Listen to My Heart (BoA album)
2002 studio album by BoA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Listen to My Heart is the debut Japanese studio album (second overall) by South Korean recording artist BoA, released via Avex Trax on March 13, 2002. BoA worked with a team of songwriters and composers to produce the album, including Natsumi Watanabe, Kazuhiro Hara, Ken Harada and Akira; all of whom would collaborate with BoA again on her future albums. Musically, Listen to My Heart is primarily a pop record with influences from R&B.
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Released | March 13, 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2001–2002 | |||
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Length | 1:01:38 | |||
Label | Avex Trax | |||
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Listen to My Heart saw breakthrough success for a South Korean artist in Japan, where it became the first record by a Korean artist to attain the number one position on the Oricon Albums Chart and to receive a million certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).[1] It remained on the Japanese album chart for 91 weeks and was the 12th best-selling album of the year, selling over 816,000 copies. BoA's successful debut in the country is considered by many to have opened the door for Korean artists in the Japanese music market.[1]
Seven singles were spawned and promoted from Listen to My Heart. The album's first single, the Japanese version of her 2000 debut single "ID; Peace B", was released in May 2001 and marked her first single in Japan. It was met with modest success upon its release, reaching number 20 on the Oricon Singles Chart. Six singles were released afterwards including the title track "Listen to My Heart", which peaked at number five on the Oricon Singles Chart. "Every Heart (Minna no Kimochi)" was released alongside the album on March 13, and peaked at number ten.