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| Kweon BoA | |
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| Korean Name | |
| Revised Romanization | Gweon Bo-a |
| McCune-Reischauer | Kwŏn Po-a |
| Hangul | 권보아 |
| Hanja | 權寶雅 |
Kweon BoA (born November 5, 1986 in Guri, Gyeonggi province) is a Korean pop singer. She has released albums in both Japan and Korea, and her recording company, SM Entertainment, is positioning her as a cross-cultural star for all of Asia. She speaks native-level Korean and Japanese, plus 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". At the age of 18, 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 Korean SM Entertainment. The company invited their participants to bring younger siblings, BoA's brother brought her along, and 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 (BoA was a very bright student,) SM began her training, teaching her the languages a cross-cultural Asian icon would need.
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. Her exceptional reception in Japan is believed to be a contributor to the improvement of relations between the two countries, Korea having not forgotten being colonized by Japan for the majority of the first half of the 20th century.
Track listings are from releases in the label's country (Japan for Avex Trax, and Korea for SM Entertainment) or from the most minimalist versions available. BoA discs are often re-released with titles like "Valenti [Bonus Track] [EXTRA TRACKS] [ENHANCED]." Such versions were avoided in compiling this list.
This is BoA's 4th full Korean album, published by SM Entertainment. All lyrics are in Korean.
Not to forget her Korean fans, BoA released this disc in 2004 through SM Entertainment.
BoA's first Japanese release of 2004 was Love & Honesty.
Shine We Are! was released under Avex Trax in Japan in 2003. All but the last track are Korean.
Next World is a series of remixes of BoA songs from Valenti. It was released in Japan under Avex Trax.
BoA's 3rd Korean release. All lyrics are in Korean or English.
Valenti was released in 2003 in Japan under Avex Trax. Correspondingly, its tracks are sung in Japanese.
Miracle is a Korean BoA disc released in Korea in 2002. All lyrics are in Korean.
BoA's 2nd Korean album. All lyrics are in Korean.
Listen to my Heart was released in Japan in 2002 under Avex Trax. BoA sings in Japanese for this disc.
Jumping Into the World was released by SM Entertainment in Korea. The overseas edition was released April 7, 2001.
Peace B was BoA's debut album. It was released by SM Entertainment. All lyrics are in Korean.
BoA has released a significant number of singles, especially in Japan—many of them chart-topping.
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