Jo Bo-ah
| Jo Bo-ah | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
Jo Bo-yoon August 22, 1991 Daejeon, South Korea |
| Other names | Cho Bo-ah |
| Education | Sungkyunkwan University - Performing Arts |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2011-present |
| Agent | SidusHQ |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 조보아 |
| Hanja | 赵宝儿 |
| Revised Romanization | Jo Bo-a |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Poa |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 조보윤 |
| Revised Romanization | Jo Bo-yun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Poyun |
Jo Bo-ah (born Jo Bo-yoon on August 22, 1991) is a South Korean actress. She played leading roles in Shut Up Flower Boy Band (2012) and The Idle Mermaid (2014).
Early life
Jo Bo-ah was born on August 22, 1991 in Daejeon, South Korea. She has one sister who is four years younger. Jo graduated from Daejeon Banseok High School.
Career
Jo Bo-ah 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.[1] [2][3][4][5] Later that year, she appeared in her first network TV series with a supporting role in the MBC period drama Horse Doctor.[6][7]
In 2013, Jo and Kim Woo-bin hosted Mnet's weekly music show M Countdown for two weeks (on April 4 and 11).[8]
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.[9] 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.[10]
Jo tried a new genre in 2015 with the OCN police procedural Missing Noir M, where she played a detective on the missing persons task force.[11] She then joined the ensemble cast of the KBS weekend family drama All About My Mom.[12][13] Jo is also set to star in the upcoming web series Love Cells 2, adapted from the webtoon of the same title.[14]
Personal life
Jo has been dating actor On Joo-wan since February 2015; they met on the set of The Idle Mermaid.[15]
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | I Live in Cheongdam-dong | Bo-ah (cameo; episodes 10, 14-15) | jTBC |
| 2012 | Shut Up Flower Boy Band | Im Soo-ah | tvN |
| Koisuru Maison Rainbow Rose | Bo-ah | Tokyo TV | |
| Horse Doctor | Seo Eun-seo | MBC | |
| 2014 | The Idle Mermaid | Aileen/Kim Ha-ni | tvN |
| 2015 | Missing Noir M | Jin Seo-joon | OCN |
| 2015-2016 | All About My Mom | Jang Chae-ri | KBS2 |
| 2016 | Monster | Do Shin-young | MBC |
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Innocent Thing | Ha Young-eun |
Variety show
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | Made in U | jTBC | |
| 2013 | M! Countdown | Mnet | weekly MC, April 4 & 11 |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Love Cells 2 | Ye-bom | Naver TV Cast |
Endorsements
| Year(s) | Product | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Lotte Ghana Chocolate[16] | |
| 2016 | Siero Cosmetics[17] | Company: JNG Korea |
Music videos
| Year | Song title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "Remember That" | BtoB |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 28th Grimae Awards | Best New Actress | Won | |
| 29th KBS Drama Awards | Popularity Award, Actress | Won | ||
| Best New Actress | Nominated | |||
| Best Couple Award (with Choi Tae-joon) | Nominated |
References
- ↑ Hwang, Hyo-jin (February 29, 2012). "My Name Is: Cho Bo-ah". 10Asia. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Cho Bo-ah: My character Sua may seem too naive to the viewers". 10Asia. February 29, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Cho Bo-ah: Sung-jun is someone that is very considerate". 10Asia. February 29, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Cho Bo-ah: A person would be happy to have just one friend like Du-mi". 10Asia. February 29, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ↑ Lee, In-kyung (January 25, 2013). "Flower Boy Band Boasts Cast Full of New Faces". enewsWorld. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ↑ "Jo Bo-ah's picture from the past". November 21, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Cho Bo Ah, "'Horse Doctor' after 'Shut Up Flower Boy Band' was a gift for me"". April 19, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ↑ 김우빈-조보아 '엠카운트다운' 스페셜 MC 낙점. Sports Chosun (in Korean). April 2, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Starlet Hits Right Note as Love-struck Student in Movie Debut". The Chosun Ilbo. April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ↑ Park, Ji-ryun (July 30, 2014). "Jo Bo Ah and Song Jae Rim Talk Underwater Kiss Scene in The Idle Mermaid". enewsWorld. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Jo Boa cast as Kim Kang-woo's leading lady in Missing Persons Task Force". Dramabeans. January 25, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ↑ Kim, Dan-hee (July 1, 2015). 부탁해요 엄마', 대본 리딩 현장 공개...'쟁쟁한 라인업'. Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ↑ Lee, Eun-won (July 1, 2015). '부탁해요, 엄마' 유진 이상우 오민석 최태준, 대본 리딩 현장 공개. Star Daily News (in Korean). Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ↑ Kim, Ji-hye (July 24, 2015). '조보아, 웹드라마 '연애세포2' 출연.. 임슬옹와 호흡 맞춘다. TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved July 24, 2015.
- ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (March 26, 2015). "On Ju Wan and Jo Bo Ah Confirm that They are Dating". enewsWorld. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ↑ '마의' 조보아,롯데 가나초콜릿 광고,TV CF. starplanet (in Korean). December 29, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- ↑ "sierocorea on Instagram: "시에로 코스메틱의 뮤즈, 조보아! 그녀와 함께한 16 S/S 화보를 미리 만나 보세요."". Instagram (in Korean). Retrieved February 8, 2016.