BoA

Kwon Bo-ah (born 5 November 1986 in Guri, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) is a South Korean singer. She is commonly known by her stage name BoA. She has been active in both South Korea and Japan. Aside from Korean, BoA also speaks Japanese and English and has released songs in those languages. She also released some Chinese songs, but she does not know Chinese. BoA succeeded not only in Korea, but in all of East Asia as well.

BoA
BoA at Incheon Airport on May 15, 2019 (2).png
Background information
Birth nameBoa Kwon
Born (1986-11-05) November 5, 1986 (age 37)
OriginSouth Korea Guri, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active2000–present

BoA was born and raised in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. She was discovered by SM Entertainment talent agents when she accompanied her older brother to a talent search. In 2000, after two years of training, she released ID; Peace B, her debut Korean album. Two years later, she released her debut Japanese album, Listen to My Heart. On October 21, 2008, BoA debuted in the United States with the single "Eat You Up",[1] and released her debut English-language album, BoA on March 17, 2009.[2]

Discography

Korean albums

  • ID; Peace B (2000)
  • No. 1 (2002)
  • Atlantis Princess (2003)
  • My Name (2004)
  • Girls on Top (2005)
  • Hurricane Venus (2010)
  • Only One (2012)
  • Kiss My Lips (2015)
  • Woman (2018)
  • Better (2020)

Japanese albums

  • Listen to My Heart (2002)
  • Valenti (2003)
  • Love & Honesty (2004)
  • Outgrow (2006)
  • Made in Twenty (20) (2007)
  • The Face (2008)
  • Identity (2010)
  • Who's Back? (2014)
  • Watashi Kono Mama de Ii no Kana (2018)

English albums

  • BoA (2009)

BoA Media

References

  1. Poole, Robert Michael (20 March 2009). "No constrictions on BoA's ambitions". The Japan Times. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2009/03/20/music/no-constrictions-on-boas-ambitions/. Retrieved 8 July 2021. 
  2. "BoA Performs at SF Pride" (in en). The Korea Times. 30 June 2009. https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/06/135_47676.html. Retrieved 8 July 2021. 

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