Kwon Bo-ah, known professionally as BoA, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. BoA has been recognized as one of the most successful and influential Korean entertainers throughout her career, and is therefore commonly credited as the "Queen of K-pop."Born and raised in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, she was discovered by SM Entertainment talent agents when she accompanied her older brother to a talent search in 1998 and was trained for two years. Since her debut in August 2000, BoA has released twenty studio albums, including ten in Korean, nine in Japanese, and one in English. On television, she appeared as a judge on the reality competition show K-pop Star, as an actress on the television drama Listen to Love, as a host for the second season of Produce 101, and as a coach for the third season of The Voice of Korea.BoA's multilingual skills have contributed to her commercial success throughout Asia outside of South Korea such as China, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan.