宝儿自2001年于日本出道以来，专辑加单曲销量已售出900万张以上，将创下韩日两国最年轻艺人突破千万销量大关的纪录。

　　宝儿自2001年5月于日本出道以来，在默默地耕耘之下，推出的专辑加单曲销量竟已不知不觉迈向千万大关，至目前为止，已经售出高达900万张以上可望藉由第4张专辑《OUT GROW蜕变》突破1千万张.

若是顺利超越千万关卡，宝儿将会创下韩日两国最年轻，同时也是最短时间突破千万销量大关的纪录。

　　以14岁之龄在日本出道，就备受国际与日本歌坛注目的宝儿，果然不负期望，年仅19岁就能创下如此惊人的纪录。

　　在日打拚5年的她，对日本印象最深刻的就是109辣妹及拉面。在韩国的时候，就耳闻109辣妹惊人的妆扮，一直想亲眼瞧瞧的宝儿，由于在日本出道是2001年，刚好错过辣妹鼎盛期的99年，于是当她要找寻109辣妹的身影时，大家都早已“漂白从良”了，让她大呼可惜。

　　此外，拉面也是让宝儿充满回忆的食物。她当初来到日本第一次吃的食物，就是东京著名的酱油拉面，虽然有点在意昂贵的价格，不过由于实在太美味，就把价格问题抛诸脑后。

　　宝儿对拉面店也相当好奇，由于在韩国只有方便面，压根没见过日本拉面，加上日本还有拉面的专卖店，第一次见到时，让她感到十分不可思议。

　　宝儿之前在录制单曲“Ever lasting 天长地久”时，不禁回想起以14岁之龄远渡重洋到异国发展的心情。

　　想当初只是陪哥哥参加试演会的宝儿，竟无心插柳受到赏识而进入演艺圈，加上受到日本唱片公司青睐，经过5年的打拚，好不容易在喜新厌旧的日本唱片界站稳脚步，闯出自己的一片天，回想起来就像灰姑娘般的不可思议。

　　即将“转大人”的她，感情生活是最受到关切的。宝儿打趣的说，妈妈从小就告诉她，20岁以上的男人如野狼，而20岁以上的女人像狐狸，一定要小心。这句话让他印象深刻，也影响着她的感情观。

1 一些MSN SPACE的小技巧

『MSN PowertToy』是MSN新推出的功能，包括『Tweak UI』，『Windows Media Player』，『Custom Html』。由于这些功能，我的SPACE改版啦，希望大家给我留言祝贺我，你们的支持是我最大的动力。SPACE做的不好的地方，大家轻点BT。

先说『Tweak UI』模板。
在已经登陆的前提下，在【IE】地址栏下键入：http://spaces.msn.com/members/自己SPACE的地址/PersonalSpace.aspx?_c02_owner=1&_c=&powertoy=tweakomatic
找到右边的【自定义】，然后【模块】，下拉菜单里找到并点击【PowerToy:Tweak UI】右边的【新增】。之后就可以看到新增加的『Tweak UI』模块。

『Tweak UI』模块每一栏的作用：

『Background Colors』:
『Inner』:800×600背景颜色。一般设置过主题的SPACE，背景会被主题图片覆盖。
『Outer』:1024×768背景颜色。右边和下边多出来的部分的颜色。

『Background Image』:
『Position』:主题图片的位置，我的主题图片本来是一只小狗（被我【Hide了】），当【Repeat】选择为【no-Repeat】的时候位置的差别看得比较明了。
『Repeat』:『小狗』重复的样式，repeat-x是横向重复，report-y是纵向重复。
『Display』:背景图片是否显示。就是是否显示【小狗】，我觉得【小狗】不好看，就【Hide】了。

『Font Color』：
『Link/Bullets』:含有超级链接的字体的显示颜色。
『Text』:日志中文本的颜色，比较实用。譬如喜欢红色文字的女孩子就不需要每次写日志都打字体颜色代码了。这里我是用的是【9C4E23】，咖啡色。

『Module Background』:
『Color』:模块的背景色。就是日志文字的背景颜色，免去每次打日志背景颜色的麻烦。
『Transparent』:透明度。不建议修改，改成透明的会看不清，想另类的除外。

『Module Borders』:
『Width』:模块外框粗度。默认是1，0的话没外框也很难看。
『Style』:外框样式。【solid】：实线； 【dotted】：点。【dashed】：虚线；【double】：双线；【groove】：立体内凸框；【ridge】：立体浮凸框；『Inset』：凹框；【win-inset】：win-凹框；outset：凸框。（【Width】>【5】的时候才看得出效果，否则边框太细根本看不出样式）
『Color』:边框颜色。

最后不要忘记点【SAVE】，我在『Tweak UI』里只改了两个地方：『Display』，『Text』。『Tweak UI』模块不会在预览的时候出现，所以不必担心它的位置。不明白的可以看一下我的SPACE，记得要留言啊。

再说『Windows Media Player』，解决背景音乐的添加，与以往不同，以前只能靠【IMG】用图片添加音乐，看不到音乐的进度条。现在都可以用『Windows Media Player』模块解决，而且界面好看多了。顺便回答一下某同学的问题，『MSN SPACE』中不能播放音乐辑，只能播放一首歌曲。
在已经登陆的前提下，在【IE】地址栏下键入：http://spaces.msn.com/members/自己SPACE的地址/PersonalSpace.aspx?_c02_owner=1&_c=&powertoy=musicvideo
找到右边的【自定义】，然后【模块】，下拉菜单里找到并点击【PowerToy:Windows Media Player】右边的【新增】。之后就可以看到新增加的『Windows Media Player』模块。

『Windows Media Player』模块每一栏的作用：

『URL』:音乐的链接。支持【WMA】，【WMV】，【WAV】，【AVI】，【MPG】，【MPEG】，【MP3】格式。虽然大多数都知道，但我再次重声，一定要是网络的链接，不能链到自己电脑里的音乐。音乐链接可以到BAIDU上找，很多人都抱怨为什么听不到音乐，其实是链接音乐下载的速度太慢，我自己的方法是用【FLASHGET】一个一个下载，看哪个耗时最短。
『Position in sec.』：音乐开始播放的时刻，都是从头放的吧，默认【0】不需要改。
『Times to play』：播放次数，想一直放的话，改成【999】，可以连续放2天，应该够了。
『Rate to play』：播放速度，默认【1】倍速。
『Auto Start』：是否自动播放。
『Display Mode』：【Invisible】：整个播放面板不可见；【Nono】：只能看到可视化效果，操作面板不可见；【Mini】:面板可见，可以操作PLAY、STOP，但看不到进度。【Full】:面板全，可以看到进度。
『Right Click Menus』：是否允许在面板上使用右键，没什么实际用处的功能。

最后不要忘记点【SAVE】，再给『Windows Media Player』面板选一个合适位置。不明白的可以看一下我的SPACE，记得要留言啊。

最后是『Custom HTML』，解决日志置顶，以前只能手动置顶，还要特别注明不要回复此日志，却是不方便。『Custom HTML』等于是一个独立的日志，所以可以实现HTML代码，我是用来放计数器的。
在已经登陆的前提下，在【IE】地址栏下键入：http://spaces.msn.com/members/自己SPACE的地址/PersonalSpace.aspx?_c02_owner=1&_c=&powertoy=sandbox
找到右边的【自定义】，然后【模块】，下拉菜单里找到并点击【PowerToy:Windows Media Player】右边的【新增】。之后就可以看到新增加的『Custom HTML』模块。

『Custom HTML』模块比较简单，『Module Name』就是模块最上面一条写什么，可以打Welcome之类的话。『Show Border』是选择是否显示，那当然要显示啦。最后不要忘记点【SAVE】，把『Custom HTML』拖到最上面。

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BoA - Every Heart (English) Music Sheet
BoA - Every Heart (Japanese) Music Sheet
BoA - Every Heart (Korean) Music Sheet
BoA - Girls on Top Music Sheet
BoA - Jewel Song (Japanese) Music Sheet
BoA - Kimi No Tonari De (Japanese) Music Sheet
BoA - Konoyono Shirushi Music Sheet
BoA - Mega Step (Japanese) Music Sheet
BoA - Milky Way (Japanese) Music Sheet
BoA - Milky Way (Korean) Music Sheet
BoA - Meri Chri Music Sheet
BoA - My Name Music Sheet
BoA - Quincy Music Sheet
BoA - Quincy Sample MIDI
BoA - Song With No Name Music Sheet
BoA - The Show Must Go On Music Sheet
BoA - Waiting Music Sheet

The following interview below was sourced from Digital Chosunilbo. It is a short yet sweet interview given by BoA a few days ago, which talks about media attention and popularity.

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K-pop star BoA would like to worry less about her popularity, the singer has told the Sports Chosun, a Chosun Ilbo subsidiary. In an interview marking the publication's 5,000th edition, she said, "Many people might not realize it, but I have a scar on my forehead that I cover with my hair. In fact, I have a bigger complex about that than about being short." Excerpts follow.

Is there any particular article in the Sports Chosun that you remember?
No matter what, I think of a recently printed article. Many fans were interested. It said my waist size dropped to 23 inches because I had been dancing a lot. I noticed there was debate on the issue on the Internet.

Is there anything you'd like the Sports Chosun to report first?
My wedding (laughs). No, I'd like to announce my wedding to the entire media. But as I'm a singer, it would be nice if I saw news every day that my album topped sales.

You must have met with many reporters in Korea and Japan. What are the differences between journalists in the two countries?
In Japan, I've met mostly with magazine reporters rather than newspaper and broadcast journalists. But there doesn't seem to be any special differences between the two. It's just that I think I've rarely met a female journalist in Japan.

It's been five years since your debut. Does that carry some significance?
When I get on stage, I feel my confidence grow. When I give a concert, it's so surprising I wonder where my strength comes from. The stage is really the test ground where my efforts are evaluated.

What is the difference between now and when you first went to Japan?
There's a lot of differences in the way people treat me, in the waiting room and on stage. At first, I was treated poorly, but since I've been interested in foreign counties since I was young, I think I was able to manage.

You've reached the pinnacle of success as a singer. Have you got any worries?
Popularity rises and falls quickly. I often think the toughest thing is staying on top. So I'm working hard on trying not to worry about popularity, because if I worry about it, my heart might break. People say popularity is like a bubble. I don’t want to be the bubble but the water underneath it.

Just the Basics

English & Korean Names: Boa Kwon, BoA Kwon, Kwon BoA, kwonboa
Also known as: Gwon Bo-a, Gwon Boa
Commonly known as: BoA
Name Pronounced As: Bo Ah Kwon, Kwon Bo Ah
Birthdate: November 5, 1986

Note: BoA is 18, turning 19, by conventional American standards. However, rather than the standard aging system that we all are familiar with, Koreans use a system unique to their country. While we count how many years we have lived, Koreans count the number of years we have been alive. Therefore, the year in which you are born is your first year, the next is your second year, and so on. Once you are born, you are automatically considered a year old. Birthdays are still celebrated in Korea, however, you are not considered any older. Koreans are the same age throughout the year, and are officially a year older when the new year comes around. For example, if you were to be born in December, you would be considered two years old once the new year arrives. Thus, everyone born in the same year as you is the same age as you. If you wish to figure out your Korean age, simply add a year to your age if you have had your birthday this year, or add two years if you have not. She's 20 in Korea and will turn 21 once the new year comes. In the US, she'll be turning 19 this coming birthday.

Place of Birth: South Korea
Raised In: Kyungkido Goorisi, South Korea
Height: 5'4" or 160 cm
Weight: 99 lbs or 45 kg
Shoe size: 23.5 cm
Blood Type: AB
Currently resides in: Korea
Languages Spoken: Korean, Japanese, English
Religion: Catholic
Hobbies: listening to music, singing, watching movies, dancing, hip-hop dancing, acting, cross stitching, making accessories for her friends, speaking Japanese & English
Horoscope: Scorpio

Family and Education
Family Members: parents, 2 older brothers, 1 sister
Family pet: Sarah (cat)
Childhood dream: to be a singer
Date of showbiz debut: August 25, 2000 when she was 13 years young
Education Level:
  Yangjung elementary school
  Sahmyook middle school (junior high)
  Korean Kent Foreign School (KKFS), Seoul, South Korea
Cellular phone melody: Kim Hyun Jung's "Nuh Jung Mal"
Cellphone window message: a magician blowing fire out of his mouth, and the flames turn into a heart shape.
How she relieves stress: turn up the music and dance, listening to loud music, singing songs, sleeping, eating, shopping, watching movies.

Favorites
Favorite Singers:
  Whitney Houston
  Jodeci
  Kim Hyun Jung
  Kim Johan
  Seo Taiji
  Nelly
Favorite Music: Rap, Dance, Hip-Hop, R&B
Favorite song: "Hot In Here" by Nelly & The Neptunes
Favorite movie: Men In Black 2 (Men In Black II, MIIB)
Favorite Colors: Beige, Grey, Black, White, Gold, Brown, Dark Colors
What she looks for in a guy: Responsible, intelligent, not too big, not too tall, generousity
Favorite cartoon character: Winnie the Pooh
Favorite drink/beverage: Bubble Tea
Favorite Perfumes: Samurai, NiNa Ricci
Favorite Saying / Proverb: Work hard toward your goals

Times
Before her debut, the most happiest time: Going into recording
Before debut, the most hardest time: Middle of recording
After debut, most happiest moment: When she reached number 1 in Oricon chart
After debut, hardest time: The loneliness she felt when she was in Japan

Mosts
Most happiest birthday party: Partied with Fans in 2000
Most phone calls received: Her Friends
Most phone calls made: Her Friends
Most important item in her room: Clothes
Most memorable song in her album: No.1

Fans
Something she always wants to do for a fan: Fan meeting
The time when she felt most thankful toward her fans: Always waiting for her
The time when she felt most sorry toward her fans: For making them wait so long

Misc
Dream: Have her first private concert.
Habits and Routines: She turns up music very loudly and always stretches before rehearsing.
Superstitions: If her ssang kka pul (double eyelid) comes out, the things she has to do that day won't work out well
Person She Respects: Her Mother
What She Thinks Are Her Attractive Points: eyes, nose, and lips
Where is she most often: besides home, or on location via her work schedule, she can also be found at the beauty salon
How she likes to dress: Hip-Hop Style and Casual Style
What she thinks when she sees students around her with school uniforms: Ahh, I want to go to school
One thing you must have in your pocket: Cell Phone
One thing she can't memorize well: People's names
Place she wants to go for her honey moon Hawaii
Promise she can't really keep: I'll call you back later