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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: Korean saints, South Korean Roman Catholics, Kim Dae-jung, BoA, An Jung-geun, Younha, Park Geun-hye, Jeong Yak-yong, Yesung, Sun Dong-Yeol, Sumi Jo, Lim Yo-Hwan, Ahn Sung-ki, Bae Yong Joon, Kim Tae-hee, Caius of Korea, Bada, Han Seung-soo, Chung Dong-young, Chang Myon, Son Ye-jin, Sim Soo-bong, Gong Yoo, Lee Dong-gun, Kwon Sang-woo, Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, Andrew Kim Taegon, Han Moo-hyup, Cha Seung-won, Moon Kook-hyun, Nicolas Cheong Jin-suk, Lee Hoi-chang, Kim Rae-won, Kim Ha-neul, Seohak, Simon Hang-Bock Rhee, Park Jin-Man, Yi Sung-hun, Choi Min-Ho, Joo Hyun-Mi, Anna Pak Agi, Paul Chong Hasang, Thomas Son Chasuhn, Catholic Persecution of 1801, Lee Wan, Stephen Min Kuk-ka, Insooni, Kwon Young-ghil, Kang Kum-Sil. Excerpt: Boa Kwon (Korean: , Kwon Boa, born November 20, 1987), 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." Born and raised in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, BoA was discovered by SM Entertainment talent agents when she accompanied her older brother to a talent search. In 2000, after two years of training, she released ID; Peace B, her debut Korean album. Two years later, she released her debut Japanese album, Listen to My Heart, becoming the first Korean pop star to break through in Japan following the fall of barriers that had restricted the import and export of entertainment between the countries since the end of World War II. On October 14, 2008, BoA debuted in the United States with the single "Eat You Up" and released her debut English-language album, BoA on March 17, 2009. BoA's multilingual skills (she speaks Japanese and English along with native Korean and has recorded songs in Mandarin Chinese) have contributed to her commerc...
