BoA

BoA promoting BoA (2009)

BoA is a Korean pop singer and dancer who made her Korean debut in 2000 with the album, ID; Peace B. She 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

• Stage Name: BoA (보아), BoA* (2000-2002)
• Real Name: Kwon Boa (권보아)
• Birth Date: November 5, 1986
• Blood Type: AB
• Height: 160cm
• Hobbies: Singing, dancing, watching movies
• Skills: Hip-Hop dance, Japanese, English
• Favorite Music: R&B (influenced by her elder brother)
• Favorite Artists: Nelly, Britney Spears, Brian McKnight, P!nk, Janet Jackson, 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.

Korean Discography

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

Other Albums

• [2001.03.03] Jumping into the World
• [2002.09.24] Miracle
• [2003.12.04] SHINE WE ARE

Singles

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

Download Exclusive

• [2005.12.07] Merry Christmas from BoA
• [2006.09.21] Key Of Heart

DVDs

• [2003.08.05] History of BoA 2000-2002

Compilation / Other

• [2000.12.12] SM Town - "Winter Vacation in SMTOWN.com" (#6 Marry Christmas, #13 Christmas Time)
• [2001.02.03] Fly to the Sky - "Promise" (#4 I want feat. BoA & Kangta)
• [2001.12.05] SM Town - "Winter Vacation in SMTOWN.com - Angel Eyes" (#7 Feliz Navidad, #15 Winter Wind)
• [2002.06.11] SM Town - "Summer Vacation in SMTOWN.com" (#7 My Boy, #14 Amazing Kiss (Korean Version))
• [2002.12.07] SM Town - "2002 Winter Vacation in SMTOWN.com" (Disc 2 #5 Jewel Song (Korean Version))
• [2003.06.02] SM Town - "2003 Summer Vacation in SMTOWN.com" (#6 Romeo)
• [2003.12.05] SM Town - "2003 Winter Vacation in SMTOWN.com" (#5 Feel the same (Korean Version))
• [2004.01.14] Tong Vfang Xien Qi - "HUG" (#3 Oh Holy Night feat. BoA)
• [2004.06.29] SM Town - "2004 Summer Vacation in SMTOWN.com" (#3 Lollipop, #16 Midnight Parade (Korean Version))
• [2004.10.13] Tong Vfang Xien Qi - "TRI-ANGLE" (#3 Tri-Angle feat. BoA and The TRAX)
• [2006.06.20] SM Town - "'06 SUMMER SMTOWN" (#5 TOUCH)
• [2006.11.15] "Love Me Not OST" (#18 Sunshine)
• [2006.12.12] SM Town - "2006 WINTER SMTOWN - Snow Dream" (#7 DOTCH (Korean Version))
• [2007.07.02] SM Town - "2007 SUMMER SMTOWN - FRAGILE" (#4 Eve Warning feat. Shin Dong)
• [2007.xx.xx] "M OST" (Mist)
• [2007.11.08] Anyband - "Anyband"
• [2007.12.07] SM Town - "2007 WINTER SMTOWN - ONLY LOVE" (#2 On December 27th)

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

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)

Download Exclusive

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

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
• [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-

Compilation / Other

• [2001.12.19] KODA KUMI & BoA - "the meaning of peace"
• [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"
• [2004.03.17] m-flo loves BoA - "the Love Bug"
• [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-)
• [2006.03.01] The Japan Gold Disc Award 2006 (#8 Meri Kuri)
• [2007.10.31] SEAMO - "Round About" (#4 Hey Boy, Hey Girl feat. BoA)
• [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)

Photobooks

• [2003.12.17] Naturelle

USA Discography

Albums

• [2009.03.17] BoA

Singles

• [2008.10.21] Eat You Up
• [2009.06.06] I Did It For Love feat. Sean Garrett
• [2009.xx.xx] Energetic

External Links

• Official Japanese Website (avex trax)
• Official American Website
• Official MySpace