Listen To My Heart
Studio album by
BoA
ReleasedMarch 13, 2002
Recorded2001–2002
Genre
Length1:01:38
LabelAvex Trax
Producer
BoA chronology
Jumping into the World
(2001) 		Listen To My Heart
(2002) 		No. 1
(2002)
Singles from Listen to My Heart
  1. "ID; Peace B"
    Released: May 30, 2001
  2. "Amazing Kiss"
    Released: July 25, 2001
  3. "Kimochi wa Tsutawaru"
    Released: December 5, 2001
  4. "The Meaning of Peace"
    Released: December 19, 2001
  5. "Listen to My Heart"
    Released: January 17, 2002
  6. "Every Heart: Minna no Kimochi"
    Released: March 13, 2002
  7. "Don't Start Now"
    Released: May 29, 2002

Listen to My Heart is the debut Japanese studio album (second overall) by South Korean singer BoA, released via Avex Trax on March 13, 2002. BoA worked with various songwriters and composers for the album, including Natsumi Watanabe, Kazuhiro Hara, Ken Harada and Akira. Musically, the album is primarily a pop record with influences from R&B.

Listen to My Heart saw breakthrough success for a Korean artist in Japan, where it became the first record by a Korean artist to achieve the number one position on the Oricon Albums Chart and to be certified million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).[1] It won Rock & Pop Album of the Year at the 17th Japan Gold Disc Awards while the title track of the same name received the Gold Award at the 44th Japan Record Awards. BoA's successful debut in the country is considered to have opened the door for Korean artists in the Japanese music market.[1]

Numerous singles were spawned and promoted from Listen to My Heart. The album's first single, the Japanese version of her 2000 debut single "ID; Peace B", was released in May 2001 and marked her first release in the country. Five singles were released afterwards up until the album's release, including the title track which peaked at number five on the Oricon Singles Chart.

Track listing

Listen to My Heart track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Listen to My Heart"Natsumi WatanabeKazuhiro HaraKazuhiro Hara3:57
2."Power"Maki MiharaKen HaradaKen Harada4:10
3."Every Heart: Minna no Kimochi"Natsumi WatanabeBouncebackh•wonder4:33
4."Don't Start Now"
  • Yoo Young Jin
  • Yuko Ebine
  • Peter Rafeison
  • Jeff Vincent
  • Peter Rafeison
  • Jeff Vincent
3:55
5."Kimochi wa Tsutawaru"Shin Youn AhBouncebackAkira4:23
6."Share Your Heart (With Me)"Yuko EbineTetsuya MuramatsuAkira4:37
7."Dreams Come True"Maki MiharaKen HaradaKen Harada4:55
8."Amazing Kiss"BouncebackBounceback
  • Ken Harada
  • Bounceback
4:34
9."Happiness"Maho FukamiMaho FukamiKen Harada4:33
10."ID; Peace B"
  • Yoo Young Jin
  • Mai Matsumuro
Yoo Young JinYoo Young Jin3:34
11."Nobody But You"Natsumi WatanabeKosuke MorimotoAkira3:46
12."Nothing's Gonna Change"
  • BoA
  • Natsumi Watanabe
BoAKai5:23
13."Listen to My Heart" (Hex Hector Main Mix) (English Version)Natsumi WatanabeKazuhiro HaraKazuhiro Hara4:10
14."The Meaning of Peace"Tetsuya KomuroTetsuya Komuro
  • Tetsuya Komuro
  • Max Matsuura
5:01
Total length:62:31

Charts and sales

Weekly charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2] 1

Yearly charts

Chart (2002) Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 12

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[4] Million 931,742[3]
South Korea (MIAK) — 13,189[5]

Singles

Date Title Peak position Sales
May 30, 2001 ID; Peace B 20 40,470
July 25, 2001 Amazing Kiss 23 59,450
December 5, 2001 Kimochi wa Tsutawaru 15 77,000
December 19, 2001 The Meaning of Peace 12 66,840
January 17, 2002 Listen to My Heart 5 180,000
March 13, 2002 Every Heart: Minna no Kimochi 10 84,000
May 29, 2002 Don't Start Now (recut) 17 15,000

References

  1. ^ a b Yim, Hyun-su (April 13, 2020). "Revisiting BoA's 'No.1' two decades on". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on April 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "BoAのリリース一覧" [List of BoA's Releases]. Oricon. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  3. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "Japanese album certifications – BoA – Listen to My Heart" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2002年11月 on the drop-down menu
  5. ^ "2004년총결산 POP음반 판매량집계" [2004 Year End International Music Sales]. Recording Industry Association of Korea. 2005. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
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