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

[Zeke.]

OMG, this would be AMAZING! I hope she is well recieved!

[truehappiness]

I'll LOL if she ends up being popular. :O

I mean, what if she ends up with like, Rihanna-like sounds? O_o

[Raleigh]

Well I have a feeling this US debut will be a flop. Anyway hope her material won't be as mellow as she's been churning out with avex...

[ayu_fan929]

I actually want to see this to happen unlike her supposed Chinese debut. Also,Se7en and Rain have kept on saying they are going to debut soon, but that has never happened.

[ayumixfan]

^ hm I thought rain wasn't even part of JY entertainment anymore =S! Anyways I don't blame him for his debut ending due to what happened at his concert XD! SE7EN i dunno anything about him XD I dunno BoA might debut well =S? I am no sure lol We'll have to wait and see =)!

[End1ess_sorr0w]

well i think after listening to that song "Brave" off the new album "THE FACE" i think she's got the american style of music, but as for her english...someone better work wonders on her or she's gonna do horribly. i like BoA so i'm still gonna think positive. good luck BoA!

[Kobayashiwoof]

im a bit tired to find the source but isnt this forum (BoAjjang?) known for its rumors?

[Raleigh]

Originally Posted by Kobayashiwoof

im a bit tired to find the source but isnt this forum (BoAjjang?) known for its rumors?

They got the source from JoongAng Ilbo. But personally I wouldn't bet the house on this. SM is known for talking big and never doing anything.

[Psychotic_X]

we'll see what excuses they'll use later on in the year which was why her debut was postponed..

maybe a clash with her name... maybe a cancelled world tour...
maybe a single leak...

=D

[Raleigh]

Originally Posted by Psychotic_X

we'll see what excuses they'll use later on in the year which was why her debut was postponed..

maybe a clash with her name... maybe a cancelled world tour...
maybe a single leak...

=D

Lmao. Yeah I'm expecting something on those lines.

[AyuGAME]

woooh..lets see how far she can go...
i thought that namie amuro has so much better chance to succeed on international market

[bondingo]

Originally Posted by AyuGAME

woooh..lets see how far she can go...
i thought that namie amuro has so much better chance to succeed on international market

I have to agree with you there. It's funny too, because all of my friends seem to like Namie, whether or not they actually like J-Pop in general. Her style is very hip and if it were in English, I'm sure it would be enormously successful here with the right promotion. She would just need to work on her English as well. I've never seen her speak it out of songs like Ayu did in the CNN interview.

[Kobayashiwoof]

Originally Posted by bondingo

I have to agree with you there. It's funny too, because all of my friends seem to like Namie, whether or not they actually like J-Pop in general. Her style is very hip and if it were in English, I'm sure it would be enormously successful here with the right promotion. She would just need to work on her English as well. I've never seen her speak it out of songs like Ayu did in the CNN interview.

Namie Amuro seems the best to go international, she has a great image and has great producers for her music, if Queen of Hip-Pop was in English it would of sold like OMFG!!! Alot of my friends like Namie the best, WoWa is like gold to them lol! It would be the new Umbrella-ella-ella...etc

[TITANIC]

GREAT>>
hopeful western people can receive her songs

[Mirai Noah]

Hmmm.... as much as I love BoA... I have a feeling that she's going to flop.

[Cyria]

Really? I hope she does better than Utada, but unless she gets really lucky with producers and ends up with an Umbrella-style surprise hit I don't think she'll become a star in the US.

[Rurutia]

ehh.....I seriously don't want another Utada thing to happen..honestly...namie's music would do better in my opinion....I don't know about Boa.

[ayuayu798]

I think its worth a try for her... ^^ I have faith in BoA.

[djamaya2007]

Utada's english album flopped, and I don't think BoA has anything that will set her apart from other artists. I saw Utada's CD at wal-mart when it came out, so I was optomistic, but it just kind of came, and went.

I don't know if it's an image thing, or if it's just that the music itself just isn't made for the mainstream American audience. I'd love some japanese artists to make some sort of splash over here, but the reality of it is that it's too much of a risk for the labels to put that much money into these artists, and without huge backing they just kind of come and go.

These artists really have a niche appeal in the states when it comes down to it, and nothing more. It's a little sad, but then again it might not be the same if one of your favorite Japanese artists truley blew up big over here. They'd have to change up their sound, and/or image to even hope to do anything substantial.

[ImpactBreaker]

Originally Posted by djamaya2007

Utada's english album flopped, and I don't think BoA has anything that will set her apart from other artists. I saw Utada's CD at wal-mart when it came out, so I was optomistic, but it just kind of came, and went.

I don't know if it's an image thing, or if it's just that the music itself just isn't made for the mainstream American audience. I'd love some japanese artists to make some sort of splash over here, but the reality of it is that it's too much of a risk for the labels to put that much money into these artists, and without huge backing they just kind of come and go.

These artists really have a niche appeal in the states when it comes down to it, and nothing more. It's a little sad, but then again it might not be the same if one of your favorite Japanese artists truley blew up big over here. They'd have to change up their sound, and/or image to even hope to do anything substantial.

Wholeheartedly agree with everything you said. I don't think it's a matter of ethnics. The main problem is just that US has already enough artists competing on the mainstream music side, and for somebody from another country to really stand a chance, they really have to have something very promising that'd be able to become a mainstream hit. I honestly don't really think BoA has the energy and inspiration to do that...heck, one of those days she was even talking about quitting for studies. I really foresse she'll flop miserably if she dare try going to america.