SM Entertainment's general producer Lee Soo-man has revealed the behind-the-scenes of singer BoA's advance into Japan.
Yesterday (26th) BoA and Lee Soo-man delivered a genuine story in BoA's reality'Nobody Talks To BoA', which was released through Naver's V LIVE'Beyond LIVE' channel.
Lee Soo-man recalled, "I decided to advance into Japan because I thought that I should not be able to beat Japan, the world's second largest market at the time," and "I met a 13-year-old BoA while looking for a talent suitable for Japan, where the idol market was already formed."
At the same time, the local reaction in the early days of Japan's debut was cold and there was a risk of discontinuing the project, but at the time, Lee Soo-man said, "I am proud to be in the same era with BoA. I will not see such a child within 10 years."
Fortunately, Lee Soo-man has achieved great success in Japan with'Listen To My Heart', which is based on the infinite trust, and ranked #1 on the Japanese Oricon Chart.
BoA expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Lee Soo-man through the broadcast that day, "He has been a consistent and reliable person for over 20 years. I think he will be responsible for me for life."
In addition, Lee Soo-man revealed that he still remembers his first meeting with BoA, and that Boa, who was 13 at the time, looked at Lee Soo-man and said, "Is Lee Soo-man?"
But soon, "I couldn't forget BoA's smiling face, so I cast BoA."
Netizens said, "There is no singer like Boa for more than 10 years", "Lee Sooman is really amazing even if you see it", "When you see the video at the time, you look really confident and cool on the stage", and "BoA seems to have a good foothold for overseas expansion". It showed a reaction.
(Photo = Naver V LIVE'Nobody Talks To BoA' broadcast screen capture)
(SBS Substar)