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 and released her debut EP Adorable Rebirth in 2022.[1]
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Born | Park Soo-hyun (1997-09-25) September 25, 1997 (age 25) |
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Genres | K-pop |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2016–present |
Labels | Aura Entertainment |
Website | Official website |
Musical artist |
Adora was born on September 25, 1997.[2]
Adora 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]
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]
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 somewhere in 2020.[12]
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 wanted a different tone of voice on the song.[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 March 7, 2022, Adora released the single "The Little Name" with its animated music video which was loosely based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince.[21][22]
On June 1, The single "Trouble? Travel!" was released.[23][24] She had her first-ever music show performance on KBS2's Music Bank.[25]
On July 22, Aura Entertainment confirmed that Adora would be appearing as a cast member on U+Idol Live's music variety show, Sing in the Green, which would be premiered five days later.[26] Within the show, she released the song "Together Forever" featuring Kim Dong-hyun on August 24, 2022.[27] Another song named "The End of Eternity" was released on September 14.[28]
On September 26, Adora released her debut extended play Adorable Rebirth. It consisted of nine tracks, three previously-released singles and six new tracks, including an instrumental version of the lead single "Magical Symphony".[29] She held a showcase for the release at Ilji Art Hall in Gangnam, Seoul.[30]
As reported from Aura Entertainment on September 19, Adora will be participating in Mnet's survival show Artistock Game.[31]
Adora revealed that she used to suffer from thyroid cancer, which later became a turning point to her life to achieve her dream of becoming a singer once again.[32]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [33] | |||
Adorable Rebirth |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album |
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KOR DL [34] | |||
"Make U Dance" (featuring Eunha) |
2021 | 139 | Adorable Rebirth |
"The Little Name" (어린이름) | 2022 | — | |
"Trouble? Travel!" | — | ||
"Magical Symphony" | — | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that region. |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Together Forever" (featuring Kim Dong-hyun) |
2022 | Sing in the Green |
"The End of Eternity" (우리는 더 이상 우리가 아니었음을) | ||
"Sing in the Green" (싱인더그린) (with Yoon Sang, Yoon Ddan-ddan, Stella Jang, Yerin) | ||
All songwriting credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[35]
Year | Artist(s) | Album | Song | Writing | Producing | ||
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Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
2016 | BTS | Wings | "Interlude: Wings" | ![]() | Pdogg, RM, J-Hope, Suga | ![]() | |
2017 | You Never Walk Alone | "Spring Day" | ![]() | Pdogg, RM, "hitman" bang, Arlissa Ruppert, Peter Ibsen, Suga | ![]() | ||
"Not Today" | ![]() | Pdogg, "hitman" bang, RM, Supreme Boi, June | ![]() | ||||
"Outro: Wings" | ![]() | Pdogg, RM, J-Hope, Suga | ![]() | ||||
Love Yourself: Her | "Best of Me" | ![]() | Andrew Taggart, Pdogg, RM, Suga, J-Hope, "hitman" bang, Ray Michael Djan Jr, Ashton Foster, Sam Klempner | ![]() | |||
2018 | J-Hope | Hope World | "Blue Side (Outro)" | ![]() | Hiss noise, J-Hope | ![]() | Hiss noise |
BTS | Face Yourself | "Intro: Ringwanderung" | ![]() | "hitman" bang, RM, Suga, J-Hope, Pdogg, Ray Michael Djan Jr., UTA, Ashton Foster, Andrew Taggart, Sam Klempner | ![]() | ||
Love Yourself: Tear | "134340" | ![]() | Pdogg, Bobby Chung, RM, Martin Luke Brown, Orla Gartland, Suga, J-Hope | ![]() | |||
"Love Maze" | ![]() | Pdogg, Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, Candace Nicole Sosa, RM, Suga, J-Hope, Bobby Chung, Yoon Ki-ta | ![]() | ||||
"Magic Shop" | ![]() | Jungkook, Hiss noise, RM, DJ Swivel, Candace Nicole Sosa, J-Hope, Suga | ![]() | Jungkook, Hiss noise | |||
"So What" | ![]() | Pdogg, "hitman" bang, RM, Suga, J-Hope | ![]() | ||||
Love Yourself: Answer | "Euphoria" | ![]() | DJ Swivel, Candace Nicole Sosa, Melanie Joy Fontana, "hitman" bang, Supreme Boi, RM | ![]() | |||
"Epiphany" | ![]() | "hitman" bang, Slow Rabbit | ![]() | ||||
RM | Mono | "Forever Rain" | ![]() | RM, Hiss noise | ![]() | RM, Hiss noise | |
2019 | TXT | The Dream Chapter: Star | "Our Summer" | ![]() | The Futuristics, Delacey, Jesse St John, Shae Jacobs, "hitman" bang | ![]() | |
BTS | Map of the Soul: Persona | "Home" | ![]() | Pdogg, RM, Lauren Dyson, Tushar Apte, Suga, J-Hope, Krysta Youngs, Julia Ross, Bobby Chung, Song Jae-kyoung | ![]() | ||
TXT | Non-album single | "Our Summer" (Acoustic mix) | ![]() | The Futuristics, Delacey, Jesse St John, Shae Jacobs, "hitman" bang | ![]() | ||
V | Non-album release | "Winter Bear" | ![]() | Hiss noise, RM, V | ![]() | Hiss noise | |
J-Hope | Non-album single | "Chicken Noodle Soup" (featuring Becky G) |
![]() | JINBO, Supreme Boi, J-Hope, Brasa, Pdogg, Becky G | ![]() | ||
TXT | The Dream Chapter: Magic | "Roller Coaster" | ![]() | Sam Klempner, Jacob Attwooll, Supreme Boi, Slow Rabbit, "hitman" bang, Hueningkai, EL CAPITXN, Bobby Chung | ![]() | ||
"Poppin' Star" | ![]() | Shae Jacobs, Lauren Amber Aquilina, "hitman" bang, Jeong Su-kyoung, Song Jae-kyoung | ![]() | ||||
"Can't We Just Leave the Monster Alive?" | ![]() | Wonderkid, Shinkung, Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel "Lindgren" Schulz, "hitman" bang, Joni, Jeong Su-kyoung | ![]() | ||||
"20cm" | ![]() | Jordan Kyle, Shin Hyuk, Jayrah Gibson, danke, Slow Rabbit, "hitman" bang, Supreme Boi, Hiss noise, Bobby Chung, Joni | ![]() | ||||
2020 | BTS | Map of the Soul: 7 | "Friends" | ![]() | Pdogg, Jimin, Supreme Boi, Martin Sjølie, Stella Jang | ![]() | |
"Moon" | ![]() | Slow Rabbit, RM, Jin, DJ Swivel, Candace Nicole Sosa, Mikael Daniel Caesar, Alex Ludwig Lindell | ![]() | ||||
V | Itaewon Class Original Soundtrack | "Sweet Night" | ![]() | Hiss noise, V, Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel "Lindgren" Schulz | ![]() | ||
TXT | Non-album release | "Sweat" | ![]() | Slow Rabbit, Yeonjun, Revin, Taehyun, Beomgyu, Hueningkai, Soobin | ![]() | ||
The Dream Chapter: Eternity | "Maze in the Mirror" | ![]() | Slow Rabbit, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, Hueningkai, Soobin, Taehyun | ![]() | |||
Minisode1: Blue Hour | "Way Home" | ![]() | Wonderkid, Shinkung, Sofia Kay, "hitman" bang, Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel "Lindgren" Schulz, Bobby Chung, NU'MAKER, danke, Joni | ![]() | |||
2021 | J-Hope | Non-album release | "Blue Side" | ![]() | J-Hope, Hiss noise | ![]() | Hiss noise |
Year | Artist(s) | Album | Song | Lyrics | Music | ||
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Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
2013 | Topp Dogg | Dogg's Out | "Playground" | ![]() |
![]() | Kim Dong-hwi, Kidoh | |
2020 | GFriend | Labyrinth | "Labyrinth" | ![]() | "hitman" bang, Jo Yoon-kyoung, Noh Joo-hwan, Sophia Pae | ![]() | Noh Joo-hwan, Lee Won-jong, Kim Jeong-woo, FRANTS, Sophia Pae, Carlos K., Kim Yeon-seo |
Kim Soo-chan | Soochan Song Party | "Hip" | ![]() | Ahn Soo-ji, danke (lalala Studio) | ![]() | ||
2022 | Fromis 9 | From Our Memento Box | "Blind Letter" | ![]() | Lee Seu-ran | ![]() | Slow Rabbit, Daniel Caesar, Ludwig Lindell, Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel "Lindgren" Schulz |
Chungha | Bare & Rare | "Good Night My Princess" | ![]() |
![]() | Lee Hyun-sang (Artmatic), Choi Ji-san (Artmatic) | ||
Plum | Non-album singles | "Tryna" | ![]() |
![]() | SQUAR (PixelWave) | ||
Hyuk | "Stay for Me" (featuring Seo In-guk) |
![]() | Hyuk | ![]() | Hyuk, BYMORE, MIN | ||
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2022 | Artistock Game | Contestant | [31] |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2022 | Sing in the Green | Cast member | [26] |
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