BoA

BoA (Korean: 보아; Chinese: 宝儿; Japanese: ボア; backronym for "Beat of Angel") is a South Korean singer-songwriter 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 that 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.

Personal life

Passing of brother

On September 5, 2021, it was announced that BoA's older brother, director Kwon Soon Wook, had passed away of cancer after battling with it starting the year before.^[2]

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)
• Forgive Me (2022)

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)
• "Emptiness" (2024)

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)

Participation releases

• SMTOWN - 2025 SMTOWN : The Culture, The Future ("End of a Day") (2025)

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)
• 私このままでいいのかな (2018)

Best albums

• K-pop Selection (2004)
• Best of Soul (2005)
• Best & USA (2009)
• The Greatest (2022)

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)
• "気持ちはつたわる" (2001)
• "Listen To My Heart" (2002)
• "Every Heart -ミンナノキモチ-" (2002)
• "Don't Start Now" (2002)
• "Valenti" (2002)
• "奇蹟 / No.1" (2002)
• "Jewel Song / Beside You -僕を呼ぶ声-" (2002)
• "Shine We Are! / Earthsong" (2003)
• "Double" (2003)
• "Rock With You" (2003)
• "Be the One" (2004)
• "Quincy / コノヨノシルシ" (2004)
• "Merry Christmas" (2004)
• "Do The Motion" (2005)
• "Make a Secret" (2005)
• "抱きしめる" (2005)
• "Everlasting" (2006)
• "七色の明日 ~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)
• "永遠 / Universe / Believe in Love" (2009)
• "Bump Bump!" (2009)
• "まもりたい ～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)
• "スキだよ -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)
• "スキだよ -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)

Chinese

Digital singles

• "Better" (with Xin) (2022)

Producing and writing credits

• All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless stated.^[3]

2000s

2010s

2020s

Concerts

• BoA Special Live 2013 - Here I Am (2013)
• BoA Special Live 2015 - Nowness (2015)
• BoA The Live 2018 "X-Mas" in Seoul (2018)
• BoA 20th Anniversary Live - The BoA : Musicality (2023)

Asia tours

• BoA Live Tour - BoA : One's Own (2024)^[5]

Japan tours and concerts

• BoA First Live Tour 2003 - Valenti (2003)
• BoA Live Tour 2004 - Love & Honesty (2004)
• BoA Arena Tour 2005 - Best of Soul (2005)
• BoA The Live 2006 (2006)
• BoA Arena Tour 2007 - Made in Twenty (20) (2007)
• BoA The Live 2007 "X-Mas" (2007)
• BoA Live Tour 2008 - The Face (2008)
• BoA Best & USA Release Party: Thank You For Your Support! (2009)
• BoA The Live 2009 "X-Mas" (2009)
• BoA Live Tour 2010 - Identity (2010)
• BoA The Live 2010 "X-Mas" (2010)
• BoA The Live 2011 "X-Mas" - The 10th Anniversary Edition (2011)
• BoA Live Tour 2014 - Who's Back? (2014)
• BoA The Live 2018 - Unchained (2018)
• BoA The Live 2018 "X-Mas" (2018)
• BoA Live Tour 2019 - #Mood (2019)
• BoA 20th Anniversary Special Live -The Greatest- (2022)

Concerts participation

• SMTOWN Live 2022 : SMCU Express@Kwangya (2022)
• SMTOWN Live 2022 : SMCU Express@Human City Suwon (2022)
• SMTOWN Live 2022 : SMCU Express@Tokyo (2022)
• Be You 2 (2022)^[6]
• SMTOWN Live 2023 : SMCU Palace@Kwangya (2023)
• UTO FEST in Fukuoka 2024 (2024)^[7]
• SMTOWN Live 2025 in Seoul (2025)
• 2025 Weverse Con Festival (2025)^[8]

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)
• Marry My Husband (tvN, 2024)^[9]

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
• Street Man Fighter (Mnet, 2022) - judge^[10]
• Music Universe K-909 (JTBC, 2022) - MC^[11]
• Dancing Queens On The Road (tvN, 2023) - cast^[12]

Music video appearances

• aespa - "Black Mamba" (2020)

Gallery

Main article: BoA/Gallery

References

Official links

Korean Website Facebook Instagram Official Personal TikTok Twitter Official Personal Weverse YouTube

Japanese Website Facebook Instagram Line Twitter

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v • e BoA   Discography Korean Studio albums ID; Peace B  •  No.1  •  Atlantis Princess  •  My Name  •  Girls On Top (MOTO)  •  Hurricane Venus (Copy & Paste)  •  Only One  •  Kiss My Lips  •  Woman  •  Better Special albums Don't Start Now-Jumping Into The World  •  Miracle  •  Shine We Are! Mini albums One Shot, Two Shot  •  Starry Night  •  Forgive Me Singles "Double"  •  "Rock With You"  •  "Merry Christmas"  •  "Everlasting" Digital singles "One Dream"  •  "Disturbance"  •  "Action"  •  "Christmas Paradise"  •  "No Matter What"  •  "Spring Rain"  •  "Camo"  •  "Nega Dola"  •  "Feedback"  •  "Emptiness" Promotional singles "Key of Heart"  •  "Younique Album Lookin'" Collaborations singles "Music is Wonderful"  •  "Man in the Mirror (Live)"  •  "STATION X 4 LOVEs for Winter Part.1"  •  "Little Bird" Japanese Studio albums Listen to my Heart  •  Valenti  •  Love & Honesty  •  Outgrow  •  The Face  •  Made in Twenty  •  Identity  •  Who's Back?  •  Watashi Kono Mama de Ii no Kana Best albums K-pop Selection  •  Best of Soul  •  Best & USA  •  The Greatest Compilation albums BoA Summer Selection 2011  •  BoA Winter Ballad Collection 2013  •  BoA Winter Ballad Collection 2014 Live albums BoA Live Tour 2008 -The Face- Remix albums Peace B. Remixes  •  Next World Special albums Merry Christmas from BoA  •  Unchained Singles "ID; Peace B"  •  "Amazing Kiss"  •  "Kimochi wa Tsutawaru"  •  "Listen To My Heart"  •  "Every Heart -Minna no Kimochi-"  •  "Don't Start Now"  •  "Valenti"  •  "Kiseki / No.1"  •  "Jewel Song / Beside You -Boku wo Yobu Koe-"  •  "Shine We Are! / Earthsong"  •  "Double"  •  "Rock With You"  •  "Quincy / Kono Yo no Shirushi"  •  "Merry Christmas"  •  "Do The Motion"  •  "Make a Secret"  •  "Dakishimeru"  •  "Everlasting"  •  "Nanairo no Ashita ~Brand New Beat~ / Your Color"  •  "Key of Heart / Dotch"  •  "Winter Love"  •  "Sweet Impact"  •  "Love Letter"  •  "Lose Your Mind"  •  "Be With You."  •  "Vivid"  •  "Eternity / Universe / Believe in Love"  •  "Bump Bump!"  •  "Mamoritai ~White Wishes~"  •  "Woo Weekend"  •  "Milestone"  •  "Only One"  •  "Tail of Hope"  •  "Message / Call My Name"  •  "Shout It Out"  •  "Masayume Chasing"  •  "Fly"  •  "Lookbook"  •  "Suki da yo -My Love- / Amor"  •  "I Believe" Digital singles "I See Me"  •  "Make Me Complete"  •  "Right Here, Right Everywhere"  •  "Jazzclub"  •  "Amor"  •  "Suki da yo -My Love-"  •  "Wishing Well"  •  "My Dear" Chinese Digital singles "Better" English Studio albums BoA (BoA (Deluxe)) Digital singles "Eat You Up"  •  "I Did It For Love"  •  "Energetic"   Related topics SM Entertainment   Official links Website (Japanese)  •  Facebook (Japanese)  •  Instagram (Personal • Japanese)  •  Line  •  TikTok  •  Twitter (Personal • Japanese)  •  Weverse  •  YouTube

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