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BoA, 22, sang nine songs, including ``Eat You Up,'' at the live concert held in Tokyo in front of more than 2,000 cheering fans.
The star made her last visit to Japan on March 18, when she released her new album ``Best & USA'' there. The album contains two tracks from her U.S. debut album, BoA, and new versions of BoA's past songs.
Entitled ``BoA,'' it was released on March 17 amid high expectations that she will be able to reenact her success story in Japan in the world's largest album market.
The album contains 11 songs including flagship song "I Did It For Love," and dance tracks "Energetic," "Eat You Up," and "Look Who's Talking." The flagship song was written by Sean Garrett, the famous American producer, and its video was directed by Joseph Kahn, who has made promos for Britney Spears, Chris Brown and Eminem and won the Best Video of the Year and Best Direction at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards.
BoA's album ranked 127th on the Billboard 200 Album Charts announced on March 26. It was the first time that a Korean singer had entered the Billboard chart.
Yonhap News Agency quoted BoA as saying right before the concert, ``I am really happy but don't care about numbers. I'd like to challenge myself to test how far I can go.''
``I feel pressure about using English in U.S. radio programs and other events. Adjusting to jet lag is also difficult because I've got to travel to the U.S. every other week.''
'With regard to fans' reactions, BoA said, ``They make little difference. Those who like music show the same responses regardless of location. My goal for this year is to keep healthy. I am so busy that I can only rest aboard airplanes.''
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