Pan-Asian star BoA will appear on the CNN talk show “Talk Asia.”  In an interview with the show’s host Anjali Rao on October 24 in Tokyo, Japan, BoA talked about her career as a singer, her activities in Japan, the influence of the Korean Wave, her thoughts about acting and future plans.

”Talk Asia” is a signature program of the U.S. broadcaster CNN. It features newsmakers from all over the world and airs weekly. CNN decided to introduce BoA in recognition of her popularity in the entire Asian region. Other South Koreans who have appeared on the show include former President Kim Dae-jung, orchestra conductor Chung Myung-hoon, soprano Cho Su-mi and singer Rain. The ”Talk Asia” edition featuring BoA will air December 2 at 8:30 a.m. and at midnight, and December 3 at 9:30 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. (Korean time). The show will be broadcast via CNN International to more than 200 regions of the world. BoA will release her fifth full-length album in Japan January 17.


Taken From KBS Global Media

                                                       
 
Singer BoA gave a concert November 5 in Tokyo to mark her 20th birthday. Japanese dailies reported November 6 that BoA’s concert drew some 2,700 fans who congratulated her on her birthday.

Prior to the concert, BoA said to a group of journalists that she wants to become a "magnanimous woman." Japanese singer Aya Matsuura wrote jokingly in her congratulatory message to BoA that she can finally take her out for drinks. In response, BoA wrote she would like to visit some vintage bar, and also wants to fall in love. 

At the concert, male duo M-flo congratulated BoA by pouring champagne into a 180-cm tower made of 55 glasses. BoA sang 18 songs, including “Winter Love,” while her fans sang a Happy Birthday song to her. The singer also told her fans that she will launch a nationwide tour of Japan in March next year.

                                            

Singer Boa's 20th single album, recently released in Japan and entitled “Key of Heart,” will go on sale in Korea October 25.

The album, which was released in Japan in August, gained popularity after it was featured as the theme song of the anime film “The Hedge,” which BoA dubbed in both Korean and Japanese.

Written in the dance song genre, “Key of Heart” is about a key that connects the hearts of two people. The album also contains the song “Dotch,” which was featured in a TV commercial for the Japanese cosmetics brand Kose Fasio.

In Korea, the album will include a DVD featuring a music video that was filmed in California, USA, as well as the English version of “Key of Heart” and a “road movie” about the album’s production.