Jo Bo-ah
Jo in 2020
Born
Jo Bo-yoon

(1991-08-22) August 22, 1991 (age 32)
Daejeon, South Korea
Other namesCho Bo-ah
EducationSungkyunkwan University – Performing Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present
AgentXYZ Studio
Korean name
Hangul
조보아
Revised RomanizationJo Bo-a
McCune–ReischauerCho Po-a
Birth name
Hangul
조보윤
Revised RomanizationJo Bo-yun
McCune–ReischauerCho Po-yun

Jo Bo-ah (Korean: 조보아; born August 22, 1991), born Jo Bo-yoon, is a South Korean actress known for her roles in Goodbye to Goodbye (2018), My Strange Hero (2018), Forest (2020), Tale of the Nine Tailed (2020), Military Prosecutor Doberman (2022) and Destined With You (2023).

Early life

Jo Bo-ah was born Jo Bo-yoon on August 22, 1991, in Daejeon. She graduated from Sungkyunkwan University, majoring in Performing Arts.[1][2] She has a sister, Jo Yoo-ah.[3]

Career

Jo made her acting debut in 2011 with a small role in the daily sitcom I Live in Cheongdam-dong on cable channel JTBC. This was followed by a hosting gig on the audition program Made in U (also on JTBC),[4] and an appearance in the Korean-Japanese co-production Koisuru Maison ~Rainbow Rose~.[5]

In 2012, Jo landed her first major role as a former rich girl who falls for a rocker in tvN's coming-of-age series Shut Up Flower Boy Band.[6][7][8] Later that year, she appeared in her first network TV series with a supporting role in the MBC period drama The King's Doctor.[9]

In 2013, Jo and Kim Woo-bin hosted Mnet's weekly music show M Countdown for two weeks (on April 4 and 11).[10]

Jo was cast in her first film in 2014, as a troubled, seductive teenager who becomes obsessed with her gym teacher in the erotic thriller Innocent Thing.[11] Back on cable television, she played the leading role in romantic comedy series The Idle Mermaid, a modern retelling of The Little Mermaid set amidst the competitive Korean workplace.[12]

Jo tried a new genre in 2015 with the OCN police procedural drama The Missing, where she played a detective on the missing persons task force.[13] She then joined the ensemble cast of the KBS weekend family drama All About My Mom,[14][15] and starred in web series Love Cells 2, adapted from the webtoon of the same title.[16]

In 2016, Jo starred in revenge melodrama Monster and romantic comedy series Sweet Stranger and Me.[17][18] In 2017, she starred in romance melodrama Temperature of Love,[19] and the two-episode drama special Let's Meet, Joo-oh.[20]

In 2018, Jo starred in Goodbye to Goodbye, based on a webtoon about the stories of two women. She played a university student who faces challenges as a single mother.[21][22] The same year, she starred in the romantic comedy drama My Strange Hero.[23]

In 2020, Jo starred in the romance drama Forest as a doctor.[24] The same year, she was cast in the fantasy drama Tale of the Nine Tailed as a television producer named as Nam Ji-ah.[25]

In February 2021, Jo signed with KeyEast after the expiration of her contract from the former agency.[26] In 2021, she was cast in a new military themed drama Military Prosecutor Doberman which airs in 2022 as Cha Woo-in, a military prosecutor who hides her vengeful persona.[27]

In 2023 Jo starred in the series Destined With You as a civil servant who stumbles across a secret box that could be the key to ending a solitary lawyer's family curse.[28]

On January 3, 2024, it was announced that Jo would depart from KeyEast after her contract expiry at the end of January.[29]

On February 2024, Jo signed with new management agency XYZ Studio.[30]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Ref.
2014 Innocent Thing Ha Young-eun [11]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 I Live in Cheongdam-dong Bo-ah Cameo (Episode 10, 14–15) [4]
2012 Shut Up Flower Boy Band Im Soo-ah [6]
Koisuru Maison Rainbow Rose Bo-ah [5]
2012–2013 The King's Doctor Seo Eun-seo [9]
2014 The Idle Mermaid Kim Ha-ni / Aileen [12]
2015 The Missing Jin Seo-joon [13]
All About My Mom Jang Chae-ri [14]
2016 Monster Do Shin-young [17]
Sweet Stranger and Me Do Yeo-joo [18]
2017 Temperature of Love Ji Hong-ah [19]
Drama Special: Let Us Meet Lee Soo-ji [20]
2018 Goodbye to Goodbye Jung-hyo [21]
2018–2019 My Strange Hero Son Soo-jung [23]
2020 Forest Jung Young-jae [24]
Tale of the Nine Tailed Nam Ji-ah / Yi Ah-eum [25]
2022 Military Prosecutor Doberman Cha Woo-in [27]
2023 Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 Nam Ji-ah Cameo [31]
Destined With You Lee Hong-jo [32]

Web series

Year Title Role Ref.
2015 Love Cells 2 Ye-bom [16]
2024 Hong Rang Jae-yi [33]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011–2012 Made in U Host
2017 Law of the Jungle in Sumatra Cast member Episode 261–264 [34]
Battle Trip Contestant With Kim So-eun (Episode 58–61) [35]
2018–2019 Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant Co-host With Baek Jong-won and Kim Sung-joo (Episode 11–59) [36]
2021 Korea On Stage-Namwon Gwanghallu Host [37]
2024 Europe Outside the Tent Cast Member Season 4 [38]

Web shows

Year Title Role Ref.
2021 From the New World Cast member [39]

Hosting

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 2020 KBS Drama Awards Co-host With Do Kyung-wan [ko] , Lee Sang-yeob and Kim Kang-hoon [40][41]
2020 Trot Awards With Lim Young-woong and Kim Sung-joo [42]
29th Seoul Music Awards With Kim Hee-chul and Shin Dong-yup [43]

Music video appearances

Year Song title Artist Ref.
2016 "Remember That" BtoB [44]
2020 "Everybody Has" Chungha [45][46]

Ambassadorship

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2016 Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Goodbye to Goodbye Won [48]
2021 Popular Star Award, Actress Tale of the Nine Tailed Nominated [49]
Grimae Awards 2015 Best New Actress All About My Mom Won [50]
KBS Drama Awards 2015 Popularity Award, Actress All About My Mom Won [51]
Best New Actress Nominated
2016 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Sweet Stranger and Me Nominated
2017 Best Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama Let Us Meet, Joo Oh Nominated
2020 Best Couple Award Jo Bo-ah (with Park Hae-jin)
Forest 		Won [52]
Netizen Award, Actress Forest Won [53]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Nominated
MBC Drama Awards 2016 Best New Actress Monster Won [54]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama Nominated
2018 Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend Drama Goodbye to Goodbye Won [55]
SBS Drama Awards 2017 Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Temperature of Love Nominated [56]
Best New Actress Nominated [57]
2019 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries My Strange Hero Nominated
SBS Entertainment Awards 2017 Best Challenge Award Law of the Jungle Won [58]
2018 Excellence Award in Variety Category Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant Won [59][60]
Rookie Award in Female Category Nominated
The Seoul Awards 2018 Best New Actress (Drama) Goodbye to Goodbye Won [61]

State honors

Name of country or organization, year given, and name of honor
Country or organization Year Honor Ref.
National Tax Service 2022 Presidential Commendation [62]

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Forbes 2019 Korea Power Celebrity 40 29th [63]

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