BoA

South Korean singer, actress and songwriter
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BoA

Summary

BoA is a human[1]. She was born in Guri[2]. She was born on November 5, 1986[3]. She worked as a singer[4], film actor[5], actor[6], singer-songwriter[7], and recording artist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (892 views/month, #6,214 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • BoA's place of birth was Guri[2].
  • BoA was born on November 5, 1986[3].
  • BoA's father was Kwon Jaecheol[10].
  • BoA's mother was Sung Young-ja[11].
  • BoA held citizenship in South Korea[12].
  • Korean was BoA's native language[13].
  • BoA is identified as part of the Koreans ethnic group[14].
  • BoA's professions included singer[4].
  • BoA worked as a film actor[5].
  • BoA worked as an actor[6].
  • BoA's professions included singer-songwriter[7].
  • BoA's professions included recording artist[8].
  • BoA worked as a model[15].
  • BoA was educated at Korea Kent Foreign School[16].
  • BoA received the Mnet Asian Music Award for Best New Artist[17].
  • BoA was a member of Got the Beat[18].
  • BoA is recorded as female[19].
  • BoA's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • BoA's genre is pop music[21].
  • BoA's genre is K-pop[22].
  • BoA's record label is recorded as Avex Trax[23].
  • BoA's record label is recorded as SM Entertainment[24].
  • BoA's discography is recorded as BoA (South Korean singer) discography[25].
  • BoA's Commons category is recorded as BoA[26].
  • BoA's voice type is recorded as soprano[27].

Body

Origins and Family

BoA's place of birth was Guri[2]. She was born on November 5, 1986[3]. Her father was Kwon Jaecheol[10]. Her mother was Sung Young-ja[11]. She is identified as part of the Koreans ethnic group[14]. Korean was her native language[13].

Education

BoA was educated at Korea Kent Foreign School[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], film actor[5], actor[6], singer-songwriter[7], recording artist[8], and model[15].

Recognition

BoA received the Mnet Asian Music Award for Best New Artist[17].

Why It Matters

BoA ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (892 views/month, #6,214 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] She is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

She has been cited as an influence by Luna[30], a singer[31], b. 1993[32], of South Korea[33].

FAQs

Where was BoA born?

BoA was born in Guri[2].

Who were BoA's parents?

BoA's father was Kwon Jaecheol[10]. BoA's mother was Sung Young-ja[11].

What did BoA do for work?

BoA worked as singer[4], film actor[5], actor[6], singer-songwriter[7], and recording artist[8].

Where did BoA go to school?

BoA was educated at Korea Kent Foreign School[16].

What awards did BoA receive?

Honors received include Mnet Asian Music Award for Best New Artist[17].

Who did BoA influence?

BoA has been cited as an influence by Luna[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . lady.khan.co.kr. lady.khan.co.kr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . lady.khan.co.kr. lady.khan.co.kr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'azb', 'bg', 'bjn', 'bn', 'ca', 'ceb', 'ckb', 'commons', 'c
    Allcinema person id → 478916
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7214]]: 478916, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/322364111|BoA (#322364111)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8395|Allcinema person]] #mix'n'mat"
  2. 14d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14908 → 1507
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14908]]: 1507, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/323226089|BoA (#323226089)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8440|wowKorea Person ID]] #mix'n'ma"
  3. 18d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person id → boa
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10166]]: boa, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273862|batch #273862]]"
  4. 29d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 7BB9-F86D-E3EF-2645-CC6D
    Sinemalar person id → 476560
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7553]]: 476560, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270606|batch #270606]]"
  5. 10w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14419 → 15086
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  6. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 59416
    Shazam artist id → 10033899, 74066466
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/42112|batch #42112]]"
  7. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image last checked license → —
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    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32081|batch #32081]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
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