KPOP
BoA (Beat of Angel, Best of All)
Birth Name: Kwon Boa
Stage Name: BoA
Nickname: Kkamshi, Beat of Angel
Birthday: November 5, 1986
Hometown: Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Raised In: Kyungkido Goorisi, South Korea
Blood Type: AB
Height: 160 cm
Weight: 42 kg
Shoe Size: 23.5 cm
Education: Yangjung Elementary School, Sahmyook Middle School, Korean Kent Foreign School, Seoul, South Korea
Languages Spoken: Korean, Japanese, English
Horoscope: Scorpio
Family: Parents, 2 Older Brothers
Pets: Sarah (cat), Pama (dog)
Genres: Pop, Dance, R&B, ElectroPop, Electronica, Ballad
Debut: August 25, 2000
Agency: SM Entertainment (Korea), Avex Trax (Japan)
Religion: Catholic
Hobbies: Watching music, Listening to music loudly, Karaoke
Favorite Movies: The Dark Night, Transformers, The Hangover
Favorite Artists: Ne-Yo, Justin Timberlake, Michael Jackson
Favorite Authors: Gong Ji-Young, Ekuni Kaori, Yoshimoto Banana (Yoshimoto Mahoko), Okuda Hideo
Most Respected Artist: Michael Jackson
Facts about BoA:
○ Her brother, Kwon Soon Wook is a popular K-pop music video director.
○ She likes Winnie the Pooh.
○ She lived with Sooyoung Girls' Generation and CSJH Sunday for 2 years in Japan, and Sooyoung still call him 'Senpai' (Senior in Japanese).
○ In the United States she was not driving the vehicle by herself because she has no driver's license.
○ She has about 8-10 piercing in hier ears ... and still counting.
○ She was discovered by SM Entertainment randomly at age 11 when his brother failed the audition.
○ She is the first Korean celebrity to collaborate with Akon before the Wonder Girls did.
○ Britney Spears and BoA have come together to compose a song. They even recorded a demo.
○ The first thing that BoA does when she wakes up is drink a glass of water.
○ She drinks alcohol like a BOSS.
BoA's quote:
○ “You have to become the 'first of yourself' instead of trying to become the second of anyone.”