Several other emerging acts including TVXQ, who debuted in 2003, would name her as the idol that inspired their own music and dancing styles. BoA rose to become SM's top idol in only a few years, finding recognition for her skills as a singer, dancer, and performer. She had several awards under her belt and won both the Favorite Korean Artist and Most Influential Asian Artist awards at the MTV Asia Awards in 2004. The third annual awards feature a star-studded line-up of Asian and international artists (Getty Images)īy 2004, BoA was already a well-known name in East Asia. Korean artist BoA arrives at the "MTV Asia Awards 2004" at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on February 14, 2004, in Singapore. The singer dropped her first mini-album, 'Don't Start Now' in 2001, quit school, took a hiatus from the Korean music industry, and worked double-time to solidify her Japanese language skills.
Alongside this, her label made arrangements for her to debut in Japan under the label Avex Trax.
Following two years of training, which included vocal, dance, English, and Japanese lessons, BoA made her official debut in 2000 to moderate success. BoA's parents initially opposed, owing largely to her having to leave school in favor of the entertainment business, but after the singer's brother persuaded them, they relented. The scouts, however, took a keen interest in BoA instead, asking her to audition and offering her a contract that night itself.
BoA would go on to change the face of K-pop and put the industry on the global map in a way that had never been done before.īorn as Bo-ah Kwon on November 5, 1986, BoA first came to the attention of SM quite by accident when in 1998 at the age of 11 she tagged along with her older brother who was auditioning as a break-dancer for the label's talent search. Neither the singer nor her label, SM Entertainment, could have predicted the success that would follow this release. On August 25, 2000, then thirteen-year-old South Korean idol BoA made her debut with the album 'ID Peace B'.
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