[lyrics kanji, EN translation] Only One Japanese Version

At first, I didn't like the Japanese lyrics as much as I like the Korean ones. Thought the Korean lyrics were more heart-wrenching especially since the "you look relieved after I said (goodbye)" part is missing in the Japanese lyrics.

After spending hours translating the song; however, I feel the Japanese version is sad enough as it is so now my love for both versions is about the same. LOL

[ENG SUB VDO] KBS World [Star Date] BoA (보아) - Her 1st solo concert in Korea in 13 years!

This is the interview where she said Psy wanted to join her concert but was misreported in certain news site that she wanted Psy to come resulting in some netizens dissing her for wanting to ride on Gangnam Style success. :(

[130214 JoongAngIlBo] Following BoA’s feminine leadership

Feb 14,2013

Have you seen BoA lately? She’s been the object of my admiration for the past couple of months. She’s a judge on the TV audition show “K-Pop Star 2.” Along with fellow judges Yang Hyoun-seok and Park Jin-young, she picks contestants to add to her team. Then she trains them and they compete again to try to proceed to the next round.

[130125 JoongAngIlBo] BoA finally ready to headline at home

[ARTIST IN FOCUS] The Hallyu sensation will hold her first solo concerts for fans in Korea over the weekend

Jan 25,2013

	BoA

BoA, often called a trailblazer for K-pop overseas, is set to make a splash at home. After 14 years and seven albums, she will make a solo performance in Korea for the first time this weekend. It may seem strange that the performer behind successful albums like “No. 1,” “My Name” and “Hurricane Venus” has yet to have the stage to herself at home, but the 27-year-old has been too busy making a name for Hallyu outside of the country.

First in Japan, she sold a million copies of “Listen to my Heart” and topped the Oricon chart. Then BoA moved into the larger American market, where she released “BoA” in 2009. She will make her Hollywood debut this year in the film “Cobu 3-D.”

And yet, despite her success overseas, the singer has longed to return the love she has received from local fans. To do so, she recently took a job as a judge on the singing-survival show “K-pop Star” and is also promoting “Only One,” her seventh album. 

JoongAng Sunday interviewed the star at the offices of SM Entertainment in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul. 

Only One JPN promotion

Only One Cocktail Campaign
An ingenius collaboration with 7 cafe lounges in Tokyo which involves drinks served with edible floating QR code which leads to an exclusive website where visitors can read horoscopes while enjoying beautiful tune of the secret instrumental. The campaign reportedly started since Nov 2012 but the secret singer was only revealed to be BoA in Jan 2013. The song used in the exclusive website was also changed from the instrumental to the version with singing voice at the same time. Campaign is expected to last til the end of Feb 2013.

Only One Cappuccino and Cocktails

campaign website http://onlyone-meets-you.com/cocktail/outline/
only one astrology http://onlyone-meets-you.com/cocktail/

Personally, I was very excited when i first learnt about the campaign and felt really grateful to AVEX for doing something new for BoA. The news reported this QR code on food thingy to be the first in the world. Unfortunately, I feel the campaign failed to create a buzz for the single. This was not picked up by any TV morning news program in Japan so I'm sad it didn't get the attention it deserved. :(




Song Tie-up Info

Only One
- TV Tokyo's "Takeshi no Nippon no Mikata" ending theme song
- music.jp TV CM image song

The Shadow
- FujiTV's "Uchikuru!?" ending theme song for Feb-Mar 2013

Personally, I wish Only One would get a romance drama tie-up. It'd have been more than PERFECT. >_< But we'll see how it goes.

[list] BoA vids Youtube Channel

• CloudSeaLB - many old TV programs
• BoA19 (Korean fansite) - fancams mostly
• HyeInB3 - BoA CFs/CMs
• BoA Here I Am - fancams from said concert

[list] BoA Special Live 2013 Here I am : Live Report

• id-peacea.tumblr
• therlynn's fanacc
• iheartkwonboa.wordpress | part2 (about Jumpings)
• sena_pooh's fanacc (translated by hanjin90)

[rant] Disturbance

One bad thing about writing your own songs is that people tend to believe you write from your direct experiences no matter how much you protest that it isn't so.

I mean after Only One and now with Disturbance, I'm inclined to believe that BoA must have had it real bad with her last relationship. ^^;