Jo Bo Ah

Biography

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 (2018), My Strange Hero (2018), Forest (2020), Tale of the Nine-Tailed (2020), Military Prosecutor Doberman (2022), and Destined With You (2023).

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).

In 2018, Jo starred in Goodbye to Goodbye, based on a webtoon about the stories of two women. She played a university student who faced 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 Nam Ji-ah.

In February 2021, Jo signed with KeyEast after the expiration of her contract from the former agency. 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.

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 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 new management agency XYZ Studio.

Known for

Destined With You Season 1

Tale of the Nine-Tailed Season 1

Actor

2023

Destined With You (Season 1) as Lee Hong Jo

2020

Tale of the Nine-Tailed (Season 1) as Nam Ji Ah