Cho Bo-ah

Jo Bo-yoon (; born August 22, 1991), commonly known as Jo Bo-ah , is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in Goodbye to Goodbye, 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 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 Jo at Shut Up Flower Boy Band premiere in 2012Jo 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.

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. 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 On October 12, 2024, Jo married her non-celebrity partner in a private ceremony. On February 20, 2026, she gave birth to a son.

Filmography Film Year Title Role 2014 Innocent Thing Ha Young-eun 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 Year Title Role 2015 Love Cells 2 Ye-bom

Television shows Year Title Role Notes 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 Year Title Role 2021 From the New World Cast member

Hosting Year Title Role Notes 2020 2020 KBS Drama Awards Co-host With , 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 Year Song title Artist 2016 "Remember That" BtoB 2020 "Everybody Has" Chungha

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)

Accolades 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 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 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 + Name of country or organization, year given, and name of honor Country or organization Year Honor National Tax Service 2022 Presidential Commendation