Adora (singer)

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Adora
Born
Park Soo-hyun

(1997-09-25) September 25, 1997 (age 24)
Occupation
  • Singer
  • record producer
  • songwriter
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2016–present
LabelsAura Entertainment
WebsiteOfficial website

Park Soo-hyun (Korean: 박수현; born September 25, 1997), professionally known by her stage name Adora (Korean: 아도라), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and record producer. She made her debut as a soloist on November 5, 2021, under AURA Entertainment with the digital single "Make U Dance" featuring Eunha of Viviz.[1]

Early life[]

Adora was born on September 25, 1997.[2]

She started singing and writing songs at an early age.[3] One of her first compositions includes a fan song she made for Highlight in 2011 at 13 years old.[4]

Career[]

2012–2014: Early beginnings[]

She joined Stardom Entertainment as a 14 year old trainee in 2012.[5] She trained with Topp Dogg and co-composed their song "Playground" from their debut EP Dogg's Out released in 2013.[6]

She left the company for unknown reasons then joined Music K Entertainment in 2014 and trained with the members of The Ark but did not make it into the final lineup of the group.[7]

2016–2020: Working as a music producer[]

In 2016, she applied to Big Hit Music's 'Next New Creator' audition project and was selected to join the company that same year.[8] Her first professional songwriting credit under the name Adora started with the song "Interlude: Wings" on BTS' album Wings (2016) and the singles "Spring Day" and "Not Today" on their repackage You Never Walk Alone (2017).[9] As an in-house producer for Big Hit Music, she also co-wrote songs for TXT and GFriend.[10][11] She left the company in 2020.[12]

2021–present: Solo debut[]

On October 25, 2021, it was announced that Adora signed an exclusive contract with Aura Entertainment.[13][14] She officially debuted as a singer on November 5 with the release of the single "Make U Dance", which was a collaboration with Dingo Music.[15] Although it wasn't planned at first, she decided to have Eunha featuring in her debut single because she needed a different tone of voice which the latter's voice suited for.[16]

In 2021, the Recording Academy spotlighted Adora as one of the 5 K-pop songwriters and producers who 'defined 2021' by making their mark worldwide.[17] She also named by NME,[18] Tone Deaf,[19] and Bandwagon[20] as one of new artists to watch in 2022.

On February 21, 2022, Aura Entertainment announced that Adora would make a comeback in March.[21] Three days later, a teaser was released, revealing the name of the single, "The Little Name", and the release date, which is on March 7.[22] As per the planned date,[23] an animated music video loosely based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince was also released.[24][25]

Discography[]

Singles[]

List of singles, showing year released, chart positions,
and album name
Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
KOR
"Make U Dance"
(featuring Eunha) 		2021 —[A] Non-album singles
"The Little Name" (어린이름) 2022 TBA
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that region.

Songwriting[]

All songwriting credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[27]

Solo works[]

Year Album Song Lyrics Music
Credited With Credited With
2021 Non-album singles "Make U Dance"
(featuring Eunha) 		Yes Seo Ji-eum, Seo Jeong-ah Yes Strawberrybananaclub
2022 "The Little Name" Yes — Yes Strawberrybananaclub

Hybe Labels' artists[]

Year Artist(s) Album Song Writing Producing
Credited With Credited With
2016 BTS Wings "Interlude: Wings" Yes Pdogg, RM, J-Hope, Suga No
2017 You Never Walk Alone "Spring Day" Yes Pdogg, RM, "hitman" bang, Arlissa Ruppert, Peter Ibsen, Suga No
"Not Today" Yes Pdogg, "hitman" bang, RM, Supreme Boi, June No
"Outro: Wings" Yes Pdogg, RM, J-Hope, Suga No
Love Yourself: Her "Best of Me" Yes Andrew Taggart, Pdogg, RM, Suga, J-Hope, "hitman" bang, Ray Michael Djan Jr, Ashton Foster, Sam Klempner No
2018 J-Hope Hope World "Blue Side (Outro)" Yes Hiss noise, J-Hope Yes Hiss noise
BTS Face Yourself "Intro: Ringwanderung" Yes "hitman" bang, RM, Suga, J-Hope, Pdogg, Ray Michael Djan Jr., UTA, Ashton Foster, Andrew Taggart, Sam Klempner No
Love Yourself: Tear "134340" Yes Pdogg, Bobby Chung, RM, Martin Luke Brown, Orla Gartland, Suga, J-Hope No
"Love Maze" Yes Pdogg, Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, Candace Nicole Sosa, RM, Suga, J-Hope, Bobby Chung, Yoon Ki-ta No
"Magic Shop" Yes Jungkook, Hiss noise, RM, DJ Swivel, Candace Nicole Sosa, J-Hope, Suga Yes Jungkook, Hiss noise
"So What" Yes Pdogg, "hitman" bang, RM, Suga, J-Hope No
Love Yourself: Answer "Euphoria" Yes DJ Swivel, Candace Nicole Sosa, Melanie Joy Fontana, "hitman" bang, Supreme Boi, RM No
"Epiphany" Yes "hitman" bang, Slow Rabbit No
RM Mono "Forever Rain" Yes RM, Hiss noise Yes RM, Hiss noise
2019 TXT The Dream Chapter: Star "Our Summer" Yes The Futuristics, Delacey, Jesse St John, Shae Jacobs, "hitman" bang No
BTS Map of the Soul: Persona "Home" Yes Pdogg, RM, Lauren Dyson, Tushar Apte, Suga, J-Hope, Krysta Youngs, Julia Ross, Bobby Chung, Song Jae-kyoung No
TXT Non-album single "Our Summer" (Acoustic mix Yes The Futuristics, Delacey, Jesse St John, Shae Jacobs, "hitman" bang No
V Non-album release "Winter Bear" Yes Hiss noise, RM, V Yes Hiss noise
J-Hope Non-album single "Chicken Noodle Soup"
(featuring Becky G) 		Yes JINBO, Supreme Boi, J-Hope, Brasa, Pdogg, Becky G No
TXT The Dream Chapter: Magic "Roller Coaster" Yes Sam Klempner, Jacob Attwooll, Supreme Boi, Slow Rabbit, "hitman" bang, Hueningkai, EL CAPITXN, Bobby Chung No
"Poppin' Star" Yes Shae Jacobs, Lauren Amber Aquilina, "hitman" bang, Jeong Su-kyoung, Song Jae-kyoung No
"Can't We Just Leave the Monster Alive?" Yes Wonderkid, Shinkung, Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel "Lindgren" Schulz, "hitman" bang, Joni, Jeong Su-kyoung No
"20cm" Yes Jordan Kyle, Shin Hyuk, Jayrah Gibson, danke, Slow Rabbit, "hitman" bang, Supreme Boi, Hiss noise, Bobby Chung, Joni No
2020 GFriend Labyrinth "Labyrinth" Yes "hitman" bang, Jo Yoon-kyoung, Noh Joo-hwan, Sophia Pae Yes Noh Joo-hwan, Lee Won-jong, Kim Jeong-woo, FRANTS, Sophia Pae, Carlos K., Kim Yeon-seo
BTS Map of the Soul: 7 "Friends" Yes Pdogg, Jimin, Supreme Boi, Martin Sjølie, Stella Jang No
"Moon" Yes Slow Rabbit, RM, Jin, DJ Swivel, Candace Nicole Sosa, Mikael Daniel Caesar, Alex Ludwig Lindell No
V Itaewon Class Original Soundtrack "Sweet Night" Yes Hiss noise, V, Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel "Lindgren" Schulz No
TXT Non-album release "Sweat" Yes Slow Rabbit, Yeonjun, Revin, Taehyun, Beomgyu, Hueningkai, Soobin No
The Dream Chapter: Eternity "Maze in the Mirror" Yes Slow Rabbit, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, Hueningkai, Soobin, Taehyun No
Minisode1: Blue Hour "Way Home" Yes Wonderkid, Shinkung, Sofia Kay, "hitman" bang, Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel "Lindgren" Schulz, Bobby Chung, NU'MAKER, danke, Joni No
2021 J-Hope Non-album release "Blue Side" Yes J-Hope, Hiss noise Yes Hiss noise

Other artists[]

Year Artist(s) Album Song Lyrics Music
Credited With Credited With
2013 Topp Dogg Dogg's Out "Playground" No Yes Kim Dong-hwi, Kidoh
2020 Kim Soo-chan Soochan Song Party "Hip" Yes Ahn Soo-ji, danke (lalala Studio) No

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Make U Dance" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 139 on component Download Chart.[26]

References[]

  1. ^ Lee, Jae-eun (November 5, 2021). "아도라 5일 'MAKE U DANCE'로 데뷔" [Adora debuted with "MAKE U DANCE" on the 5th.]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Adora Naver Profile". Naver People Search (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2021-11-23. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  3. ^ Kirsten (December 7, 2021). "[HKP EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW] Meet ADORA: From Famed Producer To Shining Soloist". HelloKpop. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Ko, Seung-ah. "전 빅히트 프로듀서 아도라, 비비지 은하 지원사격 받고 5일 데뷔" [Former Big Hit producer Adora, would be debuting on the 5th with received support from Viviz Eunha.]. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  5. ^ Maeng, Chan-ho (November 23, 2021). ""BTS 작곡가? 이제는 '아도라'라고 불러주세요" [쿠키인터뷰]" ["BTS songwriter?" "Please call me ADORA now." (Kuki Interview)]. Kuki News (in Korean). Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  6. ^ Alice Jane (December 3, 2021). "Top Three K-pop's hottest producer in 2021". Galaxy Reporters. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  7. ^ Mondragón, Karen (September 3, 2021). "BTS: Ella es Adora, la integrante femenina que no conocías del grupo" [BTS: This is Adora, the female member of the group that you did not know.] (in Spanish). El Heraldo de México. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  8. ^ Ha, Kyoung-heon (April 1, 2017). "빅히트 엔터 새로운 '블랙뮤직' 창작자 찾는다, 오는 21일까지 프로듀서 모집" [Big Hit Entertainment is looking for a new "Dark Music" creator, recruiting producers until the 21st.]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  9. ^ Mitchell, Ashlee (December 1, 2021). "BTS super producer Adora on finding her voice as a soloist". Dazed. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  10. ^ Chin, Carmen (November 19, 2021). "TXT praise ex-Big Hit Music producer Adora: "Her voice needs to be heard more"". NME. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  11. ^ Delgado, Sara (November 19, 2021). "K-Pop Producer Adora Is Stepping Into Her Own Spotlight". Teen Vogue. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  12. ^ "[ENTREVISTA / INTERVIEW] ADORA 아도라" [[INTERVIEW] ADORA]. BA NA NA (in Spanish). November 24, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  13. ^ Lee, Dong-geon (October 25, 2021). "전 빅히트 프로듀서 아도라, 오라엔터테인먼트와 전속계약 체결…솔로 데뷔 눈앞" [Former Big Hit producer Adora signs an exclusive contract with Aura Entertainment... Solo debut is in sight.]. Mediapen (in Korean). Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  14. ^ Yeo, Gladys (October 26, 2021). "Former Big Hit Music producer Adora to debut as a soloist". NME. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  15. ^ Yeo, Gladys (November 5, 2021). "BTS songwriter Adora releases 'Make U Dance', featuring VIVIZ's Eunha". NME. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  16. ^ Webb, Lauren (January 12, 2022). "ADORA: "I feel like my accomplishments look nicer from the outside"". NME. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  17. ^ Mitchell, Ashlee (December 30, 2021). "5 K-Pop Songwriters & Producers Who Defined 2021". GRAMMY. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  18. ^ "The NME 100: essential emerging artists for 2022". NME. January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  19. ^ Lochrie, Conor (January 13, 2022). "22 artists to watch in 2022". Tone Deaf. The Brag Media. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  20. ^ Wahab, Ynez (January 28, 2022). "18 emerging artists to watch out for in 2022 – ADORA, Carpet Golf, LONER, Warren Hue, and more". Bandwagon. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  21. ^ Choi, Na-young (February 21, 2022). "싱어송라이터 ADORA(아��라), 3월 신곡으로 돌아온다!..4개월만 컴백" [Singer-songwriter ADORA is coming back with a new song in March! Comeback after 4 months.]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  22. ^ Kim, Min-ji (February 24, 2022). "아도라, 3월7일 '어린이름'으로 컴백…커밍순 이미지 공개" [Adora is back with "Little Name" on March 7th. Coming soon image released.]. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  23. ^ Son, Bong-seok (March 7, 2022). "싱어송라이터 아도라, 동화 감성 담은 발라드 '어린이름 (The Little Name)' 발매" [Singer-songwriter Adora released the ballad "The Little Name" with fairy tale sentiments.]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Naver.
  24. ^ Ramos, Maria Fernanda (March 7, 2022). "ADORA Returns With Digital Single "The Little Name"". EnVi Media. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  25. ^ Yeo, Gladys (March 7, 2022). "ADORA unveils otherworldly new digital single, 'The Little Name'". NME. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  26. ^ "2021년 45 Download Chart" [Week 45 of 2021 Download Chart] (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. October 31 – November 6, 2021. Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2022 – via Gaon Chart.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  27. ^ "Songs Registered Under ADORA (10006011)" (in Korean). Korea Music Copyright Association. Archived from the original on 2021-11-03. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

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