BoA
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 5, 1986 (age 40)
- Birthplace
- Guri, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Biography
Kwon Bo-ah, known professionally as BoA, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actress often referred to as the "Queen of K-pop". Born and raised in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, BoA was discovered by SM Entertainment talent agents when she accompanied her older brother, a music video director, to a talent search in 1998. She was trained for two years and made her debut with ID; Peace B (2000). BoA has since released twenty studio albums, including ten in Korean, nine in Japanese, and one in English. On television, she appeared as a judge on the reality competition show K-pop Star (2011–2013), as an actress on the television drama Listen to Love (2016), as a host for the second season of Produce 101 (2017), and as a coach for the third season of The Voice of Korea (2020). With the release of her debut Japanese studio album, Listen to My Heart (2002), BoA became the first South Korean pop star to break through in Japan. Her Japanese albums Valenti (2003) and Best of Soul (2005) went on to sell over one million copies each according to Oricon; the latter of which remained the last album to do so by a non-Japanese artist for 16 years. Her self-titled English album (2009) became the first record by a K-pop artist to appear on the Billboard 200, debuting at number 127. BoA has sold over ten million albums throughout her career, and she is one of only three female artists with six consecutive number-one studio albums on the Oricon Albums Chart since her debut, alongside Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki and Japanese-American singer Hikaru Utada. She is the recipient of numerous awards in South Korea and Japan, including eight MAMA Awards, six SBS Music Awards, five Japan Record Awards, and five Japan Gold Disc Awards. In 2013, Mnet included her in its Legend 100 Artists list of the most influential artists in South Korea.
Known For
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Filmography
Britney & BoA Special
Movie · as Self
Lee Soo Man: King of K-Pop
Movie · as Self
SM Town Live 2025: The Culture, the Future in Seoul
Movie · as Self
K-POP The Beginning: SMTOWN 30
TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps
BoA: One's Own
Movie · as Self
CK NiーGoー~25TH ANNIVERSARY at KT Zepp Yokohama
Movie · as Self
Marry My Husband
TV · as Oh Yu-ra · 16 eps
SM Town Live 2023: SMCU Palace in Kwangya
Movie · as Self
BoA 20th Anniversary Live - The BoA: Musicality
Movie · as Self
K-Pop Generation
TV · as Self · 3 eps
NCT Universe: LASTART
TV · as Self - Main Host · 10 eps
Dancing Queens on The Road
TV · as Self · 12 eps
BoA 20th Anniversary Live - The Greatest
Movie · as Self
SMTOWN Live | 2022: SMCU EXPRESS @ KWANGYA
Movie · as Self
SM Town Live 2022: SMCU Express in Suwon
Movie · as Self
Seoul Check-in
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Street Man Fighter
TV · as Self - Judge · 10 eps
Music Universe K-909
TV · as Self · 21 eps
Street Woman Fighter
TV · as Self - Fight Judge · 9 eps
K-Pop Evolution
TV · as Self · 2 eps
BoA Live Tour: #mood
Movie · as Self
BoA Live: X'mas
Movie · as Self
SMTOWN Live | 2019 in Tokyo
Movie · as Self
Because I Want to Talk
TV · as Self · 2 eps
BoA Live: Unchained
Movie · as Self
Keyword #BoA
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Fan
TV · as Host · 12 eps
식량일기
TV · as Self · 10 eps
Autumn Sonata
Movie · as Suryeon
Master In The House
TV · as Self · 2 eps
BoA Special Live: Nowness
Movie · as Self
My Wife's Having an Affair This Week
TV · as Kwon Bo-young · 12 eps
Produce 101
TV · as Self - Host · 11 eps
Special Live: Here I am
Movie · as Self
SMTown: The Stage
Movie · as Self
Men on a Mission
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Key's Knowhow
TV · 1 ep
Big Match
Movie · as Soo-kyung
BoA Live Tour: Who's Back?
Movie · as Self
Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Crime Scene
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Make Your Move
Movie · as Aya
BoA Special Live: Here I am
Movie · as Self
Waiting for Love
TV · as Joo Yeon Ae · 2 eps
Home Alone
TV · as Self · 1 ep
땡큐
TV · 2 eps
BoA Live: X'mas - 10th Anniversary Edition
Movie · as Self
I AM.: SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR in Madison Square Garden
Movie · as Self
Hidden Singer
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Voice of Korea
TV · as Self - Coach · 7 eps
BoA Live: X'mas
Movie · as Self
SMTown Live in Tokyo 2011 (Special Edition)
Movie · as Self
K-pop Star
TV · as Self - Judge · 44 eps
BoA Live: X'mas
Movie · as Self
m-flo 10 Years Special Live "we are one"
Movie · as Self
BoA Live Tour: Identity
Movie · as Self
Samsung SMTown Live '10 World Tour In L.A. 3D
Movie
Running Man
TV · 2 eps
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook
TV · as Self · 3 eps
BoA Live Tour: The Face
Movie · as Self
BoA Live: X'mas
Movie · as Self
BoA Live: Ura BoA, Kikase Kei
Movie · as Self
m-flo Tour 2007 COSMICOLOR at Yokohama Arena
Movie · as Self
BoA Arena Tour: Made in Twenty (20)
Movie · as Self
m-flo TOUR 2005 BEAT SPACE NINE
Movie · as Self
BoA - The Live 2006
Movie · as BoA
BoA: Super Live Bestg Hit
Movie
BoA Arena Tour: Best of Soul
Movie · as Self
a-nation'05 BEST HIT LIVE
Movie · as Self
Infinite Challenge
TV · as Self · 6 eps
a-nation 04 BEST HIT SUMMER LIVE
Movie · as Self
BoA Live Tour: Love & Honesty
Movie · as Self
BoA Live Tour: VALENTI
Movie · as Self