BoA wins award at the Billboard Japan Music Awards

Published on 2010/02/01 | Source

BoA's Seventh Album Cover [BoA's Official Japanese Website]

K-pop singer BoA was awarded with the "U.S. Billboard Publisher's Award" at the first Billboard Japan Music Awards last month.

"BoA won the U.S. Billboard Publisher's Award at the award ceremony that was held in Japan on Sunday", an official at SM Entertainment told Asia Economic Daily over the phone on Monday.

At the award ceremony, the songstress performed her title track "Possibility" from her seventh full-length album "IDENTITY" which will go on sale February 10.

BoA has been one of the most successful K-pop singers in Korea since her debut with her first album titled "ID: Peace B" in 2000. Her numerous albums have also made her a star in Japan.

The 23-year-old singer expanded her singing career into the United States late in 2008, releasing her first single "Eat You Up" her first album "BoA" the following March. She also released a repackaged version of her debut album later in the year.

BoA is currently preparing for her Japanese tour "BoA LIVE TOUR 2010" scheduled to take off in April.