Korean Pop Sensation BoA Signs With CAA

[gensan]

Korean singing superstar BoA has signed with CAA in a move to accelerate her budding U.S. career. The hip-hop- and R&B-influenced BoA, aka Boa Kwon, has had a massive career that extended from her native Korea to Japan and Chinese-speaking territories, in large measure because of her versatility and her linguistic skills. She has sold more than 20 million records.

Within North America, CAA will rep the 22-year-old in all areas including music, film and merchandising. The agency is mulling a U.S. tour in the late second half of the year.

Under the guidance of her Korean management company, SM Entertainment, BoA launched an English-language single in October, followed by her first all-English-language album "BoA" in March. The album reached No. 3 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart, the first time a Korean singer entered the Billboard rankings.

She is currently in the U.S. on a multistate radio tour to promote the recent launch of her new single "I Did It for Love," produced by and featuring Sean Garrett.

- Asianbite

[Rainier]

Yep this is big for her! However, Rain is also under a huge management I don't exactly remember the name but I believe said management handles the likes of Alicia Keys. But even with a good management and a movie under his belt, Rain's not really...well, all that exposure isn't really doing anything big.

I do hope it's different for Boa. Although her American album wasn't anything special.

[k-chan]

I hope that this will make her become a huge sensation in the US compared to other asian artists who don't have that much coverage~ I only wish they had her try various styles of songs release like including ballad songs instead of dance ones in her debut album.

[mackey]

Wow this is great news for her!! It'll get her more exposure to the American music scene. I agree that her first album could've been a bit better, showcasing her vocals more in ballads, but going in the "dance" album direction didn't hurt since that seems to be the trend these days. I didn't really like the album from the first few listens, but it has grown on me quite a bit. I hope she does a tour too, I'll go across the country to see her. =)