Mega pop star, Boa received the prestigious 2007 Young Artist Award last night at the ‘2007 Cultural Merit Awards’. Since 1993, the Young Artist Award recognizes the musical achievements and cultural impact of talented young Korean artists in their 20’s - 30’s.
Congratulations Boa.
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I love her so much,
She is my idol!!!
Talented, Beautiful and Nice.
sighhh….I wish i was her.
anyways Congratulations BoA!!!
Hwaiting!!!!!
Uhhhhh……no.
Once again, i can’t believe singing through your nose is considered talent.
Congratulations to BoA!!!!!!!!!!!
Yahooo!!!!!
I am so happy that she won this award.
She deserved it!!!
She is Beautiful, Talented, and Nice.
She is so my idol.
Love her Love her!!!!!!!!!
What has she done for this? ugh, congrats anyway.
A. She was young 10 years ago
B. She cant dance and cant sing
C. Her music is good but she doesnt write it.
D. …..
I’m happy she won…but has she done anything in Korea in the last year or so? Her latest Japanese efforts haven’t even been that good.
i dunnnnooooooo i’ve never thought she was anything great :/
A) She’s still young but she’s far better than she was 10 years ago.
B) She can dance and sing, and at the same time.
C) She now writes her own music.
D) She’s a far better of a role model than Britney Spears.
E) She doesn’t need 10 other members to help prove her worth.
F) She paved way for other Korean Artists to make over in Japan, but none of them have faired as well as she has.
It’s funny how some people can be jealous. Rocketfuel said it, I wonder if any can contradict what he/she wrote.
Congratulations, BoA!! ^_^
Very well said Rocketfuel !
Maybe BoA wasn’t really active in Korea during this last 2 years but until now, she is still the only korean singer who achieved a lot in a foreign country at still a young age ^^ !
Congrats BoA !
aw, she looks so happy in the photo.
alright, dont be too anti, people. coz
1] she ain’t too diva.
2] she’s still famous even though there’s only one singer.
*cough*Super*COUGH*Junior*cough* (i aint anti suju, people)
3] i like her hair
erm. yeah.
Congratulations, BoA!! ^^
She totally deserves it!!
She’s so cute & sexy at the same time. She’s such a perfect singer!
that girl was sooo long time ago
and sooo overrated.
like her makeup but i think the necklace thing going on is too much.
Overrated because she’s been around for a long time?
we call people who’s from a long time ago and still around today, successful. We call those who call successful singers overrated…trendy.
Fuack yeah she wins. And people say she’s not good. *roll eyes* I guess you guys can shut the hell up now, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Aya - A) Uhhh if you read, it’s for 20-30 year olds. She’s 20, and considered 21 in Korea.
B) that’s your opinion, but you know for damn sure she’s better than those fake fanservice whores
C) She does write some of her music, few one or two songs in her last two Korean albums, and she’s written or composed at least one song in each of her Japanese albums. She wrote the songs that hit the top of Japanese charts.
It’s funny how not many antis show up here when she wins an award. and like KAY said, she’s not a diva (infact, she just says thank you and her speech, and then sits there and smiles. when has she been on the news for a scandal other than that boyfriend one?) so if you don’t like her music, there’s no reason for you to trash talk her.
P.S. this is her SECOND award in ONE MONTH. And she hasn’t released ANYTHING new (besides an OST and an SM TOWN song).
-sLaVe
yea. real congratz to the girl with the nasally voice. just go on singing as nasally as ever.
Sweet, she’s deserving of the award for all the reasons Rocketfuel stated, especially E & F.
Hmm “nasally” isn’t the word to describe her voice, Ray Romano has a nasally voice.
Although I don’t personally think BoA is a great singer , it’s still an awesome job to have received an award such as this .
Also , since someone posted the challenge …
@rocketfuel
A) She’s still young but she’s far better than she was 10 years ago.
- She might be better than she was 10 years ago , but that doesn’t mean she’s a GREAT SINGER . It just means she is not AS BAD .
B) She can dance and sing, and at the same time.
- I can dance and sing , at the same time . As a matter of fact , with enough practice ( and she’s had YEARS ) , ANYONE can sing and dance . It’s called ” multi-tasking “.
C) She now writes her own music.
- She doesn’t write ALL her songs .
D) She’s a far better of a role model than Britney Spears.
- She’s not a role model , because I haven’t seen her do anything to help the world , such as volunteer , etc . She might be a better idol , but a role model is different.
E) She doesn’t need 10 other members to help prove her worth.
- If you’re talking about groups like SuJu or GG , they don’t need 10 other members to prove their worth , because they really aren’t worth that much in the first place , whether individually or as a group . Anyway , I fail to see how this helped her win the award ???
F) She paved way for other Korean Artists to make over in Japan, but none of them have faired as well as she has.
- She has fared well , true , but have you seen just WHAT kinds of artists are currently famous in East Asia , at least ?
@ Matthew
It really has nothing to do with jealousy , but all to do with being unbiased . I have asked a LOT of my friends and people what they think of BoA , by making them listen to the music ( I didn’t even tell them that it was BoA - I just said to listen and tell me what they thought , because honestly , I don’t see how she’s gotten this far with her kind of voice ). EVERY SINGLE ONE of them was surprised when I told them that she was extremely famous and popular in Asia and that people though she was amazing , because in their unbiased opinion , to put it bluntly , she wasn’t good .
@ sLaVe
Just a quick thing about your comment that she won the award and yet people say she isn’t good … Um , have you seen GG or SuJu ? They have won several awards , and yet they’re not good . Really , it’s been obvious from past ceremonies that you don’t have to have talent or be good to win a so-called ” music ” award .
Also , I’m wondering whether this award is given by a Korean company or what , since if it IS a Korean company , chances are that SM probably ” donated ” a lot of money to the organization or something . I mean , really , I remember seeing something on TV long time ago , where TVXQ got an award for doing absolutely nothing ….
But boa has talent. She picks up choreography rather fast, has a presence profressionals like Wheensung endorse…She may not have crystal clear voice but she has a powerful one. But that’s what she’s born with and she makes do with it.
Also, do you even know how hard it is to constantly learn new material, dance routines, and both at the same time? Even though Modanna makes it look easy…it’s so hard the Britney gave up on it a long time ago and just prefers lipsynching.
Plus, she has done enough in her career to seperate herself from the pack…..because she’s not a one hit wonder.
But considering the type of reward this is…Boa does deserve it because she is representing Korea in Japan. It’s not like she’s sitting around on a talk show hosting it…because her music career is on hold.
@ rocketfuel
You mean Madonna ?
Also , just a small thing … I don’t know about your definition of ” talent ” , but my definition has nothing to do with how fast you learn something . I think that talent should be something you’re good at . BoA has talent when it comes to fast / dance songs ; she has no talent when it comes to ballads or slower and higher songs .
Also , I know that she has a powerful voice . However , it doesn’t make her an oh-so-amazing singer .
And you’re right , I don’t know how hard it is to learn to dance and sing at the same time . Do you ? I do , however , have friends who know and so I have seen the work it takes . Nevertheless , the point is that it is her JOB and as such , she has to do it even if it’s hard .
And I know she’s not a one-hit wonder , I mean , she’s just been around for what , YEARS ?
And just pointing out , I never said that BoA didn’t deserve the award . I know how much she has helped expand Korean awareness and the like into other countries . I was saying that I didn’t think that she was a great singer .
Lastly , I don’t get what ” It’s not like she’s sitting around on a talk show hosting it…because her music career is on hold. ” is supposed to mean …. Even if she were , chances are that she’d have received the award anyway , because the award is for ARTISTS , not for SINGERS only .
@ rocketfuel
You mean Madonna ?
Also , just a small thing … I don’t know about your definition of ” talent ” , but my definition has nothing to do with how fast you learn something . I think that talent should be something you’re good at . BoA has talent when it comes to fast / dance songs ; she has no talent when it comes to ballads or slower and higher songs .
Also , I know that she has a powerful voice . However , it doesn’t make her an oh-so-amazing singer .
And you’re right , I don’t know how hard it is to learn to dance and sing at the same time . Do you ? I do , however , have friends who know and so I have seen the work it takes . Nevertheless , the point is that it is her JOB and as such , she has to do it even if it’s hard .
And I know she’s not a one-hit wonder , I mean , she’s just been around for what , YEARS ?
And just pointing out , I never said that BoA didn’t deserve the award . I know how much she has helped expand Korean awareness and the like into other countries . I was saying that I didn’t think that she was a great singer .
Lastly , I don’t get what ” It’s not like she’s sitting around on a talk show hosting it…because her music career is on hold. ” is supposed to mean …. Even if she were , chances are that she’d have received the award anyway , because the award is for ARTISTS , not for SINGERS only .
^B
I don’t think rocketfuel’s list was posted as a challenge but a rebuttal to someone else’s post. Just saying might be a meaningless discussion when neither of you think BoA is the greatest. Can’t we just be happy for someone who’s work hard to get an award?
this girl’s so average…yeah she trained at a young age instead of going to school but she’s still average. She happened to be lucky that her producer made a few good songs that hit the charts but as far as her singing and dancing goes…she’s very average. This girl’s got some LUCK.
^^^^^B IS CORRECT.^^^^^ Sorry Rocketfuel. Your points just don’t work.
ok, i have to give my 2 cents. i just recently discovered k-pop through watching k-dramas. i still don’t know much about anyone but i keep seeing this girls name everywhere and how she’s so popular and everyone loves her. so i listened to one of her songs and watched one of her performances out of curiosity. my conclusion is that she’s been packaged well. not a great singer or dancer but she’s cute, young and seems somewhat personable.
@B
Although I’m a fan of BoA myself, on certain things I’m sure my opinion is unbiased.
This girl has been around for 7 years and has sold almost 10 million copies to the date. Half of her life was dedicated to music, to study singing, dancing and performing. She’s not just anyone who came out of the blue and won an award, any recognition she gets, she truly deserves it.
You say BoA has no talent for singing ballads, but do you even have arguments for that? Just watch her Japanese tour called “BoA THE LIVE”. Her vocals are impressive there, it’s her best concert yet (in terms of live singing). And all the ballads she sang, she did an awesome job. And they were pretty much half of the concert.
Dancing and singing at the same time is not that easy. There are many things involved, and BoA trained a lot to be the performer the is today. CSJH’s Stephanie, whom I’m also a fan, is an awesome dancer and sings very well. However, if she tries to do both for more than two songs, she’ll probably be out of breath. “Multi-tasking” is not as easy as you say.
I understand many people just don’t like BoA or her music. This has nothing to do with talent, though. I pretty much hate SeeYa, but I got to admit those girls have great voices. Their songs, however, never attracted me for some reason. Maybe it’s the same case of your friends, who can tell? While your friends didn’t like BoA, many people across Asia did.
And finally:
@Em:
Luck just won’t make a person go so far. I doubt she’d achieved everything she did just by being “average”. Unlike many, she had to proove her value first before being successful - she doesn’t own her success to a pretty face or sexy image. Usually I don’t call this “luck”, but “hard work”.
B, thanks for the spell check.
but ever heard of the saying…
“She picked it up rather fast, he/she sure has a talent for ‘fill in the blank.’”
It’s a talent when your mind understands certain aspects of things faster than normal…same goes with the body.
but saying she has no talent when it comes to singing ballads or high tempo song is nothing more than subjective opinion, obviously, right? But that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have the ability to sing those type of music otherwise her ballads wouldn’t be celebrated as they were.
Profressional vocal instructors wouldn’t take her seriouslly if she had no talent for it and song writers wouldn’t bother writing such songs for her if she didn’t have the ability to execute.
And yes, it’s her job…and she does a good job at it. That’s the point.
I never said you said she didn’t…..it was a general point.
the last comment is something that relates to popseoul’s attitude towards Suju. I’m sure if she was on the radio show, her handlers would pay for her to win an award….but she isn’t. it is what it is.
LOL What a debate we have going.
Anyway, I can respect BoA for what she’s accomplished in the past 7 years, but her voice really hurts my ears all the same.
cute. she actually got emotional.
B - Thank you for writing something worthwhile, an ACTUAL rebuttal. Fine, but can you argue that she doesn’t deserve this at least a LITTLE bit? She actually wrote some of her songs and actually made some of her own choreography. She’s designed successful eyeglasses in Japan. She’s at least DONE something HERSELF and has been successful in it. SuJu made a movies staring themselves, even having characters similar to themselves… yet it was a joke of a movie, and Korea thought so that even their fangirls didn’t see it and it turned into a flop.
Even if you didn’t like it yourself, and others did, and she won an award, at least it can be said that she earned it with the work she’s done. If you don’t think she has talent, people out there does, and that’s why she deserved it.
I can’t say much about the award being rigged, because I won’t lie that cheating like that happens - but then again, we’ll never know if it wasn’t either.
On your answer to Rocketfuel’s post… Again, that’s your opinion that you think she can’t sing. But if the rest of Korea like what she wrote, liked what she choreographed, and Japan bought everything she’s done… that counts for talent. She did it, it’s credited to her, that is talent. And maybe it’s just your friends, and they may be your friends because you ahve the same music taste.
Em - Luck is what got fanservice performers far. but where are they now?
And liked someone mentioned, when you’re around and still being talked about - that’s not being overrated, that’s not being a one hit wonder, that’s being recognized and REMEMBERED.
And if you STILL don’t think she has talent as an artist/singer, then at least consider her having dedication, which also is the foundation of being an artist.
Matthew has a point. “BoA the Live” was mostly ballad songs because she badly injured her foot, but still wanted to put on a show. And yes, multi-tasking is NOT easy, especially for most people. If you can multitask, more power to you. Hope you become famous.
I hate Rain with a passion, but I will admit he has a good voice. But there are plenty of Korean men who have that voice, and those men actually write their songs - they don’t have to show off their bodies to let every one know that. And neither dose BoA. BoA dresses like she’s 50, and still wins those awards, and STILL shows what she’s got, and it’s still appreciated.
Finally : Yeah, I know her voice ain’t the BEST. But it’s something about her that just lets you know she’s trying the best she can, she loves what she does, and puts a lot of emotion into it.
. . . this is too much typing for a high schooler running on 4 hours of sleep.
Yay for BoA^^
in my opinion i think that she
totally deserved it!
<333
I agree with B. She only getting award because she been around awhile but the girl is average. Everything about her is average.
LOLZ… “better than Britney Spears”… wow! that can certainly boost someone’s confidence… HAHAHA! I can’t stop laughing.. imagine being better than a train wreck! HAHAHAHAHA…
So.. I’ll take a stab at this and say that the people that didnt follow BoA throughout the years and is saying that she doesnt’ deserve the award is very… “narrow minded” [in lack of better-nicer words].
Anyways, Congrats to BoA =)
this award isn’t all about the voice is it!??!?!?!/
“it recognizes the musical achievements and cultural impact of talented young Korean artists in their 20’s - 30’s”
boa has achieved a lot, A LOT for someone her age. she has been hardworking ever since she was 13, or even younger(training and all)and indeed she did pave way for korean artists to make it in japan. she deserves this award. she is talented, i agree she has a nasally voice but hey she can sing. i recommend some of the people here to watch her boa the live concert, it took my breath away.
btw i love her whole look here, the dress, the shoes, the hair, make-up, everything! so pretty <3
@ sLaVe
“Fine, but can you argue that she doesn’t deserve this at least a LITTLE bit?”
Once again , I point out that I never said she didn’t deserve the award . I know how much she has done , and that’s all dandy and good . All I was saying was that her voice isn’t great ( I also point out several times that this is just MY opinion ; plus , for my friends , they have waaaaaaay different tastes than me . And even if they had the same tastes , they have ALL had music training and taken vocal classes , so they KNOW their stuff )
And yes , I have seen her concerts and the like , because as I’ve pointed out several times , I DO like her songs . I just think that she should stick to fast songs .
@ rocketfuel
I think you misunderstood me when I said ” high ” songs . I didn’t mean fast-paced , but songs with high vocals . Like , when the notes are very high , pitch-wise ?? Because I’ll admit , again , that I think she’s a great fast song singer , just not a great slow song or high-pitch song singer .
@ Meru
Oh , I know that rocketfuel didn’t post it as a challenge , but Matthew did . He wrote “I wonder if any can contradict what he/she wrote.”
And since I already thought that BoA wasn’t an amazing singer ….
@ Matthew
Do I have arguments for my thinking that BoA can’t sing ballads well ? Yes , I do . ALL the slow songs I have , especially her newer ones ( I can’t remember which CD they were from ) , make me cringe , especially when she tries to hit the high notes ( and fails or cracks or sounds like it’s just too much effort and too much work and too hard for her type of voice - in short , the notes sound FORCED ) . Plus , personally , it really ticks me off when singers go like ” Blah blah blah * EXTREMELY loud inhaling of air * blah blah blah * AGAIN inhaling like a dying gasp * etc ~ ” , which BoA does a LOT ( although it’s not as bad as her first few songs , like ” Waiting ” , which I love by the way despite its gasps and pants and cracking notes ) . I won’t say that singers should breathe silently , since I can only imagine the amount of energy it takes , but still …. they don’t have to make it seem as if they were gasping for their last breath . >__<;;;
@ chiaye
I wouldn’t say I’m ” narrow-minded ” since it seems that you’re calling people “narrow-minded” if they haven’t followed her career . For your information , I HAVE . Like I’ve said SEVERAL TIMES , I OWN a lot of her CDs and songs . =___=;;
Additionally , in this case then , it could also be said that the people who keep saying BoA is a GREAT singer are ALSO narrow-minded , since they’re also refusing to accept the fact that BoA just isn’t a good ballad singer ( BTW , I’m not saying people who like BoA and think of her as amazing are narrow-minded; I’m just trying to make a point ).
Blah , whatever . It doesn’t even really matter whether you guys like her or not , since it’s your own opinion .
So , I’ll just stop this mess right now by saying :
1. She got the award and I think it’s awesome , because I KNOW her achievements .
2. I still think she should stick to dance songs and stop trying to sing high and slow songs , since it just makes her voice come out really really forced .
3. Yes , I have watched her concerts and own CDs and songs , so yes , I DO like her and I’m not some anti just arguing because I hate BoA or something , because I DON’T.
Toodle-o~
NO ONE DESERVES THAT AWARD MORE THAN SHE DOES..i swear..NO ONE..look now..even when she’s not in korea for TWO YEARS..she’s still considered the pop queen there..can u imagine if Hyori took the award?? ZOMG..i love hyori but in no way she can get the award..IVY can’t too..
I agree with some of you who says that she sings nasally..that’s true..but it says..musical achievements and CULTURAL IMPACT on people..THAT’S DEFINITELY BoA. I mean when I was 13..I didn’t know anyone except for BoA..she really represented Korea..who knows bout rain and DBSK at that time?? I didn’t..all I knew was BoA Kwon. She really achieved something..vocal-wise she’s not the best, but she really does give a great performance. [MKMF 2005..over the top WAS AWESOME] She influenced the fashion there too..i remember during GOT..she was wearing the jean in jean kind of jeans..lotsa teens wore that..heck she influenced me to buy whatever i see her wearing..I can even say that she is probably the best female dancer in Korea. She has left Korea for 2 good years but people still remember her..I’m really glad she’s not forgotten..the only thing I want her to do is COME BACK TO KOREA..and release another kick-ass album.. =D GOT was AWESOME..and I really miss her korean releases..
Btw, if u don’t understand by what i mean performing well..u can look up..just watch her live concerts..[moon & sunrise was breathtaking]..MKMF 2005 OVER THE TOP perf was easily one of my fav performance of her..u compare her perfs to other solo female singers..dang..she beats them x1000000..
I’m not a fan of hers ‘cos I find her voice very strained (or like some of you said - she sings nasally) especially when she tries to hit high notes. It gets on my nerves to listen to her songs sometimes…
But I admire her for her continous hard work for all these years and she dances really well xD
… and she’s very pretty!
My eyes are rolling in circles trying to read all these!!! How am I supposed to rebuke or agree 15 thousand posts?! You guys need to move slower so I can get in here.
Well I personally have been singing and dancing and doing all for years although sometimes I get out of shape and dont do any, well, if I was a singer as a career/full time, Id do a lot better.
She may not lip-synch but her voice is not GOOD. Its average, tolerable, not BAD but definitely not GOOD. If you want to hear a good singer, listen to Onitsuka Chihiro, she is, though, of a certain genre.
Anyways everything else was already said ! And, I also, like Boa, I have all of her but the latest japanese cd.. but in comparison with others, she is really not that great. And why didnt they give her this award when she was young?? 30 now counts as young (Referring to the post saying “20-30 year old”)??? Well, its true they SAY 30 is the new 20, but I guess I’m old fashioned. Young is 16, she was cool when she was 16, being famous at such an age is a huge responsibility, and people should not have to go through the segregation of stardom at that age (or any younger), she coped very well and came through but with all her achievements how can she still be considered young? Also, she is not making any headways or waves in /korea, doesnt volunteer a lot, doesnt really do anything but come out with a couple cds, so why is she any different than anyone else? Its good she got an obscure award that I could care less about, but she really is an average at most singer. And dancer.
PS She is credited for PAVING THE WAY for Korean artists in Japan, but many Japanese knew about Korean artists before her, and in that respect, anyone could have done it if they’d tried. It also took her ‘years’ to grasp the Japanese language. I mean to say that years after she came out they still made fun of her on Hey Hey Hey for not understanding them when they talked fast. I wish I still got that channel…
Oh yea, one thing… Notice how people always have healthy debates whenever a SM artist is involved..?
^o^
Oh but I guess this was all settled before I got here anyways. :S and there is no one else I can think of off the top of my head that could take an award like that either. Its just that her achievements happened so long ago, and she hasnt done anything lately of merit that -I- know of, so why now??
of course it goes to boa~ i dont know another artist that has achieved that much in the music world starting at such a young age and keeping up the fame!
aya : why now? cause now she’s 21.. ^____^ she didn’t just paved ways for japanese to know koreans..she broke the japan-korea barrier..meaning koreans are more daring to expand their career in Japan. Even so, BoA is still the most known korean artist in Japan. Some people don’t even know BoA’s korean, they thought she’s a japanese.
But, she hasnt done anything.. and this award has been given to people supposedly since the 90s. Why wouldn’t they have given it to her before rather than when she’s hit a plateau and hasnt been doing anything lately?
aya : dunno..that u have to ask the judges..XD But I feel glad..they still remember BoA..and i love that dimple..BoA..come back to Korea please..T___T
B - I guess we’re all it’s all good then. By the way, you’re one of the few here that gave a nice rebuttal without sounding like an idiot. Thanks.
Love the first point.
Junsufan - You said a lot
Hell, even people I know have gotten her haircut from Nanairo brand new beat. I’ve seen many people have a hairstyle and say it was because of BoA.
She fainted after her OVER THE TOP performance because she worked so hard. She was practically anorexic for the year of 2005 because she was back and forth. Her number one single got so much attention in Japan, but her GOT album got so much attention from Korea as well.
By the way, for those who don’t understand JApanese, I subtitled MOON AND SUNRISE (under Owaranaislave on YouTube).
Ha, I thought she was Japanese, 4 years ago when I was more into Japan than Korea.
Aya - I’m not arguing, but she was recruited at 11 and debuted in Japan at 13. That is more than one year, yes… but when you say ‘years’ you make it sound like she studied throughout her school life, which is untrue. And yeah of course she got made fun of (who the heck can understand such fast speaking when you’ve only been learning it for two years and get put on the spot like that?). DBSK and SS501 had even weirder Japanese. It’s all chopped up and slurry and ungrammatical. BoA’s Japanese was just criticized for being TOO grammatical and old fashioned, so she had to learn new ways to say things and etc. Just like non Spanish speaking students learning years later that you don’t always need the “yo”, “tu”, “usted”, etc. when you have a conjugated verb.
I guess I misunderstood you, and you totally brought up a new point. WHY is it only NOW? For this award I understand it’s because you need to be 20-30…. And I haven’t been around the whole Korean scene for more than year and a half, so I’m not sure if she won other awards for great achievement as this.
-sLaVe
@ B. you’re so sweet to take my words into considerations -__-;
My english isn’t as proficient as yours therefore i said “IN LACK OF BETTER WORDS or NICER words.” I never said or pin pointed YOU out as the one that said she doesnt deserve the award. I was speaking to whoever said that boa doesnt deserve it; if you didnt say it then i wasn’t referring to you .. -___-;;
as for your comment towards slave, “they have ALL had music training and taken vocal classes , so they KNOW their stuff.” i just have to say this isn’t like science or math.. Music is a broad range and it depends on what suits the person. Having been trained in the field of music doesnt makes you know what’s good or not. It’s like comparing beauty when the preference of beauty differs one person to another.–this is the same argument people have been debating about, “if she doesnt have talent then why does half of asia love her so much” -and whatnot.
Wow, grats to her.
she’s cute but i just dont get it nor do i feel it. her nasally voice really gets to me
“Aya - I’m not arguing, but she was recruited at 11 and debuted in Japan at 13. That is more than one year, yes… but when you say ‘years’ you make it sound like she studied throughout her school life, which is untrue. And yeah of course she got made fun of (who the heck can understand such fast speaking when you’ve only been learning it for two years and get put on the spot like that?)”
I learned japanese in less than a year. The point is that if you are debuting somewhere, learn the language, its respectful. She debuted in japan and then years later she still did not speak japanese is what I’m saying. Anyone could have debuted in japan at that time, the greedy managers of her just got to it first. The only point is that if she is a ‘fast learner’ then why didnt she speak Japanese? Now, its been a while since I last did the japanese thing, Ive learned a few more languages since, so I dont know if I could still understand someone talking fast, but I understood the Hey Hey Hey hosts at the time the show was aired. And I wasnt debuting in Japan.
^ Now, I’m sure you have other stuff going on in your life while you were learning Japanese, but you weren’t on the schedule of learning new songs and dance routines and doing public promotions, etc all at the same time either. I’m sure she was learning at a rate that she could, and spoke it comfortably rather than butchering the language on TV shows when she’s ready.
Sorry, I know it’s easy to critisize celebrities, but comparing yourself to a professional artist just sounds very nitpick and silly.
Get over it guys, Boa is the same as everyone else, like TVXQ is. Nothing special, they’re all just boybands and singers. Except boa has something different…she sings through her nose which is more annoying than anything, give me a tone-deaf person, just not another Britney Spears.
Deny it or not Fans, she can’t sing.
I don’t care what your rebuttle is, you can’t change my mind, Boa cannot sing.
Either way the award would have gone to someone not worthy of it i’m sure so…why not just give it to Boa anyway?
boa doesnt need to change your opinion to get the numerous awards shes received Blahblahbon. you annoy me == SERIOSULY.
anyways, all this debate..i guess that means boa is still the topic of furious discussion, thats good =] means that shes still remebered in korea, quite achievement that is seeing she hasnt been around for so long
congrats boa~
Aya - Meru said part of what I was going to say. But what was left out is, not everyone is a language buff. I had big dreams of being a linguist, and it’s taking me some time to learn French! Yet, Japanese and Korean come easier to me. . . and I hear a lot more French Creol than Japanese and Korean in my life in Florida. But that’s cool you were able to understand it in a year. But were you able to read, write, speak, and understand fluently? She was taught all of that in the span of two years, you can’t be expected to be fluent. I’m a level three Spanish student and have been taking Spanish for 1 and a half years, my Spanish isn’t fluent. There are still many things to learn, just as I’m sure she was trying to do while debuting.
Okay, let’s just say you ARE right and that her managers did get greedy and she got there first… But why did the other Koreans (if there were any) not get famous?
Blahblahbon - I don’t know who your anatomy teacher was or your singing coach, but I’m pretty damn sure thats impossible to sing through your nose. If you’re going to diss her, at least sound smart about it. And if you hate her voice, then fine. She’s at least talented in other degrees.
-sLaVe
“SERIOSULY”
sorry i don’t speak Ape.
“I don’t know who your anatomy teacher was or your singing coach, but I’m pretty damn sure thats impossible to sing through your nose. If you’re going to diss her, at least sound smart about it. And if you hate her voice, then fine. She’s at least talented in other degrees.”
Singing through nose = what boa does.
i don’t need someone to teach me that, thank you.
Blahblahbon - Ha, again? Really, is that ALL you can say about her voice? I don’t remember the last time evolution discovered vocal chords in nasal cavities.
Again, where are all the smart people who actually have a good rebuttal? If you’re going to make fun of WOW for making a typographical error, then at least sound like you know what you’re talking about. And don’t be repetitive, it makes you look worse, it still doesn’t help bring your point across. At least come up with something new.
-sLaVe
Ok I’m not going to weigh in on the great BoA debate here but sLaVe I have to stop you from bustin balls on the “singing through the nose” thing you and Blahblahbon keep going back and forth on. So here is a basic run down on that expression:
“singing through the nose” is a very common expression used by just about every vocalist, vocal coach, and musician upon hearing someone whose voice sounds a little “nasaly.” Basically, when you sing, you are using different cavaties in your body to create resonance that results in the loudness and sound of your singing voice. Its just like an acoustic guitar - there’s a big hole in it that the sound waves from the strings go into and then become amplified. So when somebody sings and sounds “nasaly,” what is happening is that their voice is resonating too much in the nasal cavity and not enough in the chest. Its usually caused from improper (shallow) breathing before the singer actually starts singing.
Don’t take this as an attack on you sLaVe. I’m just explaining what Blahblahbon is talking about. “Singing through nose = what boa does” didn’t seem quite thorough enough.
Congrats Boa! She looks pretty
From the start, what Blahblahbon said can be considered as crap cause this isn’t some kind of vocal contest. We know BoA sings nasally..but hey..still..people listen to her..there are so many other people who sings nasally..especially those in Japan who overuse vibrato..*coughsayumihamasakicoughs* but don’t get me wrong, I love their music..and their music sales are much more successful than those who u can say..sing..
Just look at Korea, vocal talent isn’t really the THING they want..that’s why so many artists lipsynch 24/7 and yet they have good sales. They don’t really need to prove they CAN SING..*dude..hyori..uh..she can’t sing..but i love seeing her performing..and not to mention, SHE’S HOT XD* BoA has always been the best selling female artist in Korea. *go check the statistics* DAMN, she can perform. I’d rather see BoA or Ivy or Hyori dancing on stage then switching to ballads rather than some female artist singing typical korean ballads ALL THE TIME. All I want is a good performer and entertainer and that’s what BoA can give.
Aya, BoA can speak almost like a native now..okay? She was how old then? 14 WHEN SHE DEBUTED IN JAPAN. Do u know how hard all the training is?? Comparing urself to her…what??! I know, maybe u’re really smart and have high IQ scores..but dare i ask..are u as successful as her? Btw, japanese isn’t hard..chinese is..=]
Thank you Steve. That’s all I’m looking for. A smart reply that makes sense and has an explanation.
Junsufan - You are super correct about Japanese and their “nasaly” sounding voices. If you want to complain about voices that sound a bit nasaly, then consider listening to Japanese singers. The only singers that don’t have nasaly voice are those who grew up in America and know English (or are half American).
And yes, BoA like few of the other female artist SUCCEED in having a variety of music, and her voice seems to do well, especially if she has support from all different kinds of her music. If she just sang one type of song, it’d get pretty damn boring. But at least her “nasal” voice is versatile enough, and good enough, to stick around.
-sLaVe
“But why did the other Koreans (if there were any) not get famous?”
When have koreans not been famous since in Japan? Did DBSK not just go? Did Shinhwa, Se7en, and multiple others not release Japanese singles?
When BOA came people began to look up Korean music more and more everyone was interchangeable.
And comparing myself? Because I am ‘just a girl’ and she is a pop star, there are higher expectations of a pop star so if this ‘just a girl’ can do it, then she, if as great as you are saying, should be able to too (And mind you there is a human thing “Anything you can do I can do too, so many people would limit themselves, but all humans are capable of the same actions excepting maybe those with mental or physical disabilities but not all.). And of course I’m not as famous, I don’t have a company like SM pouring their money into my marketing. I’m sure if I REALLY put effort into it, I could become famous (Anyone could), but there is nothing in fame for me. Successful, I am as successful as they come, but success is relative. Success is not related to money in my world.
“If she just sang one type of song, it’d get pretty damn boring. But at least her “nasal” voice is versatile enough, and good enough, to stick around.”
Darn true, and she’s respectable for making it work for her.
ah! BoA! lawl she got too whore-y like a hyori wannabe, but she’s stilll SOOOOO good! that top picture of her looks bad tho, but she’s pretty! ^.^
woot! congratz boa!
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Seems like the arguement here is hot… XD lol
Personally, I love BoA… She’s my IDOL..!
And honestly, she IS average when it comes to singing… and some can even say she’s average in DANCING too… BoA has the right mix… She can sing and dance, not too cute, not too sexy… You’re right when you said that everyone can sing and dance at the same time with proper training… Very true… But look, I’ve seen a LOT of people who are 100000x better than BoA vocally and in dancing… There are some that are 1000x prettier and got awesome writing skills…but why are they not as popular? Well, there’s something in a SUPERSTAR that makes her unique. Being a singer/entertainer is not all about ZOMG! Amazing vocals, and ZOMG! Sooper fabulous dancing, but you have to get that “certain unique element” that would make you stay on top… Just like she does… Not being able to write ALL of your songs doesn’t make you a bad singer…XD it’s just that you’re not as good as others in that certain area… That’s why there are “composers and writers” in the music industry. And a singer’s job is to put life into those songs…^^ that’s what I think BoA does best. She’s got good songs, some she ever wrote herself, great moves and that pretty face, but those are not the only things she has that kept her on her position through the years… Not only her perseverance and hard work… Because most singers have the same characteristics as those… it’s just being her, and that “special something” in her that only God knows how to explain…
You know what…? To all haters: the fact is that she has won the prestigious award and has earned more money than you will ever do in a lifetime, while you’re wasting your bloody time by the computer. End of story. Bye.