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Outgrow (2006)

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BoA's fourth Japanese album shipped in two editions with different covers, and its bonus track First Snow had first appeared only on a digital-only release.

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Album story

Overview

• Outgrow is the fourth Japanese studio album (ninth overall) by BoA
• Released through Avex Trax on February 15, 2006
• Four singles: Do the Motion, Make a Secret, Dakishimeru, Everlasting
• Includes First Snow from the digital single Merry Christmas from BoA
• Several songs written or composed by BoA herself

Background

• Her first original album in two years, following LOVE & HONESTY
• Released in two editions: limited CD+DVD and regular CD-only
• The CD has 13 tracks: 5 new songs, the bonus track First Snow, and the singles
• The limited DVD carries 5 video clips: four music videos and one behind-the-scenes clip
• Songs by Nao Tanaka, who first worked with BoA on the B-side With U, form the core of the album

Recording

• Recording credits: Eiichi Tanaka, Gonta Kawamoto, Satoshi Sasamoto
• Mixing split among five engineers, with Chris Athens credited for mastering

Cover

• Both editions come with different covers
• The CD-only and CD+DVD editions differ in jacket design

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

Tracklist

Disc 1

Disc 2

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

• Released in March 2005, Do the Motion became BoA's first single to reach number one on the Oricon Singles Chart
• The single received a gold certification from RIAJ and sold over 169,000 copies
• Its B-side Kimi no Tonari de received a double platinum certification for exceeding 500,000 paid ringtone downloads
• Make a Secret peaked at number five on the Oricon Singles Chart and sold over 54,000 copies
• Dakishimeru was released in November 2005 as the third single, peaking at number nine with sales of over 58,000 copies
• Everlasting was released in Japan and South Korea in January 2006, peaking at number four and selling over 74,000 copies in Japan

Records

• The album reached number one on the Oricon chart and stayed on the chart for 24 weeks
• Total sales of the album: 427,871 copies
• The album was her fourth consecutive original album to reach number one

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Several songs on the album were either written or composed by BoA herself.
• The album continued a run of four consecutive original albums reaching number one, starting with LISTEN TO MY HEART.
• A Korean licensed version was released on February 22, one week after the Japanese release.
• Nao Tanaka's songs form the core of the album, and he first worked with BoA on the B-side With U.

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

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