I. Introduction
Bada Lee is a Korean hip hop dancer, choreographer, dance trainer and performance director who has worked with Lisa of Blackpink, Kai of EXO, EXO-SC, NCT, WayV, TRI.BE, GOT7 and Lee Hyori. She has worked frequently with SM Entertainment as the lead dance trainer, performance director and choreographer.
II. Career
Bada Lee is a respected dancer and choreographer, who has co-choreographed several choreographies that have become viral sensations, including aespa's iconic "Next Level" hand movements and "Zoo," which became a viral hit on TikTok in January 2022.
During her career, she has danced in videos and performances for EXO-SC and Kai, as well as being the main dancer for Blackpink's Lisa. Additionally, she worked as a lead dance trainer at SM Entertainment for Kai, NCT and WayV, as well as being the lead dance trainer for Lee Hyori and GOT7. She began choreographing videos and performances in 2020, including Kai, NCT, aespa and The Boyz. She also has been a performance director, while still teaching courses and continuing to work as a dancer, most recently in Lisa's "Money" video, CL's "Tie A Cherry" and Kai's "KLOOR" online concert.
She also frequently appears in dance videos with Kai and members of NCT on social media, especially with WayV members and Taeyong, as well as co-choreographing Shotaro's first dance video.
Bada with Ten
III. Choreography
IIII. Choreographer
- NCT Dream - "Deja Vu" (performance stage for NCT World)
- Shownu X Ten Special Collab Stage MBC Gayo 2020
- Kai - "Reason" (with Vata)
- NCT U - "90s Love" (with The Quick Style, ReiNa, Hyunse Park, Josh Price)
- NCT Dream - "Deja Vu"
- WayV - "Action Figure"
- WayV - "Good Time" (with Xiaojun)
- aespa - "Next Level" (with Kiel Tutin, JoJo Gomez, Redlic Hauen, Yeojin, La Chica, Rozalin)
- Shotaro - "Wake Up" (with Shotaro)
- Ten - "Paint Me Naked" (with Ten)
- aespa - "Savage" (with Kiel Tutin, Bailey Sok and Rozalin)
- The Boyz - "Maverick" (with Mihawk Back, Nino Kim, Yumeki Takenaka, Youji Won, Hansol Lee)
- Kai - "Peaches" (with Anthony Lee and Bailey Sok)
- Taeyong, Jeno, Hendery, YangYang and Giselle - "Zoo" (with Taeyong)
- Veriveri - "Undercover"
- Taeyong - "Ghost"
- Kai - "Vanilla"
- aespa - "Girls" (with Bengal Park, YoonYoung Kwak, Rie Hata, Kyle Hanagami, Selene Haro)
- aespa - "Illusion"
- NCT 127 - "Faster" (with Sea Ni)
- Ten - "Birthday" (with J Rick Baek)
- Kai, Seulgi, Jeno and Karina - "Hot and Cold" (with J Rick Baek)
- WayV - "Phantom" (with Keone Madrid, Anthony Lee, Reina QueenMe)
IIIII. Performance Director
Dance practices are included whenever possible to show the full choreography.
WayV - "Phantom"
The Boyz - "Maverick"
aespa - "Next Level"
Kai - "Peaches"
NCT 127 - "Faster"
