{"id":4438,"date":"2026-01-19T10:37:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T01:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/?p=4438"},"modified":"2026-01-19T10:40:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T01:40:29","slug":"boa-reveals-hidden-meaning-behind-return-tape-following-sm-entertainment-departure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/?p=4438","title":{"rendered":"BoA Reveals Hidden Meaning Behind ‘Return’ Tape Following SM Entertainment Departure"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Singer BoA revealed the story behind the ‘BoA’ tape after her departure from SM Entertainment.<\/p>\n

On the 18th, BoA posted several photos on her personal channel along with the message, “Production period… 2007~2025..?? The originally white piece has become colorful:)”<\/p>\n

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BoA uploaded a photo taken in 2007. The white ‘BoA’ model behind her caught attention.<\/p>\n

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Earlier, BoA announced that her 25-year contract with SM Entertainment would end on December 31, 2025. She gained attention by posting a photo with her name in model form.<\/p>\n

At that time, BoA shared a heartfelt farewell message: “I leave without regret as much as I have given and received. Thank you for the time together, and I will continue to support the shining SM Entertainment. Thank you.” Some fans, while expressing their emotions, focused on the sculpture taped with ‘Thank You’ and ‘Return’.<\/p>\n

BoA shared a photo of herself personally taping the sculpture, even preparing scissors, which drew attention.<\/p>\n

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BoA also revealed a box filled with colorful tapes. A Korean tape labeled ‘Return’ was notably placed on top, drawing particular attention.<\/p>\n

Fans and netizens reacted to the surprising story of BoA decorating the sculpture herself, with comments such as, “You must have used several rolls of tape,” “It’s amazing how she personally decorated it with such colorful tapes,” “BoA’s artistic spirit is the best,” and “How will she meet us in the future?”<\/p>\n

In addition, her global fans left comments in various languages on her account, expressing sentiments like “It’s not retirement, right?” “I was surprised by the meaning of ‘Return,’ but it was just art,” “I want to see you again soon,” and “Once a Jumping, always a Jumping,” as they cheer for her future.<\/p>\n

Image source: Xportsnews DB, BoA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Singer BoA revealed the story behind the ‘BoA’ tape after her departure from SM Entertainment. On the 18th, BoA posted several photos on her personal channel along with the message, “Production period… 2007~2025..?? The originally white piece has become colorful:)” BoA uploaded a photo taken in 2007. The white ‘BoA’ model behind her caught attention. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4439,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[529,775,300],"class_list":{"0":"post-4438","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-issue","8":"tag-boa","9":"tag-return-tape","10":"tag-sm-entertainment"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-166.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4438"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4440,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4438\/revisions\/4440"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}