Seori

Seori
Seori performing at Rapbeat Festival 2022
Born
Baek So-hyun

(1996-11-18) November 18, 1996 (age 28)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
  • Producer
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Musical career
Years active2019–present
Labels
  • LABEL SAYU
Korean name
Hangul
백소현
Revised RomanizationBaek Sohyeon
McCune–ReischauerPaek Sohyŏn

Baek So-hyun (Korean: 백소현, born November 18, 1996), known professionally as Seori (Korean: 서리), is a South Korean singer-songwriter formerly under the label Atispaus. She made her solo debut on May 12, 2020, with the extended play ?Depacse Ohw.

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]

Biography

"Seori" is a Korean term for "frost." 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]

Career

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] In July 2023, Seori left her label, Atispaus.[6] On the 30th of October, Seori announced that she had signed with Label Sayu.

Discography

Single albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
KOR
[7]
The Long Night (긴 밤)
  • Released: June 10, 2021
  • Label: ATISPAUS
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "The Long Night (긴 밤)" (feat. Giriboy) – 3:30
  2. "If" (CD only)
 74

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions
KOR
[7]
?Depacse Ohw
  • Released: May 12, 2020
  • Label: ATISPAUS
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "Who Escaped?" – 1:21
  2. "Hairdryer" – 3:05
  3. "Running Through The Night" – 3:38
  4. "Really High" – 3:22
  5. "Fairy Tale" – 3:38
  6. "I Wanna Cry" – 3:15
 —
Fake Happy
  • Released: March 21, 2024
  • Label: Label Sayu
Track listing
  1. "Kill the day"
  2. "Fake Happy"
  3. "Broken"
  4. "and Me"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR SGP
[8] 		US
World
[9]
Circle
[10] 		Hot
[11]
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)[12] 		117 55 — — The Long Night
"Dive With You" (featuring eaJ)[5] —[A] — — — Non-album singles
"Can’t Stop This Party"[14][15] 2022 — — — —
"Broken"[16] 2024 — — — —
As featured artist
"Skin" (허물) (Vinxen featuring Seori)[17] 2019 80 — — — Non-album single
"0x1=Lovesong (I Know I Love You)"
(TXT featuring Seori)[18] 		2021 42 37 19 2 The Chaos Chapter: Freeze
"UFO" (Gemini featuring Seori)[19] — — — — Inside Out
"Shutdown" (머리에서 발끝까지)
(Moonbyul featuring Seori)[20] 		—[B] — — — 6equence
Soundtrack appearances
"Warriors" (with Warren Hue)[22] 2021 — — — — Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: The Album
"Beautiful Night" 2022 — — — — Seoul Check-in
"Wicked" — — — — Remarriage and Desires
"Full Moon" 2023 — — — — Doona!
"Sound of your heart" — — — — Tell Me That You Love Me
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Producing and writing credits

All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless otherwise noted.

Song Year Artist Album Credits
"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

Notes

  1. ^ "Dive With You" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but it peaked at number 75 on the component Gaon Download Chart.[13]
  2. ^ "Shutdown" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but it peaked at number 38 on the component Gaon Download Chart.[21]

References

  1. ^ Ji-won, Choi (October 18, 2021). "[Herald Interview] Seori: Sharing a piece of herself to make healing music". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Herman, Tamar (July 11, 2021). "Korean singer Seori on TXT collab and being inspired by Avril Lavigne". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Yeo, Gladys (February 3, 2022). "Seori performs 'Lovers In The Night' for Grammy's Global Spin series". NME. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Benjamin, Jeff (December 30, 2021). "Seori Is The Singer-Songwriter-Producer Manifesting Success: 'What I Imagined Is Coming True'". Forbes. Archived from the original on January 1, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Karounos, Patricia (October 4, 2021). "South Korean Singer-Songwriter Seori Is Doing Things Her Own Way". Elle Canada. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  6. ^ Kim, Hyun-sik (July 27, 2023). "아티스파우스 "서리 계약 해지 요청 받아들여…각자의 길 가기로"". EDaily (in Korean).
  7. ^ a b Gaon Album Chart positions:
  8. ^ Recording Industry Association Singapore streaming chart positions:
  9. ^ Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart positions:
  10. ^ Peak chart positions for singles on Circle Digital Chart (formerly Gaon Digital Chart):
  11. ^ Peak chart positions for singles on Billboard's K-pop Hot 100:
  12. ^ Yeo, Gladys (June 18, 2021). "Seori talks about the meaning behind 'The Long Night' and reflects on her first year in the K-pop music industry". NME. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  13. ^ "2021년 35주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  14. ^ "Seori announces new single, 'Can't Stop This Party'". NME. March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  15. ^ "Seori、デジタルシングル「Can't stop this party」カバーイメージを公開…夢幻的なビジュアルを披露（Kstyle）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  16. ^ Seori (서리) - 'Broken' Official Visualizer, retrieved January 31, 2024
  17. ^ "빈첸, 신예 여성 보컬 서리와 콜라보…11일 '허물' 발매 기대 UP". MK Sports (in Korean). August 9, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  18. ^ Martin, Annie (May 29, 2021). "TXT teases '0X1=Lovesong (I Know I Love You)' music video". UPI. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  19. ^ "제미나이 'MIA', 美아이튠즈 R&B 차트 2위..D-2 새 앨범도 기대감↑". Herald Pop (in Korean). Herald Corporation. November 24, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  20. ^ Chin, Carmen (December 30, 2021). "MAMAMOO's Moonbyul drops 'Shutdown', featuring Seori". NME. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  21. ^ "2022년 1주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  22. ^ Chin, Carmen (September 8, 2021). "Seori on participating in the 'Shang-Chi' soundtrack: "It was surreal and incredible"". NME. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
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