Baek So-hyun (Korean: 백소현, born November 18, 1996), known professionally as Seori (Korean: 서리), is a South Korean singer-songwriter under the label ATISPAUS. She made her solo debut on May 12, 2020, with the extended play ?Depacse Ohw (2020).
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![]() Seori performing at Rapbeat Festival 2022 | |
Born | Baek So-hyun (1996-11-18) November 18, 1996 (age 25) |
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Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
Musical career | |
Years active | 2019–present |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Revised Romanization | Baek Sohyeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Paek Sohyŏn |
Prior to her official debut, she often uploaded song covers to YouTube, because she wanted to see how her voice was received by others.[1]
"Seori" is a Korean term for "frost" that can also refer to the action of stealing. The singer says: "I chose the name at first because I liked how frost looks on windows but how it's still clear and transparent. It also means 'to steal', and I wanted it to mean that I hope to steal people's hearts with my music."[2]
She started making her own music when she was 17 as she couldn't imagine herself doing anything but music.[3] Before launching herself into the K-pop world, Seori needed to lay a solid foundation. After months of experimenting on social media and releasing covers to YouTube, Seori was contacted by numerous labels, including the then-artist-less record label ATISPAUS in South Korea. Despite their lack of experience and an unconventional audition, Seori felt a connection with the firm.[4]
She considered her voice to be laid-back, smooth and dreamy.[2] When she sang, she felt happy, but the majority of her happiness came from crafting her own songs.[5]
Avril Lavigne, who she has admired since she was 11 years old, is her ideal collaborator. Seori claims she would be thrilled if Lavigne, who encouraged her to pursue a career in music, knew who she was, let alone if she could collaborate with her. "In the future, I'd like to create songs that express my style of alt-rock as well."[2]
The singer had collaborated with several top K-pop artists in 2021, including Tomorrow X Together and former Day6 member eaJ. And in 2022, Seori joined Mamamoo's Moonbyul on her single "Shutdown" from her third solo mini-album 6equence.
In 2022, Seori became the first Korean female soloist to feature in the Grammy's Global Spin series.[3]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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KOR [6] | ||
The Long Night (긴 밤) |
Track listing
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74 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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KOR [6] | ||
?Depacse Ohw |
Track listing
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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KOR | SGP [7] |
US World [8] | |||||
Circle [9] |
Hot [10] | ||||||
As lead artist | |||||||
"Running Through the Night"[4] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | ?Depacse Ohw | |
"Trigger"[4] | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Lovers in the Night"[3] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | ||
"The Long Night" (긴 밤) (featuring Giriboy)[11] |
117 | 55 | — | — | The Long Night | ||
"Dive With You" (featuring eaJ)[5] | —[upper-alpha 1] | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Can’t Stop This Party"[13][14] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | ||
As featured artist | |||||||
"Skin" (허물) (Vinxen featuring Seori)[15] | 2019 | 80 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"0x1=Lovesong (I Know I Love You)" (TXT featuring Seori)[16] |
2021 | 42 | 37 | 19 | 2 | The Chaos Chapter: Freeze | |
"UFO" (Gemini featuring Seori)[17] | — | — | — | — | Inside Out | ||
"Shutdown" (머리에서 발끝까지) (Moonbyul featuring Seori)[18] |
—[upper-alpha 2] | — | — | — | 6equence | ||
Soundtrack appearances | |||||||
"Warriors" (with Warren Hue)[20] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: The Album | |
"Beautiful Night" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | Seoul Check-in | |
"Wicked" | — | — | — | — | Remarriage and Desires | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |
All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless otherwise noted.
Song | Year | Artist | Album | Credits |
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"Who Escaped?" | 2020 | Seori | ?Depacse Ohw | As writer, composer, arranger |
"Hairdryer" | ||||
"Running Through The Night" | ||||
"Really High" | ||||
"Fairy Tale" | ||||
"I Wanna Cry" | ||||
"Trigger" | Trigger | |||
"The Long Night" | 2021 | The Long Night | As writer, composer, arranger | |
"If" | As writer, composer | |||
"Dive With You" | Non-album single | As writer, composer, arranger | ||
"That's How We Ended Up" | Giriboy feat. Seori | Avante | As writer, composer | |
"UFO" | Gemini feat. Seori | Inside Out |