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Originally posted by NorMal
"international success"
BoA is only successful in two countries.
GaGa is successful in more than two.
Gaga>BoA in terms of international success.
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With just two singles. Just because we don't have information on all the asian countries doesn't mean she didn't chart in them.
Anyways, has anyone bought the physical copies?
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Originally posted by Ustareth
BoA would've been in a bad position both ways: signing with a major label probably would've resulted in her being underpromoted (Utada Hikaru with Island Def Jam), and sticking with her current team resulted with them not having the resources or knowledge necessary to effectively promote her. Also, let's keep in mind that there was no way radio would ever touch a song like "Eat You Up". I don't know how early "I Did It For Love" was recorded, but they should've gone with that first. "Eat You Up" was a waste of time and unnecessary. Her already-established fanbase in America didn't need that song to become aware of her debut here and the song didn't create any new fans that I'm aware of.
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I disagree entirely. "Eat You Up." was posted on a lot of music blogs and journals where she wasn't known about before. I think it did its job about generating buzz. Take Reeces for example. He wasn't a fan of BoA prior to this.