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. 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. "Look Who's Talking" was written by Britney and featured in the album.īoA 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. 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. 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. BoA collaborated with high-profile producers such as Bloodshy & Avant, Britney Spears and Sean Garrett during the recording process. market they chose BoA as the flagship artist for their new American label. In 2009 SME decided that it was finally time to break into the U.S. 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 Ayumi Hamasaki). 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).
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Two years after her Korean debut she released her debut Japanese album, Listen To My Heart. The album was a success and paved the way for her to pursue a career in the Japanese music industry. After two years of training she released her debut effort, titled ID Peace B. 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. That all changed when she was scouted by Korean entertainment company SME at a talent search that she accompanied her brother to.
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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.īorn 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. 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. BoA is an immensely successful Korean Pop Music star who has been branded "The Korean Britney" by her fans and the media alike.