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BoA

Boa Kwon , commonly stylized and known by her stage name BoA, which is a backronym for Beat of Angel, is a Korean singer, active in South Korea, Japan, and the United States and sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Korean Pop Music"....

's 4th original Japanese

Japanese language

is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...

album. The album features the singles Do the Motion

Do the Motion

"Do the Motion" is BoA's 15th Japanese CD single , and third highest selling. This was also BoA's first number one single, and made her the first non-Japanese Asian singer to top the Oricon charts in over 21 years. This single scored commercial endorsements for every song on the single and is...

, Make a Secret

Make a Secret

"Make a Secret" is BoA's sixteenth Japanese single, and fifth lowest selling. The title track was used for a Kose Fasio commercial, and although the A-side track, "Make a Secret", was promoted, the B-side, "Long Time No See", won more acclaim and praise from fans...

, Dakishimeru

Dakishimeru

is BoA's 17th Japanese single, and fifth lowest selling, recently it has been able to exceed the sales of her 16th single Make a Secret. The title track was unexpectedly previewed at the Lipton event on October 15, and the song was reminiscent of some of her earlier songs such as Valenti...

, and Everlasting

Everlasting (song)

"Everlasting" is BoA's 18th Japanese single and 4th Korean single. The leading track "Everlasting" is a ballad, and the B-side track, "Soundscape" is a mid-tempo song for Japanese version and "People say..." for the Korean version B-side track...

. The album also features the track "First Snow

Merry Christmas from BoA

"Merry Christmas from BoA" was a digital single released by BoA to commemorate Christmas. One of the songs, "First snow" was on her 4th Japanese studio album Outgrow as a bonus track.-Tracklisting:# Meri Kuri # White Christmas...

" from BoA's special digital single, Merry Christmas from BoA

Merry Christmas from BoA

. Several of the album's songs have either been written or composed by BoA herself.

The album comes in two editions, a limited CD+DVD edition, and a regular (unlimited) CD-only edition. Both editions come with different covers (as shown on the table on the right), and the CD features 13 tracks, including a bonus track of "First Snow

Merry Christmas from BoA

" alongside 5 new songs. The limited edition CD+DVD version includes a DVD with 5 video clips (4 of which are of all of the music videos from the featured singles and an additional special "behind the scenes" clip).

CD

Silent Screamerz (3:30)
Do the Motion
Do the Motion
"Do the Motion" is BoA's 15th Japanese CD single , and third highest selling. This was also BoA's first number one single, and made her the first non-Japanese Asian singer to top the Oricon charts in over 21 years. This single scored commercial endorsements for every song on the single and is...

(4:14)
Kimi no tonari de
Do the Motion
"Do the Motion" is BoA's 15th Japanese CD single , and third highest selling. This was also BoA's first number one single, and made her the first non-Japanese Asian singer to top the Oricon charts in over 21 years. This single scored commercial endorsements for every song on the single and is...

(キミのとなりで) (5:09)
Outgrow: Ready Butterfly (3:20)
Make a Secret
Make a Secret
"Make a Secret" is BoA's sixteenth Japanese single, and fifth lowest selling. The title track was used for a Kose Fasio commercial, and although the A-side track, "Make a Secret", was promoted, the B-side, "Long Time No See", won more acclaim and praise from fans...

(4:48)
Everlasting
Everlasting (song)
"Everlasting" is BoA's 18th Japanese single and 4th Korean single. The leading track "Everlasting" is a ballad, and the B-side track, "Soundscape" is a mid-tempo song for Japanese version and "People say..." for the Korean version B-side track...

(5:25)
Long Time No See
Make a Secret
"Make a Secret" is BoA's sixteenth Japanese single, and fifth lowest selling. The title track was used for a Kose Fasio commercial, and although the A-side track, "Make a Secret", was promoted, the B-side, "Long Time No See", won more acclaim and praise from fans...

(3:56)
Cosmic Eyes (3:40)
Dakishimeru
Dakishimeru
is BoA's 17th Japanese single, and fifth lowest selling, recently it has been able to exceed the sales of her 16th single Make a Secret. The title track was unexpectedly previewed at the Lipton event on October 15, and the song was reminiscent of some of her earlier songs such as Valenti...

(抱きしめる) (3:48)
Love Is Just What You Can't See (5:06)
Stay My Gold (5:30)
Soundscape
Everlasting (song)
"Everlasting" is BoA's 18th Japanese single and 4th Korean single. The leading track "Everlasting" is a ballad, and the B-side track, "Soundscape" is a mid-tempo song for Japanese version and "People say..." for the Korean version B-side track...

(4:11)
With U
Do the Motion
"Do the Motion" is BoA's 15th Japanese CD single , and third highest selling. This was also BoA's first number one single, and made her the first non-Japanese Asian singer to top the Oricon charts in over 21 years. This single scored commercial endorsements for every song on the single and is...

(3:42)
First Snow
Merry Christmas from BoA
"Merry Christmas from BoA" was a digital single released by BoA to commemorate Christmas. One of the songs, "First snow" was on her 4th Japanese studio album Outgrow as a bonus track.-Tracklisting:# Meri Kuri # White Christmas...

(Bonus Track) (4:23)

DVD

Do the Motion
Do the Motion
"Do the Motion" is BoA's 15th Japanese CD single , and third highest selling. This was also BoA's first number one single, and made her the first non-Japanese Asian singer to top the Oricon charts in over 21 years. This single scored commercial endorsements for every song on the single and is...

(video clip)
Make a Secret
Make a Secret
"Make a Secret" is BoA's sixteenth Japanese single, and fifth lowest selling. The title track was used for a Kose Fasio commercial, and although the A-side track, "Make a Secret", was promoted, the B-side, "Long Time No See", won more acclaim and praise from fans...

(video clip)
Dakishimeru
Dakishimeru
is BoA's 17th Japanese single, and fifth lowest selling, recently it has been able to exceed the sales of her 16th single Make a Secret. The title track was unexpectedly previewed at the Lipton event on October 15, and the song was reminiscent of some of her earlier songs such as Valenti...

(video clip)
Everlasting
Everlasting (song)
"Everlasting" is BoA's 18th Japanese single and 4th Korean single. The leading track "Everlasting" is a ballad, and the B-side track, "Soundscape" is a mid-tempo song for Japanese version and "People say..." for the Korean version B-side track...

(video clip)
Making of Music Videos + Bonus Video Clip

Oricon sales charts (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total
February 15, 2006	Oricon Daily Chart	1
	Oricon Weekly Chart	1	222,000	428,000
	Oricon Monthly Chart	3
	Oricon Yearly Chart	31

Singles

Date	Title	Peak Position	Sales
March 30, 2005	Do the Motion	1	169,542
August 31, 2005	Make a Secret	5	54,453
November 23, 2005	Dakishimeru	9	58,436
January 18, 2006	Everlasting	4	74,744

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