[BoA] WHO'S BACK in the 30th thread ヽ(*ﾟｰﾟ*)ﾉ

[dreamalley]

Honestly, maybe I'm spoiled or something. But BoA is the type of artist that makes it hard for me to follow her and root for her.

She doesn't interact with the fans. She posts on social media but doesn't hint at her future activities. Most of her posts are boring and tell us nothing. Sometimes she doesn't seem that involved with her career.

Most of the time her album releases or tour dates are announced by her labels out of the blue. As fans we have no chance to anticipate.

I'm used to following artists that, in some way or another, post and announce what they're doing. It makes us feel engaged and part of the journey.

I like and support BoA for her talent as a singer but this side of her disappoints me.

[orbitalaspect]

Originally Posted by dreamalley

Honestly, maybe I'm spoiled or something. But BoA is the type of artist that makes it hard for me to follow her and root for her.

She doesn't interact with the fans. She posts on social media but doesn't hint at her future activities. Most of her posts are boring and tell us nothing. Sometimes she doesn't seem that involved with her career.

Most of the time her album releases or tour dates are announced by her labels out of the blue. As fans we have no chance to anticipate.

I'm used to following artists that, in some way or another, post and announce what they're doing. It makes us feel engaged and part of the journey.

I like and support BoA for her talent as a singer but this side of her disappoints me.

For me, the disappointment was that she seemed to resume regular activities leading up to WHO'S BACK? and now she's had two singles in two years. Why release SIX new singles and a studio album from 2013-2014 and then just drop off the face of the earth? What a letdown for me as a fan.

In almost two and a half years, we've had FLY and Lookbook. She couldn't even taper her release schedule. Just six singles and a new album, and then POOF! BoA gone.

[dreamalley]

Yes I was disappointed about that too.

I really liked "Lookbook". At least it sounded fresher than everything she'd been releasing in Japan in the past several years.

But she didn't even promote "Lookbook" as it should. It should have gotten a Dance version MV. And at the time I wanted to know who the guy in her MV was and had a hard time finding out. She could have at least mentioned him on social media.

But no. It's like she made a quick visit to Japan just to record the song and MV and then byeeeeee. See you in a few years.

[ahtka-chan]

Originally Posted by dreamalley

Honestly, maybe I'm spoiled or something. But BoA is the type of artist that makes it hard for me to follow her and root for her.

She doesn't interact with the fans. She posts on social media but doesn't hint at her future activities. Most of her posts are boring and tell us nothing. Sometimes she doesn't seem that involved with her career.

Most of the time her album releases or tour dates are announced by her labels out of the blue. As fans we have no chance to anticipate.

I'm used to following artists that, in some way or another, post and announce what they're doing. It makes us feel engaged and part of the journey.

I like and support BoA for her talent as a singer but this side of her disappoints me.

I'd say you're spoiled. You can't expect these things from her, when she's not making music. When she is, she's pretty transparent.

Originally Posted by orbitalaspect

For me, the disappointment was that she seemed to resume regular activities leading up to WHO'S BACK? and now she's had two singles in two years. Why release SIX new singles and a studio album from 2013-2014 and then just drop off the face of the earth? What a letdown for me as a fan.

In almost two and a half years, we've had FLY and Lookbook. She couldn't even taper her release schedule. Just six singles and a new album, and then POOF! BoA gone.

Ever since her US debut, her relationship with avex is very strained. In every single interview that she gives in Japan, she shades avex. From the things she say, the label doesn't give her enough support. All her singles and albums after BEST&USA were released because of contractual obligations, not because she wanted, imo.

In Korea she has a lot more freedom about how to handle her music, so it's very understandable that she focus her activities there. Concluding the point I started while replying to dreamalley, when she's making music, she genereally post pictures or comment about it on variety shows. Now she'll be back with a new mini album, but I wouldn't wait a japanese album any time soon.