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Birth name: 권보아 (Kwon Boa)
Pronounced: Bo Ah Kwon, Kwon Bo Ah
Date of Birth: November 5, 1986
Place of Birth: South Korea
Hometown: Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Raised In: Kyungkido Goorisi, South Korea
Height: 162 cm
Shoe size: 23.5 cm
Blood Type: AB
Languages Spoken: Korean, Japanese, English
Religion: Catholic
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
Hobbies: Bowling & Watching Movies
Most Influential Artists: Michael Jackson, Ne-Yo, Justin Timberlake
Most Respected Artist: 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: Genres Pop, dance, electropop, electronica, R&B, ballad
Labels: SM Entertainment, Avex Trax
Awards/Achievements: from
www.boaamerica.com
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
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