BoA

BoA, standing for Beat of Angel, has made her name all over Asia due to her unique brand of pop music. Fans in Japan even compare her to the likes of Ayumi Hamasaki and Utada Hikaru, which is praise indeed for such a young artist but undoubtably deserved as she is the first Asian international artist to have two albums sell a million copies.

Arguably one of the most popular and influential females in the industry, she is held in high regard and has continued to sell well despite an overwhelming drop in the number of album sold in general. She has continued to go from strength to strength ever since her debut at the age of 13 and is even starting to make progress in the west.