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[bokachu]

[lanalaidin]

wow...so touching...
this is BoA had to face to be what she become today....
this is reason why BoA always my number 1....

[2boamystar]

BoA is such a sensitive lady, but at the same time, she is strong also....
I am rooting for Park Ji Min all the way!

[haileying]

I am rooting for Park Ji Min too!!! She is such a talented girl!!! Support her ^^~

[Mashimaro-san]

BoA after you're done crying, release your new album, I don't care for this show, I don't care for any reality talent shows.

Sincerely, a certain group of your fanbase who wants music from you, not reality and talent shows.

Edited by Mashimaro-san, 23 April 2012 - 01:52 PM.

[monay23]

Mashimaro-san, on 23 April 2012 - 01:52 PM, said:

BoA after you're done crying, release your new album, I don't care for this show, I don't care for any reality talent shows.

Sincerely, a certain group of your fanbase who wants music from you, not reality and talent shows.

You realize that these shows and other media exposure are bringing her popularity back? Why else would SM put her out on here or Running Man...

[8Ribbon]

Loving BoA on the show. It's showing a more relate-able side to her that Korea was never really exposed to. This really touched me and I teared up hard because we know by now how difficult it's been for her but she never had a group member(s) to share the pain with.

I hope BoA truly knows how much I and other fans appreciate what she's done for K-Pop globally. I don't care that she's not as relevant now (Let's be real...), but I do have a lot of great memories with what she's released and being excited for her releases and stuff like that. So thank you so much, BoA, you wonderful woman! <3

Edited by 8Ribbon, 23 April 2012 - 05:41 PM.

[MrP]

I kind of feel bad for her . . . venturing to Japan alone and being pressured by her peers at age 16 But it paid off at the end

[kitzutsuita]

Mashimaro-san, on 23 April 2012 - 01:52 PM, said:

BoA after you're done crying, release your new album, I don't care for this show, I don't care for any reality talent shows.

Sincerely, a certain group of your fanbase who wants music from you, not reality and talent shows.

Some stuff are better left unsaid. Why can't you just appreciate? If not, walk on by. No need to be cinical kk?
Doing reality shows, tv, and other media besides music will benefit her career. She's not your music slave, and she will do whatever she wants - whether that be releasing music or venturing into other aspects of the entertainment industry.

If you don't care for this show, please refrain from posting irrelevant comments. Take your cinical self and walk on by.

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Back to topic: I feel as though through seeing all of the contestants and having be a judge this far, BoA is reminiscing the past struggles she also had to endure. This made BoA so much more relateable and down to earth, in that even though she's a star, she's still someone who we can relate to. Love her <3

[Kwcty6888]

Mashimaro-san, on 23 April 2012 - 01:52 PM, said:

BoA after you're done crying, release your new album, I don't care for this show, I don't care for any reality talent shows.

Sincerely, a certain group of your fanbase who wants music from you, not reality and talent shows.

I'm usually okay with your comments, but aren't you usually the one saying how SM/Avex need to promote her more and get her back on top? Well that's what SM is doing.. all of these shows and photoshoots are all exposure to get her name out, so when she does release something, it'll sell decently. I honestly expected better from you than this comment.

[hinachan]

The video has been blocked, so this entire thread is now irrelevant, LOL.

Seriously, though, I know there are people who like reality shows, but there are those of us who don't.  I personally don't like seeing BoA reduced to being the Asian version of Paula Abdul (whose recording career was, and still is, dead on arrival).  Hurricane Venus was successful enough that BoA doesn't have to resort to reality TV in Korea.  If they are going to make her do this, Japan would be the better venue for her, since she really needs to rebuild a fan base there.

[monay23]

hinachan, on 25 April 2012 - 05:44 AM, said:

The video has been blocked, so this entire thread is now irrelevant, LOL.

Seriously, though, I know there are people who like reality shows, but there are those of us who don't.  I personally don't like seeing BoA reduced to being the Asian version of Paula Abdul (whose recording career was, and still is, dead on arrival).  Hurricane Venus was successful enough that BoA doesn't have to resort to reality TV in Korea.  If they are going to make her do this, Japan would be the better venue for her, since she really needs to rebuild a fan base there.

I think the tactic in BoA's case is more of Jennifer Lopez, not Paula Abdul. Jennifer had a huge career in the first half of the decade, but it went down like BoA's. When Jennifer went to Idol, her popularity shot back up along with her musical career because she released a huge single. Now, we can't give the show all the credit because her music was catchy regardless, but it certainly made her more relevant. I hope it does the same for BoA. and yes, Japan...they need to do something about that.

[MOTOWAYohsixfive]

hinachan, on 25 April 2012 - 05:44 AM, said:

The video has been blocked, so this entire thread is now irrelevant, LOL.

Seriously, though, I know there are people who like reality shows, but there are those of us who don't.  I personally don't like seeing BoA reduced to being the Asian version of Paula Abdul (whose recording career was, and still is, dead on arrival).  Hurricane Venus was successful enough that BoA doesn't have to resort to reality TV in Korea.  If they are going to make her do this, Japan would be the better venue for her, since she really needs to rebuild a fan base there.

I get where you're coming from, but I think that after 5 years of poor sales, they've given up on Japan. Instead of wasting time there on a reality show (and still having abysmal results), they'd rather concentrate on getting her built up in Korea. K-Pop is now more popular worldwide than J-Pop, so it will be good for BoA both in Korea and throughout the world.

[myname_boa_betheone]

Some of the replies here make me raise my eyebrows. Wow!! that is the only thing you can utter after watching this girl who has dedicated her whole childhood and youth making music for you pouring her heart out? BoA just does not tell us about any topic!!. She told us about her insecurities, the hardships she had to endure all these years all alone. She basically told people to stop putting so much pressure/ expectation on her shoulder because she is no superwoman, and this is what she gets? More complaints. I know that you want new music, you miss BoA. She ain't your child (you should reserve your ridiculously high expectations and channel them later to your child, he/she will be immensely grateful ) and BoA owns you NOTHING, so stop asking her to do this do that because "I want her to do better". It becomes irrelevant now as BoA stated herself she hates those kinds of remarks. I thought some people after being her fans for near one long decade should understand BoA's predicament. BoA's peak is over, she wants to lead a life that bears MEANING to her (not you, may I remind again). It is HER life, and she is now opt to do what she likes. The woman is in her late 20s already, and she has her own vision of what life from now on she'd like to lead. I thought you understood that BoA was in no position to release music just to please the mass; she participated in Kpop Star with hope of rejuvenating herself and seeking inspiration upon reflecting on the young contestants' efforts (contestants who remind her of who she was once in the past).
You might not think of it but an artist is no machine. Inspirational ideas just don't come that easily; you have to earn them through a process of self-cultivation. I find it amusing how Utada's fan can be so understanding and tolerant, yet some BoA's fans possess some kind of compulsive control tendency toward their idol. Utada's fans respect her and let her take her break with grace and patiently wait for her. BoA is active in the entertainment scene (though may not be totally music-related) yet her fans diss her left and right, I don't see that kind of mindset even in the younger fans liking idol groups who must be the most active ones doing reality and talk shows and rarely release any materials of quality. There is something in life people should know: Gratitude Just be grateful that BoA doesn't ditch you to marry off some guy. Even she does so, nobody has the right to complain.
One more thing, aside from all the self-promotion benefits BoA gets from doing reality shows, I feel happy because for the first time, in so many years, I get to know the woman behind the music I always adore. I always got one or two tidbits about BoA's personality from the scanty behind-the-scenes clips in the past, but not this up-close and genuine revelation. I see BoA in a whole new light as a human being not just as BoA the singer/ performer.

P/S I suggest some of you guys read BoA's recent interview articles. BoA has a good sense of who she is, and she doesn't seem to care much about sales/ rankings. Sometimes, it feels rather trivial concerning yourself too much with the superficial results that appear even more superfluous in the ever-changing and changeable showbiz.

Edited by myname_boa_betheone, 25 April 2012 - 04:35 PM.

[monay23]

^^You're so right. Oh the irony of our little discussion above. haha

However, as fans of her music , all we could do is speculate and hope for the best, and BoA's still so young at 25 and has so much potential and that's why we're rooting for her, but at the end of the day, it will be her decisions, not ours. Also, I think the reason why BoA tends to be seen as less of an artist and more of a "machine" is because that's the nature of her career as a Kpop star, and that's what she's done for most of the ten years until recently really when she took the time to be really involved in much of "Hurricane Venus." For the most part, she's been a performer, not an artist really.

Edited by monay23, 25 April 2012 - 05:54 PM.