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BoA

1986 - Today

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Kwon Bo-ah (Korean: 권보아; born November 5, 1986), known professionally as BoA, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actress often called the "Queen of K-pop". Born and raised in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, BoA was discovered by SM Entertainment talent agents when she accompanied her older brother, a music video director, to a talent search in 1998. She was trained for two years and made her debut with ID; Peace B (2000). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of BoA has received more than 4,788,648 page views. Her biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). BoA is the 958th most popular singer (down from 823rd in 2019), the 187th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 164th in 2019) and the 12th most popular South Korean Singer.

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  • 4.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, BoA ranks 958 out of 4,381. Before her are Walter Berry, Leon Russell, Laurel Aitken, Antonietta Stella, Hana Hegerová, and Boz Scaggs. After her are Joan Osborne, Caroline Unger, Alfred Deller, Billy Paul, Chava Alberstein, and Walter Andreas Schwarz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, BoA ranks 46. Before her are Marta, Kit Harington, Vincent Kompany, Oscar Pistorius, Sebastian Kurz, and Claudio Marchisio. After her are Ibrahim Afellay, Gaël Monfils, Alba Flores, João Moutinho, Hajime Isayama, and Cristhian Stuani.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, BoA ranks 187 out of 1,128. Before her are Yoo Young-chul (1970), Park Shin-hye (1990), Huh Jung-moo (1955), Uhm Jung-hwa (1969), Bae Yong-joon (1972), and Han Kang (1970). After her are Park Chanyeol (1992), Hwang Woo-suk (1953), Lee Nak-yeon (1951), Kim Young-ae (1951), Ha Seok-jin (1982), and Bang Si-hyuk (1972).

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Among SINGERS In South Korea

Among singers born in South Korea, BoA ranks 12. Before her are IU (1993), J-Hope (1994), Kim Jung-sook (1954), Jungkook (1997), Sumi Jo (1962), and G-Dragon (1988). After her are Lee Hyori (1979), V (1995), Jennie (1996), Seo In-guk (1987), Lee Seung-gi (1987), and Park Hyung-sik (1991).

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  • Photo of IU

    IU

    1993 - Present

    HPI: 61.68

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of J-Hope

    J-Hope

    1994 - Present

    HPI: 60.62

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Kim Jung-sook

    Kim Jung-sook

    1954 - Present

    HPI: 60.20

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Jungkook

    Jungkook

    1997 - Present

    HPI: 59.63

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Sumi Jo

    Sumi Jo

    1962 - Present

    HPI: 59.62

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of G-Dragon

    G-Dragon

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 57.63

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of BoA

    BoA

    1986 - Present

    HPI: 57.30

    Rank: 12

  • Photo of Lee Hyori

    Lee Hyori

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 56.86

    Rank: 13

  • Photo of V

    V

    1995 - Present

    HPI: 55.57

    Rank: 14

  • Photo of Jennie

    Jennie

    1996 - Present

    HPI: 55.49

    Rank: 15

  • Photo of Seo In-guk

    Seo In-guk

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 55.18

    Rank: 16

  • Photo of Lee Seung-gi

    Lee Seung-gi

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 54.22

    Rank: 17

  • Photo of Park Hyung-sik

    Park Hyung-sik

    1991 - Present

    HPI: 53.94

    Rank: 18

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