμ΄ μ΄λ―Έ μμλ μ§μ μ λλ€.
λλ νμ¬μ μ¬μ₯μ μ§μ΄μ£Όκ³ λ λ¨μλ§νΌ λμΌλ‘ νμ¬μ μ§κΈ λ°μ μ΄ λͺ¨λ μν¬νΈλ₯Ό κ°μμ΅λλ€.
λμ μλ μ¨λ²μ μ, μμ λ°©μ‘ νλ, μ κ΅, μλ ν¬μ΄λ₯Ό λ©μΆμ§ μκ³ λλ κ³μν΄μ ν΄λκ° κ²λλ€.
What would you like to say to your fans?
ν¬λ€μκ² νκ³ μΆμ λ§μ΄ μλμ?
A: I’m gonna reach the top. Come with me on my wholesome growing journey. Keep an eye on me. Love you, my babes.
λλ λμ΄ μ¬λΌκ° κ²λλ€.
λμ ν¨κ» κ°μ.
λ°λ₯΄κ² μ±μ₯νκ² μ΅λλ€.
λλ₯Ό μΉμΌλ΄μ£ΌμΈμ.
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