Woman (BoA album)

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"The record ideates Boa’s perception of a 'real woman' and condemns the practice of making women compete against each other. The singer out-and-out embraces her womanhood and inspires other women to do so as well by urging them to be comfortable in their own skin and set their own standards for themselves. The music video further emphasises this point, exhibiting a diverse group of women from different ages, sizes and racial groups." [6]

Reception

The "upside-down walk" in the title track's choreography garnered attention following the album's release. BoA upside down walk.gif
The "upside-down walk" in the title track's choreography garnered attention following the album's release.

The accompanying choreography for the title track went viral following the record's release for the "upside-down walk" that was utilized in the introduction. [6] Woman additionally received a nomination for Best Pop Album at the 16th Korean Music Awards in 2019. [7]

Woman
BoA - Woman.png
Digital cover
Studio album by
BoA
ReleasedOctober 24, 2018 (2018-10-24)
Recorded2018
Genre K-pop
Length33:57
Label SM
BoA chronology
One Shot, Two Shot
(2018)
Woman
(2018)
Starry Night
(2019)
Singles from Woman
  1. "Woman"
    Released: October 24, 2018
Critic lists
PublicationAccoladeWorkRankRef.
Refinery29 The 12 Best K-Pop Albums of 2018Album5 [8]
Rolling Stone India 10 greatest feminist songs in K-popTitle track5 [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Woman" BoA
  • Jon Hume
  • Hookman
  • Ivy Adara
Jon Hume2:50
2."Like It!" Seo Ji-eum
  • Caesar & Loui
  • DEEZ
  • Yiva Dimberg
Caesar & Loui3:26
3."Irreversible"BoABoA
  • Shaun Kim
  • Stainboys
3:39
4."Encounter"BoA
  • Shaylen Carroll
  • Joshua Chery
  • Malachi Cohen
  • Corry Nitta
  • MZMC
Corry Nitta3:30
5."Little More"BoA
  • BoA
  • Shaun Kim
  • Brian Cho
  • BoA
  • Shaun Kim
  • Brian Cho
3:57
6."U&I"
  • Sumin
  • Jinbo
  • Joy Neil Mitro Deb
  • Linnea Mary Han Deb
  • Anton Hard Af Segerstad
3:02
7."If"BoA
  • BoA
  • Stainboys
  • BoA
  • Stainboys
3:16
8."No Limit"BoA
  • BoA
  • Shaun Kim
  • Stainboys
  • BoA
  • Shaun Kim
  • Stainboys
3:27
9."Good Love" Kenzie
  • Jamil "Digi" Chammas
  • Kenzie
  • Adrian McKinnon
  • MZMC
Jamil "Digi" Chammas3:12
10."I Want You Back"
  • JQ
  • Makeumine Works
  • Sonny J Mason Osuji
  • Karen Poole
Sonny J Mason Osuji3:38
Total length:33:57

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2018)Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon) [9] 6

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