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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 sent over to 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 the Oricon's top twenty. BoA has since gone on to have multiple top charting releases in both Korea and Japan. BoA has since begun to learn Mandarin, and in 2009 she released her English language album
Profile
- Stage Name: BoA (ボア)
- Real Name: Boa Kwon
- Birth Date: 1986.11.05
- Blood Type: AB
- Height: 160cm
- Hobbies: Sing, dance, watch movies
- Skills: Hip-Hop dance, Japanese, English.
- Favorite Music: R&B (influenced by her elder brother)
- Favorite Artist: Nelly, Britney Spears, Brian McKnight, Pink, Janet Jackson, Jay-Z, Suzuki Ami, Hamasaki Ayumi, Amuro Namie, Utada Hikaru, Crystal Kay, m-flo, hitomi, aiko
- Favorite Movie: Notting Hill
- Favorite Actor: Yoo Ji-tae, Leonardo DiCaprio
Biography
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, EM 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 foriegn 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 Of 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. Combining a mix of R&B melodies with other various sounds which has made BoA a sensation across Asia, the album will soon show just how much of a shot she has in the USA.
Korean Discography
Albums
- [2000.08.26] ID;Peace B #10
- [2002.01.14] NO.1 #1
- [2003.05.03] Atlantis Princess #1
- [2004.06.11] My Name #1
- [2005.07.27] Girls on Top #1
Other Albums
- [2001.03.03] Jumping into the World #6
- [2002.09.24] Miracle #4
- [2003.12.04] Shine We Are #3
Singles
- [2003.10.22] Double
- [2003.12.03] Rock With You
- [2004.12.01] Merry-Chri (메리-크리)
- [2006.01.20] Everlasting
- [2006.09.21] Key Of Heart (Digital Single)
Compilation / Other
- [2000.12.12] SM Town - "Winter Vacation in SMTOWN.com"
- [2001.12.05] SM Town - "Winter Vacation in SMTOWN.com - Angel Eyes"
- [2002.06.11] SM Town - "Summer Vacation in SMTOWN.com"
- [2002.12.07] SM Town - "2002 Winter Vacation in SMTOWN.com"
- [2003.06.02] SM Town - "2003 Summer Vacation in SMTOWN.com"
- [2003.12.05] SM Town - "2003 Winter Vacation in SMTOWN.com"
- [2004.06.29] SM Town - "2004 Summer Vacation in SMTOWN.com"
- [2006.06.20] SM Town - "'06 SUMMER SMTOWN"
- [2006.12.12] SM Town - "2006 Winter SMTOWN"
- [2007.07.02] SM Town - "2007 Summer Vacation in SMTOWN.com"
- [2007.11.08] AnyBand - Anyband 애니밴드
DVD
- [2003.08.05] History Of BoA 2000-2002
Japanese Discography
Albums
- [2002.03.13] LISTEN TO MY HEART # 1
- [2002.08.07] Peace B.REMIXES (Remix Album) #18
- [2003.01.29] VALENTI # 1
- [2003.08.27] NEXT WORLD (Remix Album) #4
- [2004.01.15] LOVE & HONESTY # 1
- [2004.03.03] K-pop Selection (Korean Best Album) #13
- [2005.02.02] BEST OF SOUL (Best Album) #1
- [2006.02.15] OUTGROW #1
- [2007.01.17] MADE IN TWENTY(20) #1
- [2008.02.27] THE FACE #1
- [2009.03.18] BEST&USA (Best Album) #2
Singles
- [2001.05.30] ID;Peace B #20
- [2001.07.25] Amazing Kiss #23
- [2001.12.05] Kimochi wa Tsutawaru (気持ちはつたわる) #15
- [2002.01.17] LISTEN TO MY HEART #5
- [2002.03.13] Every Heart -Minna no Kimochi- (-ミンナノキモチ-) #10
- [2002.05.29] Don't start now #17
- [2002.08.28] VALENTI #2
- [2002.09.19] Kiseki / NO.1 (奇蹟) #3
- [2002.12.11] JEWEL SONG / BESIDE YOU -Boku wo Yobu Koe- (-僕を呼ぶ声-) #3
- [2003.05.14] Shine We Are! / Earthsong #2
- [2003.10.22] DOUBLE #2
- [2003.12.03] Rock With You #5
- [2004.02.11] Be the one #15
- [2004.09.01] QUINCY / Kono Yo no Shirushi (コノヨノシルシ) #4
- [2004.12.01] Meri Kuri (メリクリ) #5
- [2005.03.30] DO THE MOTION #1
- [2005.08.31] make a secret #5
- [2005.11.23] Dakishimeru (抱きしめる) #9
- [2006.01.18] Everlasting #4
- [2006.04.05] Nanairo no Ashita ~brand new beat~ / Your Color (七色の明日~brand new beat~) #3
- [2006.08.09] KEY OF HEART / DOTCH #7
- [2006.11.01] Winter Love #2
- [2007.04.25] Sweet Impact #5
- [2007.09.26] LOVE LETTER #3
- [2007.12.12] LOSE YOUR MIND #6
- [2008.02.20] be with you. #13
- [2008.06.04] Vivid #5
- [2009.02.18] Eien/Universe/Believe in LOVE (永遠) #8
Collaboration / Other
- [2001.12.19] BoA & Koda Kumi - "the meaning of peace"
- [2002.10.30] MONDO GROSSO feat. BoA - "Everything needs love"
- [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)
- [2009.04.29] ravex - "trax" (#6 Believe in LOVE feat. BoA)
VHS
- [2003.03.19] 8 Films
DVD
- [2003.03.19] 8 Films & more
- [2003.07.02] BoA FIRST LIVE TOUR 2003 -VALENTI-
- [2004.07.07] BoA LIVE TOUR 2004 -LOVE & HONESTY-
- [2004.12.08] BoA FIRST LIVE TOUR 2003 -VALENTI- (Low price limited release)
- [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)
- [2007.03.07] BoA COMPLETE CLIPS 2004-2006
- [2007.08.08] BoA ARENA TOUR 2007 MADE IN TWENTY(20)
Photobooks
- [2003.12.17] Naturelle amazon.co.jp
USA Discography
USA Albums
- [2009.03.17] BoA
USA Singles
- [2008.10.21] Eat You Up
- [2009.06.06] I Did It For Love feat. Sean Garrett
- [2009.??.??] Energetic
External Links
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