All About the Amazing Soloist, BoA
BoA is a South Korean soloist under S.M. Entertainment. BoA is one of the soloists from S.M. Entertainment, but she is the most famous compared to other soloists. She is well known as the Queen of Kpop, and is also the youngest soloist to debut in her era. BoA is famous not only in Asia, but also overseas in countries like America. BoA’s songs are always nice to hear, even a decade after their released. Here is a brief history of BoA.
BoA’s Profile and Facts
Profile
Real Name : Kwon Bo-Ah Stage Name : BoA Nickname : Beat of Angel, Best of All, Kkamshi, Queen of Kpop Birthday : November 5, 1986 Origin : Gyeonggi-do, South Korea Zodiac Sign : Scorpio Religion : Catholic Nationality : Korea Height : 160 cm Weight : 48 kg Hobby : Listening to music, watch movie and karaoke Language speciality : Korean, Japanese, English Favourite Sport : Golf Favourite Singer : Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Whitney Houston and Ne-Yo Agency : S.M. Entertainment Fandom : Jumping BoA Current Position in Agency : Board of Director and Singer Social media : @BoAkwon (Twitter) | @boakwon (Instagram)
Facts
The Youngest Soloist to Debut, BoA
BoA debuted on August 25, 2000. She joined SM Entertainment 2 years before that, after her brother persuaded their parents to let BoA focus on music. At first, her brother entered a dance competition to show off his break-dancing while BoA performed for a sponsorship opening event on the same day. BoA was scouted that day, and was getting contracted by 15 agencies at the same time. BoA set a record when she debuted as the youngest soloist in K-Pop at the age of 13 with her current agency, S.M Entertainment.
BoA’s Debut Era
After one year as a trainee, BoA first appeared on the music show was on September 3, 2000 at SBS’s “Inkigayo”. Her debut song ‘ID: Peace B’ was released on August 25, 2000 along with the music video. For her stage debut, her dancing and vocals were stable although she had only trained for one year. Here is her stage debut on SBS’s “Inkigayo”.
BoA = Best of Asia
BoA who has been successful since her debut, has a career as bright as the stars. One year after her debut in South Korea, she began to prepare her debut in Japan and her first Japanese mini-album ‘Don’t Start Now’ sold around 90.000 units at the time. That same year, she debuted in Japan and received an award from MTV Taiwan Music Award as New Sound Prize. In 2004, BoA received 2 awards at the MTV Asia Awards: Favourite Korean Artist and Most Influential Asian Artist even with her young age compared to the other nominees which shows her strong image and foundation in the music industry. Up until now, she has already been nominated for 47 awards in ceremonies in both Korea and Japan, and won 36 awards including the awards she won for her music and acting. Also, she has already won 23 trophies on South Korean music shows since her debut until now.
BoA is a Multitalented Singer and Actress
Having debuted as a soloist at a really young age didn’t stop BoA from spreading her wings. Having earned success as a singer in Korea, Japan, and America, she was also involved in several dramas and movies in Korea and America. Her first appearance as an actress was in the movie ‘Make Your Move’ which was released overseas. Here is the list of her appearance as an actress in dramas and movies.
BoA, Queen of Kpop
One year after she debuted in South Korea, she began to prepare her debut in Japan and her first Japanese mini-album ‘Don’t Start Now’ sold around 90.000 units. Although BoA was busy with her schedule in Japan, her existence in the K-Pop industry as a soloist didn’t fade right away. She released several albums in both South Korea and Japan at the same time, and became a hit right away. Not only popular in Asia, she also spread her wings to the US in 2008 and gained worldwide attention as a K-Pop singer who was able to breakthrough to the America Entertainment Industry along with Wonder Girls from JYP entertainment.
BoA’s Height Because of SM?
In an episode of KBS “Win Win” in 2012, BoA revealed her hardship as a ‘pioneer’ in spreading the hallyu wave in Japan during her era. While she talking about the hardship, she also complained about dieting when she was 14, which could have meant she lacked the nutrition that she need to grow. BoA said that she hold a grudge against S.M Entertainment for making her short.
BoA x Joo Won = ?
www.whatthekpop.com BoA and Joo Won’s relationship was first published in January of 2017 and was confirmed by both of their agencies. There is a rumor that BoA and Joo Won became a couple through Yunho from TVXQ. But unfortunately, after 1 year together, they decided to break up when Joo Won entered into his military service for 2 years starting in May 2017.
Best BoA Songs of All Time
18 years in K-Pop means the world is full of BoA masterpieces in Korea, Japan, and America. BoA released 29 albums in total, and 76 singles. 29 albums including 18 studio albums, 2 live albums, 6 compilation albums, 1 EP, and 2 remix albums. Among the 76 singles, here are some the best of BoA songs of all time.
Korea
ID: Peace B
Amazing Kiss
Shine We Are
My Name
Key of Heart
Atlantis Princess
No. 1
Hurricane Venus
The Shadow
Copy & Paste
Disturbance
Only One
Spring Rain
CAMO
Nega Dola
One Shot Two Shot
Japan
Amazing Kiss
Valenti
Every Heart
Shout It Out
Masayume Chasing
Jazzclub
English
Eat You Up
Energetic
Distance
Collaborations
The Meaning of Peace feat Kumi Koda
Tri-Angle feat TVXQ and Trax
I Did It For Love feat Sean Garret
One Dream feat Henry Super Junior and Key SHINee
One Dream feat Top 10 SBS Kpop Star 3
Who Are You feat Gaeko
[SM Station 1] No Matter What feat Beenzino
[SM Station] Music is Wonderful feat Beat Burger
[SM Station 2] Man in the Mirror feat Siedah Garret
Dear My Family feat All S.M.Town Artist
