By Lee Han-soo
K-pop diva Bada will marry a franchise restaurant owner nine years her junior.
Her agency said Friday the wedding will be held at a church in Seoul on March 23. Bada, 37, whose name is Choi Sung-hee, reportedly met her spouse at a church in Hannam-dong.
Bada debuted in 1997 as lead vocalist of three-member girl band S.E.S. She successfully made the transition to musical actress after the band disbanded in 2002.
Bada has played leading roles in several hit musicals in Korea, including "Legally Blonde," "Notre-Dame de Paris," "200 Pounds Beauty" and "Gone with the Wind.”
She was reunited with band members last year and released a comeback album, “Remember.”