Agency: SM Entertainment
Debut (Korea): 2000 ("ID; Peace B")
Debut (Japan): 2002 ("Listen to My Heart")
Debut (US - Korean): October 14, 2008 ("Eat You Up")
Debut (US - English): March 17, 2009
BoA's name is an acronym for Beat of an Angel. She was discovered by SM Entertainment at a talent search when she was 11. After training for two years she debuted in Korea. When she was 16 she made her Japanese debut with "Listen to MY Heart", which topped the the Oricon charts and marked the first time an album by a Korean artist reached #1 in Japan. She later became one of the first K-pop stars to hit worldwide commercial success. She is also the first foreign artist to have three albums with over 1 million copies sold and one of two artist to have six consecutive number one studio albums on the Oricon charts. She is the first Korean celebrity to collaborate with Akon and Britney Spears helped write one of the songs and recorded a demo with her. BoA has sold over 10 million records since she debuted and is the leader of the Hallyu Wave. Consequently, she is often referred to as the Queen of K-pop.
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Boa Kwon (BoA)
Nickname: Kkamshi
Birthplace: Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Birthday: November 5, 1986
Height: 160 cm (5ft 3)
Blood Type: AB
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Siblings: two brothers (Kwon Soon Wook is a popular K-pop music video director)
Religion: Catholic
Languages: Korean, Japanese, English, and Mandarin
Favourite Artist: Justin Timberlake
Fun Facts:
- known for her dance skills
- she lived with Girls' Generation's Sooyoung and CSJH's Sunday for 2 years in Japan
- loved Winnie the Pooh
- first thing she does in the morning is drink water
- she was originally expected to debut with Girls' Generation
- she has 8 - 10 ear piercings
- loves Coffee Bean and McDonald's Iced Coffee Hazelnut
- loves cats, has a cat named Sarah
- dislikes her height and wishes she could be taller
- J-Pop diva, Crystal Kay, is one of her closest friends
- loves In-N-Out burgers
- SHINee's Key says she and Super Junior's Siwon have the sexiest brains in SM
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Discography
Korean Albums:
- Kiss My Lips (2015)
- Only One (2012)
- Hurricane Venus (2010)
- Girls on Top (2005)
- My Name (2004)
- Atlantis Princess (2003)
- No.1 (2002)
- ID: Peace B (2000)
Japanese Albums:
- Who's Back (2014)
- Identity (2010)
- The Face (2008)
- Made in Twenty (2007)
- Outgrow (2006)
- Love & Honesty (2004)
- Valenti (2003)
- Listen to My Heart (2002)
US Albums:
- Eat You Up (2009)
Compilations:
- Winter Ballad Collection (2014)
- Winter Ballad Collection (2013)
- BoA Summer Selection (2011)
- Best & USA (2009)
- Best of Soul (2005)
- K-Pop Selection (2004)
- Next World (2003)
- Peace B. Remixes (2002)
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