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Aurora / Happy Face (2004)

Where the lyrics of Aurora / Happy Face take you, and where it was really made.

Bada's second album sold about 23,000 copies, roughly 100,000 fewer than the earlier A Day of Renew, even though its image stayed the same as the first album.

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Album story

Overview

• Aurora is the second studio album by South Korean singer Bada
• Released in September 2004 (release date 2004-09-27)
• Korean title: Aurora/Happy Face
• Thirteen tracks: Happy Face, Aurora, Eyes, Interlude, Go By, Good Luck, Into You (feat. Hi-D), Thank You, Sweet Potato, Dreaming, Higher, Blue Juice, Little Boy
• Lead single "Aurora" is a love ballad
• Second single "Eyes" is an R&B-dance track

Background

• Bada's image concept did not change from her first album, which was successful
• The album followed that first record with the same visual image
• Bada's label was JIIN Entertainment

Recording

• The source text gives no details on the recording studio or production process

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Choi Sung-hee, known professionally as Bada (바다), born February 28, 1980, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, composer, musical actress and television presenter.
• She debuted as the leader and main vocal of S.E.S. in 1997 after being scouted by Lee Soo-man and joining SM Entertainment.
• S.E.S. became one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and the top-selling K-pop girl group.
• After S.E.S. disbanded in December 2002, Bada left SM Entertainment and signed with WoongJin Entertainment.

Career

• Her first solo studio album, A Day of Renew, was released in October 2003.
• Later solo albums include Aurora (2004), Made in Sea (2006), and See the Sea (2009).
• Songs such as Aurora, Eyes, V.I.P, GoGoGo, Queen, and Mad are among her known works.
• She became the first Korean idol singer to venture onto the musical stage in 2003 with Peppermint.
• Notable musical roles include Esmeralda in Notre-Dame de Paris, the title role in 200 Pounds Beauty, Elle Woods in Legally Blonde, and Constanze in Mozart!.
• She won Best Actress at the 3rd The Musical Awards and has starred in ten musicals to date.
• She re-formed S.E.S. in 2016 to celebrate their 20th debut anniversary.
• Recent singles include localized heavy rain (2022), Let Me Be the Sea (2024), and Our Loud Goodbye (2026).

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Aurora was released in September 2004 as Bada's second studio album
• Her image concept stayed the same as on her first album, which had been successful
• Even with the unchanged image, Aurora did not sell well
• The lead single "Aurora", a love ballad, also fared poorly
• Because of the weak response, Bada switched to the next single quickly
• The second single "Eyes" was an R&B-dance track, a clear contrast to the ballad

Reappraisal

• The source text cites no critic or media reviews of this album
• The commercial results are the only recorded measure of how the album was received

Records

• Album sales were about 23,000 copies
• This was about 100,000 copies fewer than the earlier album A Day of Renew sold
• Lead single "Aurora" performed poorly; "Eyes" followed as the second single

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The image concept was the same as the first album, but the album still sold poorly.
• The lead single "Aurora" was a love ballad and performed poorly, so Bada switched singles quickly.
• The second single "Eyes" was an R&B-dance track, in contrast to the ballad lead single.
• The album sold about 23,000 copies, roughly 100,000 fewer than A Day of Renew.
• The album's tracklist includes a feature with Hi-D on "Into You".

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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