[NEWS] BoA to debut in US later this year. =x

ZZOOzzoo @ BoAjjang

Omigod you guys, it’s finally happening. JoongAng Ilbo reports that BoA has been secretly working on an English album and plans to debut in America as soon as later this year. The horror. The excitement.

According to JoongAng, BoA has already finished recording parts of the album in various countries. Orchestrating this secret project at the helm is, of course, Mr. Lee Soo-Man himself, who has been approaching several American labels and producers such as Peter Rafelson, who has worked with Madonna, in order to assess the viability of BoA breaking into the American market.

Why has she been keeping so quiet, while Rain, SE7EN and other Korean artists have been loudly drumming up their plans to venture into the American market? A source at SM Entertainment says they “didn’t want to create too much hype.” Very smart, considering the aforementioned Korean artists, such as Rain, have yet to produce any tangible results.

In March, BoA will have completed recording and further details regarding the new album will be announced. Also, in May, SM will announce more comprehensive future plans for BoA, including the label and the creative staffs involved. We will keep you updated as more information is released.

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Thoughts? I'm still in shock. =x

[sugarbasil]

That...is AWESOME!!!! I'm so excited!! I'm definitely buying it!

But I thought there was news that she was quitting to go to school in America?

[Beauty4123]

let's see if it'll come true. i dunno how much success BoA would have here, though.

[DestinyWishes]

Wow, I hope she makes it, it could help Asian Music come more popular in America. Plus BoA is great and I'll be glad if she gets the success she deserves.

[stepho_chan]

Originally Posted by HikkiMadness

Wow, I hope she makes it, it could help Asian Music come more popular in America. Plus BoA is great and I'll be glad if she gets the success she deserves.

Lol they thought the same thing with Utada and we all saw what happened with that....

[omgpeachsnapple]

Originally Posted by stepho_chan

Lol they thought the same thing with Utada and we all saw what happened with that....

I think Utada would have done a lot better if she'd gotten better promotion.
I really hope BoA does well, though. Even if the album sucks, I'll probably still buy it.

[Huaka]

Originally Posted by omgpeachsnapple

I think Utada would have done a lot better if she'd gotten better promotion.
I really hope BoA does well, though. Even if the album sucks, I'll probably still buy it.

I saw Utada's album well enough when I was here. She would have her own cardboard cutout with a shelf of CDs in it, whenever I walked into some record stores. I think for an entirely new artist with an ethnicity that went against the mainstream popularity, she actually had decent promotion. After all, she did have her own special segment on MTV and commercials for her album. Not many newcomers are lucky enough to get those. I think her lack of success was that she didn't have a single that appealed to a broad genre of audiences, something a lot of other newcomers were able to get lucky with.

[cloud♥honey]

If the album would sound like THE FACE it would be awesome.

[Halla]

I think it's better to start low-key and work your way up, rather than having a huge hype & then failing to live up to it. so good for BoA

the last time I heard her use english she still had a heavy accent, but it's been a while and even then you could hear her english had potential ...

[Coelacanth]

I don't know guys, I don't think she can be 'urban' enough for America's mainstream. And if she's too 'urban', she's just gonna get laughed at. =/

[JesA]

Originally Posted by Coelacanth

I don't know guys, I don't think she can be 'urban' enough for America's mainstream. And if she's too 'urban', she's just gonna get laughed at. =/

that's not entirely true...urban music isn't the only music that sells in the US. Look at artists like Amy Winehouse, Bjork, KT Tunstall, etc....the one thing that can help someone break thru is exposure. Tell me, in 2004, did yu hear ANYTHING about Utada's album on a daily basis? Any tv commercials, talkshow performances, or tv-tie-ins? What about Tata Young? They were missing promotion. As long as people know she exists, she can sell at least a little bit. The genre has nothing to do with sales. Now, i don't see her hitting number 1 and winning a grammy, but as long as she has a good amount of promotion, she could get a good debut place on the charts. Yu never know, BoA could actually do what Utada couldnt! Most people think that just cuz Utada flopped, that BoA will too....but i dont think Utada was even trying to sell well.

[Raiu-Ayu]

I hope she does well BoA would be good in mainstream international music. I think she'd have better luck if she debuted in the UK first tho instead of America. She could actually give us some music cuz the stuff we have now is just plain weird!

[bondingo]

I just squealed like a schoolgirl when I read that. I am so freaking excited about this! I love BoA, so this will seriously be awesome. I hope she can make it here, but after Utada's failure to even break not the American market slightly, it seems very unlikely.

[Raiu-Ayu]

Yeah but Utada's music isn't exactly what you'd call mainstream, you gotta get used to it. BoA is more typical music but not in a bad way

[ayumisrael]

But didn't they report that Seven and countless korean artists are working on an English album as well? (and it didn't happen)

[Calico]

I've heard rumors about this already and I'm still not too sure what to think. I'll probably support her for the sake of supporting her even if I don't like the album much (BoA is a total hit or miss for me) but I honestly don't have high hopes for how she'll do.

[MemorialAddress]

Eww.
She will fail, sorry to say.

[[kokoro♥]]

BoA's english fails.
She is going to flop way worse than Hikki.

[Peger]

Originally Posted by koda?

BoA's english fails.
She is going to flop way worse than Hikki.

She'll at least have some Koreans to fall back on for sales here in the States

[MemorialAddress]

^^^Seriously.
Americans will not listen to her.