Hoshi no sekai: Profile (Boa)

Boa

Stage name: BoA
Birth name: Kwon Boa

Date of debut: August 25, 2000

Pronounced: Bo Ah Kwon, Kwon Bo Ah

Nickname: Kkamshi, Beat of Angel

Date of Birth: November 5, 1986

Place of Birth: South Korea

Hometown: Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Raised In: Kyungkido Goorisi, South Korea

Religion: Catholic

Height: 160 cm

Weight: 42kg

Shoe size: 23.5 cm

Blood Type: AB

Languages Spoken: Korean, Japanese, English

Horoscope: Scorpio

Family: Parents, 2 older brothers

Pet: Sarah (cat), Pama (dog)

Date of debut: August 25, 2000 when she was 13 years young

Education Level:-Yangjung elementary school

-Sahmyook middle school (junior high)
-Korean Kent Foreign School (KKFS), Seoul, South Korea

Most Influential Artists: Michael Jackson, Ne-Yo, Justin Timberlake

Most Respected Arist: Michael Jackson
Favorite Authors: Gong Ji-Young, Ekuni Kaori, Yoshimoto Banana (Yoshimoto Mahoko), Okuda Hideo
Favorite Movies: The Dark Night, Transformers, Death Note, The Hangover (As of Oct 10, 2009)
Music Genres: Pop, dance, electropop, electronica, R&B, ballad
Hobbies: Watching movies, listening to music loudly, karaoke and Bowling

Labels:

* SM Entertainment (Korea)

* Avex Trax (Japan)

Websites:

http://www.boaamerica.com/

http://www.avexnet.or.jp/boa

http://boa.smtown.com/

http://star.ilikepop.com/starhome/boa/

BoA is recognized as one of the top artists in Korea and Japan. Not only was she awarded “Best Artist of the Year” in 2002 in Korea, she has held the #1 spot on the Oricon Album Weekly Chart seven weeks in a row in Japan. In 2004, she proved herself once again by winning "The Most Influential Artist in Asia" from the MTV Asia Music Awards, representing both Korea and Japan. She was also invited to the 59th Festival De Cannes and posed with Bruce Willis and Avril Lavigne under heavy spotlight from major media outlets.

2002

•2002.12.06 Best Artist of the Year, 13th Seoul Pop Awards
•2002.12.13 Prime Award, TBS(Japan) Broadcast Award
•2002.12.29 Best Artist of the Year, SBS Pop Award
•2002.12.31 Gold Award, Japanese Record Award
•2002.12.31 Prime Award, MBC Pop Award

2003

•2003.06.07 Attended Official Dinner with Korean President
•2003.09.06 Roh and Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi
•2003.11.27 Singer’s Award, 30th Korea Broadcasting Award
•2003.11.29 Best Music Video Award, Mnet
•2003.12.02 MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL
•2003.12.11 2003 Gold Artist Award, Japanese Best Hit Award
•2003.12.12 Proud Korean Award
•2003.12.29 Foreign Press Award
•2003.12.31 Korean Parliamentary House Award ? Prime Award, SBS Pop Award ? Prime Award, MBC Pop Award

2004

•2004. 01. 31 “love & honesty”, No.1 on the United World Chart
•2004. 12. 29 Most Popular Artist of the Year, SBS Pop Award
•2004. 12. 31 Gold Award, TNS Jaanese Record Award

2005

•2005. 07. 02 Beijing Olympic Culture Festival
•2005. 07. 03 Opening Show
•2005. 09. 18 Special Interview with Reuters, ‘Success of Asia Star BoA’
•2005. 11. 18 MOTO”, No.1 in Taiwanese Radio HIT FM Chart
•2005. 11. 30 Special Performance at 2005 APEC Leader’s Meeting Dinner Party ? Best Artist Concert, Selected by Japanese people

2006

•2006. 01 Introduced in a textbook published by Oxford Press, Great Britain

2007

•2007. 11. 26 Gold Artist Award, Japanese BEST HIT Award (6 consecutive years)
•2007. 12. 30 Gold Award, 49th TNS Japanese Record Award

2008

•2008. 02. 27 6th Album [THE FACE] No.1 on the Oricon Weekly - Chart - 7 consecutive No.1 on the Oricon Weekly - Chart - Only one other Japanese singer has surpassed this record in J-Pop history with 8 consecutive No.1 hits