# AleXa

Alexaundra Christine Schneiderman (born December 9, 1996), known professionally as Kim Seri (Korean: 김세리), formerly AleXa (알렉사) and Alex Christine (알렉스 크리스틴), is an American singer based in South Korea. She debuted as a K-pop singer in October 2019. In 2022, she represented her home state Oklahoma in NBC's American Song Contest with the song "Wonderland" where she won with 710 points.

## Early life

Seri was born as Alexaundra Christine Schneiderman on December 9, 1996, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to a Russian American father and a South Korean mother. Seri's mother was adopted at age five by her adoptive American parents from an orphanage in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, where she last saw her brother. Seri has one sibling, a younger brother.
As a child, Seri took dancing lessons for various genres, including ballet, jazz, hip hop, and tap. She began to dance when she was eighteen months old and continued into mid-high school. She attended Jenks High School where she was a member of the show choirs Jenks Varsity Pom and the Jenks Trojanaires, which competed nationally. She attended Tulsa Community College, where she participated in theatre. Seri was an avid K-pop fan and created both an Instagram and Snapchat account dedicated to covering K-pop songs and choreography while in school.

## Musical career
### 2016–2018: Rising Legends and Produce 48

In 2016, under the name Alex Christine, she participated in the Rising Legends online audition run by Soompi. The competition was organized in partnership with JYP Entertainment. In 2017, she competed on Rising Legends again when Soompi partnered with Cube Entertainment. Despite placing #1 in the dance category the first time and the overall winner the second, she did not make it into either of the companies' trainee programs and instead signed with ZB Label as their first (and as of 2022, only) in-house artist. In 2018, Seri competed on Produce 48 and was eliminated in the first round at #82.

### 2019–2021: Debut, Do or Die and Decoherence

In 2019, under the name AleXa, she released her debut single album titled "Bomb" on October 19. She collaborated with rock band Diablo to release a rock version of the song on December 13.
In 2020, she announced her first mini-album with the release of the trailer "A.I Trooper" on February 24. The music video "Do or Die" was released on March 6. The mini-album, also titled Do or Die, was released on April 1. Seri collaborated with girl group Dreamcatcher and boy group IN2IT to release the single "Be The Future" for the Millenasia Project on May 6. The project, supported by UNESCO's Global Education Coalition, was released to bring attention to the importance of education and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 16, Seri released the music video for "Villain" (빌런) from her upcoming second mini-album titled Decoherence. She released the mini-album alongside the music video for "Revolution" on October 21.
In 2021, Seri released her digital single "Never Let You Go" (오랜만이야) on January 14. She collaborated with rock band Onewe to release an acoustic version of the song on February 8. On April 12, Seri released the OST "I Miss You Every Day" for the TV Chosun drama Somehow Family.
On May 18, Spotify announced its third RADAR collaboration in the MENA region, bringing together Seri and Bader AlShuaibi, a Kuwaiti-Saudi pop singer. The song "Is It On" was released on May 21. Seri released her second single album ReviveR and its lead track "Xtra" on July 1. She collaborated with all-female rock band Rolling Quartz to release the rock version of the song on August 25.

### 2022–2024: "Tattoo", American Song Contest, tours across the United States, Girls Gone Vogue, "Juliet"

In 2022, Seri released her third single album Tattoo on January 6. In May 2022, Seri competed in the American Song Contest, representing Oklahoma with the song "Wonderland", and won.
On August 3, she announced her US tour, touring eight different cities in October.
On October 20, ZB Label announced that Seri would have a comeback on November 11. On October 22, the first concept trailer for their first mini-album, Girls Gone Vogue, was released. On October 31, ZB Label's album promotion for the upcoming album Girls Gone Vogue was postponed due to the Seoul Halloween crowd crush.
In April 2023, Seri signed with Eshy Gazit's label Intertwine for her U.S. promotion.
On June 1, 2023, ZB Label announced that Seri would be making a comeback with the digital single "Juliet", which was released on June 9, with an accompanied music video filmed in Jeju Island.
On June 13, 2023, Seri was cast in the American animated series "Ghosts of Ruin" alongside Justin Long, Michael Longfellow, Rosario Dawson & Tony Revolori. The immersive animated series is set to debut this fall via Gala Film, the film and television division of content and technology innovator Gala. Seri will be the voice of Juggernaut, an irreverent and extremely hyper pro-gamer and content creator.
On July 22, 2023, Seri attended "San Diego Comic-Con 2023", to promote her upcoming appearance as character Juggernaut in animated series “Ghosts of Ruin".
On February 23, 2024, Seri released the digital single "Sick". The music video for the song was released the following day. "Sick" is part of Seri's new American studio album and is a pop-punk song.
On December 20, 2024, Seri announced that the digital single "Enemy" will be released on November 22, 2024. Following its release and according to her, the song was recorded during Back in Vogue era in 2022, and was released without her knowing. Additionally, she stated that there would be no comeback in the near future.
On December 12, Seri announced the digital single "Under The Armor", to be released the next day. This release was also reported to have been recorded four years prior to its release. In a late December live, she hinted at her contract with ZB Label ending and not being renewed.

### 2025–present: Departure from ZB Label and name change, Sugarcoat, upcoming re-debut

On February 20, 2025, Seri revealed through a live that she is preparing for a re-debut in April.
On March 5, 2025, she announced that she is stepping "forward into [her] new artist journey" and moving all of her social networking sites under the her Korean name, Kim Seri, which won't be under ZB label anymore.
On March 7, ZB Label released her first full-length album titled Sugarcoat, which was her last release with the label and as AleXa. The album features her previous pop-punk singles, such as "Sick", "I'm Okay", and "Distraction".
By March 7, she officially lost access to her old Instagram and YouTube accounts. The next day, she revealed that she could use her old stage name but would prefer not to, and will most likely use her Korean name instead.

## Other ventures

From June 23 to August 4, 2020, Seri was a guest host on the podcast How Did I Get Here?, often shortened to "HDIGH". On August 7, 2020, Dive Studios announced on their Twitter that she would become a permanent fixture on the show alongside original host Jae Park from Korean band Day6. The podcast won the "People's Choice" and "Entertainment" category at the Podcast Award in 2020.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Details |
| Sugarcoat | Released: March 7, 2025 Label: Interwine Music, ZB Label Formats: Track listing "Sugarcoat" "Something New" "Arrogant" "Fatal" "Sick" "I'm Okay" "Distraction" "Joy of Missing Out" "Under the Armor" "Enemy" |

### Extended plays

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Details | KOR | Sales |
| Do or Die | Released: April 1, 2020 Label: ZB Label, Dreamus Company Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "A.I Trooper" "Do or Die" "Kitty Run" "Bomb" (Korean version) "Bomb" (EDM remix) "Do or Die" (instrumental) "Bomb" (instrumental) "A.I Tropper" (instrumental) | — | — |
| Decoherence | Released: October 21, 2020 Label: ZB Label, Warner Music Korea Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Villain" "Burn Out" "Revolution" "Moon and Back" "Revolution" (English version) "Revolution" (instrumental) "Villain" (instrumental) "Allegory of the Cave" (동굴의 비유) (CD Only) | 67 | KOR: 1,801 |
| Girls Gone Vogue | Released: November 11, 2022 Label: ZB Label, Warner Music Korea Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Star" (feat. Moon Byul of Mamamoo) "Back in Vogue" "Endorphine" "Black Out" "Please Try Again" "Back in Vogue" (instrumental) | 54 | KOR: 3,922 |
| Juliet | Released: June 9, 2023 Label: ZB Label, Dreamus Company Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Juliet" "Juliet" (instrumental) "Juliet" (Spanish Version) "Juliet" (Retro Electro Mix) "Juliet" (Disco remix) "Juliet" (City Pop Mix) "Juliet" (Drumline Trap Mix) "Juliet" (Sped Up Version) | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that region. ||||

### Single albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Details | KOR | Sales |
| Bomb | Released: October 21, 2019 Label: ZB Label, Sony Music Korea Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Bomb" "Bomb" (English version) "Bomb" (instrumental) | — | — |
| ReviveR | Released: July 1, 2021 Label: ZB Label, Warner Music Korea Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Xtra" "Obsession" "Xtra" (instrumental) | 41 | KOR: 386 |
| Tattoo | Released: January 6, 2022 Label: ZB Label, Sony Music Korea Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Track listing "Tattoo" "Tattoo" (instrumental) | 50 | KOR: 298 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that region. ||||

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Pop | US World | Album |
| "Bomb" | 2019 | — | 7 | Bomb |
| "A.I Trooper" | 2020 | — | — | Do or Die |
| "Do or Die" | 2020 | — | 23 | Do or Die |
| "We Can" | 2020 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Villain" (빌런) | 2020 | — | — | Decoherence |
| "Revolution" | 2020 | — | — | Decoherence |
| "Never Let You Go" (오랜만이야) | 2021 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Xtra" | 2021 | — | — | ReviveR |
| "Tattoo" | 2022 | — | — | Tattoo |
| "Wonderland" | 2022 | 38 | — | Non-album single |
| "Back in Vogue" | 2022 | — | — | Girls Gone Vogue |
| "Juliet" | 2023 | — | — | Juliet |
| "Sick" | 2024 | — | — | Sugarcoat |
| "I'm Okay" | 2024 | — | — | Sugarcoat |
| "Distraction" | 2024 | — | — | Sugarcoat |
| "Joy of Missing Out" | 2024 | — | — | Sugarcoat |
| "Enemy" | 2024 | — | — | Sugarcoat |
| "Under The Armor" | 2024 | — | — | Sugarcoat |
| "Sugarcoat" | 2025 | — | — | Sugarcoat |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |||||

### Collaborations

| Title | Year | Album |
| "Be the Future" (with Dreamcatcher & In2It) (As Millenasia Project) | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Rule the World" (with TheFatRat) | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Is It On" (with Bader AlShuaibi) | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "Summer Breeze" (나만 없어, 여름) (with Daedo) | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "BETTER TOGETHER (To Beat Covid-19) [Prod. SL.P]" (among 2021 New Beginnings with K-Pop Stars) | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "Star" (with Moonbyul of Mamamoo) | 2022 | Girls Gone Vogue |
| "MBTI" (with Just B) | 2023 | Non-album singles |
| "Running Out of Love" (with BADS) | 2023 | Non-album singles |

### OST

| Title | Year | Album |
| "I Miss You Every Day" (어제도 오늘도 너무 보고싶어) | 2021 | Somehow Family OST Part 9 |
| "Midnight Sun" (백야) | 2022 | The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway OST Part 1 |
| "Shining Star" | 2023 | Bastions OST Part 1 |

### Videography

| Title | Year | Album | Director |
| "Bomb" | 2019 | Bomb | Jihyoung Shim ZB |
| "A.I Trooper" | 2020 | Do or Die | Jihyoung Shim ZB |
| "Do or Die" | 2020 | Do or Die | Jihyoung Shim ZB |
| "We Can" | 2020 | Non-album single | Jihyoung Shim ZB |
| "Villan" | 2020 | Decoherence | Jihyoung Shim ZB |
| "Revolution" | 2020 | Decoherence | Jihyoung Shim ZB |
| "Never Let You Go" (오랜만이야) | 2021 | Non-album single | Moon Min-joo |
| "Xtra" | 2021 | ReviveR | Park Sang-won ZB |
| "Summer Breeze" (나만 없어, 여름) (with Daedo) | 2021 | Non-album single | Park Sang-won ZB |
| "Tattoo" | 2022 | Tattoo | Park Sang-won ZB |
| "Wonderland" | 2022 | Non-album single | Un­known |
| "Back in Vogue" | 2022 | Girls Gone Vogue | Lee Ki-seok ZB |
| "MBTI" (with Just B) | 2023 | Non-album single | Ji-hyung Shim ZB |
| "Juliet" | 2023 | Juliet | Heo Jin-hyeon ZB |
| "Sick" | 2024 | Sugarcoat | Un­known |
| "I'm Okay" | 2024 | Sugarcoat | Angelina Foss |
| "Distraction" | 2024 | Sugarcoat | Un­known |
| "Under the Armor" | 2024 | Sugarcoat | Angelina Foss |
| "Sugarcoat" | 2025 | Sugarcoat | Un­known |

## Songs written by Seri
### 2019

| Artist | Song | Album | Lyrics | Lyrics | Music | Music |
| Artist | Song | Album | Credited | With | Credited | With |
| AleXa | "Bomb" | Bomb | | | | |
| AleXa | "Bomb (Rock ver.)" | Bomb | | | |

### 2020

| Artist | Song | Album | Lyrics | Lyrics | Music | Music |
| Artist | Song | Album | Credited | With | Credited | With |
| AleXa (with Dreamcatcher & In2It) (As Millenasia Project) | "Be the Future" | Non-album single | | | | |
| AleXa | "Do or Die" | Do or Die | | | | |
| AleXa | "Kitty Run" | Do or Die | | | | |
| AleXa | "A.I Trooper" | Do or Die | | | | |
| AleXa | "Revolution" | Decoherence | | Hwang Sungjin | | |
| AleXa | "Villain" | Decoherence | | Hwang Sungjin, Park Danbi | | |
| AleXa | "Moon & Back" | Decoherence | | Hwang Sungjin, Jeon Sehee | | |
| AleXa | "Burn Out" | Decoherence | | | | |
| AleXa | "Rule the World" | Non-album single | | TheFatRat | | |

### 2021

| Artist | Song | Album | Lyrics | Lyrics | Music | Music |
| Artist | Song | Album | Credited | With | Credited | With |
| AleXa | "Never Let You Go" | Non-album single | | | | |
| AleXa | "Xtra" | ReviveR | | Hwang Sungjin, Jeon Haeseo | | |
| AleXa | "Obsession" | ReviveR | | Hwang Sungjin, Kim Ayoung | | Lee Jooyong, Jung Hongrim, Park Jiyeong |
| AleXa (with Bader AlShuaibi) | "Is it On" | Non-album single | | | | |
| AleXa (with Daedo) | "Summer Breeze" | Non-album single | | | | |

### 2022

| Artist | Song | Album | Lyrics | Lyrics | Music | Music |
| Artist | Song | Album | Credited | With | Credited | With |
| AleXa | "Tattoo" | Non-album single | | | | |
| AleXa | "Wonderland" | Wonderland | | | | |
| AleXa (with Moonbyul of Mamamoo) | "Star" | Girls Gone Vogue | | | | |
| AleXa | "Back In Vogue" | Girls Gone Vogue | | | | |
| AleXa | "Black out" | Girls Gone Vogue | | Hwang Sungjin, Lee Jooyong | | Hwang Sungjin, Lee Jooyong |
| AleXa | "Endorphine" | Girls Gone Vogue | | | | |
| AleXa | "Please Try Again" | Girls Gone Vogue | | Hwang Sungjin, Jeff Satur | | |
| AleXa | "Midnight Sun" | Non-album single | | | | |

### 2023

| Artist | Song | Album | Lyrics | Lyrics | Music | Music |
| Artist | Song | Album | Credited | With | Credited | With |
| AleXa (with Just B) | "MBTI" | Non-album single | | | | |
| AleXa | "Juliet" | Juliet | | | | Shawn Halim, Boram |

### 2024

| Artist | Song | Album | Lyrics | Lyrics | Music | Music |
| Artist | Song | Album | Credited | With | Credited | With |
| AleXa | "Sick" | Non-album single | | | | |
| AleXa | "I'm okay" | Non-album single | | | | |
| AleXa | "Distraction" | Non-album single | | Leah Kate, Frequency | | |

## Concerts
### Headlining

Tours
* AleXa- U.S. Tour (2022)
* AleXa- Australia & New Zealand Tour (2023)
* AleXa- Sick of You U.S. tour (2024)
Special concerts
* Mini-concert: Welcome To Wonderland (2022)
Online concerts
* Ctrl+AleXa (2020)
* AleXa- Global Fan Party (2021)
Special Stages
* KAMP Singapore (2019)
* FutureCon (online) (2020)
* Kpop Superfest (2021)
* SNL Korea (2022)
* LA Clippers vs Philadelphia 76ers 1/17 half time show (2023)
* Arthur Ash Kids Day (2023)
* Jingle Ball Tour (2023)
* Kelly Clarkson show (2024)
* KCON (music festival) (2024)

## Filmography
### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2023 | Ghosts of Ruin | Juggernaut | Main role | |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2022 | Urban Myths | Se-ri | Segment: "Escape Games" |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Note |
| 2018 | Produce 48 | Herself | As Alex Christine |
| 2022 | American Song Contest | Herself | Representing Oklahoma |
| 2023 | Codename: Busan | Co-Host | Arirang TV |
| 2023 | K-Chat | Teacher | Arirang TV |

### Web shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2022 | Virtual Top Ten Song | Host | YouTube | |
| 2023 | Hwaiting (Season 3) | Cast member | YouTube | |

### Podcast host

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2020–2021 | How Did I Get Here? | Co-host | |

### Hosting

| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
| 2022 | 2022 Changwon K-Pop World Festival | with Kim Myung-soo and Sua (Billlie) | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Nominee/Work(s) | Result |
| 2020 | Soribada Best K-Music Awards | Next Artist Award | AleXa | Won |
| 2020 | Asia Artist Awards | Focus Singer Award | AleXa | Won |
| 2021 | Asia Artist Awards | Potential Award – Female | AleXa | Won |
| 2022 | Asia Artist Awards | Icon Award – Singer | AleXa | Won |
| 2022 | American Song Contest | — | "Wonderland" | First |
| 2022 | K-Global Heart Dream Awards | K-Global Rising Star Award | AleXa | Won |
| 2023 | K-Global Heart Dream Awards | K-Global Music Icon Award | AleXa | Won |