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Kiss My Lips (2015)

Where the lyrics of Kiss My Lips take you, and where it was really made.

The digital release came on 12 May 2015, but the physical album followed only a day later.

Key places

Recorded at doobdoob Studio (2015)

Recording site doobdoob Studio — Discogs credits list doobdoob Studio among the studios where this album was recorded. The pin marks the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles (2015)

Recording site Record Plant Studios — Discogs credits list The Record Plant in Los Angeles as a recording studio for this album. The pin marks the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank (2015)

Recording site The Enterprise (Burbank) — Discogs credits list Glenwood Place Studios as a recording studio for this album. Only the city centre of Burbank is shown, not the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Kiss My Lips: eighth Korean-language studio album (seventeenth overall) by BoA
• Released digitally on 12 May 2015; physical release a day later by SM Entertainment
• Distributed by KT Music
• Twelve tracks in total, including two singles
• The two singles are "Who Are You" and the title track
• Self-produced record
• Celebrates the fifteenth anniversary of BoA's debut
• First Korean full-length release since Only One (2012)

Background

• "Who Are You" was the pre-release single, released on 6 May 2015 with its music video
• "Who Are You" was written by BoA herself as an electronic dance-pop tune with guitar and bass sounds
• Gaeko of hip-hop duo Dynamic Duo raps on "Who Are You"
• The track listing was revealed online on 8 May 2015
• An image teaser video for the lead single appeared on SM Entertainment's official YouTube channel the following day
• Commercials for the album aired from 11 to 17 May
• Promotions began with a Music Bank appearance on 15 May 2015
• Promotions were wrapped up with an Inkigayo performance on 31 May 2015
• The "Who Are You" music video co-starred Sehun of Exo and actress Kim Hyun-ji as blind date partners
• The title track "Kiss My Lips" is a self-composed minimal pop song built on synthesizer riffs

Recording

• Discogs credits list Record Plant in Los Angeles among the recording studios
• The credits name several recording studios, not a single location
• The album's full credits are listed on the Discogs release page

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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

• Debuted at number five on the Gaon Weekly Albums Chart upon release
• Entered Billboard's World Albums Chart with an issue date of 30 May 2015, debuting at number six
• IZM ranked the album among the 10 best albums of 2015
• Pre-release single "Who Are You" reached number three on the Gaon Digital Chart
• Title track "Kiss My Lips" peaked at number eighteen on the Gaon Digital Chart

Records

• Sold 15,234 copies in South Korea by the end of the year
• Sold over 1,000 copies in Japan by the end of the year
• "Who Are You" has sold over 566,000 digital copies in South Korea
• "Kiss My Lips" has sold nearly 128,000 digital copies domestically
• Won Best Album at the 25th Hiwon Seoul Music Awards, held the year after release

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

Trivia

• According to the album's booklet, the original title of track 1 was "Soft Lips".
• The "Kiss My Lips" music video was directed by BoA's elder brother Kwon Soon-wook, who also directed the video for the pre-release track.
• BoA covered "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson on KBS's You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook, and she has said he was particularly her role model.
• The "Who Are You" music video shows the pair as blind date partners, with labelmate Sehun and actress Kim Hyun-ji in the roles.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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