Cho Bo-ah
Jo Bo-yoon (born August 22, 1991), commonly known as Jo Bo-ah (조보아), is a South Korean actress. She is 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).
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Cho Bo-ah

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- Name
- Jo Bo-ah
- Birth Name
- Jo Bo-yoon
- Born
- 22 August 1991
- Birthplace
- Seoul, South Korea
- Occupation
- Actress
- Education
- Sungkyunkwan University – Performing Arts
- Full name
- 조보윤.
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean
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Jo Bo-yoon (born August 22, 1991), commonly known as Jo Bo-ah (조보아), is a South Korean actress. She is 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).
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Jo Bo-ah • Birth Name — Jo Bo-yoon • Other Names — Cho Bo-ah • Born — 22 August 1991 • Birthplace — Seoul, South Korea • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 2011–present • Agent — Billions • Education — Sungkyunkwan University – Performing Arts • Children — 1
Early life
Early life
Jo Bo-ah was born Jo Bo-yoon on August 22, 1991, in Seongnae-dong, Seoul, South Korea. Jo graduated from Sungkyunkwan University majoring in Performing Arts. She has a younger sister, and is part of the Changnyeong Jo clan.
Career
Career
• Illustration — Jo at Shut Up Flower Boy Band premiere in 2012 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), and an appearance in the Korean-Japanese co-production Koisuru Maison ~Rainbow Rose~. 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. Later that year, she appeared in her first network TV series with a supporting role in the MBC period drama The King's Doctor. In 2013, Jo and Kim Woo-bin hosted Mnet's weekly music show M Countdown for two weeks (on April 4 and 11). 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. 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. • Illustration — Jo at the VIP premiere of the movie Eclipse in 2016 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. She then joined the ensemble cast of the KBS weekend family drama All About My Mom, and starred in web series Love Cells 2, adapted from the webtoon of the same title. In 2016, Jo starred in revenge melodrama Monster and romantic comedy series Sweet Stranger and Me. In 2017, she starred in romance melodrama Temperature of Love, and the two-episode drama special Let's Meet, Joo-oh. 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. The same year, she starred in the romantic comedy drama My Strange Hero. In 2020, Jo starred in the romance drama Forest as a doctor. The same year, she was cast in the fantasy drama Tale of the Nine Tailed as a television producer named as Nam Ji-ah. In February 2021, Jo signed with KeyEast after the expiration of her contract with the former agency. The same year, she was cast in a new military themed drama Military Prosecutor Doberman which aired in 2022 as Cha Woo-in, a military prosecutor who hides her vengeful persona. 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. On September 20, Jo was cast in Netflix's mystery melodrama Hong Rang. On January 3, 2024, it was announced that Jo would depart from KeyEast after her contract expiry at the end of January. On February 16, Jo signed with the newly launched management agency XYZ Studio. XYZ Studio, led by Jo's longtime manager at KeyEast Kim Hyung-dae, is a subsidiary of the entertainment company Billions (then known as Blade Entertainment). In 2025, Jo starred in Netflix's mystery historical television series Dear Hongrang opposite Lee Jae-wook. It is based on Tangeum: Swallowing Gold by Jang Da-hye and was produced by Studio Dragon.
Personal life
Personal life
On October 12, 2024, Jo married her non-celebrity partner in a private ceremony. On February 20, 2026, she gave birth to a son.
Television series
Television series
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 2011 — I Live in Cheongdam-dong — Bo-ah — Cameo (Episode 10, 14–15) • 2012 — Flower Band — Im Soo-ah • Koisuru Maison Rainbow Rose — Bo-ah • 2012–2013 — The King's Doctor — Seo Eun-seo • 2014 — The Idle Mermaid — Kim Ha-ni / Aileen • 2015 — The Missing — Jin Seo-joon • All About My Mom — Jang Chae-ri • 2016 — Monster — Do Shin-young • Sweet Stranger and Me — Do Yeo-joo • 2017 — Temperature of Love — Ji Hong-ah • KBS Drama Special – "Let Us Meet" — Lee Soo-ji • 2018 — Goodbye to Goodbye — Jung-hyo • 2018–2019 — My Strange Hero — Son Soo-jung • 2020 — Forest — Jung Young-jae • Tale of the Nine Tailed — Nam Ji-ah / Yi Ah-eum • 2022 — Military Prosecutor Doberman — Cha Woo-in • 2023 — Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 — Nam Ji-ah — Cameo • Destined With You — Lee Hong-jo • 2025 — The Divorce Insurance — Ki-jun's ex-wife — Cameo • Dear Hongrang — Jae-yi
Web series
Web series
• Year — Title — Role — Ref. Reference(s) • 2015 — Love Cells 2 — Ye-bom • scope="row" — Knock-Off — Song Hye-jung
Television shows
Television shows
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 2011–2012 — Made in U — Contestant • 2017 — Law of the Jungle in Sumatra — Cast member — Episode 261–264 • Battle Trip — Contestant — With Kim So-eun (Episode 58–61) • 2018–2019 — Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant — Co-host — With Baek Jong-won and Kim Sung-joo (Episode 11–59) • 2021 — Korea On Stage-Namwon Gwanghallu — Host • 2024 — Europe Outside the Tent — Cast Member — Season 4
Web shows
Web shows
• Year — Title — Role — Ref. Reference(s) • 2021 — From the New World — Cast member
Hosting
Hosting
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 2020 — 2020 KBS Drama Awards — Co-host — With Do Kyung-wan, Lee Sang-yeob, and Kim Kang-hoon • 2020 Trot Awards — With Lim Young-woong and Kim Sung-joo • 29th Seoul Music Awards — With Kim Hee-chul and Shin Dong-yup
Music video appearances
Music video appearances
• Year — Song title — Artist — Ref. Reference(s) • 2016 — "Remember That" — BtoB • 2020 — "Everybody Has" — Chungha
Ambassadorship
Ambassadorship
• Public Relations Ambassador for National Election Commission General Election (2016) • Goodwill Ambassador for Heart-Heart Foundation (2018) • Honorary Firefighter for National Fire Agency (2020) • Public Relations Ambassador for Korea Sale Festa (2021) • Public Relations Ambassador for National Tax Service (2022) • Public Relations Ambassador for National Heritage Visit Campaign (2024)
Listicles
Listicles
Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement • Publisher — Year — Listicle — Placement — Ref. Reference(s) • Forbes — 2019 — Korea Power Celebrity 40 — 29th

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Film
• Year — Title — Role — Ref. Reference(s) • 2014 — Innocent Thing — Ha Young-eun
Awards and nominations
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. Reference(s) • APAN Star Awards — 2018 — Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama — Goodbye to Goodbye • 2021 — Popular Star Award, Actress — Tale of the Nine Tailed • Grimae Awards — 2015 — Best New Actress — All About My Mom • KBS Drama Awards — 2015 — Popularity Award, Actress — All About My Mom • Best New Actress • 2016 — Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries — Sweet Stranger and Me • 2017 — Best Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama — Let Us Meet, Joo Oh • 2020 — Best Couple Award — Jo Bo-ah (with Park Hae-jin) Forest • Netizen Award, Actress — Forest • Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries • MBC Drama Awards — 2016 — Best New Actress — Monster • Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama • 2018 — Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend Drama — Goodbye to Goodbye • SBS Drama Awards — 2017 — Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama — Temperature of Love • Best New Actress • 2019 — Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries — My Strange Hero • SBS Entertainment Awards — 2017 — Best Challenge Award — Law of the Jungle • 2018 — Excellence Award in Variety Category — Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant • Rookie Award in Female Category • The Seoul Awards — 2018 — Best New Actress (Drama) — Goodbye to Goodbye
State honors
State honors
Name of country or organization, year given, and name of honor • Country or organization — Year — Honor — Ref. Reference(s) • National Tax Service — 2022 — Presidential Commendation
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