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BoA
Kwon Bo-ah (; born November 5, 1986), known professionally as BoA, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer and actress. One of the most successful and influential Korean entertainers, she has been dubbed the " Queen of K-pop." Born and raised in Gyeonggi-do, 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 in August 2000. BoA has 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). BoA's ability to sing in Japanese, English and Mandarin has helped her find commercia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurricane Venus
''Hurricane Venus'' is the sixth Korean language studio album (fourteenth overall) by South Korean singer BoA, released on August 2, 2010, by SM Entertainment, to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the singer's career. It is BoA's first major Korean-language release since the repackage version of '' Girls on Top'' in 2005, and subsequently her second major release in a year following her seventh Japanese album ''Identity'' in February 2010. A dominant electro-pop and R&B record, the album was executively produced by her label's founder Lee Soo-man, while seeing BoA co-writing and composing along with several songwriters and production teams, namely Hitchhiker, Kenzie, Yoo Young-jin, Erik Lidbom, Anne Judith Wik, Martin Hansen, Kim Jong-wan, Kim Dong-ryul, Lindy Robbins, Toby Gad, and more. Under the repackage title ''Copy & Paste'', the album was re-released on September 27, 2010, nearly two months after its original release. Announcement In March 2010, SM Entertainment a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice Of Korea (season 3)
The third season of the South Korean reality television series '' The Voice of Korea'' premiered in May 2020 after a seven-year hiatus. Sung Sikyung, Kim Jongkook, BoA, and Dynamic Duo were introduced as the new coaches of the show. The show is hosted by Jang Sungkyu. Changes Coaches' line-up None of the coaches from the previous season has returned. In April 2020, Sung Sikyung, Kim Jongkook, BoA, and Dynamic Duo were announced as the four new coaches. Host Jang Sungkyu was announced as the new host, replacing Kim Jinpyo. Mechanics Block A new feature added in the blind auditions this season is the Block. Each coach is given one block to prevent one coach from getting an artist. Also, each teams were decreased from 12 to 8 members each, bringing the total of artists to 32. The Sing-Offs The Knockout rounds were removed in favor of the Sing-Offs. In the Sing-Offs, one artist from each team is chosen by their coach to directly advance to the semi-finals without performi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Produce 101 (season 2)
''Produce 101 Season 2'' () was a 2017 boy group survival reality show on Mnet, and is the second season of the original South Korean version of the franchise. The public (called 'national producers') "produces" a boy group by choosing 11 members among 101 trainees from 54 entertainment companies through online voting and live voting with multiple elimination rounds. The public also chose the group's concept, debut song and group name. In the season finale on June 16, 2017, which was broadcast live, the show announced the final 11 members who would debut as Wanna One. More than 16 million people cast their votes during the finale, equivalent to around 30% of South Korea's population. Concept ''Produce 101 Season 2'' consisted of 101 male contestants, who were trainees under company labels, debuted idols, or individual trainees in South Korea. Though most contestants were Korean, there were some Chinese, Japanese, and Taiwanese participants In addition to those from other nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listen To My Heart (BoA Album)
''Listen to My Heart'' is the debut Japanese studio album (second overall) by South Korean singer BoA, released via Avex Trax on March 13, 2002. BoA worked with various songwriters and composers for the album, including Natsumi Watanabe, Kazuhiro Hara, Ken Harada and Akira. Musically, the album is primarily a pop record with influences from R&B. ''Listen to My Heart'' saw breakthrough success for a Korean artist in Japan, where it became the first record by a Korean artist to achieve the number one position on the Oricon Albums Chart and to be certified million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). It won Rock & Pop Album of the Year at the 17th Japan Gold Disc Awards while the title track of the same name received the Gold Award at the 44th Japan Record Awards. BoA's successful debut in the country is considered to have opened the door for Korean artists in the Japanese music market. Numerous singles were spawned and promoted from ''Listen to My Heart.'' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K-pop
K-pop (), short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture. It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, experimental, rock, jazz, gospel, reggae, electronic dance, folk, country, disco, and classical on top of its traditional Korean music roots. The term "K-pop" became popular in the 2000s, especially in the international context. The Korean term for domestic pop music is ''gayo'' (), which is still widely used within South Korea. While "K-pop" can refer to all popular music or pop music from South Korea, it is colloquially often used in a ''narrower'' sense for any Korean music and artists associated with the entertainment and idol industry in the country, regardless of the genre. The more modern form of the genre, originally termed "rap dance", emerged with the formation of the hip hop boy band Seo Taiji and Boys, in 1992. Their experimentation with different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Got The Beat
Got the Beat (; stylized as GOT the beat) is a South Korean supergroup formed by SM Entertainment in 2022. It is the first sub-unit of project group Girls On Top, and consists of seven members: soloist BoA, Taeyeon and Hyoyeon from Girls' Generation, Seulgi and Wendy from Red Velvet, and Karina and Winter from Aespa. History Background All members of Got the Beat are part of SM Entertainment's recording artists lineup. BoA had been an active artist since the age of 13, when she debuted as a soloist in 2000. Taeyeon and Hyoyeon debuted as members of Girls' Generation in 2007, and as members of Girls' Generation's second sub-unit Oh!GG in 2018. Taeyeon is also a member of Girls' Generation's first sub-unit Girls' Generation-TTS since 2012. Taeyeon and Hyoyeon have been soloists since 2015 and 2016, respectively. Seulgi and Wendy debuted as members of Red Velvet in 2014. Seulgi is a member of Red Velvet's sub-unit Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi since 2020, while Wendy and Seul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice Of Korea
''The Voice of Korea'' is a South Korean reality singing competition and local version of '' The Voice'' first broadcast as ''The Voice of Holland''. Its first season started on February 10, 2012, on Mnet. The second and final season started on February 22, 2013, on Mnet. A reboot was announced in February 2020, and premieres on May 29, 2020. One of the important premises of the show is the quality of the singing talent. Four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, train the talents in their group and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditionee. Coaches Seasons 1 and 2 * Kangta * Gill * Shin Seung-hun * Baek Ji-young Season 3 (2020) * Sung Si-kyung * Kim Jong-kook * BoA * Dynamic Duo Season summary ;Artist's info : Team Kangta : Team Shin : Team Baek : Team Gil : Team Si Kyung : Team Jong Kook : Team BoA : Team Dynamic Duo : Season 1 (2012) Son Seung-y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SM Entertainment
SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies where it was established in 1995 by record executive and record producer Lee Soo-man. The company has been responsible for fostering and popularizing the careers of many K-pop stars garnering huge global fanbases. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and music publishing house. SM Entertainment is known for having led the worldwide K-pop phenomenon and the musical side of " Hallyu", also known as the " Korean Wave", with early overseas successes such as H.O.T., S.E.S. and BoA. The label currently represents K-pop artists such as TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, J-Min, Shinee, Zhou Mi, Exo, Red Velvet, NCT, WayV, SuperM and Aespa, and previously represented Hyun Jin-Young, Shinhwa, Fly to the Sky, The Grace, f(x) and Henry Lau. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K-pop Star
''Survival Audition K-pop Star'' ( ko, 서바이벌 오디션 K팝 스타) is a South Korean reality TV competition series where three entertainment/talent agencies in South Korea hold worldwide auditions to find the next potential K-Pop stars. Preliminary auditions are held around the world in Asia, North America, South America, Europe, and Australia. The final winner debuts with the company of his or her choice, along with a cash prize of three hundred million won (approx. 300,000 U.S. dollars), two brand new vehicles, opportunities to become commercial models and casting in dramas, and many more benefits. The original three judges for the series were Yang Hyun-suk, founder of YG Entertainment and former member of the popular South Korean act Seo Taiji & Boys, Park Jin-young, singer/songwriter and founder of JYP Entertainment, and Korean pop icon BoA, from SM Entertainment. SM, YG, and JYP are the three largest management companies in Korea. BoA was replaced by singer-so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ID; Peace B
''ID; Peace B'' is the debut Korean-language studio album by South Korean singer BoA, released on August 25, 2000 by SM Entertainment. Commercially, it was only moderately successful in South Korea, peaking at number 16 on the Recording Industry Association of Korea's monthly album chart, and sold 156,354 copies in 2000, making it the 59th best-selling album of the year in the country. The album was released on May 29, 2002 in Japan, where it reached number 30 on the Oricon Albums Chart The Oricon Albums Chart is the Japanese music industry standard albums popularity chart issued daily, weekly, monthly and yearly by Oricon. Oricon originally published LP, CT, Cartridge and CD charts prior to the establishment of the Oricon .... Production and lyrics The song "Sara" is about a cat, "I'm Sorry" is about the tragedy of loving the lover of her older sister, and " ID; Peace B" is about the generation gap due to the use of the internet. Track listing Charts Weekly charts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listen To Love
''Listen to Love'' () is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Lee Sun-kyun and Song Ji-hyo about husbands who try to protect their marriage with the help of anonymous netizens, based on the 2007 Japanese TV series of the same title. It aired on JTBC's Fridays and Saturdays at 20:30 ( KST) time slot from October 28 to December 3, 2016 for 12 episodes. Synopsis Do Hyun-woo (Lee Sun-kyun), a ten-year veteran producer, believes that his wife Jung Soo-yeon (Song Ji-hyo) is having an affair. They have been married for eight years in what he believed was a strong relationship, until he catches on to a sign that his wife is on the verge of cheating. This pushes him to talk with anonymous people on online social networks to figure out what to do and try to save his marriage. Cast Main * Lee Sun-kyun as Do Hyun-woo / Toycrane (username) * Song Ji-hyo as Jung Soo-yeon * Kim Hee-won as Choi Yoon-gi * Ye Ji-won as Eun Ah-ra * Lee Sang-yeob as An Joon-young * BoA as Kwon Bo-young S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honorific Nicknames In Popular Music
When describing popular music artists, honorific nicknames are used, most often in the media or by fans, to indicate the significance of an artist, and are often religious, familial, or (most frequently) royal and aristocratic titles, used metaphorically. Honorific nicknames were used in classical music in Europe even in the early nineteenth century, with figures such as Mozart being called "The father of modern music" and Bach "The father of modern piano music". They were also particularly prominent in African-American culture in the post-Civil War era, perhaps as a means of conferring status that had been negated by slavery, and as a result entered early jazz and blues music, including figures such as Duke Ellington and Count Basie. In U.S. culture, despite its republican constitution and ideology, honorific nicknames have been used to describe leading figures in various areas of activity, such as industry, commerce, sports, and the media; ''father'' or ''mother'' have been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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