History Music / BoAKorea

Although her first attempt at success in the American music market didn't go that well, it seems like [=BoA=] may be getting another shot at fame, thanks in large part to the growing presence of K-Pop in the U.S. She appeared in a dance-themed movie titled ''Make Your Move 3D'' in 2014 and a new English-speaking album is rumored to be in the works if all goes well. Animefans might know her from her coverings of Manga/Inuyasha ending songs.

Although her first attempt at success in the American music market didn't go that well, it seems like [=BoA=] may be getting another shot at fame, thanks in large part to the growing presence of K-Pop in the U.S. She appeared in a dance-themed movie titled ''Make Your Move 3D'' in 2014 and a new English-speaking album is rumored to be in the works if all goes well.

[=BoA=] is an immensely successful KoreanPopMusic star who has been branded "The Korean Britney" by her fans and the media alike. She is most well known for her catchy music as well as her crazy dance skills and her ability to sing live decently while doing said dancing. She has sold upwards of 25 million albums in Asia alone and is only rivaled by Hikaru Utada and Ayumi Hamasaki in terms of overall album sales.

[=BoA=] is an immensely successful Korean pop star who has been branded "The Korean Britney" by her fans and the media alike. She is most well known for her catchy music as well as her crazy dance skills and her ability to sing live decently while doing said dancing. She has sold upwards of 25 million albums in Asia alone and is only rivaled by Hikaru Utada and Ayumi Hamasaki in terms of overall album sales.

Born Kwon Boa on November 20, 1986, she was raised in the Gyeonggi-do province of South Korea and initially had no interest in pursuing a career in the entertainment industry. That all changed when she was scouted by Korean entertainment company SME at a talent search that she accompanied her brother to. SME saw what they were looking for in the then 11-year-old [=BoA=]; a young star who would allow Korea to break into the fickle and often closed-off entertainment industries in both Japan and in the United States. After two years of training she released her debut effort, titled ''ID; Peace B''. The album was a success and paved the way for her to pursue a career in the Japanese music industry. Two years after her Korean debut she released her debut Japanese album, ''Listen To My Heart''. The album was a success and [=BoA=] quickly became one of the premiere pop idols of Japan, being the first non-Japanese Asian singer to have two million-selling albums in Japan (''Valenti'' and her best-of album ''Best Of Soul''). She also went on to become one of only two artists in Japan to top the Oricon weekly album charts six consecutive times (the other artist being AyumiHamasaki).

In 2009 SME decided that it was finally time to break into the U.S. market; they chose [=BoA=] as the flagship artist for their new American label. [=BoA=] collaborated with high-profile producers such as Bloodshy & Avant, BritneySpears and Sean Garrett during the recording process. She released her English-speaking debut in 2009 to less-than-stellar reviews and even worse sales; the album stalled on the Billboard charts and was unable to sell even 10,000 copies. The three singles from the album became minor hits on Billboard's Club Airplay charts but it soon became apparent that [=BoA=]'s stateside debut was a bust. "Look Who's Talking" was written by Britney and featured in the album.

Although her first attempt at success in the American music market didn't go that well, it seems like [=BoA=] may be getting another shot at fame, thanks in large part to the growing presence of K-Pop in the U.S. She is currently slated to appear in a dance-themed movie titled ''Make Your Move 3D'' in 2014 and a new English-speaking album is rumored to be in the works if all goes well.

* AutoTune: A lot of her latest music utilizes it frequently, especially her English album and ''Hurricane Venus''.

* ChildProdigy: She quickly gained notoriety for her slick dancing skills. It didn't hurt that she could carry a tune decently while pulling off most of that mad choreography.

* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Quite a few of her songs qualify.
* DisneyAcidSequence: The music video for "Hurricane Venus."

* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: The "Hurricane Venus" video.

* FormerChildStar: It's how she was discovered; however, unlike most child stars she hasn't really had a break in her career since she began.

* GriefSong: "Implode."
* HotterAndSexier: The videos for "I Did It For Love" and "Game."

* IntercourseWithYou: Almost all of the songs from the English album.

* LoudnessWar: More so on her later releases, like ''Hurricane Venus'' and her English-speaking album.
* MoodWhiplash: From ''Hurricane Venus''. The pumping electropop track "Let Me" seques into the GINORMOUS TearJerker "Implode." A little unsettling when you're jamming one minute and then bawling your eyes out the next.

* NostalgiaFilter: When she released ''Hurricane Venus'' several of her older fans lamented that they missed the R&B/Hip-Hop days of her early Korean music.
* ObsessionSong: "Eat You Up" and of course, "Obsessed." Duh.
* TheOneThatGotAway: "Implode." Oh ''GOD'', "Implode."

* TheRival: Depends on the territory you're in. If it's Korea then fans like to pit her against Lee Hyori, another popular K-Pop singer. In her heyday in Japan she was compared to the likes of J-Pop royalty such as UtadaHikaru and AyumiHamasaki so much that she was considered one of the "Big Three" in Japan along with the other two aforementioned ladies.
* RockStarSong: "Look Who's Talking", written by Britney Spears.

* SheIsAllGrownUp: Spent the better part of half a decade trying to invoke this trope and seems to have done so successfully.

* SpiritualSuccessor: She is often called "The Korean Britney" due to her catchy songs and killer dancing. She also sung a Britney Bside, "Look Who's Talking".
** Her backup dancers (both American and Asian) have called her "The Korean Janet Jackson" because of her dancing as well.

* SurrealMusicVideo: "Hurricane Venus."
* TeenIdol: During the first half of her career she was trope personified, but the latter half has shown a lot of growth both musically and image-wise.

* WomanScorned: "Did Ya."

Although her first attempt at success in the American music market didn't go that well, it seems like [=BoA=] may be getting another shot at fame, thanks in large part to the growing presence of K-Pop in the U.S. She is currently slated to appear in a dance-themed movie titled ''Make Your Move 3D'' in 2013 and a new English-speaking album is rumored to be in the works if all goes well.

In 2009 SME decided that it was finally time to break into the U.S. market; they chose [=BoA=] as the flagship artist for their new American label. [=BoA=] collaborated with high-profile producers such as Bloodshy & Avant and Sean Garrett during the recording process. She released her English-speaking debut in 2009 to less-than-stellar reviews and even worse sales; the album stalled on the Billboard charts and was unable to sell even 10,000 copies. The three singles from the album became minor hits on Billboard's Club Airplay charts but it soon became apparent that [=BoA=]'s stateside debut was a bust.

* SpiritualSuccessor: She is often called "The Korean Britney" due to her catchy songs and killer dancing.

** ''No. 1'' (2002)

** ''Shine We Are!'' (2003)

** ''Listen To My Heart'' (2002)
** ''Valenti'' (2003)
** ''Love & Honesty'' (2004)
** ''Outgrow'' (2006)
** ''Made In Twenty'' (2007)
** ''The Face'' (2008)
** ''Identity'' (2010)
** ''Only One'' (2012)

** ''K-Pop Selection'' (2004)
** ''Best Of Soul'' (2005)
** ''Best & USA'' (2009)

** ''Peace B. Remixes'' (2002)

* DisneyAcidSequence: The music video for "Hurricane Venus.".

* {{Europop}}: She's worked with Bloodshy & Avant and Henrik Jonback...doesn't get much more Europop than that.

* GenreRoulette: She's dabbled in R, hip-hop, bubblegum pop, dance-pop, electropop and adult contemporary...sometimes all on the same album.

* MsFanservice: Rather subtile example; she's without a doubt lovely, but is mainly well dressed.

* AwesomeMcCoolname: '''Kwon [=BoA=]''', anyone?[[hottip: note: And in case you were wondering: Yes, that ''is'' her real name.]]

Although her first attempt at success in the American music market didn't go that well, it seems like [=BoA=] may be getting another shot at fame, thanks in large part to the growing presence of K-Pop in the U.S. She is currently slated to appear in a dance-themed movie titled ''COBU 3D'' in 2012 and a new English-speaking album is rumored to be in the works if all goes well.

* [[AwesomeMccoolname Awesome McCoolname]]: '''Kwon [=BoA=]''', anyone?[[hottip: note: And in case you were wondering: Yes, that ''is'' her real name.]]

* CareerResurrection: She experienced one in 2010 with the release of her album ''Hurricane Venus''. Her last two albums in other territories tanked pretty badly, so it goes without saying that she needed a win.

* DyeHard: Her hair's been black, brunette, blonde, and red throughout her career.

* EverythingsFunkierWithDisco: You can definitely hear its influence in some of her J-Pop albums.

* MoodWhiplash: From ''Hurricane Venus''. The pumping electropop track "Let Me" seques into the GINORMOUS {{Tearjerker}} "Implode." A little unsettling when you're jamming one minute and then bawling your eyes out the next.

* OldShame: When giving an interview for a U.S. website during promotion for her ''[=BoA=]'' she seemed genuinely embarrassed when the interviewer showed a clip of her "Valenti" video.

* PlayingToTheFetishes: Her skin-tight leather getup in the "I Did It For Love" video.

* TheOneThatGotAway: "Implode." Oh ''GOD'', "Implode."

* {{Tearjerker}}: "Implode." You can tell it's going to be a heartbreaking song without even knowing the words...[[FromBadToWorse but once you do know what she's singing about it gets worse.]] Anybody who's ever unwillingly lost someone they still loved, whether it be through a breakup or from death will be hard-pressed not to be in tears by the end of the song.

* AwesomeMccoolname: '''Kwon [=BoA=]''', anyone?[[hottip: note: And in case you were wondering: Yes, that ''is'' her real name.]]

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'''Discography:'''

* EpicRiff: "Hurricane Venus," "Dangerous," "Let Me," "Eat You Up," and "Energetic," to name just a few.

* LesYay: The album cover for ''Best & USA''.

* SignatureSong: "Girls On Top," "Valenti" and "Meri Kuri" are some of her best known hits.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: The video for "Hurricane Venus" features a feather-clad [=BoA=] entrapped in a cage while several men dressed in red-feathered jackets fly at her cage and seemingly attack it. Cut to the occasional non-sequitur dance segment and yeah, that's pretty much the vid. I don't get.

* {{Auto-Tune}}: A lot of her latest music utilizes it frequently, especially her English album and ''Hurricane Venus''.

* {{Tearjerker}}: "Implode." You can tell it's going to be a heartbreaking song without even knowing the words...[[ItGotWorse but once you do know what she's singing about it gets worse.]] Anybody who's ever unwillingly lost someone they still loved, whether it be through a breakup or from death will be hard-pressed not to be in tears by the end of the song.

* ExcitedEpisodeTitle: "Shine We Are!" and "Bump Bump!" At least as far as her singles go.

** ''BoA'' (2009)

* FunWithAcronyms: BoA is also a backronym for "Beat of Angel."
** She had issues with this when she began to promote her English debut...she quickly found out that BoA also stood for Bank of America...she was rather annoyed.

* GratuitousEnglish: BoA, like so many other Asian pop stars, is very guilty of this trope, whether it be her Korean music or her Japanese music. It even crosses over into her English debut as there are a couply of oddly-worded parts throughout.

* HugeGuyTinyGirl: At 5'2" BoA is pretty petite, so a lot of the time she's dwarfed by her male dancers.

* OldShame: When giving an interview for a U.S. website during promotion for her ''BoA'' she seemed genuinely embarrassed when the interviewer showed a clip of her "Valenti" video.
* ThePatriarch: BoA mentions her father in "Our Love: To My Parents" from her ''Made In Twenty'' album.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Officially BoA's name is stylized so that the "A" is capitalized due to the fact that 1) her Korean name is Kwon Bo A, Bo+A is BoA and 2) it's a backronym.

* StageName: She goes by BoA when on stage.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: The video for "Hurricane Venus" features a feather-clad BoA entrapped in a cage while several men dressed in red-feathered jackets fly at her cage and seemingly attack it. Cut to the occasional non-sequitur dance segment and yeah, that's pretty much the vid. I don't get.

-->--'''BoA''', "Girls On Top"

BoA is an immensely successful Korean pop star who has been branded "The Korean Britney" by her fans and the media alike. She is most well known for her catchy music as well as her crazy dance skills and her ability to sing live decently while doing said dancing. She has sold upwards of 25 million albums in Asia alone and is only rivaled by Hikaru Utada and Ayumi Hamasaki in terms of overall album sales.

Born Kwon Boa on November 20, 1986, she was raised in the Gyeonggi-do province of South Korea and initially had no interest in pursuing a career in the entertainment industry. That all changed when she was scouted by Korean entertainment company SME at a talent search that she accompanied her brother to. SME saw what they were looking for in the then 11-year-old BoA; a young star who would allow Korea to break into the fickle and often closed-off entertainment industries in both Japan and in the United States. After two years of training she released her debut effort, titled ''ID; Peace B''. The album was a success and paved the way for her to pursue a career in the Japanese music industry. Two years after her Korean debut she released her debut Japanese album, ''Listen To My Heart''. The album was a success and BoA quickly became one of the premiere pop idols of Japan, being the first non-Japanese Asian singer to have two million-selling albums in Japan (''Valenti'' and her best-of album ''Best Of Soul''). She also went on to become one of only two artists in Japan to top the Oricon weekly album charts six consecutive times (the other artist being AyumiHamasaki).

In 2009 SME decided that it was finally time to break into the U.S. market; they chose BoA as the flagship artist for their new American label. BoA collaborated with high-profile producers such as Bloodshy & Avant and Sean Garrett during the recording process. She released her English-speaking debut in 2009 to less-than-stellar reviews and even worse sales; the album stalled on the Billboard charts and was unable to sell even 10,000 copies. The three singles from the album became minor hits on Billboard's Club Airplay charts but it soon became apparent that BoA's stateside debut was a bust.

BoA returned to Japan to release her seventh Japanese studio album ''Identity'' in 2010; the album didn't fare much better on the charts than her English album did though. However, she experienced a slight resurgence in her career when it was announced that she would release her first album of Korean music in five years later that fall. ''Hurricane Venus'' went on to spawn a number one hit with the title track and would go on to be the highest-selling album from a solo artist that year.

Although her first attempt at success in the American music market didn't go that well, it seems like BoA may be getting another shot at fame, thanks in large part to the growing presence of K-Pop in the U.S. She is currently slated to appear in a dance-themed movie titled ''COBU 3D'' in 2012 and a new English-speaking album is rumored to be in the works if all goes well.

* PimpedOutDress: The [[FluffyFahionFeathers feathery dress]] from the "Hurricane Venus" video definitely applies.

* PimpedOutDress: The feathery dress from the "Hurricane Venus" video definitely applies.

* LetsDuet: With Koda Kumi for "The Meaning Of Peace," "The Love Bug" with M-Flo, and "I Did It For Love" with Sean Garrett may be considered a duet.

[[caption-width-right:260:Don't let this sweet, innocent visage fool you. Homegirl can serve it like no other!]]