Noa (Japanese singer, born 2000) explained

Noa
Background:person
Birth Date:13 March 2000
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Years Active:2020 - present
Label:Universal
Current Member Of:8loom

Noa (born March 13, 2000[1]) is a Japanese singer associated with Amuse. He debuted as a singer in 2020 with the song "Lights Up". As an actor, he starred in the television drama I Will Be Your Bloom (2022), of which he was also part of the show's in-universe boy band 8loom.

Early life

Noa became interested in music after watching High School Musical and began composing music in elementary school.[1] He is also a fan of Big Bang and planned on eventually auditioning for K-pop agencies after moving to South Korea.[1] [2] While living in South Korea, he became fluent in Korean and English.[1]

Career

In 2012, after relocating to South Korea due to his mother's job, Noa was scouted by a hairstylist for K-pop artists, who encouraged him to audition.[3] He was a trainee at YG Entertainment, and after training for seven years, he left the company in 2018 to return to Japan.[3] [4] He signed with Amuse, Inc. and released his debut single, "Lights Up", on January 10, 2020, as a digital single in both Japanese and Korean versions.[3] [4] The song was co-produced with Millenium.[4] On June 12, 2020, Noa released his second digital single, "Taxi", which featured Tofubeats.[5] The song received at least 1 million playbacks on YouTube as of 2020 and also reached No. 1 on Spotify's Viral Chart in Thailand.[1]

On March 5, 2021, Noa released the digital single "Too Young", a collaboration with Twopee Southside.[6] On March 13, 2021, Noa held his first online concert on his 21st birthday.[7] Later in the year, he announced that he will be releasing one digital single per month over the course of three months.[8] "Let Go", featuring Jeon Woong from AB6IX, was released on August 22; "Don't Waste My Time" was released on September 19; and "Highway" was released on October 10.[8]

On March 4, 2022, Noa released the song "True Colors" digitally, which was used in a campaign by the brand Liese.[9] On May 6, 2022, Noa was announced to star in TBS' television drama Kimi no Hana ni Naru as Takumi Kurushima, which was set to premiere in October 2022.[2] [10] He will also participate in the drama's in-universe boy band 8loom, where he was announced as the fifth member of the group.[11] On April 3, 2022, Noa released the song "It Ain't Over" digitally, of which the song was produced by KM-Markit.[12] On September 9, 2022, Noa released the song "Paradise" digitally; the song was produced by Tofubeats.[13]

On March 22, 2023, Noa released his debut studio album, No.A, which featured "Purple Sky" as its lead track.[14]

Endorsements

Throughout his music career, Noa has modeled and endorsed brands such as Marc Jacobs[15] and Crocs.[16] He also served as a brand ambassador for Liese, of which his song "True Colors" was featured in a campaign.[9]

Discography

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsSales
JPN
Oricon
[17] 		JPN
Hot
[18]
No.A
  • Released: February 22, 2023
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
22
Primary Colors
  • Released: May 29, 2024
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
35

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
JPN
Hot
[21]
"Lights Up"2020—No.A
"Taxi"
—
"Too Young"
2021—rowspan="3"
"Let Go"
—
"Don't Waste My Time"—
"Highway"—No.A
"True Colors"2022—
"It Ain't Over"—No.A
"Paradise"—
"Burn"202382Primary Colors
"Between"99
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Television

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 韓国の芸能事務所でキャリアを積んだアーティスト・NOAが夢を叶えるために努力したこと . ja . . September 26, 2020 . September 21, 2021 . September 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210922055940/https://www.vivi.tv/post148570/ . live .
  2. Web site: Noriko . Yoshii . BIGBANGに憧れて韓国に渡ったアーティスト・NOA♡トリリンガルなのにゆるふわ天然なGAPを深掘り！ . ja . . June 7, 2022 . July 16, 2022 . June 25, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625161815/https://www.vivi.tv/post276266/ . live .
  3. News: 日本語・英語・韓国語を操るPOP/R&Bシンガー NOA、配信限定シングル「LIGHTS UP」1/10リリース . Operating in Japanese, English, and Korean, pop and R&B singer Noa releases digital single "Lights Up" on January 10 . ja . Musicman . January 9, 2020 . January 10, 2020 . January 10, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200110214144/https://www.musicman.co.jp/artist/287409 . live .
  4. News: Seung-rok . Lee . "元YG練習生"NOA、日本で正式にソロデビュー！本日デジタルシングル「LIGHTS UP」をリリース . Former YG trainee Noa makes official solo debut in Japan! Digital single "Lights Up" releases today . ja . MyDaily . Kstyle . January 10, 2020 . January 10, 2020 . January 10, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200110214145/http://news.kstyle.com/article.ksn%3FarticleNo%3D2134331 . live .
  5. News: NOAの2ndシングル「TAXI」配信、tofubeatsがボーカルで参加 . ja . . June 12, 2020 . July 14, 2020 . July 14, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200714151137/https://natalie.mu/music/news/382954 . live .
  6. News: NOAがタイのラッパーTwopee southsideとコラボ . ja . . February 28, 2021 . September 1, 2021 . September 2, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210902060639/https://natalie.mu/music/news/418143 . live .
  7. News: NOA、21歳の誕生日に初の無料オンラインライブ . ja . . February 14, 2021 . September 1, 2021 . September 28, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210928042617/https://natalie.mu/music/news/416276 . live .
  8. News: NOAがAB6IX・JEON WOONGとコラボ、3カ月連続シングルの第1弾 . ja . . August 14, 2021 . September 1, 2021 . September 2, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210902060639/https://natalie.mu/music/news/440917 . live .
  9. News: NOAが春らしいポップソング配信、「リーゼ」ブランドアンバサダーに就任 . ja . . February 28, 2022 . March 13, 2022 . March 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314010004/https://natalie.mu/music/news/467427 . live .
  10. News: "TBS火ドラ発"男性グループ「8LOOM」異例デビュー "リーダー"高橋文哉「歌・ダンスに初挑戦!」【全メンバーのコメント掲載】 . ja . . May 5, 2022 . July 16, 2022 . June 7, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220607231503/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2233624/full/ . live .
  11. News: "元YG練習生"NOA『君の花になる』出演決定 ド天然キャラで俳優デビュー【ボーイズグループ第5弾キャスト】 . Former YG trainee Noa announced to appear in Kimi no Hana ni Naru, acting debut as an airheaded character (boys group 5th cast member) . ja . . May 5, 2022 . July 16, 2022 . July 16, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220716160856/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2233433/ . live .
  12. News: トリリンガル・アーティストNOA、KMプロデュースのダンスナンバー「It Ain't Over」リリース . Trilingual artist Noa releases "It Ain't Over", a dance number produced by KM . ja . . April 5, 2022 . July 16, 2022 . July 16, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220716175626/https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/110679/2 . live .
  13. News: NOA、tofubeatsと再びタッグ組んだ新曲「Paradise」配信 . Noa and Tofubeats tag-team again on new digital release "Paradise" . ja . . September 9, 2022 . October 14, 2022 . October 15, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221015050646/https://natalie.mu/music/news/492981 . live .
  14. News: NOA「8LOOMに対して感じている思いにも近い」 1stアルバム収録曲に詰め込まれたファンと仲間への"感謝" . ja . . March 21, 2023 . May 6, 2023.
  15. Web site: わたしたちのマーク ジェイコブス──「ザ モノグラム コレクション」と「Springコレクション」の新作ウェア＆バッグに注目！ . ja . . March 30, 2022 . July 16, 2022 . July 16, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220716171531/https://www.gqjapan.jp/feature/20220330/marcjacobs/page/10 . live .
  16. Web site: クロックス ブランドキャンペーン「Calling All Classics」フィナーレを飾る第3弾を発表 NOA、カメレオン・ライム・ウーピーパイ、Le Makeup、Erika が登場 . ja . . PR Times . April 22, 2022 . July 16, 2022 . July 16, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220716180516/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000089.000023595.html . live .
  17. Web site: NOAのアルバム売上TOP2作品 . No.A's top two albums in sales . ja . . June 5, 2024.
  18. Peak chart positions on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums:
  19. Peak chart positions on the Billboard Japan Top Albums:
  20. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2024-06-10/. ja:オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2024年05月27日～2024年06月02日. Oricon Weekly Album Ranking May 27, 2024 – June 2, 2024. Oricon. ja. June 5, 2024. June 5, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240605053804/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2024-06-10/. dead.
  21. Web site: Burn. Billboard Japan. ja. May 17, 2023.
    • Web site: Between. Billboard Japan. ja. November 8, 2023.

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