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Singer BoA, 23, will release the repackaged version of her U.S. debut album “Deluxe” on September 22 (local time) in the U.S. and on September 23 in Korea.
BoA has already disclosed the songs from her new album on Internet music sites. The album contains 15 songs, including the songs from her first U.S. album that was released in March, as well as the new songs “Crazy About” and “Control” and the radio version of “Energetic.”
“Crazy About” is a pop dance song that was produced by Sean Garrett and that is about the feelings of love of a young girl. The dynamic “Control” was written and produced by Brian Kennedy, who is highly recognized in the pop music market.
BoA’s new album will be released online in Japan, Thailand, China, the U.K., France, Germany, Italy and Australia.
Source: KBS
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Singer BoA (real name Kwon Bo-a, 23), who has debuted in the United States, has signed a contract with the top Hollywood agency CAA (Creative Artists Agency).
CAA announced the deal on May 6, introducing BoA as an artist who has sold 20 million copies of her albums in Asia and was named the most influential singer at the 2004 MTV Asia Awards.
The agency also added that BoA was the first Korean singer to enter the Hot 200 of the Billboard chart and that her U.S. debut album, which was released on March 17, was produced by world-renowned music producers such as Sean Garrett and Brian Kennedy.
CAA manages a number of globally renowned artists such as Mariah Carey, Brad Pitt, Justin Timberlake, Julia Roberts and Usher as well as Korean celebrities such as Kang Je-kyu, Kim Ji-woon, Bong Jun-ho and Lee Jae-hwan. CAA’s contract with BoA’s agency SM USA paves the way for BoA’s activities in diverse areas including music, advertisement and movies.
The U.S. entertainment magazine Hollywood Report wrote about the deal on May 6. The magazine wrote that the deal heralds BoA’s full-fledged activities in the U.S. and that BoA has been picked as one of the top-20 next-generation Asian artists.
Source : KBS
Pop star BoA has released her first English-language album. First hitting U.S. shelves on Tuesday, it will be released in 10 other nations on Wednesday, including Korea, Japan, China, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
The album consists of 11 songs, featuring “I Did It For Love” as the title song. It also includes the dance track “Energetic,” BoA’s U.S. debut single “Eat You Up,” and “Look Who’s Talking,” in which Britney Spears participated as a co-songwriter and composer. “Girls on Top,” which was from her fifth Korean album and enjoyed great popularity here, has been rearranged into an English version as well.
The album also boasts a notable line-up of American producers, composers and songwriters such as Sean Garrett, Brian Kennedy, and Toby Gad.
Sean Garrett, a producer who has worked with stars like Usher, Beyonce and Britney Spears, not only wrote, composed and produced “I Did It For You” and “Energetic” but also was featured in the songs. He also appeared in the music video for “I Did It For You” directed by Joseph Kahn, the Korean-American director who won the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Direction.
Meanwhile, BoA has recently been chosen by American entertainment magazine The Hollywood Reporter as one of the 20 top up-and-comers on its “Next Generation: Asia” list.
Source: KBS
BoA is postponing her debut as an actress because of her U.S. debut.
Singer BoA (23, real name Kwon Bo-a) says she is looking forward to performing in the U.S. along with Rain and Se7en, because–despite their different music styles–the three of them can cause a bigger stir in the U.S. pop market together rather than individually.
This year, several K-pop artists including BoA, Rain (27, real name Chung Ji-hoon) and Se7en (25, real name Choi Dong-wook) will establish their presence in the U.S.
BoA released her U.S. debut single album “Eat You Up” in October last year and is to release her first studio album targeting the U.S. market early this year. Rain, for his part, will debut in Hollywood in July-August in the movie “Ninja Assassin” and will release his “worldwide album” in August.
Se7en, who last year announced the song “Girls” by famous American producer Dark Child, will launch promotional activities in the U.S. in February along with Lil’ Kim, who is featured in the song, and will release his studio album early this year.
In a recent interview, BoA said she looks forward to this “goodwill competition” with other K-pop artists in a foreign market. “I hope we’ll all meet up in the U.S., because we’re going to feel very lonely. I know Se7en personally and we’ve been keeping in touch while he’s been staying in Los Angeles. He tells me about his life in the U.S. and how he’s learning English,” said BoA.
She also added that she prefers to maintain close relations with a small group of people rather than with many people and that she will need good friends in the U.S. more than ever.
In the interview, BoA also mentioned her long-scheduled debut as an actress. “I’ve postponed my acting plans for a while because my U.S. debut is a priority at this point. In fact, I’ve received an offer from Hollywood as well as from Korea and Japan. If I’m made an offer to appear in a really good production, I’ll try my hand at acting,” said the singer.
BoA says she is happy to see her junior colleagues like TVXQ, Girls’ Generation and SHINee growing up as artists. They are all managed by the same agency, SM Entertainment.
“Singers don’t have much opportunity to meet other apprentice singers after their debut. I learned about TVXQ only after the band’s debut. I like it a lot. I’m the same age as a lot of the TVXQ and Super Junior members. One of the Super Junior members is even older than me. That’s why I jokingly call him ‘Super Adult.’ The Girls’ Generation members are very pretty, while the SHINee members are like my little brothers. The youngest one, Tae-min, is seven years my junior,” said BoA.
BoA said for the past six years she has spent December 31 in the waiting room of the Japanese broadcaster NHK, because she has appeared in NHK’s Kouhaku Singing Festival every year. The singer added that she was happy to see TVXQ participate in the festival last year.
Source: KBS
Popular female recording artist BoA, who recently made her U.S. debut, will make her appearance in a ‘YouTube Live’ event organized by YouTube. The event is a large-scale live relay concert that will take place in San Francisco, United States and in Tokyo, Japan from 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on November 23. World-renowned artists will take part in the event by performing live, and YouTube users will also participate in the special event.
Popular artists including Akon, Will.I.AM from the Black Eyed Peas, and Esmee Denters will perform in the first part of the concert that will take place in San Francisco from 9:00 a.m. to noon. The second part of the concert, which will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Tokyo, will feature BoA, Blue Man Group and Kreva.
BoA will open up the Japan concert by performing her U.S. debut number “Eat You Up.”
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BoA made her US debut with the digital single “Eat You Up,” garnering a positive response from the online community.
At 3 a.m. on October 22nd, “Eat You Up” ranked third on the iTunes chart for “Top Dance Songs,” tenth on Amazon’s “Hot New Release in MP3 Downloads” and 21st on their “Today’s Top MP3 Songs” chart. Consumers gave “Eat You Up” a five-star review on the Amazon website.
According to BoA’s agents at SM Entertainment, US netizens commented that her song was addictive and makes people want to dance.
Even Variety, a US entertainment magazine, wrote an article about BoA and her debut, referring to her as “one of the best female artists in Asia.”
“Eat You Up” was released online in Korea and Japan on October 22nd. SM Entertainment is planning on releasing the digital single to approximately 30 countries through 300 online sites.
BoA’s debut single album will be available in November.
Source : KBS World
The American entertainment magazine Variety reported in its latest edition that Korean pop artist BoA made her debut in the United States. In its October 16th edition, Variety reported that BoA, one of Asia’s most popular pop singers, released her first U.S. single “Eat You Up” in English on October 21.
The magazine added that BoA’s management agency AM Entertainment has set up its U.S. branch and that BoA’s album will be distributed by Fontana. The magazine said BoA was fluent in Korean and Japanese and that she has sold millions of albums in both countries since her debut.
Quoting an SM Entertainment official, the magazine said BoA’s U.S. single targets the American mainstream, not just Korean-Americans and Asian-Americans. It also added that BoA will soon launch a U.S. and world tour.
Source: KBS
SM Entertainment, a management agency for some of Korea’s biggest K-pop names such as BoA and TVXQ, will hold an SM USA Weekly Audition in the United States.
The auditions, which will be held at SM Entertainment’s U.S. branch office, will be held every Saturday at 3:00 p.m. starting on October 25. The audition is open to aspiring singers, dancers, actors, comedians, MCs, VJs, models, composers and songwriters. There are no limitations on nationality or age.
Interested people can visit the audition venue every Saturday before 7:00 p.m. without prior registration. For those who cannot visit the venue, SM will hold auditions through e-mail (usaaudition@smtown.com) and by mail.
SM said finalists will be given an opportunity to sign a contract with SM and all costs for training and promotional activities will be paid for by the company.
Source: KBS
the lewd sounding title of Boa’s U.S. debut song, “Eat You Up” will penetrate 30 countries around the world and 300 websites. The singer’s management, SM Entertainment, announced that the single will be released globally on October 21. In the United States, it will be available on I-Tunes, Amazon, I-Music and MySpace. In addition, “Eat you up” will be distributed as a ringtone through AT&T and T-Mobile mobile service.
A day later, the track will be unleashed in Korea on October 22 through major music portals including Melon, Dosirak and Cyworld. Further, the roll out will continue to 30 countries including China, Japan, Thailand, England, France, Germany, Italy, Australia and New Zealand.
With such worldwide distribution, will Boa’s song “eat up” the international music market?
Source : Popseoul
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