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SES lead singer Bada is dropping the stage name Bada and taking on a different moniker — her real name, Choi Sung-hee — as she embarks upon a second career as musical actress.

The first musical on her resume is 2003’s Peppermint, but her stage career didn’t really take off until she appeared earlier this year in Notre Dame de Paris, which she’ll follow with the upcoming 200 Pound Beauty adaptation. She follows fellow SES member Shoo in ditching the names they’d used as kpop stars in the ’90s (Shoo is using her real name, Yoo Soo-young, in her acting career as well.)

source: dramabeans
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Singer Bada and actor Song Chang-eui have been finalized as lead characters in the musical version of “200-pound Beauty.” The musical production company Shownote said that former SES vocal will play the lead female role of Kang Han-byeol and acclaimed actor Song the male lead of Han Sang-joon.

Song debuted in the musical “Blue Saigon” in 2002. Since then he has starred in a number of hit TV series, such as “Golden Bride,” “Yi San,” and the movie “The Boy Does Not Cry.” Currently he is starring in the legal drama “The Scale of Providence.” His last musical appearance was two years ago in “Hedwig.”

Korea’s noted diva Bada has built a solid musical career by putting on memorable performances in “Peppermint” in 2003 and “Tell Me On a Sunday” and “Notre Dame in Paris.”

Based on the hit movie of the same title, the musical “200-pound Beauty” will include three songs from the film’s original soundtrack. They are “Maria,” “Beautiful Girl,” and “Byeol (Star).” A special effects and makeup team will be ready to transform Bada’s appearance from a fat girl to a slim beauty
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