WOMAN

## Singles

1. "Woman"
October 24, 2018

***WOMAN*** is the ninth Korean studio album by the South Korean singer BoA. It was released on October 24, 2018 by SM Entertainment with distribution by IRIVER. The album features ten tracks in total, including the lead single, which shares the same name as the title of the album.

## Description

**Includes 10 Songs in Various Genres including Four Songs by BoA!**
**Demonstrating Singing-songwriting Skills Again!**
‘No.1 Musician’ BoA (SM Entertainment) is coming back with the ninth regular album, 'WOMAN.’
BoA’s ninth regular album, ‘WOMAN’, will be released through various online music sites on October 24th at 6 p.m. The album is composed of ten songs in various genres including the title song, 'Woman’, to present BoA’s musical sensibilities which became even richer.
Especially, BoA demonstrated her singing-songwriting skills once again by writing lyrics for four songs in this album including ‘Irreversible’, ‘Little More’, ‘If’, and ‘No Limit’ and also composing the title song, ‘Woman’, and ‘Encounter.’ Hit song makers such as Kenzie, the American production team MZMC, and another great composer DEEZ participated in the album to increase the quality.
Also, BoA won favorable responses from fans for the polished hip-hop swag, captivating charisma, and friendly charms she presented through ‘NEGA DOLA’, a single that she released in January and 'ONE SHOT, TWO SHOT’, a mini album she released in February. For she raised expectations for richer musical experience and new styles through the regular album, much is expected from BoA’s promotions which will close the year fruitfully.
**Title song, ‘Woman’, filled with BoA’s peerless girl crush charms!**
The title song, ‘Woman’, is a pop dance song presenting a perfectly balanced sound made of rhythmical bassline and pleasant synth sound combined with BoA’s powerful vocals. The lyrics, personally written by BoA, depict a confident woman that fans will feel the greatest girl crush charms of BoA.
‘Like it!’ is an R&B future bass dance song featuring lyrics that rather provocatively and actively express how she feels toward the one she felt for at first sight. ‘Encounter’ is a progressive house song in bright mood and the lyrics by BoA that sensuously describes the process of deeply and endlessly falling in love makes the song more charming.
The four songs that BoA wrote also attract ears; ‘Irreversible’ evokes sympathy with the lyrics that realistically depicted the story of a couple who broke up after they fail to control instant emotion, ‘Little More’ reminds of the jamming session where musicians enjoy improvisations as it presents the excellent mixture of piano, brass, strings, vocals, and chorus, ‘If’ presents BoA’s delicate expression of feelings using soft tone of voice alongside the lyrics that calmly expressed the heart that understands the lover’s mistake, and finally ‘No Limit’ sends out a meaningful message, ‘Spend time for yourself at least once in life time’, to those who keep themselves in the treadmill.
Other tracks include ‘U&I’ which is a synthesizer pop song that features powerful synthesizer sound. ‘Good Love’, which is a lovely pop song packed with funky drum, soft piano, and other interesting elements, and ‘I want you back’ which is an R&B pop song that adds to sad feeling with the lyrics that describes a lover who turns to the bygone love out of yearning as if it is a habit. All ten songs will give a chance to feel great charms of BoA.

## Background and release

On October 16, 2018, it was reported that BoA would be making a comeback on October 24. On the same day, SM Entertainment started post a series of teasers for the album on their official SNS accounts.

On October 23, the album's track list was revealed through a "highlight medley", with 6 out of 10 songs written by BoA.

The album was released on October 24, 2018, through several music portals, including MelOn and iTunes.

## Reception

The choreography for the song went viral for the "upside-down walk" in the introduction. *WOMAN* additionally received a nomination for Best Pop Album at the 16th Korean Music Awards in 2019.

Critic lists

## Videos

* Music video
* Teaser
* Highlight Medley
* Audio

BoA 보아 'Woman' MV

BoA 보아 'Woman' MV Teaser -1BoA 보아 'Woman' MV Teaser -2

BoA 보아 The 9th Album 'WOMAN' Highlight Medley

WomanLike it!홧김에 (Irreversible)EncounterLittle More너와 나 (U & I)IfNo LimitGood Love습관 (I want you back)

## References

1. ↑ SMTOWN Official Website
2. ↑ Rolling Stone India: 10 K-pop Feminist Anthems Perfect for Women's Day (March 8, 2022)
3. ↑ BTS, Red Velvet, XXX and More Land 2019 Korean Music Awards Nominations (January 19, 2019)
4. ↑ The Best K-Pop Albums of 2018 (December 19, 2018)
5. ↑ Rolling Stone India: 10 K-pop Feminist Anthems Perfect for Women's Day (March 8, 2022)
6. ↑ Gaon Album Chart – Week 43, 2018 (ko). Retrieved on November 1, 2018.