Boa Kwon (born November 5, 1986 in Tokyo], Japan), commonly known by her stage name BoA, is a multilingual Japanese / Korean singer. The letters of her first name have been backronymed by her fans to Beat of Angel. She has been active in both South Korea and Japan. Aside from Korean, BoA also speaks Japanese and conversational English. She has also released a number of Chinese songs, although she is not able to speak the language itself.