BoA (권보아 Kwon), Boa, born in November 5, 1986 in South Korea.
Today, BoA is considered one of the most popular pop-artists in both Korea and Japan, and is one of the leading stars of the Korean Wave otherwise known as "Hallyu".
BoA's first language is Korean, but she also speaks fluent Japanese and conversational English, and has performed versions of her songs in Mandarin Chinese. She has also composed and written the lyrics for several of her songs.
BoA broke records in both Korea and Japan with her smash hits, including No. 1, Valenti, and Listen to My Heart.