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Let's celebrate the BoA!

Latest Releases:

7th Japanese Album ``IDENTITY`` (Released 10th February, 2010)

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1. This Is Who I Am
2. EASY
3. BUMP BUMP! feat. VERBAL(m-flo)
4. LAZER
5. interlude#1
6. is this love
7. まもりたい ～White Wishes～
8. interlude#2
9. ネコラブ
10. THE END そして and... (album ver.)
11. Possibility duet with 三浦大知
12. fallin'
13. my all

DVD:

1. BUMP BUMP! feat. VERBAL(m-flo) Music Video
2. まもりたい ～White Wishes～ Music Video
3. BoA Release Party 2009 ''BEST&USA'' ～Thank You For Your Support!!～ Live At Studio Coast April 6th.2009
a) MOVIE 01
b) SPECIAL MEDLEY (VALENTI ～BEST&USA Version～/ Sweet Impact / Winter Love / LOVE LETTER / DO THE MOTION / 抱きしめる)
c) Eat You Up
d) I Did It For Love
e) Look Who's Talking
f) UNIVERSE feat. CRYSTAL KAY & VERBAL(m-flo)
g) メリクリ ～BEST&USA Version～
h) MOVIE 02
i) 永遠
j) END ROLL
k) Lose Your Mind

30th Japanese Single ``まもりたい ～White Wishes～`` (Released 9th December 2009)

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1. まもりたい ～White Wishes～
2. THE END そして and...
3. BUMP BUMP! feat.VERBAL (m-flo) KOZM・MIX
4. まもりたい ～White Wishes～ (Instrumental)
5. THE END そして and... (Instrumental)

DVD:

1. まもりたい ～White Wishes～ Music Video
2. まもりたい ～White Wishes～ Making Clip

Special Tales of Graces Edition:

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1. まもりたい ～White Wishes～
2. まもりたい ～White Wishes～ (Tales of Graces Version)
3. まもりたい ～White Wishes～ (English Version)
4. まもりたい ～White Wishes～ (Karaoke)
5. BEST HIT MEGA BLEND
CD-Extra
1. Tales of Graces まもりたい ～White Wishes～ Special Movie

KOBE Live Tour 2010

Setlist:

1.This Is Who I Am
2.EASY
3.Energetic
4.make a secret
5.IZM
6.LAZER
7.interlude♯1
8.is this love
9.DO THE MOTION
10.まもりたい～White Wishes～
11.interlude♯2
12.ネコラブ
13.バラードメドレー (ballad medley)
･Smile again
･Every Heart -ミンナノキモチ-
･JEWEL SONG
14.THE END そして and...
15.Possibility
16.永遠
17.Fallin'
18.Joyful Smile
19.LOSE YOUR MIND
20.BUMP BUMP!
encore
21.Eat You Up
22.Before you said goodbye to me
23.my all

Tour Outfits:
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Pictures Thanks to Beauty4123

BoA THE LIVE 2009 ''Xmas'' Cover
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Thanks to Beauty4123


I think the thread is finished now, if you think anything else needs to be added just tell me, I don't bite :P

Let the posting commence!!!!!!!

Yay! New Thread!

I´m so excited for the tour. Really love the tracklist and the tour outfits looks amazing!

what's with that red coat....@_@ the pattern is making me dizzy....

Is the DVD cover out yet?

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wow....that's....:thud

.................

Is BoA even on that cover? :thud

LOL I know yeah
Yay for 22nd thread :D BTW covers for mamoritai~white wishes are pretty!

I'd like to see you look classy in thrift store clothes

GORGE COVER. Better than TRICK Tour's. :yes

It's sad...BoA designed those outfits :(.

I really don't think the outfits are that bad, just not as out there as other artists. I think she is trying to be plain with it all to go with the new image... maybe >.>

^yeah, i agree. they aren't horrible. they're quite stylish actually. just not something i'd use for a concert tour. it's too plain. but like Brodie Boy said, that could be what she's going for. :shrug nothing wrong with that.

She produced the album, she designed the outfits... Girl needs to stop, it's not cute :no. Even if "plain" was goal, she failed miserably.

^LMFAO
so mean yet so true. xD
no one said the truth was pretty, haha.

I like the lsat outfit and the pink dress-blouse...her short hair looks nice now hahha,,,

I wonder if she'll keep self producing...

wait this is'nt a joke, but did she self design that Christmas live cover!? >.>

^ I don't know about that one :no.

Yeah, it's a depressing truth! It just really hurts me to see her like this because I was in love with her music before I was in love with Ayu's (Ayu had to grow on me a bit). Now I just wonder why she even tries... But she's young and a hard worker, I think she can bounce back. I think more than anyone she needs a break though. Come back in a few years with something fresh and new.

Despite all the crap people are saying, it's actually not bad. BUMP BUMP is quite awesome, possibility is a great duet, and The end soshite imo is really a great song...

^True that. :yes

I don't know why people are acting like IDENTITY is the worst thing ever when it's likely to be a milestone in BoA's career.

I'll admit that I was taken aback when I first heard the album because of how different it sounds compared to her previous work, but now that I've had it for a while, I actually find myself listening to it more than her other albums because of how much more mature it sounds.

I can only wish that more JPop stars would take such a big risk and redefine themselves rather than sticking with what works and what's expected of them.

Her worst album, but the album is not bad at all
But the interludes are ridiculous!!!!!!

I agree with FIRSTKLAS & Kaiouforever, as this is actually a darn great album. This Is Who I Am is a great ballad, EASY sounds edgy, LAZER sounds like La Roux (:luv2), is this love sounds like a midtempo ballad, Neko Love is a really good dance song, the album version of THE END Soshite and... makes it better, Possibility is like her best song since Eien, fallin' sounds like Lady Go! and my all is an amazing ballad. I love this album :heart

BUMP BUMP! from BoA the live X'MAS 09

This Is Who I Am is a ballad?

Yeah it is 0_o And a horrible album opener at that.....it's also dreadfully boring.

I can't even remember how any of the tracks go except Mamoritai. :\

Im disapointed with this album. the song i like are just BUMP BUMP and EASY

http://www.allkpop.com/2010/02/lee-s...x-sells-shares
We don't know a future of all korean artists who are under SM and avex. Including BoA...

^ That link doesn't work.

^ now works, fixed ;)

For the better I hope?

I have my own playlist for the album, took out the useless interludes and replaced them with Eien and IZM. It's so much more likeable that way. :3

I do wonder what BoA was thinking, honestly, with these interludes. :headache

bigger dvd cover
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i'm blinded from it's beauty :yes avex must of spent a fortune on the cover :yes

I'm afraid of looking forward to any future BoA's release :no

why didn't they include a picture of her on the cover? or is she really hiding in that chandelier? :/

lol i've been staring at the cover just hoping to see maybe BoA hiding in there @_@

was this posted before?

She's still gonna try in the US :thud

Hilarious LOL

but this means that she'll release an album which more people will like now lol

she is crazy!!!!!
Another AMERICAN ALBUM X_X

Any Korean artist who is releasing in Japan under Avex has a contract in place. Avex selling their shares won't change that. What we should be interested in is what happens when those contracts expire.

In BoA's case, the only reason they wouldn't renew her contract is if she's costing them more money than she's worth - which I am honestly a little confused about since it doesn't seem like they're spending much money on her anyway since she hasn't done much promotion since, what, THE FACE? :P

Basically, I think she'll be fine, even with her current sales, if Avex isn't losing money on her.

I guess BoA likes to flop. First deciding to self produce Identicrap and returning to the US now for another embarrassment....oh well....she's made all the cash in the world already....guess she can do what she pleases.

^ BoA sort of doesn't get to do what she wants 90% of the time anyways so it's not her fault she's flopping...

I think she should slow down or cut off one country on her list so she can perform with the energy she used to and she can work on her music in one of her 3 languages better. I mean maybe Identity was rushed so they can hurry and make another American album... :(

wow another american album? i'll admit i liked the first one, but it wasn't a success. =\ if she's really coming back to the U.S. so soon, i'm gonna feel like buying 5 copies of the album just cause i'll feel so bad it won't sell. >_<

also, i don't mean to sound angry or like i'm attacking in anyway, but i'm honestly curious. to the one's who think IDENTITY completely sucks, what's the reason? i think it's one of her weakest albums compared to her past ones, but i really don't find it disgustingly horrible to the point that i can't even listen to it. i've already heard that it sounds unfinished, are there anymore reasons? or maybe someone can elaborate on how it sounds unfinished?

again, i'm only curious to hear what others think.

Well if you are a fan of BoA's older stuff....the quality of IDENTITY is just a slap in the face. The whole album...minus 2-3 songs....is a complete bore...the tracks are generic and bland....and just look at the interludes. Tell me they spent countless hours toiling and plan over how to put together the album....how to make it cohesive...how to market it successfully....there's just no effort. Is it the WORST album of the year? Most likely not...but from where BoA stood before...it's a pretty embarrassing fall.

Yes. This album is really rubbish. I hope her American album will be far better, but I'm not holding my breath.

Its ok for the starter to compose her own album. its not that bad. shes just an amateur composer but comparing her old songs IDENTITY is totally horrible

I hope her second American album does well....:(.

I hope she doesn't have a second American album cause if she goes that way...theres a 120% chance it will flop...and she aint coming back.....her career will be done for. The next Nami Tamaki or Hitomi Shimatani...so much talent gone to waste. It's not hard for her to make a comeback from the horribleness that is IDENTITY and she should focus on doing so.

I do think that if she releases a 2nd album it's gonna sell better than the 1st one because she is little by little doing better and better on the radio charts, right? :think She just has to put a lot of effort (and money) in it :D

Yeah.....you might not have noticed.....but theyre kinda short on that right now....especially with BoA. The first one flopped so hard its hard not to sell more.

Just saw this post, how is it different from her previous work, and an even bigger question I have, how does anything on the album sound mature? I don't think anything on the album sounds particularly different than other stuff she has released. Quite a few of the songs reminded me of songs from her Korean albums, only more boring. Well, I guess I could see "LAZER" being a little different for a BoA song, but that's it.

most expensive cover yet :yes i am amazed!!

That's probably the chandelier in Max's multimillion dollar home lol. Then again, I don't even think they'd put that much effort into her anymore. Maybe they googled the image x_x.

LMAOO you are too funny! :roflmao

IDENTITY is different from BoA's previous albums because for the first time she is significantly involved with the production. BoA is credited as co-producer for the album and out of 11 songs, she has made substantial contributions to 6 of them (lyrics and music for 4; lyrics for 2).

And, to me, the album sounds mature because of the decisions made to place emphasis on the lyrics. The "boring" production of the melodies and arrangements has the effect of drawing attention to the lyrics and what they have to say.

With the album being titled "IDENTITY" and BoA as co-producer I think it's safe to assume that the focus of the album is herself and not some loose concept, therefore she wants her message to be understood. If a song is overproduced, it could distract the listener and the message has a greater chance of being lost or diluted.

I think people who don't understand the Japanese language are at a disadvantage when listening to this album because they're only getting half the message. It was only after I started searching out translations of the lyrics that I felt I understood what BoA was trying to do.

you win :D

does BoA have a contract for making K-Pop? :thud

LOL, I know yeah she has'nt been very active in KOREA for like 2 or 3 years now is it!? XD

^to be exact..once June arrives, it's 5 years O.O I'm excluding Anyband

Great news here.....and some bad....

The Good

and....The Bad:


credits: live laugh love@soompi

^wait, how is it bad? isn't it saying that she will hold off on American activities or am I wrong? i thought that was a good thing.

thanks for the news!

Um yeah....her last US flop indirectly lead to the flop known as IDENTITY....they spent too much on the US thing and made almost nothing from it. BoA had to pay for the IDENTITY's production herself. And it's kinda pointless for her to be attempting the US market any more...she has such a huge market in Asia....it's just a waste of money, time, and effort.

gosh this is soo spooky! We were just talking about it and BoA's coming back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And she's gonna produce...i don't know what to expect now :S
But Im so pumped!!!!!!!

If she produces it then it better be better than IDENTITY.

With all the generic Kpop crap filling the Kpop market....I wonder if BoA can shine with her own personal style....maybe it didn't work for IDENTITY...but maybe IDENTITY was just a test of her abilities...I hope she perfects her production skills for her Korean album...after all...it's her first comback in Korea in more than 5 years....and it's also her 10th anniversary....yeah. It's kinda important.

I really hope that her upcoming Korean music won't be cheap..at all :shakehead

yeah, who knows? she probably didn't include some awesome ideas that she's actually saving for her Korean comeback. that's probable. :yes

I have been waiting so long for a Korean album from BoA...she really shines, I remember Girls on Top blew me away. =]

I just hope they don't go the cheap route and re-do her American/Japanese songs into Korean...I wouldn't mind a few but if half+ the album is remakes I'll be not too impressed.

YESSSSSSSSSSS
SHE'S COMING BACK TO KOREA?
YES YES YES. FINALLY. I hope it's true and not BS. I remember over these past few years there have been reports of her having a comeback in korea but it never happened. Her comeback would be huge, even a lot of her Korean fans loved the IDENTITY album lol

You guys don't have to be worried about her Korean comeback being "cheap". Knowing that she's one of Korea's biggest stars and the fact that she's FINALLY coming back to Korea after a big 5 years and marking her 10th anniversary, of course it's going to be huge! Besides, BoA has only gotten stellar material in Korea. Unlike her Japanese and US releases.

I think she should stop her carrier in japan and continue to her origin Korea. too many singers debuted in japan. thats kinda annoying
and after couple years she come back to japan again. that would be great

OMG THIS MADE MY DAY. I'M SO SHOCKED
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...She really tries to make korean comeback? Man, it's been years. I'm so happy! Hope that new material will be good!
... To be honest, there's no doubt about 're-making' her popularity in Korea. I think if she's really returning, it'll be big hit.
August... You're gonna to be the awesome month, if it's true.

It's about time! It's BoA's Korean music I fell in love with in the first place. I don't know why she stayed in Japan for so long xD;.

5 years. I think EASY would fit into the current kpop sound if she didnt sang it the way she did... o.o

Ah...I want some scans of BoA in very old magazine(2004-2005). Did somebody know any website which there are a lot of them? Please give me.

I'm so sorry for my poor English. XD

^ I'll try to find some sites, wait patiently ;)

Yep same here

It's about time she returns to Korea and show all those wannabe's how it's done :yes

I'm also excited for a new American release since I really liked the first album :mischie

Oh...Thank you so much<3

It's a possibility due to the fact that Avex and SM aren't in good terms at all.

:D
These galleries are awesome:
http://boaloves.free.fr/Galerie
http://kinzie.byethost7.com/piwigo/index.php
Hope you'll find what you're searching for :)

OMG! you're my hero! Thank you.
I love you~~~~~~<3

^ kyaa *.* I love you too <3 :laugh
no problem, if it's BoA, I'll do (almost) everything ;)

Woot, a Korean release! But yeesh, it's been five years since Girls on Top? That makes me feel so old!

article if anyone's interested :)

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Oh my god, this is the best...

^^ it was posted page earlier... But I see it's other article. Can I act extremely happy once again? ^^'

First Hyori and now BoA... Seriously this is an exciting year for k-pop lol

Thanks for the gallery link.. I love the Jumping into the World scans.. so cute

about 6 more months left.. it's going to be a long wait.. but it'll hopefully be worth it.
We'll be getting live performances left and right..and I can't even begin to imagine how amazing her comeback stage will be

I CANT FRIKKIN WAIT FOR HER COMEBACK ITS GONNA BE AS EPIC AS EPIC CAN GET

I really want to see how this turns out. I'm rooting for her though :).

....What would be left of BoA if she flopped in Korea too? That would make 3 flops in a row.....lol....kinda a scary thought....Well...I have to imagine that the Korean fans are more hardcore than the other fans....After being in the US for one just one year, IDENTITY flopped in Japan. It will have been 5 years since BoA's last activity in Korea. Will the Korean fans be more forgiving? Will they want her back with all those idols around? I sure damn hope so...cause it's about time the K-pop industry gets to have BoA back over there...and for BoA's 10 years of hard work she deserves a successful 10th anniversary....this will be an interesting summer.

^ Korea still isn't over her and they still have tribute performances to her etc. I can't imagine her comeback not going over well.

I Don't think boa will flopped in Korea since IDENTITY is doing great in Korea and her English album did well so good material can make everything up :yes

^Neither release you mentioned can be considered "good material" but you do point out very well the fact that Korean fans are still hardcore no matter what kind of crap she puts out. My fear is that when she finally has a good release, will they abandon her? I doubt it myself but it is a Possibility. BoA's Korean stuff is still the only Korean music I can stomach and I hope she continues putting out good Korean music (although no more Girls On Top-like albums please). This is a time in her career where fan support is really needed, so I hope her Korean fans can come through for her. That and for the album to be good.