Boa Kwon was born on November 5, 1986 in Guri, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea is a South Korean singer, commonly known by her stage name BoA, and the letters of her first name have been backronymed to Beat of Angel. She has been active in both South Korea and Japan. Aside from Korean, she also speaks Japanese and conversational English. All of her Japanese studio albums debuted on the top of the Japanese chart. BoA has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.