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1. SM Entertainment audition - 1998
BoA follows one of her older brothers to an SM Entertainment talent search. As fate would have it, BoA ends up auditioning too. BoA is 11 years old. Her older brother is not selected.

2. MTV Asia Awards - 2004
BoA wins big at the 2004 MTV Asia Awards held in Singapore. She is awarded “Most Influential Asian Artist” and “Favorite Artist Korea”. She is 18 years old.

3. Yokohama Arena - 2007
BoA steals the show live on stage with m-flo in front of a massive crowd at Yokohama Arena (pictured). She performs “The Love Bug” with Verbal of m-flo as a special guest for m-flo’s COSMICOLOR TOUR 2007.

4. Top of the ORICON charts - 2008
BoA’s 6th Japanese album “THE FACE” hits #1 on the ORICON charts. Just as importantly, Ayumi Hamasaki’s “GUILTY” only reaches #2 which ends Ayumi’s streak at eight #1 albums. Can BoA take the crown and be the first artist in Japan to chart an incredible nine #1 albums?

5. “Eat You Up” released in USA - 2008
“Eat You Up” is BoA’s first all English single. SM Entertainment USA releases it first as a digital single on iTunes and Amazon.com then on CD. It marks a bold move for BoA into the tough American pop music market. Other Asian artists such as Coco Lee and Utada Hikaru have tried without success. Will BoA be the first to break through?

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shes accomplished so much over the years. heck she was working when i was barely in middle school learning my times tables.


proAsian - 12/05/08 8:12 pm

I couldn’t believe it when she broke Ayumi’s streak.

i know, i was so shocked


She can probably beat Ayumi’s but Ayumi hasn’t came out with an album for awhile.


Wow, han pasado bastantes años desde que BoA audicionó. Ahora ya es toda una súper estrella.Esperamos que siga cosechando éxitos.

BoA Fan Club Peru.


She can’t if she’s in the states right?


Oooh, there are a lot of memorable moments.
Hopefully she’ll be able to beat down Ayumi’s record xD


BoA EAT YOU UP i think was one of the most memorial


Aww man if M-Flo crossed over, then would be such a big hit.


I’m very sure and believed strongly that BoA can success in US and become the very first ASIAN MUSICIAN who can get very much success up to no one can expect


Yep! I remember that because my friend freaked out and was so happy for BoA.


really i didn’t know that BoA’s The Face album broke Ayumi’s streaks


BoA + M-Flo = best collab evarrr!


best boa forever!!!when im 11 years old, im dont know wat i do also! haha!!


Her family must be so proud.


Now, BoA proved them wrong! I’m still can’t believe today how much she has accomplished at such a young age.

Regarding the topic, I would say the first one is definitely the most memorable, I guess she’s really fated to be a star.
And that collab with M-flo really heated everyone up;] When BoA came up the stage all the people became hyper suddenly.


Haha I guess that shut everyone up.


At the time, it was rare for a 13-yr old to become a solo artist. Pop groups such as H.O.T., S.E.S., and Finkl debuted around ~18. They were considered to be young. I was too young to remember, but I’m pretty sure she was the youngest ever introduced at the time.

I remember when the news first hit the stands. Everyone was commenting how SM was “crazy” for debuting such a little girl. Haha. Look how she is now! Sh


Is she the youngest they’ve ever introduced?


The most memorable out of all of those is definitely the first one. I remember the huge hype Korea had when it was announced SM wanted to release a 13-yr old solo artist.


Maybe if M-Flo crosses over they can do another collab or even Love Bug in English. smile


BoA is still young but she has achieved so much.

BoA and M-flo’s live is the best collab.  They totally rocked the arena at M-flo tour in 2005 and 2007.


I wish I was 13 again so I could do something better than homework. ;P


I don’t like her hair much, but the performance was mind blowing.
BoA’s accomplished so much throughout her career, it’s hard to believe that she’s only 22 years old right now! Hmm… what was I doing at the age of 13? Nothing productive, that’s for sure. Lol. BoA jjang!


soybean - 12/05/08 9:29 pm

She did? Link please. smile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HysP6M_jVLU

This is a 9 parter.. I love it when Britney tells sung shi kyung he has a good voice. IM LIKE dude! BRITNEY Sung Shi Kyung has an AMAZING VOICE! Totally blows britney way too!

I swear BoA and SungShiKyungNim can sooooooooo sing circles around britney!


I remember when she had corn rolls.


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