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'''BoA''' (보아) is a [[K-Pop|Korean pop]] singer who debuted under [[SM Entertainment]] in 2000 with the album ''[[ID; Peace B (album)|ID; Peace B]]''. She was soon marketed as a "world artist" and debuted in [[Japan]] under [[avex trax]] in 2001. In 2009, she released her debut English-language album, ''[[BoA (album)|BoA]]'', worldwide.
  
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[[BoA]] is a Korean singer who is multi-lingual. She debuted under [[SM Entertainment]] in the year 2000 at the age of 14. They very quickly then handed her over to [[avex trax]] for her Japanese music promotions. Her debut Japanese single was [[ID; Peace B (single)|ID; Peace B]] and it reached #20 on the Oricon Charts. The album followed, reaching #1 and nearly selling a million copies. She carried on being a successful singer in both countries, then she released her last album in Korea, [[Girls on Top (album)|Girls On Top]], becoming more focused on the Japanese market.
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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.
  
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Her best selling Japanese single is the 2002 song, [[Valenti (single)|VALENTI]], which sold 201,810 copies. At the moment, her lowest selling single is [[Woo Weekend|WOO WEEKEND]], which has currently only sold 8,544 copies, which means VALENTI sold 193,266 more copies than WOO WEEKEND.  
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Two years later, BoA released her debut Korean album, ''[[ID; Peace B (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 (album)|LISTEN TO MY HEART]]''. It was an instant success, debuting at #1 on the [[Oricon]] weekly charts and selling over 900,000 copies. She carried on being a successful singer in both countries, then in 2005, she released her last album in Korea, ''[[Girls on Top (album)|Girls On Top]]'', before becoming more focused on the Japanese market.
  
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She is known for the fact that in Japan she had a streak of #1 albums, beginning with [[Listen to My Heart (album)|LISTEN TO MY HEART]] and ending with [[Made in Twenty (20)|MADE IN TWENTY (20)]]. Additionally, [[Valenti (album)|VALENTI]] is also her best selling Japanese album. [[Identity (BoA)|IDENTITY]] broke the streak of 6 #1 albums, charting at #4 and selling only 59,408 copies, a far cry from the sales of VALENTI and LISTEN TO MY HEART.
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This year, on August 5, 2010, she is making her Korean comeback with the album ''[[Hurricane Venus (album)|Hurricane Venus]]'' for her tenth anniversary.
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This year , on the 5th August 2010, she is making her Korean comeback. The album, [[Hurricane Venus (album)|Hurricane Venus]] has much hype already, and it is expected that it will sell many copies. It is her first release in Korea single 2005's Girls On Top.
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Revision as of 15:23, 1 August 2010

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BoA (보아) is a Korean pop singer who debuted under SM Entertainment in 2000 with the album ID; Peace B. She was soon marketed as a "world artist" and debuted in Japan under avex trax in 2001. In 2009, she released her debut English-language album, BoA, worldwide.

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.

Two years later, BoA released her debut 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, debuting at #1 on the Oricon weekly charts and selling over 900,000 copies. She carried on being a successful singer in both countries, then in 2005, she released her last album in Korea, Girls On Top, before becoming more focused on the Japanese market.

This year, on August 5, 2010, she is making her Korean comeback with the album Hurricane Venus for her tenth anniversary.

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