I will deem Tuesdays as being a posting oppertunity for my "Asian Star Digest." Today I' will be talking about some Korean stars that I think are really cool. I'll be talking about groups under the SM label today. SM is one of Korea's largest record companies, hosting a lot of the best "poppier" music acts, and very importantly, has a contract with BoA, probably Korea's biggest pop star ever. Here are some pictures of her in 2002.
BoA is an international kpop star; very popular in Japan as well as Korea. Her music is a mixture of a lot of differnt pop styles, but it's unique because it blends scales and Asian rooted modes with Euro and American pop style (basically why kpop is great music). Some people I know think BoA sucks at singing (ahem, GLAM) but I think that she is one of the best pop singers out there (because people LOVE her voice! very expresive *nods*). Her ballads and fast dance songs are all top notch music. Not only that, but she's a hecka good dancer (although she doesn't do and spins, flips, poses, etc. just straight up hip hop). I think she's cranked out about 12 discs now, debuing in 2001 I think? She's 17 now (born November 5th, 1986) and began recording her first album at age 12. So SM scouted her out when her older brother auditioned for the label, and BoA audition too (SM asked auditioners to also encourage siblings to also audition). She was discovered at age 11 and trained by pros to perform. The idea was that in order for Korean pop to expand abroad, they need a young female vehicle because a tred during that time was that young, female stars were gaining attention and popularity (i.e. japanese girl pop group SPEED. but thats a different story). Before learning to sing and dance however, BoA was taught English and Japanese in order for her to reach a larger audience. Then she was taught to sing and dance. Her dance teachers were some of Japan's best dancers, and BoA was recognized to be expectionally gifted at dancing. One of her teachers praised BoA saying "When compared to the Japanese dancers who do nothing but dance, her skills are right up at that level. And among the female singers who do both singing and dancing, there is no one who has the skills that BoA has."
Young pop group Dong Bang Shin Gi under the SM label. The boys are also in their teens (16, 17 ish) and they're really good (supposedly girls think their attractive xP. but iiii wouldn't know). They are very popular with the females. They also sing some accapella so that shows that they have some real talent. Coming out just this year, they made a pretty good impression and have collaborated with BoA.
Hopefully you know some good fun filled facts bout SM's BoA and stuff.
BoA is an international kpop star; very popular in Japan as well as Korea. Her music is a mixture of a lot of differnt pop styles, but it's unique because it blends scales and Asian rooted modes with Euro and American pop style (basically why kpop is great music). Some people I know think BoA sucks at singing (ahem, GLAM) but I think that she is one of the best pop singers out there (because people LOVE her voice! very expresive *nods*). Her ballads and fast dance songs are all top notch music. Not only that, but she's a hecka good dancer (although she doesn't do and spins, flips, poses, etc. just straight up hip hop). I think she's cranked out about 12 discs now, debuing in 2001 I think? She's 17 now (born November 5th, 1986) and began recording her first album at age 12. So SM scouted her out when her older brother auditioned for the label, and BoA audition too (SM asked auditioners to also encourage siblings to also audition). She was discovered at age 11 and trained by pros to perform. The idea was that in order for Korean pop to expand abroad, they need a young female vehicle because a tred during that time was that young, female stars were gaining attention and popularity (i.e. japanese girl pop group SPEED. but thats a different story). Before learning to sing and dance however, BoA was taught English and Japanese in order for her to reach a larger audience. Then she was taught to sing and dance. Her dance teachers were some of Japan's best dancers, and BoA was recognized to be expectionally gifted at dancing. One of her teachers praised BoA saying "When compared to the Japanese dancers who do nothing but dance, her skills are right up at that level. And among the female singers who do both singing and dancing, there is no one who has the skills that BoA has."
Hopefully you know some good fun filled facts bout SM's BoA and stuff.
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