She released her first Korean album (rank #10) at the age of 14. She released her first Japanese album that hit the chart #1 position 2 years after. Subsequently, she released albums in both Korean and Japanese markets (all at #1 position). At the age of 20, she has her 10th full length album in Japanese. She is fluent in both Korean and Japanese, able to converse in English and now learning Chinese Mandarin. She dances well and is very beautiful. Her name is BoA.
Call me having a stereotype on Korean culture but I think they are best in producing tear-jerking dramas and not necessarily in the music industry. That explains why I have yet to own a Korean CD. BoA is a South Korean and that rules out all the possibilities of me owning any of her 5 Korean albums. As for her Japanese albums, my mindset is or rather was that … leave the music to the Japanese and she is not one. Last year, Cynthia got me BoA’s OUTGROW when she came back from her business trip at Japan. I did quite enjoy listening to that.
“Made In Twenty (20)” – an album of just over 60 minutes – is packed with typical Japanese Pop music (except the last track “Last Christmas”). The slow ballad “Winter Love” is definitely my favourite. I find myself listening to this album a lot as it does grow on me. I am still trying to get used to BoA’s voice but I definitely love the music.
The album comes with a DVD as well. Instead of all music video clips (like many do), she only includes 3 music videos and fills the rest of the disc up with 10 live clips from various albums of hers. I was expecting a live concert full of dances (that was how I noticed her in the first place) but it is not. The clip below is from her DVD and that showcased her vocal ability that is full of emotion. Even if you are not currently a BoA fan, be warned, you can easily be converted into one after viewing this DVD.
Related Entry: BoA – The Face – And The Conquest Continues
4 replies on “Made In Twenty (20) – Another Japanese Album By Korean Singer BoA”
There was a day when I was at my brother’s home, I heard a song which caught my attention. I asked my brother who was she and he told me that it was BoA….
Though I don’t have any clue of what she is singing, the voice and the music seems to tell a lot by the touch in my heart….
The girl is really beautiful… Haven’t thought that she has been such a talent since she was soooo small…. hmm…. it’s amazing to find some people who can do so many great things at the time when I was still burying my head into the books… hehe… 😛 But I guess this is also another kind of blessing….
Well, seems that I will go out to fetch another CD soon… hehehe =)
If you get the Asian edition (the cheaper option of course), it comes with translated lyrics in Chinese! There you go. You will get to appreciate what she is singing about (though I often don’t bother to read).
I am amazed by her talents too. And she is so young with such a drive and ambition. The last I read, she has delayed her Korean album in preparing for her first Chinese album to hit the China and Taiwan markets. She really wants to get it right.
[…] beat arrangements are meant to shine during live performances. Hence, like her previous album “Made in Twenty (20)”, I actually appreciate the DVD better than the CD. “The Face” comes with 2 DVD’s. One […]
[…] these days like to cover English songs. Mai Kuraki (倉木麻衣) does “Over the Rainbow”; BoA does “Last Christmas”; Yuna Ito does “My Heart Will Go On”; Mika Nakashima does […]