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BoA (권보아) is a South Korean Female Soloist who debuted solo in 2000.

She have 5 songs among the most popular in Korea.

Discovered by SM Entertainment scouts at a talent search she attended alongside her older brother, she was signed and trained for roughly two years before debuting in 2000 at the age of thirteen. From the outset, her career was built around a strategy of crossing borders rather than staying within one market: she was positioned to enter Japan at a time when Korean pop had little presence there, and she relocated to the country to study the language and adapt to local tastes rather than treating it as a brief promotional stop. That approach produced a breakthrough in Japan that few foreign artists had achieved, and she became the first South Korean artist to top the Japanese Oricon charts, a milestone widely credited with opening the door for later K-pop acts seeking Japanese audiences.

Her career later expanded into the United States, where she released English-language material and became the first Korean artist to enter the Billboard 200, and into creative leadership, gradually taking fuller control of her albums through songwriting and production. Beyond her own releases, she has worked as a producer and mentor, including guiding the group "NCT WISH" during her time at SM Entertainment.

After twenty-five years with the agency that launched her, her exclusive contract expired at the end of 2025 and was not renewed. She subsequently established her own independent label to oversee her solo activities, describing the move as a way to pursue her musical direction with greater freedom and clarity. She marked the new chapter with a fan concert and continued releasing music, including a Japanese-language release timed to the twenty-fifth anniversary of her Japanese debut.