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Jumping Into the World (2001)

Where the lyrics of Jumping Into the World take you, and where it was really made.

Known in Korea as Don't Start Now, this special album was BoA's declaration of overseas expansion, and it contains no Japanese-language track.

Key places

Recorded in Japan (2001)

Recording site Japan — The album was recorded in Japan, China, and the United States according to the Korean Wikipedia article. This point marks Japan only, because no studio name is given. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• BoA's first special album, also counted as a 1.5 album
• Released March 8, 2001
• Korean title: Don't Start Now
• Eight new tracks, with English and Chinese versions of Don't Start Now, SARA, and ID; Peace B
• Made to declare overseas expansion
• ID; Peace B, SARA, and I'm sorry (titled 비밀일기 in Korean) are included in Chinese versions, and ID; Peace B, SARA, and Don't start now in English versions

Background

• Released before BoA began full-scale Japanese activity
• First album on which BoA worked with foreign lyricists and composers
• Promotion period was short, about two months
• No Japanese-language song was included, because Japan's fourth stage of cultural opening had not yet taken place in 2001

Recording

• Recorded in Japan, China, and the United States
• Music video filmed in the United Kingdom

Sources: en.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

• In Korea, the title track Don't Start Now was promoted most heavily
• The title track was written and composed by Peter Rafelson and Jeff Vincent
• Along with eight new songs, the album carried Chinese and English versions of earlier songs
• In Japan, the album was licensed on the same day as a limited single of 50,000 copies, a recut of Don't Start Now
• The Japanese edition was titled Jumping into the World to avoid confusion with that limited single
• The Japanese edition came in CD-EXTRA format, with a BoA interview video
• The first Japanese album, LISTEN TO MY HEART, included Japanese versions of Don't Start Now, POWER, and Dreams come true from this album

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

Trivia

• In Korea, the album was titled Don't Start Now, while the international title was Jumping Into the World.
• The Japanese edition was released under the title Jumping into the World to avoid confusion with the limited single Don't start now released at the same time.
• No Japanese-language song was included, because Japan's fourth stage of cultural opening had not taken place in 2001.

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

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