Girls on Top (album)

Girls on Top is the fifth Korean studio album by South Korean singer BoA, released on June 24, 2005, by her native label SM Entertainment.[1] Under the repackaged title Moto, the album was re-released on August 25, 2005, to promote the titular track, while including a previous unreleased track, and later on March 26, 2008, in Japan as a special edition (along with her previous Korean release My Name).[2][3][4] It was, at the time, the singer's last release in her native country for over five years, until the release of Hurricane Venus in August 2010.

Girls on Top
Studio album by
BoA
ReleasedJune 24, 2005 (2005-06-24)
Recorded2005
StudioSM Studios, Seoul
Genre
Length44:50
LanguageKorean
LabelSM
BoA chronology
Best of Soul
(2005)		 Girls on Top
(2005)		 Merry Christmas from BoA
(2005)
Singles from Girls on Top
  1. "Girls on Top"
    Released: June 24, 2005
  2. "Moto"
    Released: August 17, 2005

To promote the album, "Girls on Top" and "Moto" were released as singles from the album. Similar to her previous Korean release, the album also received an oversea version, including a Mandarin version of the eponymous lead single, "Girls on Top".[5] An English version of the title track is on BoA's debut English studio album, BoA (2009).[6]

Reception

Peaking at number three on the monthly domestic Music Industry Association of Korea ranking list, Girls on Top was a commercial success, having sold a total of 115,000 copies in 2005.[7][8]

Accolades
Awards and nominations
Year Award-giving body Category Nominee Result Ref.
2005 Mnet Km Music Video Festival Best Female Artist "Girls on Top" Won [9]
Best Dance Performance Nominated
Music program wins
Song Program Date (6 total)
"Girls on Top" MBC's Music Camp July 16, 2005
July 23, 2005
SBS's Inkigayo July 17, 2005
July 24, 2005
July 31, 2005
Mnet's M Countdown July 28, 2005

Track listing
Girls on Top – Standard edition[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moto"Boa Kwon, Kenzie3:05
2."Do You Love Me?" (둘이 함께; Dul-i Hamkke)Yoo Young-jin3:31
3."Girls on Top"Yoo3:37
4."If You Were Here" (오늘 그댈 본다면; Oneul Geudael Bondamyeon)Joleen Belle, Young H.Kim3:38
5."Love Can Make a Miracle"Waeromoe, Samuel, Kwon3:42
6."Addiction"Jamie Jones, Jin Young-jin4:04
7."Freak in Me"Yak Bondy, Charlotte Eiram, Kwon3:26
8."Garden in the Air"Kenzie3:50
9."I Spy"Hayden Bell, Hong Ji-yoo3:17
10."Can't Let Go"Deviller Dane, Hosein Sean, Kenzie3:55
11."Heroine" (시선; Siseon)Shin Ji-won, Vincent Degiorgio3:08
12."Breathe Again" (숨...)Ha Jung-ho4:26
Total length:44:50
Girls on Top – Hong Kong and Taiwan edition (bonus track)[5]
No.TitleLength
13."Girls on Top" (Chinese version)3:37
Moto (repackage)[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Autumn Letter" (가을편지; Gaeulpyeonji)Kim Min-ki, Ko Eun0:50
Moto (VCD)
No.TitleLength
1."Girls on Top" 
2."Moto" 
3."Making of "Girls on Top Music Video" 
Girls on Top - Japan special edition (DVD)[11]
No.TitleLength
1."Girls on Top" 
2."Moto" 

Charts

References
  1. "Girls on Top". MelOn.com (in Korean). LOEN Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 1, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  2. "BoA Vol. 5 - Moto / Girls on Top" (in Korean and English). YesAsia. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  3. "My Name(Special Edition)(DVD付) [CD+DVD]" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  4. "Girls on Top [Special Edition]/BoA" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  5. "BoA Vol.5 - Girls On Top (Hong Kong Version)" (in Korean and English). YesAsia. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  6. "BoA by BoA". iTunes CA. Apple. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  7. "Recording Industry Association Korea". 2005. Archived from the original on January 15, 2006. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  8. "닷네임코리아 도메인,도메인등록,웹호스팅,메일호스팅,VPS클라우드서버,가상서버호스팅,웹메일호스팅,SMS 대량문자,서버호스팅,홈페이지 제작,웹방화벽,방화벽,디도스방어,SSL 보안서버". miak.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  9. "보아, '...뮤직비디오 페스티벌' 축하공연 후 실신". Sports Chosun (in Korean). November 27, 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Naver.
  10. "Girls on Top by BoA". iTunes JP. Apple. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  11. "Girls On Top(Special Edition)(DVD付) [CD+DVD]". Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  12. "ＢｏＡのアルバム売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  13. "G-Music J-pop Chart – Week 38 of 2005" (in Chinese). G-Music. September 29, 2005. Archived from the original on October 1, 2005. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  14. 2005.06월 – 가요 음반 판매량 [2005.06 – Sales volume] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on August 14, 2005. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  15. 2005년 가요음반판매량 [2005 Album Sales Figures] (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
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