BoA is the stage name of Kwon Bo Ah, a South Korean singer and actress who is known as the “Queen of Korean Pop.” Born on November 5, 1986, she was discovered at the age of 11 by a talent agency when she accompanied her older brother to a talent search and released her first album two years later in 2000, when she was only 13. Since then, she has released numerous hit records in Korea, Japan and the United States, making her one of the most commercially successful K-pop artists in Asia. BoA branched into acting in the Hollywood film “Make Your Move 3D,” which was eventually released in the United States in 2014. She also starred in the Korean drama special “Waiting for Love” (2013) and in the television drama “My Wife Is Having an Affair This Week” (2016). BoA has served as a judge on the first two seasons of the reality singing competition “K-Pop Star.”