One BoA Playlist, a Time Machine to the 2000s: Japan-Era Hits Resurface

Sometimes an opening riff evokes an old MP3 player or a long-gone music-show slot. A post on October 28 pressed exactly that nostalgia button, inviting anyone who knew BoA’s Japanese songs to revisit them. The songs—not a new announcement—are the story.

A Theqoo post dated October 28 at 10:23 p.m. KST listed 13 video links, including 'LISTEN TO MY HEART,' 'Amazing Kiss,' 'Every Heart,' 'VALENTI,' and 'Meri Kuri.' It referenced the 2005 Japanese compilation 'BEST OF SOUL.' None is a newly released 2026 track. Our video players use two recordings verified on the official avex YouTube channel rather than assuming every repost is official.

The hook is the curation: an old playlist has a reason to circulate even without a comeback. A checked snapshot showed more than 6,000 views and 100 comments on the Korean post. These are page counters, not a measure of nationwide sentiment or an analysis of all comments. The chosen sequence opens a door to personal music memories.

Observable reactions belong to two distinct moments. The October 2026 Korean post curated familiar hits and displayed a comment counter, but the individual comments were not accessible, so none are quoted or reconstructed. In a separate Reddit discussion from May 2025, fans actually named 'VALENTI' as a favorite, recalled discovering BoA through 'LISTEN TO MY HEART,' and remembered 'Every Heart' and 'Quincy.' Those are older reminiscences—not reactions posted beneath the October 2026 thread.

BoA’s early Japanese catalog sits at a point where Korean and Japanese pop listening histories overlap. Some people found her via Japanese singles, Korean versions, or an anime soundtrack. This is one poster’s selection, not a definitive ranking. The same recording can carry different memories across borders and generations.

Verified: the community thread was posted October 28, 2026; verified label avex published the official 'LISTEN TO MY HEART' and 'VALENTI' videos on June 30, 2015; Apple Music dates the 'LISTEN TO MY HEART' album to March 13, 2002; and 'BEST OF SOUL' is a 2005 compilation. A 2026 repost must not be mistaken for a 2026 music release.

A better question than 'Which BoA hit is the biggest?' might be 'Which BoA track did you hear first?' Compare which of the 13 feels familiar and whether your memory is of a Korean or Japanese version, using original official videos and discography rather than an anonymous repost alone.