Cho Bo-ah

Jo Bo-ah is one of those actresses who quietly built a really impressive body of work before a lot of people caught on. I first noticed her in Tale of the Nine Tailed alongside Lee Dong-wook, where she held her own against a seasoned scene-stealer, and that takes real confidence. Her range is genuinely impressive — she can do the bright, energetic lead in a rom-com like My Strange Hero and then pivot to something grittier and more atmospheric without it feeling like a stretch. Military Prosecutor Doberman showed she could anchor a high-stakes procedural, and Destined With You proved she still has serious chemistry-driven drama chops. A Sungkyunkwan University alumna who started in modeling, she brings a physical elegance to every role without ever feeling cold. She's the kind of actress I find myself rooting for every single project.

Name (English)

Cho Bo-ah

Name (Japanese)

チョ・ボア

Reading

ちょ・ぼあ

Born

August 22, 1991 (age 34)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Goat

Origin

Seoul, South Korea

Occupation

actor / film actor / scientific model / television actor

High school

Daejeon Banseok High School

University

Sungkyunkwan University

• Official sitehttp://www.sidushq.com/star/cbah
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/xxadoraa/
• Xhttps://x.com/Bbbbboah
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%20Bo-ah
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9348951

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• scientific model

Last updated

2026-06-02

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