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ID; Peace B (2000)

Where the lyrics of ID; Peace B take you, and where it was really made.

BoA's Korean debut album gave its title song a Japanese version, which became her Japanese debut single.

Key places

Recorded at SM Studios, Seoul (2000)

Recording site Big Hit Studios, Seoul — The album is recorded at SM Studios in Seoul. The map point is set to the city centre, so it marks Seoul in general, not a specific studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Private company studio, not open to visitors.

Album story

Overview

• ID; Peace B: debut studio album by South Korean singer BoA
• Released 25 August 2000 by SM Entertainment
• Japanese sources give 26 August 2000 or 25 August 2000 as the release date, and both dates are cited
• Twelve tracks, plus bonus data at the back of the disc
• Title song is about the generation gap caused by the internet
• Title song credits: Yoo Young-jin for lyrics, music and arrangement

Background

• SM Entertainment trained BoA from around age 11 before planning her debut
• At the time SM was home to H.O.T., Shinhwa, FLY TO THE SKY and S.E.S.
• R&B and dance tunes make up the album
• Promotion used a music video directed by Kang Je-gyu, director of the film Shiri
• The title song was produced in a Japanese version and became her Japanese debut single

Recording

• Recorded at SM Studios in Seoul
• Made with computer playback in mind, with bonus content and an automatic connection to the official site

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ja.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Kwon Bo-ah, born November 5, 1986 in Gyeonggi Province, was discovered by SM Entertainment talent scouts at a 1998 talent search while accompanying her older brother.
• After two years of training in vocals, dance, English, and Japanese, she debuted in South Korea in 2000 with the album ID; Peace B.
• Her Korean label arranged with Avex Trax to launch her career in Japan, and she quit school to prepare.

Career

• Her debut Japanese album Listen to My Heart (2002) became the first album by a Korean artist to debut at number one on the Oricon chart.
• Valenti (2003) sold over 1,249,000 copies, and Best of Soul (2005) sold over a million copies in Japan.
• Her self-titled English album (2009) was the first record by a K-pop artist to appear on the Billboard 200.
• She has sold over ten million albums and has been called the "Queen of K-pop" for helping open the Japanese market to Korean pop.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Moderate success in South Korea on release
• Peaked at No. 16 on the Recording Industry Association of Korea's monthly album chart in October 2000

Records

• Sold 156,354 copies in 2000 according to English Wikipedia
• Ranked 59th among the best-selling albums of 2000 in Korea
• Spanish Wikipedia gives a higher national sales figure of 166,452 copies and ranks it 9th best-selling album of 2000 in Korea, so the two sources disagree
• Reached No. 30 on the Oricon Albums Chart in Japan
• BoA won the female newcomer award at the 2000 M.net Music Video Festival on 24 November 2000
• BoA won the female newcomer award at KMTV's 2000 festival on 13 December 2000

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• "Sara" is about a cat, and Sara is the name of the cat BoA keeps
• The title song was released in Japanese as her Japanese debut single
• "Sara" was a hit in Korea but was not promoted in Japan
• The album comes in a cardboard slipcase with a blank BoA notepad
• Some songs from this album appeared on her 1.5 album in English and Chinese versions
• BoA worked as a regular VJ on SBS's music show 인기가요 from 3 September to 24 December 2000

Sources: ja.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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