BoA

Template:ArtistKwon Bo-ah (Korean: 권보아, Chinese: 權珤雅, Japanese: クォン・ボア, 権宝兒, born November 5, 1986), commonly stylized and known by her stage name BoA, is a South Korean singer and actress active in South Korea and Japan. She is referred to as the Queen of Korean Pop.

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, becoming the first Korean pop star to break through in Japan following the fall of barriers that had restricted the import and export of entertainment between the countries since the end of World War II. On October 14, 2008, BoA debuted in the United States with the single "Eat You Up" and released her debut English-language album, BoA on March 17, 2009.

BoA's multilingual skills (she speaks Japanese and English along with native Korean and has recorded songs in Mandarin Chinese) have contributed to her commercial success throughout East Asia. She is the only foreign artist to have three albums selling more than one million copies in Japan and is one of only two artists to have six consecutive number-one studio albums on the Oricon charts since her debut, the other being Ayumi Hamasaki.

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)

Mini Albums

• Don't Start Now - Jumping Into the World (2001)
• Miracle (2002)
• Shine We Are (2003)

Digital Singles

• Merry Christmas from BoA (2005)
• Lookin' (2012)
• One Dream (2012)
• Disturbance (그런 너) (2013)
• Action (2013)
• Christmas Paradise (2015)
• No Matter What (2016)
• Music Is Wonderful (2016)

OSTs

• M [M OST] (2007)
• My Only One (한 사람) [Paradise Ranch OST] (2011)
• Between Heaven and Hell (천국과 지옥 사이) [Shark OST] (2013)

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)

Best Albums

• K-pop Selection (2004)
• BEST OF SOUL (2005)
• BEST&USA (2009)

Digital Best Albums

• BoA Summer Selection 2011 (2011)
• Winter Ballad Collection 2013 (2013)
• BoA Winter Ballad Collection 2014 (2014)

Remix Albums

• Peace B.REMIXES (2002)
• NEXT WORLD (2003)

Singles

• ID; Peace B (2001)
• Amazing Kiss (2001)
• Kimochi Ha Tsutawaru (気持ちはつたわる) (2001)
• LISTEN TO MY HEART (2002)
• Every Heart -Minna no Kimochi- (Every Heart -ミンナノキモチ-) (2002)
• VALENTI (2002)
• Kiseki/NO.1 (奇蹟/NO.1) (2002)
• JEWEL SONG/BESIDE YOU-Boku wo Yobu Koe- (JEWEL SONG/BESIDE YOU-僕を呼ぶ声-) (2002)
• Shine We Are!/Earthsong (2003)
• DOUBLE (DOUBLE / Midnight Parade / Milky Way～Kimi no Uta～ (DOUBLE (DOUBLE / Midnight Parade / Milky Way～君の歌～)) (2003)
• Rock With You (2003)
• Be the one (2004)
• QUINCY (2004)
• Meri Kuri (メリクリ) (2004)
• DO THE MOTION (2005)
• make a secret (2005)
• Dakishimeru (抱きしめる) (2005)
• Everlasting (2006)
• Nanairo no Ashita～brand new beat～/Your Color (七色の明日～brand new beat～/Your Color) (2006)
• KEY OF HEART (2006)
• Winter Love (2006)
• Sweet Impact (2007)
• LOVE LETTER (2007)
• LOSE YOUR MIND feat. Yutaka Furukawa from DOPING PANDA (2007)
• be with you. (2008)
• Vivid -Kissing you,Sparkling,Joyful Smile- (2008)
• Eien/UNIVERSE feat.Crystal Kay & VERBAL(m-flo) /Believe in LOVE feat.BoA (永遠/UNIVERSE feat.Crystal Kay & VERBAL(m-flo) /Believe in LOVE feat.BoA) (2009)
• BUMP BUMP! feat.VERBAL (m-flo) (2009)
• Mamoritai ～White Wishes～ (まもりたい ～White Wishes～) (2009)
• WOO WEEKEND (2010)
• Milestone (2011)
• Only One (2013)
• Tail of Hope (2013)
• Message/Call my name (2013)
• Shout It Out (2014)
• MASAYUME CHASING (2014)
• FLY (2014)
• Lookbook (2015)

Digital Singles

• Make Me Complete (2016)

English

Albums

• BoA (2009)

Digital Singles

• Eat You Up (2008)
• Look Who's Talking (2008)
• I Did It for Love (2009)
• Energetic (2009)

Concerts & Tours

Korea

• 2013: Special Live 2013: Here I Am
• 2015: Special Live NOWNESS

Japan

• 2003: BoA FIRST LIVE TOUR 2003 -VALENTI-
• 2004: BoA LIVE TOUR 2004-LOVE & HONESTY-
• 2005: BoA ARENA TOUR 2005-BEST OF SOUL-
• 2006: BoA the LIVE Ura BoA... Kikase Kei (裏ボア…聴かせ系)
• 2007: BoA ARENA TOUR 2007"MADE IN TWENTY(20)"
• 2007: BoA THE LIVE "X'mas"
• 2008: BoA LIVE TOUR 2008-THE FACE-
• 2009: BoA THE LIVE 2009 "X'mas"
• 2010: BoA LIVE TOUR 2010 IDENTITY
• 2010: BoA THE LIVE 2010 "X'mas"
• 2011: BoA THE LIVE 2011 "X’mas" The 10th Anniversary Edition
• 2014: BoA LIVE TOUR 2014 ～WHO'S BACK?～

Filmography

Film

• 2006: Over the Hedge - as Heather the Possum (voice)
• 2012: I AM. - as herself
• 2014: Make Your Move - as Aya
• 2014: Venus Talk - as Song Beom-sik (cameo)
• 2014: Big Match - as Soo-kyung
• 2015: SMTOWN The Stage - as herself
• 2016: Autumn Post Office - as Soo-ryun

Television

• 2010: Athena: Goddess of War - as herself
• 2011-2012: K-pop Star Season 1 - as a judge
• 2012-2013: K-pop Star Season 2 - as a judge
• 2013: Waiting for Love - as Joo Yeon-ae
• 2015: Crime Scene 2 - as Colleague Kwon
• 2016: My Wife's Having an Affair this Week - as Kwon Bo-young