BoA

BoA (Korean: 보아, Chinese: 寶兒, Japanese: ボア; backronym for "Beat of Angel") is a South Korean singer-songwriter, composer and actress under SM Entertainment. She is a member of the female unit GOT the beat.

She made her Korean debut on August 25, 2000, with her first album ID; Peace B and her Japanese debut on May 30, 2001, with the single "ID; Peace B".

She is often referred to as the "Queen of K-pop".

Career

2000: Initial debut

At age 13, BoA made her official debut on August 25, 2000 with the album ID; Peace B.

2001: Japanese debut

BoA made her Japanese debut on May 30, 2001 with the single "ID; Peace B".

2008–2009: American debut

On September 8, 2008, it was announced BoA was preparing to make her American debut under the subsidiary label SM Entertainment USA.^[1] Her English debut digital single, "Eat You Up", was released on October 21. Her self-titled English studio album was released on March 17, 2009.

Discography

Korean

Studio albums

• ID; Peace B (2000)
• No.1 (2002)
• Atlantis Princess (2003)
• My Name (2004)
• Girls On Top (2005)
  • MOTO (repackage) (2005)
• Hurricane Venus (2010)
  • Copy & Paste (repackage) (2010)
• Only One (2012)
• Kiss My Lips (2015)
• Woman (2018)
• Better (2020)

Special albums

• Don't Start Now-Jumping Into The World (1.5 album) (2001)
• Miracle (2.5 album) (2002)
• Shine We Are! (3.5 album) (2003)

Mini albums

• One Shot, Two Shot (2018)
• Starry Night (2019)

Singles

• "Double" (2003)
• "Rock With You" (2003)
• "Merry Christmas" (2004)
• "Everlasting" (2006)

Digital singles

• "One Dream" (2012)
• "Disturbance" (2013)
• "Action" (2013)
• "Christmas Paradise" (2015)
• "No Matter What" (with Beenzino) (2016)
• "Spring Rain" (2017)
• "Camo" (2017)
• "Nega Dola" (2018)
• "Feedback" (2019)

Promotional singles

• "Key of Heart" (2006)
• "Younique Album Lookin'" (2012)

Collaborations

• "Music is Wonderful" (with BeatBurger) (2016)
• "Man in the Mirror (Live)" (with Siedah Garrett) (2018)
• "STATION X 4 LOVEs for Winter Part.1" (as part of SMTOWN) (2019)
• "Little Bird" (2020)

OSTs

• Love Me Not OST ("Sunshine") (2006)
• M OST ("Fog") (2007)
• "Paradise Ranch OST Part.2" ("My Only One") (2011)
• "Shark OST" ("Between Heaven and Hell") (2013)
• Make Your Move 3D OST ("Let Me In") (2014)
• "Hit the Top OST Part.4" (with Mad Clown) (2017)

Japanese

Studio albums

• Listen to My Heart (2002)
• Valenti (2003)
• Love & Honesty (2004)
• Outgrow (2006)
• Made in Twenty (2007)
• The Face (2008)
• Identity (2010)
• Who's Back? (2014)
• Watashi Kono Mama de Ii no Kana (2018)

Best albums

• K-pop Selection (2004)
• Best of Soul (2005)
• Best & USA (2009)

Compilation albums

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

Live albums

• BoA Live Tour 2008 -The Face- (2008)

Remix albums

• Peace B. Remixes (2002)
• Next World (2003)

Special albums

• Merry Christmas from BoA (2005)
• Unchained (2018)

Singles

• "ID; Peace B" (2001)
• "Amazing Kiss" (2001)
• "Kimochi wa Tsutawaru" (2001)
• "Listen To My Heart" (2002)
• "Every Heart -Minna no Kimochi-" (2002)
• "Don't Start Now" (2002)
• "Valenti" (2002)
• "Kiseki / No.1" (2002)
• "Jewel Song / Beside You -Boku wo Yobu Koe-" (2002)
• "Shine We Are! / Earthsong" (2003)
• "Double" (2003)
• "Rock With You" (2003)
• "Be the One" (2004)
• "Quincy / Kono Yo no Shirushi" (2004)
• "Merry Christmas" (2004)
• "Do The Motion" (2005)
• "Make a Secret" (2005)
• "Dakishimeru" (2005)
• "Everlasting" (2006)
• "Nanairo no Ashita ~Brand New Beat~ / Your Color" (2006)
• "Key of Heart / Dotch" (2006)
• "Winter Love" (2006)
• "Sweet Impact" (2007)
• "Love Letter" (2007)
• "Lose Your Mind" (2007)
• "Be With You." (2008)
• "Vivid" (2008)
• "Eternity / Universe / Believe in Love" (2009)
• "Bump Bump!" (2009)
• "Mamoritai ~White Wishes~" (2009)
• "Woo Weekend" (2010)
• "Milestone" (2011)
• "Only One" (2013)
• "Tail of Hope" (2013)
• "Message / Call My Name" (2014)
• "Shout It Out" (2014)
• "Masayume Chasing" (2014)
• "Fly" (2014)
• "Lookbook" (2015)
• "Suki da yo -My Love- / Amor" (2019)
• "I Believe" (2020)

Digital singles

• "I See Me" (2010)
• "Make Me Complete" (2016)
• "Right Here, Right Everywhere" (2017)
• "Jazzclub" (2018)
• "Amor" (2018)
• "Suki da yo -My Love-" (2019)
• "Wishing Well" (2019)
• "My Dear" (2021)

Collaboration singles

• "The Meaning of Peace" (with Koda Kumi) (2001)

OSTs

• Oh! Oku OST ("Make Me Complete") (2016)

Other releases

• Replay ~Futatabi Omou, Kirameki no Story~ ("Listen to My Heart") (2020)

English

Studio albums

• BoA (2009)
  • BoA (Deluxe) (repackage) (2009)

Digital singles

• "Eat You Up" (2009)
• "I Did It For Love" (2009)
• "Energetic" (2010)

Filmography

Movies

• I Am (2012)
• Make Your Move 3D (2014)
• Venus Talk (2014) - cameo
• Big Match (2014) - cameo
• SMTown: The Stage (2015)
• Autumn Sonata (2017)
• 202020 BoA (2020)

Dramas

• Athena: Goddess of War (SBS, 2010) - cameo
• Waiting For Love (KBS, 2013)
• Listen to Love (JTBC, 2016)

Reality shows

• K-pop Star Season 1 (SBS, 2011–2012) - judge
• K-pop Star Season 2 (SBS, 2012–2013) - judge
• Produce 101 Season 2 (Mnet, 2017) - MC
• Food Diary (tvN, 2018) - cast member
• The Voice of Korea 2020 (Mnet, 2020) - coach
• Street Woman Fighter (Mnet, 2021) - judge

Music video appearances

• aespa - "Black Mamba" (2020)

Producing and writing credits

• All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless stated.^[2]

2000s

2010s

2020s

Gallery

To view the BoA gallery, click here.

References

↑ Korea Times: BoA Plans Debut in US [Archived] ↑ KOMCA: Searching Works (search W0438400 under Writers & Publishers)

Official links

• Homepage
• Facebook
• Instagram
• TikTok
• Twitter

Japanese

• Homepage