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Template:Koreanname BoA (born November 5, 1986 in Guri, Korea) is a South Korean pop singer. She has released albums in both South Korea and Japan, and her recording company, SM Entertainment, is positioning her as a cross-cultural star for all of Asia. She speaks native-level Korean, plus fluent Japanese and conversational English, and is learning Chinese.

BoA broke records in both Korea and Japan with her smash hits, including "No. 1," "Valenti," and "Listen to My Heart". She has made strides in music and acting with chartbreaking albums released in both Japanese and Korean as well as being a covermodel for huge companies such as Shiseido, Honda, KDDI: Au, and Calpis. BoA has also become a crosscultural icon, bridging historical tensions between the nations of Korea and Japan.

When BoA was 11 years old, BoA's brother entered a talent contest to find a new multicultural star hosted by the Korean corporation SM Entertainment. The company invited their participants to bring younger siblings, and BoA's brother brought her along. Before long, SM had settled on her as their future star. After persuading her parents that their young girl should become a singer instead of continuing to study, SM began her training and she was learning the languages a cross-cultural Asian icon would need.

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MOTO Magazine Page - 2005

In 2002, her album Listen to my Heart rocketed straight to #1 on the Japanese Oricon charts, during the time of the tension surrounding the 2002 World Cup, which was hosted by Korea and Japan.

BoA was awarded "Most Influential Asian Artist" and "Favorite Artist Korea" Prizes at MTV Asia Awards held in Singapore on February, 2004. Her songs are now popular even in Taiwan, PRC and some Southeast countries. She is going to move her main theater from Japan to China. She will enter the Chinese market through dramas to spread her popularity first before submitting full Chinese language albums. It is rumoured that her next scheduled single (after Make A Secret) will be released in three languages (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) marking her first single release in China (and first in three languages).

An official SM representative, Kim Young Min, from Herald Media, has stated that BoA is preparing for her U.S. debut. (Although this most likely is in the distant future)

She appears on numerous magazine covers and some commercials, including KOSE, MISSHA, Lipton, Ting, Pantech & Curitel, Elite, Lotte, Maybelline, and Wired XYZ.

BoA also appeared in the Korean Music Festival held in the Sydney Opera House on the 21st of June 2004 and in the Volvo "Hallyu" Concert in University City, California (outside of Los Angeles) on June 11, 2005.

Some of her accomplishments include becoming the fifth non-Japanese singer to release a number one single on the Oricon Chart and being the first non-Japanese singer to have more than one album sell over a million copies (Valenti and Best of Soul) in Japan.

Korean Discography

Albums

  • [2000.01.09] ID:Peace B
  • [2002.01.14] NO.1
  • [2003.05.03] Atlantis Princess
  • [2004.06.11] My Name
  • [2005.07.27] Girls on Top

Singles

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

Special Albums

  • [2001.01.01] Jumping into the World
  • [2002.10.14] Miracle
  • [2003.12.03] Shine We Are

Special Singles

  • [2003.05.??] The Lights of Seoul (not for sale, given to people who went to the 'Hi Seoul Festival' 2003)

Korean Filmography

  • History Of BoA 2000-2002

Japanese Discography

Albums

  • [2002.03.13] LISTEN TO MY HEART
  • [2003.01.29] VALENTI
  • [2004.01.15] LOVE & HONESTY

Singles

  • [2001.05.30] ID;Peace B
  • [2001.07.25] Amazing Kiss
  • [2001.12.05] 気持ちはつたわる (Kimochi wa Tsutawaru)
  • [2002.01.17] LISTEN TO MY HEART
  • [2002.03.13] Every Heart -ミンナノキモチ- (Evey - Heart - minna no kimochi-)
  • [2002.05.29] Don't start now
  • [2002.08.28] VALENTI
  • [2002.09.19] 奇蹟 / NO.1 (Kiseki)
  • [2002.12.11] JEWEL SONG / BESIDE YOU-僕を呼ぶ声- (BESIDE YOU -boku wo yobu koe-)
  • [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 / コノヨノシルシ (Konoyono Shirushi)
  • [2004.12.01] メリクリ (Merikuri)
  • [2005.03.30] DO THE MOTION
  • [2005.08.31] make a secret

Remix Albums

  • [2002.08.07] Peace B.REMIXES
  • [2003.08.27] NEXT WORLD

"Best of" Albums

  • [2004.03.03] K-pop Selection
  • [2005.02.02] BEST OF SOUL

Japanese Filmography

  • 8 Films & More
  • FIRST LIVE TOUR 2003 -VALENTI-
  • LIVE TOUR 2004 LOVE & HONESTY
  • ARENA TOUR 2005 BEST OF SOUL

Awards

2000 Wins Rookie of the Year award in M.net TV's music video festival Wins Rookie of the Year award in the annual music contest of KMTV

2002 Wins the Grand Prize at the SBS pop music contest Becomes one of the 10 best singers on MBC TV Wins the grand prize at Japan Record Grand Awards Participates in NHK best singers' contest in Japan

2003 Becomes one of the 10 Best Singers on MBC TV Wins the grand prize at the Proud Korean Awards Wins the main awards at the Gold Disc Grand Awards in Japan Participates in NHK Best Singers' contest in Japan

2004 Wins the Grand Prize at the SBS pop music contest Wins the most popular singer award among Koreans at MTV Asia Awards (MAA) Wins the main award at the Gold Disc Grand Awards in Japan Participates in NHK best singers' contest in Japan Wind most influential asian artist award from MTV Asia Music Awards.

See also

Service also

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