BoA

BoA promoting "I SEE ME" (2010)

BoA (보아) is a Korean pop singer. She made her Korean debut in 2000 with the album, ID; Peace B and was soon marketed as a "world" artist and she debuted in Japan. Her first Japanese pop album LISTEN TO MY HEART reached #1 on the Oricon charts and she became the first Korean artist to rank in Oricon's top twenty. BoA has since gone on to have multiple top-charting releases in both Korea and Japan. BoA has also started to learn English; in 2009 she released her debut English-language album, BoA, in the United States.

Profile

• Name: Kwon Boa (권보아)
• Stage name: BoA (보아), BoA* (2000-2002)
• Birth date: November 5, 1986 (1986-11-05)
• Blood Type: AB
• Height: 160cm
• Hobbies: Singing, dancing, watching movies
• Skills: Hip-Hop dance, Japanese (fluent), English (conversational)
• Favorite Music: R&B (influenced by her elder brother)
• Favorite Artists: Nelly, Britney Spears, Brian McKnight, P!nk, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Michael Jackson
• Favorite Movie: Notting Hill
• Favorite Actors: Yoo Ji-tae, Leonardo DiCaprio

Information

BoA was discovered by Korean record label SM Entertainment while attending an audition for her brother at the age of 11. Impressed with the young girl's singing and dancing abilities, SM Entertainment quickly met with BoA's parents to work out a deal. In the beginning, her parents were strongly opposed to the idea, hoping that BoA would continue on in her education instead of turning to the entertainment business. Eventually BoA's parents agreed and she began her training.

SM Entertainment, aiming to make her an international superstar, focused first of teaching BoA foreign languages, hiring a private tutor to teach her English and Japanese. Trips to Japan to enhance her studies, as well as singing and dancing lessons soon followed.

Two years later, BoA released her first Korean album ID; Peace B. The album was a success, and SM Entertainment began to work on a deal with Japanese record label avex trax. After a Korean mini-album Jumping into the World and a few Japanese singles, BoA released her first Japanese album on March 13, 2002 called LISTEN TO MY HEART. It was an instant success, reaching #1 on the Oricon charts and selling over 932,000 copies total in Japan.

More Japanese albums followed (VALENTI and LOVE & HONESTY), each doing very well on the Oricon charts. On February 2, 2005, BoA's first best album was released, titled BEST OF SOUL, which reached #1 on the Oricon charts and went on to sell more than 1,089,000 copies in Japan.

After BEST OF SOUL, BoA released four singles: "DO THE MOTION", "make a secret", "Dakishimeru", and "Everlasting". While "DO THE MOTION" and "Everlasting" did respectably well, "make a secret" and "Dakishimeru" suffered from lackluster sales. On February 16, 2006, BoA released her next Japanese album OUTGROW which contained the A-sides and B-sides to all four of the singles after BEST OF SOUL. OUTGROW failed to achieve the amazing sales seen with VALENTI and LISTEN TO MY HEART, but has sold 381,262 copies total in Japan.

Since 2007, BoA has been preparing for her US debut. In October 2008, "Eat You Up", her first American release, ranked on the dance charts in preparation for her self-titled album, BoA. Released on March 17, 2009, the album has hit the top 20 on iTunes with the help of such producers as Sean Garrett, Brian Kennedy, and many others.

Trivia

• Official Balloon Color: Pearl Yellow
• Official Korean Fanclub: Jumping BoA
• Official Japanese Fanclub: SOUL

Korean Discography

BoA promoting the korean album "ID; Peace B" (2000)

BoA promoting the korean album "Jumping into the World" (2001)

BoA promoting "LISTEN TO MY HEART" (2002)

BoA promoting "VALENTI" (2003)

BoA promoting "QUINCY / Kono Yo no Shirushi" (2004)

BoA promoting "BEST OF SOUL" (2005)

BoA promoting "KEY OF HEART / DOTCH" (2006)

BoA promoting "MADE IN TWENTY (20)" (2007)

BoA promoting "Vivid" (2008)

BoA promoting "Mamoritai ~White Wishes~" (2009)

Albums

• [2000.08.26] ID; Peace B
• [2002.01.14] NO.1
• [2003.05.03] Atlantis Princess
• [2004.06.11] My Name
• [2005.07.27] Girls On Top
• [2005.08.17] MOTO (Repackage Album)
• [2010.08.05] Hurricane Venus
• [2010.09.24] Copy & Paste (Repackage Album)

Other Albums

• [2001.03.03] Jumping into the World
• [2002.09.24] Miracle
• [2003.12.04] SHINE WE ARE
• [2005.12.07] Merry Christmas from BoA (Digital Mini-Album)

Singles

• [2003.10.22] Double
• [2003.12.03] Rock With You
• [2004.12.01] Merry-Chri (메리-크리; Merry Christmas)
• [2006.01.20] Everlasting

Digital Singles

• [2006.09.21] Key Of Heart
• [2007.09.13] M OST Single With BoA

DVDs

• [2003.08.05] History of BoA 2000-2002

Compilation / Other

• [2000.12.12] Winter Vacation in SMTOWN.com (#6 Merry Christmas, #13 Christmas Time)
• [2001.02.03] Fly to the Sky - Yaksok (#4 I want (feat. BoA & Kangta))
• [2001.12.05] Winter Vacation in SMTOWN.com - Angel Eyes (#7 Feliz Navidad, #15 Gyeoulbaram)
• [2002.06.11] Summer Vacation in SMTOWN.com (#7 My Boy, #14 Amazing Kiss (Korean Version))
• [2002.11.xx] Westlife - Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (Asia Ed.) (#20 Flying Without Wings (Feat. BoA))
• [2002.12.07] 2002 Winter Vacation in SMTOWN.com (#5 Jewel Song (Korean Version))
• [2003.06.02] 2003 Summer Vacation in SMTOWN.com (CD1 #6 Romeo, CD2 #2 Hoksi)
• [2003.12.05] 2003 Winter Vacation in SMTOWN.com (#5 Feel the same (Korean Version))
• [2004.01.14] Dong Bang Shin Ki - Hug (#3 Oh Holy Night feat. BoA)
• [2004.06.29] 2004 Summer Vacation in SMTOWN.com (#3 Lollipop, #16 Midnight Parade)
• [2004.10.13] Dong Bang Shin Ki - TRI-ANGLE (#3 Tri-Angle feat. BoA and The TRAX)
• [2006.06.21] '06 SUMMER SMTOWN (#5 TOUCH)
• [2006.11.15] Love Me Not OST (#18 Sunshine)
• [2006.12.12] 2006 Winter SMTOWN (#7 Dotch)
• [2007.07.05] 2007 Summer Vacation in SMTOWN.com (#4 Eve Gyeonggo (BoA feat. Shin Dong), #8 Jogaekkeopjil Mukkeo (A Cappella) (BoA, Xiah, Max, Lina, Sunday, Ryeowook, Yesung))
• [2007.11.08] Anyband - Anyband
• [2007.12.07] 2007 WINTER SMTOWN (#2 12wol 27il)
• [2011.01.31] Paradise Ranch OST Part.2 (#1 Han Saram (My Only One))

Japanese Discography

Albums

• [2002.03.13] LISTEN TO MY HEART
• [2003.01.29] VALENTI
• [2004.01.15] LOVE & HONESTY
• [2006.02.15] OUTGROW
• [2007.01.17] MADE IN TWENTY (20)
• [2008.02.27] THE FACE
• [2010.02.10] IDENTITY

Other Albums

• [2002.08.07] Peace B.REMIXES (Remix Album)
• [2003.08.27] Next World (Remix/Collaboration Album)
• [2004.03.03] K-POP SELECTION (Korean Best Album)
• [2005.02.02] BEST OF SOUL (Best Album)
• [2008.03.26] My Name (Special Edition)
• [2008.03.26] Girls On Top (Special Edition)
• [2009.03.18] BEST&USA (Best Album)

Singles

• [2001.05.30] ID; Peace B
• [2001.07.25] Amazing Kiss
• [2001.12.05] Kimochi wa Tsutawaru (気持ちはつたわる; Feelings Deep Inside)
• [2002.01.17] LISTEN TO MY HEART
• [2002.03.13] Every Heart -Minna no Kimochi- (-ミンナノキモチ-; Everyone's Feelings)
• [2002.05.29] Don't start now
• [2002.08.28] VALENTI
• [2002.09.19] Kiseki / NO.1 (奇蹟; Miracle)
• [2002.12.11] JEWEL SONG / BESIDE YOU -Boku wo Yobu Koe- (-僕を呼ぶ声-; The Voice That Calls Me)
• [2003.05.14] Shine We Are! / Earthsong
• [2003.10.22] DOUBLE
• [2003.12.03] Rock With You
• [2004.02.11] Be the one
• [2004.09.01] QUINCY / Kono Yo no Shirushi (コノヨノシルシ; This World's Evidence)
• [2004.12.01] Meri Kuri (メリクリ; Merry Christmas)
• [2005.03.30] DO THE MOTION
• [2005.08.31] make a secret
• [2005.11.23] Dakishimeru (抱きしめる; Holding You)
• [2006.01.18] Everlasting
• [2006.04.05] Nanairo no Ashita ~brand new beat~ / Your Color (七色の明日 ~brand new beat~; Rainbow's Tomorrow)
• [2006.08.09] KEY OF HEART / DOTCH
• [2006.11.01] Winter Love
• [2007.04.25] Sweet Impact
• [2007.09.26] LOVE LETTER
• [2007.12.12] LOSE YOUR MIND
• [2008.02.20] be with you.
• [2008.06.04] Vivid
• [2009.02.18] Eien / UNIVERSE / Believe in LOVE (永遠; Eternity)
• [2009.10.28] BUMP BUMP! feat. VERBAL (m-flo)
• [2009.12.09] Mamoritai ~White Wishes~ (まもりたい ~White Wishes~; I Want to Protect You)
• [2010.07.21] WOO WEEKEND

Download Exclusive

• [2005.12.07] Merry Christmas from BoA
• [2007.01.10] SHIDAX presents BoA "Winter Love" X'mas LIVE
• [2010.12.08] I SEE ME

Vinyls

• [2002.03.30] ID; Peace B
• [2002.03.30] Amazing Kiss
• [2002.03.30] Kimochi wa Tsutawaru (気持ちはつたわる; Feelings Deep Inside)
• [2002.03.30] LISTEN TO MY HEART
• [2002.09.18] Peace B.REMIXES 01
• [2002.09.18] Peace B.REMIXES 02

VHS / DVDs

• [2003.03.19] 8 Films (VHS)
• [2003.03.19] 8 Films & more (DVD)
• [2003.07.02] BoA FIRST LIVE TOUR 2003 ~VALENTI~
• [2004.07.07] BoA LIVE TOUR 2004 -LOVE & HONESTY-
• [2005.07.05] BoA ARENA TOUR 2005 -BEST OF SOUL-
• [2007.03.07] BoA the LIVE Ura BoA... Kikase Kei (裏ボア・・・聴かせ系; The Other Side of BoA... Listen)
• [2007.03.07] BoA COMPLETE CLIPS 2004-2006
• [2008.07.25] Uta De Manabu Kankokugo -BoA "No.1"-
• [2007.08.08] BoA ARENA TOUR 2007 MADE IN TWENTY(20)
• [2008.03.19] BoA THE LIVE "X'mas"
• [2008.09.17] BoA LIVE TOUR 2008 -THE FACE-
• [2010.03.03] BoA THE LIVE 2009 X'mas
• [2010.08.18] BoA LIVE TOUR 2010 IDENTITY
• [2011.05.04] BoA THE LIVE 2010 "X'mas"

DVD Audio

• [2004.12.01] Meri Kuri
• [2005.03.30] BEST OF SOUL

Other DVDs

• [2004.11.17] a-nation '04 BEST HIT SUMMER LIVE!! (#9 Rock With You, #10 Shine We Are!)
• [2004.12.08] a-nation '03 avex summer festa "a-nation" (#7 Shine We Are!, #8 NO.1, #9 VALENTI)
• [2005.10.26] a-nation'05 BEST HIT LIVE (#12 DO THE MOTION)
• [2006.02.22] m-flo - m-flo Tour 2005 Beat Space Nine at Nippon Budokan (#18 the Love Bug)
• [2006.11.08] a-nation '06 Best Hit Live (#11 Nanairo no Ashita ~brand new beat~)
• [2006.12.20] ap bank fes'06 (#7 cosmic eyes)
• [2007.10.31] m-flo Tour 2007 Cosmicolor at Yokohama Arena (#21 the Love Bug / loves BoA)
• [2008.04.02] Rhythm Nation 2007 -The biggest indoor music festival- (#16 LOVE LETTER)
• [2008.04.23] SEAMO - SEAMO Round About Tour - 2007 Nen SEAMO Hanki Chin Play Ko Play Taisho - Final at Nihon Budokan (#22 Hey Boy, Hey Girl feat. BoA)
• [2009.01.21] SEAMO - SEAMO On Demand -Perfect Clip Collection- (#10 Hey Boy, Hey Girl feat. BoA')
• [2009.11.18] a-nation'09 Best Hit Live (#11 Eien)
• [2009.12.09] DREAMS COME TRUE - Minna de Dori Suru? Do You Dreams Come True? Special Live! (#14 Egao no Yukue, #15 LOVE LOVE LOVE)
• [2010.04.07] m-flo - m-flo 10 Years Special Live "we are one" (#9 the Love Bug)

Compilation / Other

• [2001.12.19] Koda Kumi & BoA - the meaning of peace
• [2002.09.04] TOKYO CLUB GANG (#10 Amazing Kiss (Groove That Soul Remix))
• [2002.10.30] MONDO GROSSO - Everything Needs Love feat. BoA
• [2003.02.26] PALM DRIVE feat. BoA & FIRSTKLAS - HOLIDAY
• [2003.09.26] BRATZ feat. BoA & Howie D. - Show Me What You Got
• [2003.12.03] MONDO GROSSO - Henshin (#3 Everything Needs Love feat. BoA (Cornelius Remix), #8 Everything Needs Love feat. BoA (Junior Jack Remix))
• [2004.03.17] m-flo loves BoA - the Love Bug
• [2004.03.31] GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS (#14 Amazing Kiss (Thunderpuss English Club Mix))
• [2004.04.21] MONDO GROSSO - LIVE ON THE NEXT WAVE 1 (#9 Everything Needs Love feat. BoA)
• [2004.05.26] m-flo - ASTROMANTIC (#10 the Love Bug)
• [2004.09.15] m-flo - ASTROMANTIC CHARM SCHOOL (#5 the Love Bug -Big Bug NYC Remix-)
• [2006.02.15] TRF - Lif-e-Motions (#15 survival dAnce〜no no cry more〜 -meets BoA-)
• [2006.03.01] The Japan Gold Disc Award 2006 (#8 Meri Kuri)
• [2007.10.31] SEAMO - Round About (#4 Hey Boy, Hey Girl feat. BoA)
• [2008.05.25] Jonestu Tairiku Loves Music 10th Anniversary Special -Taro Hakase Selection- (#5 Moon & Sunrise)
• [2009.02.18] ravex - Believe in LOVE feat. BoA
• [2009.04.29] ravex - trax (#6 Believe in LOVE feat. BoA)
• [2009.08.12] Crystal Kay - After Love -First Boyfriend- / Girlfriend (#2 Girlfriend feat. BoA)
• [2010.07.07] DJ Kaya - JapaNation (#17 Fallin (Livetune Remix))
• [2009.03.11] Piano -Vocalism- (#7 Everything Needs Love feat. BoA)
• [2009.03.18] m-flo - m-flo inside -Works Best III- (#2 UNIVERSE ("KOZM?" REMIX) / BoA feat. Crystal Kay & VERBAL)
• [2009.08.05] Akon - Freedom +2 (#15 Beautiful feat. BoA & Kardinal Offishall)
• [2009.09.02] DJ Caroline D'Amore - J-Girls' Celebrity Mix (#5 VALENTI)
• [2010.02.10] Tales of Graces Original Soundtrack (#98 Mamoritai 〜white wishes〜 (Ending Version))

USA Discography

Albums

• [2009.03.17] BoA

Singles

• [2008.10.21] Eat You Up
• [2009.06.06] I Did It For Love
• [2009.07.21] Energetic

Filmography

Movies

• [2012] COBU 3D

Dramas

• [2010] Athena: Goddess of War (as herself; ep. 7-8)

Books / Magazines

Photobooks

• [2003.12.17] Naturelle

Calendars

• [2007.10.12] Calendar 2008
• [2008.10.04] Calendar 2009

Magazines

• [2009.12.xx] H Vol. 104 (Feature)
• [2010.07.xx] Gekkan Songs August 2010 (Feature)

External Links

• Official Korean Website
• Official Japanese Website (avex trax)
• Official American Website
• Official Korean Twitter
• Official English Twitter
• Official MySpace