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No doubt, BoA is the most successful k-pop female singer. The k-pop queen, who made her debut at the early age of 15, has achieved so many things at home and abroad. She left a significant mark in the k-pop history, setting remarkable records. She is the first k-pop singer to sell more than one million albums in Japan, and she is the first k-pop singer to top Japan's Oricon Chart. The queen is back. BoA released her 9th full album "Woman" on October 24, 2018. She held a showcase event on the day and talked about her new album. Well, she told reporters many things about the album, but what's most impressive was that she gave a special message for women around the world. The title track of BoA's new album is titled "Woman", and you might think she just did it to promote the song, of course, but her message was very sincere and honest. As a woman who has achieved huge success, she tried to encourage women around the world. I know "Wom...

1. BIGBANG - Estimated Attendance: 7,600,000~7,700,000 (340+ Shows) 2. TVXQ - Estimated Attendance: 4,500,000~5,000,000 (250+ Shows) 3. Super Junior - Estimated Attendance: 2,200,000~2,500,000 (163+ Shows) 4. SHINee - Estimated Attendance: 1,800,000~2,000,000 (150+ Shows) 5. EXO - Estimated Attendance: 1,800,000~1,900,000 (111+ Shows) 6. 2PM - Estimated Attendance: 1,500,000~1,800,000 (145+ Shows) 7. G-Dragon of BIGBANG - Estimated Attendance: 1,200,000~1,300,000 (65 Shows) 8. Girls' Generation - Estimated Attendance: 1,200,000~1,300,000 (93 Shows) 9. Rain - Estimated Attendance: 1,000,000~1,500,000 (120+ Shows) 10. BTS - Estimated Attendance: 950,000~1,000,000 (120+ Shows) 11. iKON - Estimated Attendance: 880,000~900,000 (93 Shows) 12. JYJ - Estimated Attendance: 830,000~900,000 (45+ Shows) 13. Daesung of BIGBANG - Estimated Attendance: 550,000~560,000 (89 Shows) 14. BoA - Estimated Attendanc...

Super Junior's Kim Heechul He even didn't know where SM Entertainment’s building was and was late for his audition. He just sang the national anthem at the audition, but he passed it because he was too handsome. TVXQ's Max Changmin He received a business card from a staff member of SM Entertainment when he was playing badminton at his school. So, his mother took him to his audition and he passed it. EXO's Sehun When he was eating tteokbokki(Stir-fried rice cake, one of the most popular snacks among Korean people), a staff member of SM Entertainment came running after him and he tried to run away because he was so surprised. However, he was caught by the staff and passed his audition. EXO's Baekhyun When he was warming up his voice to have an interview for Seoul Institute of Arts, he met a staff member of SM Entertainment and he could get a chance to participate in the agency’s audition. f(x)'s Amber and Luna Amber passed her audition...

BoA is a consistent person. Even though it has been more than 15 years since she debuted and she is now one of the biggest k-pop stars, she is still maintaining her original intention. When I met her, she laughed readily and answered to questions with a sincere attitude. She has no enemies in the k-pop world, while many of young k-pop idols respect and admire her as a role model.

BoA's new movie will be released soon. The female k-pop star has filmed "Autumn Sonata", and the movie will be released on October 19. The movie is BoA's first ever romance movie. Are you looking forward to the movie? By the way, it's notable that the movie is a low-budget film. Except for BoA, there are no famous stars who appear in the movie, while the director of the movie is not that famous in Korea either. For that reason, it is predicted that the movie will not be a commercial success. Then, what do you think is the reason why BoA decided to make an appearance in the low-budget film? Well, as I've already mentioned about this issue before, it is because BoA is different from the other famous k-pop stars. You know, BoA has achieved a great success as a singer and reached at the top of the tree. Top k-pop stars like BoA usually start their career as actresses by taking the lead role of TV miniseries which has at least 16 episodes and is broad...

1. TVXQ - 4.3 million copies 2. Agnes Chan - 4 million copies 3. Carpenters - 3 million copies 4. Auyang Fei Fei - 2.6 million copies 5. Bee Gees - 2.4 million copies 6. BoA - 2.2 million copies 7. Simon And Garfunkel - 2.2 million copies 8. The Beatles - 2.2 million copies 9. Daniel Boone - 2 million copies 10. Celine Dion - 1.7 million copies 11. Nolans - 1.4 million copies 12. Kara - 1.3 million copies 13. Mariah Carey - 1.3 million copies 14. 2PM - 1.2 million copies 15. SHINee - 1.1 million copies <K-pop Secret Vol.1: 40 Korean Stars’ Real Personality> K-pop Secret Vol.1 contains stories about the real personality of 40 Korean stars. The author, who has interviewed more than 100 Korean celebrities since 2010 tells the story of famous Korean stars including G-Dragon, EXO Baekhyun, Nichkhun, IU, Suzy, Kim Soohyun, Lee Kwangsoo, Song Joongki, Jun Jihyun...

Mnet's "PRODUCE 101 Season 2" ended on June 16. 11 members of new boy group Wanna One have been determined, and they'll make an official debut soon. The handsome male trainees were not the only stars of the program, though. Yeah, as the host of the program, BoA did a great job, and one reason for the program's huge success was BoA. By the way, actually, she did more things than what you watched on TV. As a senior k-pop singer, BoA always took care of the young trainees. During break time, she informed the trainees what they should be careful of and what they should do. And when the trainees were exhausted, she cheer them up by singing "Pick Me". Especially, she even asked the production crew of "PRODUCE 101 Season 2" to modify her script to protect the trainees. You know, Kwon Hyun Bin was once at the center of criticisms because he was ranked very high despite his poor singing dancing skills. After being embroiled in a controversy,...

BoA is coming back. The female singer will release her new single "CAMO" on June 26, while the song is powerful dance music. Famous music producing team The Underdogs took part in writing the song. By the way, the sad news is that BoA decided not to perform the song on various music chart shows. Well, there is a good reason for it. According to the SM official, BoA will not appear in music chart shows because "CAMO" is not her regular song. She's prepared the special project because she wanted to show new side of herself, and as she will not perform the song on TV, she has put a lot of efforts into her music video. In the music video, she will show a variety of performances and images. Meanwhile, BoA will release her another new song "Right Here, Right Everywhere", which is the OST of Japanese drama "Lover of an attic" on July 12. <K-pop Secret Vol.1: 40 Korean Stars’ Real Personality> K-pop Secret Vol.1 contains stories abo...

Are you a fan of SM artists? Who is your favorite singer? It seems like 2017 will be a great year for fans of SM artists because many of them will make a comeback in this year. By the way, when they will exactly make a comeback is up to Girls' Generation, not themselves. You know, 2017 marks the 10th anniversary of Girls' Generation, while the girl group is preparing for special events to celebrate it. Girls' Generation will hold a 10th anniversary fan meeting and release its new album too. The member are putting a lot of efforts into their new album. Girls' Generation is the representative girl group of SM, and of course, the agency is giving full support to the girl group's 10th anniversary project. And as the girl group debuted on August 5, 2007, all the special events to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Girls' Generation will be held around August 5, which means other SM artists can't release their new albums around the day. As SM is the biggest ...

The last episode of "PRODUCE 101 Season 2" was broadcast on June 16. Have you enjoyed the episode? Yeah, 11 members of new boy group Wanna One have been determined, and they'll make an official debut soon. By the way, it seems like some people in Korea are blaming BoA for not doing better as the host of the audition program. You know, whenever she announced names of Wanna One's members, she took too much time to open her mouth, and the episode was broadcast live for about three and a half hours, which was an hour and a half hours longer than usual. However, it was not BoA's fault. Yeah, it was definitely the production crew's fault. They wanted to heighten tension and make viewers get absorbed in the program, but they just provoked many people. They boiled it for too long, and not only viewers but also all the trainees who had to stand and wait for a long time got very tired. This is how Mnet usually does things. All the broadcasting company cares ab...

Are you a fan of BTS? What is the first album you ever bought with your own money? BTS' album, of course? By the way, the talented young members have their idols too. Check out what they talked about the first albums they ever bought. Suga - Eminem V - Girls' Generation Jin - Girls' Generation Jimin - BoA Jungkook - IU J-Hope - god

You know, Jang Keunsuk has hosted "Produce 101" as an MC of the show, and he was loved by many viewers. He is quite a showman, and what he did in the show was ease tensions. He sometimes expressed his affection toward pretty trainees and sometimes gave laughs to viewers with his over action. He acted like the young trainees' friendly oppa, rather than their senior, and that's why the trainees liked him so much. But, BoA, an MC of "Produce 101" season 2 is quite different from Jang Keunsuk. The female singer, who has been active as a singer for about 20 years and is considered as one of the best female k-pop singer doesn't act like young male trainees' unnie. Instead, she gives advice to them as a professional. And the trainees are obedient what she says because she has great personal charisma and she is the one who is respected by many other k-pop singers. Actually, before "Produce 101" season 2 began to air, many people in the k-...