Kim Boa
Kim performing in 2013
Born (1987-01-14) January 14, 1987 (age 37)
EducationYeoju University
Korean name
Hangul
김보아
Hanja
金甫娥[1]
Revised RomanizationGim Bo-a
McCune–ReischauerKim Poa

Kim Boa (Korean김보아; born January 14, 1987), also known mononymously as Boa, is a South Korean singer-songwriter. Initially working as a vocal coach and guide vocalist, she made her debut as a member of Spica under B2M Entertainment in 2012.

Career

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Pre-debut

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Starting when she was 21, Kim worked as a guide vocalist and vocal coach. She recorded the guide vocals for the T-ara songs "Lovey-Dovey", "Bo Peep Bo Peep", and "Roly-Poly", and the Infinite songs "Paradise", "Be Mine", and "BTD (Before the Dawn)". She was a vocal coach for the Infinite members.[2]

2012–2017: Spica

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On January 10, 2012, she made her debut as a member of Spica under B2M Entertainment, the agency of Lee Hyori, with the single "Doggedly".[3]

In 2015, Kim appeared on King of Mask Singer as "Take My Sword! Romantic Assassin", reaching the final round for the 7th Generation Mask King.[4]

CJ E&M announced Spica's disbandment on February 6, 2017.[5]

2018–present: Keembo, solo debut

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In 2020, Kim and fellow former Spica member Kim Bo-hyung formed the duo Keembo, named for the two shared syllables of their names. They made their debut under Ara-Line on April 10 with the single "Thank You, Anyway".[6][7] Kim featured on rapper Truedy's song "Love Yourself", released on December 3, 2021.[8]

Personal life

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Kim was born on January 14, 1987. She attended the Department of Applied Music at Yeoju University.[1]

Discography

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Singles

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As lead artist

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
"Dark & Cloudy"[9]
(Joohoney featuring Kim Boa)
2020 Psyche
"Love Yourself"
(Truedy featuring Kim Boa)
2021 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other appearances

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Title Year Album Artist(s) Ref.
"Shall We Dance" 2017 Tribe of Hip Hop OST Joohoney, DinDin, Kim Boa [10]

Songwriting credits

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All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association unless stated otherwise.[11]

Year Artist Song Album Lyrics Music
Credited Credited
2008 Kara "My Darling" Pretty Girl    
"I'm... (Ing)"    
2009 Lena Park "Sunday Brunch" 10 Ways To Say I Love You    
A'ST1 "Why" Dynamite    
Rainbow "Kiss" Gossip Girl    
2010 Zia "Bad Habit" [a]    
2011 Rainbow "I Said You're The One" So Girls    
After School "Play Ur Love" Virgin    
Kara "Step" Step    
2012 Spica "Fire" Russian Roulette    
"Lonely" Lonely    
"With You"    
2013 "Tonight"    
2014 "Ghost"    
2015 Eric Nam "I'm OK"    
2016 "Good For You" Interview    
"Stop the Rain"    
Spica "Secret Time" Secret Time    
Reddy, Kim Boa "Even If It's You" Entourage Mixtape #5    
2017 April "Wow" Prelude    
Joohoney, DinDin, Kim Boa "Shall We Dance" Tribe of Hip Hop OST    
2019 DinDin, Kim Boa "The Beautiful Flower" Goodbye My Twenties    
2020 Keembo "Scandalous" Scandalous    
"Thank You, Anyway"    
"99 (Gu Gu)" 99 (Gu Gu)    
"Cloud 9"    
Joohoney, Kim Boa "Dark & Cloudy" Psyche    
Keembo "Scene"    
2021 "Love Me 4 Me"    
"Inside" Scandal    
"Voodoo"    
"Break Me"[b]    
"Whatever"    
2022 Kim Boa "Unicorn" Afterimage Project Part.4    
Nmixx "Kiss"[c]    
Ga Eun "Draw" Unicorn OST Part.3    
Kara "When I Move" Move Again    
2023 Kim Boa "Acid Dream"    
Kim Boa, Microdot "Bloody" Bloody    
Kim Boa "Not Alright"    
2024 "Love Around Me"    

Filmography

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Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 King of Mask Singer Take My Sword! Romantic Assassin Finalist for 7th Generation Mask King [4]

Notes and references

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Notes

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  1. ^ The guitar version was included in the A Man Called God OST.
  2. ^ Solo by Kim Boa.
  3. ^ Cover of the 2009 Rainbow song of the same name.

References

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  1. ^ a b 가요계의 가장 밝은 별이 될래요, SPICA! [I want to become the brightest star in the music industry, SPICA!]. Naver Music. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Lee, Kyung-nam (July 5, 2015). '복면가왕' 김보아, 티아라+인피니트 가이드 가수 '과거 이력' ['King of Masked Singer' Kim Boa, T-ara + Infinite guide singer 'past history']. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Lee, Nancy (January 10, 2012). "Spica Music Video Starring Lee Hyori Released". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  4. ^ a b '복면가왕' 김보아, 특급 가창력 선보여... "사건이다" ['King of Masked Singer' Kim Boa shows off her extraordinary singing skills... "It's an incident"]. Donga.com (in Korean). July 6, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Kim, Ye-na (February 6, 2017). [단독] '이효리 그룹' 스피카, 데뷔 5년 만에 해체 [[Exclusive] 'Lee Hyori Group' Spica disbands after 5 years of debut]. TV Report (in Korean). Retrieved June 13, 2024 – via Naver.
  6. ^ Kang, Hyo-jin (February 20, 2020). [단독]'스피카→KEEMBO' 김보아-김보형, 4월 컴백 "다시 일어설 용기 생겼다"[인터뷰S] [[Exclusive] 'Spica → KEEMBO' Kim Bo-ah and Kim Bo-hyung, comeback in April, "I have the courage to stand up again" [Interview S]]. SPOTV (in Korean). Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Lee, Jeong-su (May 19, 2021). [인터뷰] 킴보 "스피카 때와 다른 건 자유로움... 평생 친구 얻었죠" [[Interview] Keembo "What's different from Spica is freedom... I gained a lifelong friend"]. Twig24. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  8. ^ Kim, Jae-won (December 3, 2021). 래퍼 트루디, 1년 만에 컴백…김보아 피처링 [Rapper Truedy, comeback after a year... Kim Boa featuring]. Sports World (in Korean). Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  9. ^ Jeong, Mi-seon (October 4, 2020). 주헌,네 번째 믹테 'PSYCHE' 트랙 리스트 전격 공개! ‘PSYCHE’∙’SMOKY’ 더블 타이틀 확정! [Jooheon, 4th mixtape 'Psyche' track list revealed! 'Psyche' and 'Smoky' double titles confirmed!]. Enter Media (in Korean). Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  10. ^ Noh, Han-sol (January 3, 2017). [예능리뷰] '힙합의 민족2' 김보아-주헌-딘딘, 역대급 'Shall We Dance' 무대 [[Entertainment Review] 'Hip-Hop Nation 2' Kim Bo-ah, Jooheon-DinDin, the all-time 'Shall We Dance' stage]. Top Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  11. ^ "Songs Registered Under Kim Bo A" (To view, search "W0880300" in the "Writers & Publishers" search bar). KOMCA. Retrieved June 12, 2024.