BoA
Biography
South Korean vocalist BoA is a rarity in that she is as big a star in Japan, Asia's largest music market, as she is in her homeland. Often recording multiple versions of her songs in Korean, Japanese, and English, BoA has also won fans in China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, and Singapore. As a teen pop phenomenon who made her debut at age 14 in 1999, BoA has inevitably been compared to Britney Spears. But her easy-on-the-ears dance-pop and American-style R&B, including a regular offering of ballads, means she is more often compared to Japanese pop's biggest stars, Ayumi Hamasaki and Hikaru Utada.Born Kwon Boa on November 5, 1986, BoA's career owes as much to serendipity as talent -- she followed her older brother to an audition at the offices of record label SM Entertainment (Korea's biggest record label and most reliable idol-makers), and while the older brother was overlooked, his 11-year-old sister was taken on. With an eye on nurturing a future pan-Asian star, BoA was quickly enrolled in an international school where she could study Japanese and English.
In Korea during 2000, the 14-year-old BoA released her debut album, ID; Peace B, a mix of urban-sounding pop, slickly produced ballads, and upbeat dance tunes.
Selected Discography
BoA The First Album
2009
I've commented elsewhere that bringing more Asian-langua g e artists would attract a fanbase that is on average more technology-i n c l i n e d than most, a good fit for Pandora. BoA is another good pick for expansion, with major success in both Korea and Japan, as well as a recent foray into the American market.
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Is there any other korean artists on here? Pandora would get lots of members... since a lot of americans/eu r o p e a n s like k-pop as well as j-pop
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i love her so much, she better then some american singers..."s h o c k e r " but yea
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BoA will be re-releasing her debut English album with 3 new songs and a remix.
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BoA's awesome in any language she sings in. I love her English album, and I hope she makes it big in the U.S. and other English speaking countries. She's the full package! :)
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Yay finally Boa -- now if they would only put some of the actual Japanese and Korean stuff -- instead of just Ayumi and Utada -- I like them, but come on! Boa is elite!
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It's about time they put some BoA on Pandora. I haven't really followed her music the past couple years, but I like what I hear. They should post some of her older music
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i hope the next singles r
Energetic(3r d ) Look Who's Talking(4th) Girls On Top(5th) and Hypnotic Dancefloor(6 t h ) |
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no offense Hoshi but she's compared 2 them because her music is similiar 2 there's.and in order 4 Pandora 2 get her other stuff on here they would have 2 get a license 4 music outside the U.S..and fyi Britney Spears wrote the song Look Who's Talkin'.
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It's nice to see BoA on here..but I'm sad to see her compared to Lady Gaga and Brittney Spears, etc. These people need to get her anime/etc stuff on here.
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Its Sad, SE7EN and Rain both wanted to break into U.S music scene. Turns out a woman is going to beat them to it.
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I love her song "Eat U Up." I think she needs more air time than lip-synching Brit. She has a lot of talent.
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hey mzpinayx3 this is her debut English album u should check out her Korean and Japanese albums.
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ya I am from china and she is oh so smockin if u want to hear my story go to my profile
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I actually like this gurl!! put her a** on T.V. now and see what happens lol
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What have we here? Sounds great. Hmmm...
BoA's pretty good I guess... but still, there's something missing... |
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Wow... someone needs to try to sell this young lady to the U.S. market. She is ready, and the production is terrific.
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