Adora (singer)

Park Soo-hyun (Korean: 박수현; born September 25, 1997), professionally known by her stage name Adora, 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.

Adora
Born
Park Soo-hyun

(1997-09-25) September 25, 1997
Occupation
  • Singer
  • record producer
  • songwriter
Years active2016–present

From 2016 to 2020, she worked as an in-house producer at Big Hit Music.

Early life

Adora was born on September 25, 1997.[1]

She started singing and writing songs at an early age. One of her first compositions includes a fan song she made for Highlight in 2011 at 13 years old.[2]

Career

2012–2014: Early beginnings

She joined Stardom Entertainment as a 14 year old trainee[3] in 2012. She trained with Topp Dogg and co-composed their song "Playground" from their debut EP Dogg's Out released in 2013.[4]

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.

2016–present: Working as a music producer, solo debut

In 2016, she applied to Big Hit Music's 'Next New Creator' audition project and was selected to join the company that same year.[5] 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).[6] As an in-house producer for Big Hit Music, she also co-wrote songs for TXT and GFriend.[7] She left the company in 2020.[5]

On October 25, 2021, it was announced that Adora signed an exclusive contract with Aura Entertainment.[8] She officially debuted on November 5 as the first artist under Aura Entertainment.[9]

Her first single "Make U Dance" is a dark-pop song featuring Eunha. Adora co-wrote the lyrics, composed the melody and led the recording session of the track.

Discography

All songwriting credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[10]

Year Artist Album Song
2013 Topp Dogg Dogg's Out "Playground"
2016 BTS Wings "Interlude: Wings"
2017 You Never Walk Alone "Spring Day"
"Outro: Wings"
"Not Today"
Love Yourself: Her "Best of Me"
2018 J-Hope Hope World "Blue Side (Outro)"
BTS Face Yourself "Intro: Ringwanderung"
Love Yourself: Tear "Magic Shop"
"134340"
"Love Maze"
"So What"
Love Yourself: Answer "Epiphany"
"Euphoria"
RM Mono "Forever Rain"
2019 TXT The Dream Chapter: Star "Our Summer"
BTS Map of the Soul: Persona "Home"
TXT Non-album single "Our Summer" (Acoustic mix)
V Non-album release "Winter Bear"
J-hope & Becky G Non-album single "Chicken Noodle Soup"
TXT The Dream Chapter: Magic "Roller Coaster"
"20cm"
"Can't We Just Leave the Monster Alive?"
"Poppin' Star"
2020 GFriend Labyrinth "Labyrinth"
BTS Map of the Soul: 7 "Friends"
"Moon"
V Itaewon Class Original Soundtrack "Sweet Night"
TXT Non-album release "Sweat"
The Dream Chapter: Eternity "Maze in the Mirror"
Minisode1: Blue Hour "Way Home"
2021 Adora & Eunha Non-album single "Make U Dance"



References
  1. "Adora Naver Profile". Naver People Search (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  2. 💡성공한 덕후 끝판왕👉아도라가 최애돌 실물영접한 썰 푼다!!! | [띵곡가들 EP.1]ㅣ딩고뮤직ㅣDingo Music, retrieved 2021-11-21
  3. 쿠키뉴스 (2021-11-23). ""BTS 작곡가? 이제는 '아도라'라고 불러주세요" [쿠키인터뷰]". 쿠키뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  4. "Play Ground". 멜론 (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  5. 쿠키뉴스 (2021-11-23). ""BTS 작곡가? 이제는 '아도라'라고 불러주세요" [쿠키인터뷰]". 쿠키뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  6. "Searching Works | KOMCA". www.komca.or.kr. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  7. "ADORA drops first single 'MAKE U DANCE' featuring VIVIZ' EUNHA — listen". ADORA drops first single 'MAKE U DANCE' featuring VIVIZ' EUNHA — listen. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  8. "전 빅히트 프로듀서 아도라, 오라엔터테인먼트와 전속계약 체결…솔로 데뷔 눈앞". 미디어펜 (in Korean). 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  9. "AURA website". auraent.net. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  10. "Songs Registered Under ADORA (10006011)". komca.or.kr. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

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