Hwang Bo-ra
Hwang Bo-ra (born October 2, 1983) is a South Korean actress. Hwang made her acting debut in 2003 and became popular after she played a quirky-looking "cup noodle girl" in a ramyeon commercial.[1] In 2007, Hwang played the daughter/narrator in black comedy Skeletons in the Closet (also known as Shim's Family), for which she won Best New Actress at the Busan Film Critics Awards and Director's Cut Awards.[2]
Hwang Bo-ra | |
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Born | |
Education | Dongguk University – Theater and Film |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2003–present |
Agent | Walk House Company |
Spouse |
Cha Hyun-woo (m. 2022) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Hwang Bo-ra |
McCune–Reischauer | Hwang Po-ra |
This was followed by supporting roles in films and television dramas such as Arang and the Magistrate (2012), The Eldest (2013), and Cunning Single Lady (2014).[3][4][5] Hwang has also played leading roles in ghost romance Jumunjin (2010; which reunited her with Rainbow Romance co-star Kim Kibum), revenge drama Dangerous Woman (2011), and horror movie Navigation (2014).[6][7]
Personal life
On July 6, 2022, Hwang revealed that she will be marrying Kim Young-hoon, CEO of her management agency Walk House Company whom she had been dating for 10 years, on November 6, 2022, in a private wedding ceremony in Seoul.[8] Kim is also an actor and singer-turned-film producer better known as Cha Hyun-woo and is the younger brother of actor Ha Jung-woo and the second son of actor Kim Yong-gun.[9]
Hwang appeared as a special MC in SBS Same Bed, Different Dreams 2 and stated that the couple had already registered their marriage and were a legal couple in March 2022.[10]
Philanthropy
On November 16, 2022, Hwang donated 10,000 batteries to help keep the elderly warm during the winter, By donating through Seoul Briquette Bank.[11]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Memento Mori | Classmate | |
2007 | Skeletons in the Closet | Shim Yong-sun | |
2008 | Radio Dayz[12] | Myeong-wol, a gisaeng | |
Dachimawa Lee | Weird girl | ||
2009 | I Am a Stewardess | ||
The Relation of Face, Mind and Love | Tae-young | Telecinema[13] | |
2010 | Jumunjin | Ji-ni | |
Petty Romance | Bol-mae's older sister (cameo) | ||
2014 | Navigation[14] | Soo-na | |
2015 | Chronicle of a Blood Merchant | Gye-hwa | |
Petit Bourgeois | |||
The Phone | Kim Hye-jin | ||
2016 | Phantom Detective | Used-book store woman | |
2019 | Trade Your Love | Song Mi-yeon | |
2023 | Our Season | Mi-jin[15] | |
TBA | SAT, the Secret of the Question | Na Eun-mi[16] |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Sweetheart | ||
Garden of Eve | |||
Punch | |||
Long Live Love | |||
2004 | 2002's Successful Story of a Bright Girl | ||
2004 Human Market | Gong-mi | ||
Land | Yeon-yi | ||
2005 | Lawyers | Shin Ji-na | |
The Secret Lovers | Seo Young-min | ||
Rainbow Romance | Herself | ||
My Girl | Ahn Jin-shim | ||
2007 | Ground Zero | Kim So-young | |
2008 | Love Marriage | Kim Soon-young | |
Amnok River Flows | young Goo Wol-yi | ||
2009 | Father, Your Place | Mi-ok | |
2010 | Road No. 1 | Girl from Oh Jong-ki's hometown | (Cameo) |
Smile, Mom | Kim Mi-so | ||
2011 | Dangerous Woman | Kang So-ra | |
2012 | Love Rain | Hwang In-sook | [17] |
Arang and the Magistrate | Bang-wool | ||
Something Shocking | [18] | ||
2013 | The Eldest | Park Soon-geum | |
2014 | Cunning Single Lady | Kang Min-young | |
Mr. Back | Yoo Nan-hee | [19] | |
2016 | My Horrible Boss | Jang Mi-ri | |
Blow Breeze | Jo Hee-ra | ||
2017 | Fight for My Way | Park Chan-sook | Cameo |
2018 | Miracle That We Met | Song Sa-ran | |
What's Wrong with Secretary Kim | Bong Se-ra | [20] | |
My Strange Hero | cameo | ||
2019 | Vagabond | Gong Hwa-sook | [21] |
Touch Your Heart | Cameo | ||
2020 | Mystic Pop-up Bar | Chunhyang | Cameo (episode 1) |
Hyena | Sim Yoo-Mi | ||
Zombie Detective | Gong Sun-young | ||
Drama Special : While You're Away | Song Eun-Hye | Season 11; one act-drama | |
2021 | Dali & Cocky Prince | Yeo Mi-ri | [22] |
Moonshine | woman who captures the heart of Hwang-ga | (Cameo)[23] | |
2022 | Business Proposal | Hwang Bo-ra | Cameo (episode 9) |
2023 | Crash Course in Romance | Lee Mi-ok (Dan-ji's mother) | [24] |
Web series
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2022 | Kiss Six Sense | Jang Um-ji | [25][26] |
Television shows
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2019 | My Sibling's Lovers: Family Is Watching | Host | |
2021 | Seol Vival | [27] | |
2022 | God of Lawyer' | [28] | |
Music video
Year | Song title | Artist |
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2005 | "Struggle" | F&F |
2010 | "My Name's Woman" | Bi Girl |
Theater
Year | Title | Role | Reprised |
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2010 | Rooftop Room Cat[29] | Nam Jung-eun | 2011-2012 |
Awards and nominations
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2007 | Best New Actress | Skeletons in the Closet | Nominated | |
Busan Film Critics Awards | 2007 | Won | |||
Director's Cut Awards | Nominated | ||||
MBC Drama Awards | 2012 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Arang and the Magistrate | Nominated | |
SBS Drama Awards | 2019 | Best Character Award | Vagabond | Nominated | |
Korea Drama Awards | 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Kiss Sixth Sense | Won | [30] |
Scene Stealer Festival | 2023 | Bonsang "Main Prize" | Crash Course in Romance | Won | [31] |
References
- Jin, Eun-soo (12 July 2014). "Actors confirm they're in love". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- "Media attention focuses on Hwang Bo-ra". Korea Joongang Daily. 27 February 2007. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- "Hwang Bo-ra is the comical shaman in Arang and the Magistrate". Hancinema. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- Ho, Stewart (29 June 2012). "Character Still Cuts From Lee Joon Gi's Arang and the Magistrate Posted". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- "Hwang Bo-ra, "It's been 11 years, I'm not a little girl anymore"". Hancinema. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- "Now Playing: Joomoonjin". The Korea Times. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- "Hwang Bo-ra, evil eyes closed and idiot when closed". Hancinema. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- Lee Seung-mi (July 6, 2022). "[단독] 황보라♥김영훈 대표, 11월 6일 비공개 결혼" [[Exclusive] Hwang Bo-ra♥ CEO Kim Young-hoon, privately married on November 6th] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved July 6, 2022 – via Naver.
- Gong Young-joo (July 6, 2022). "황보라 "♥김영훈과 11월 결혼"...김용건 며느리 된다(전문)" [Hwang Bo-ra "I will marry ♥ Kim Young-hoon in November"... becomes Kim Yong-geon's daughter-in-law (professional)] (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved July 6, 2022 – via Naver.
- Yoo, Kyung-sang (October 3, 2022). "황보라♥차현우, 이미 혼인신고 법적 부부 '결혼식은 11월' (동상이몽2)" [Hwang Bo-ra ♥ Cha Hyeon-woo, legally married couple 'Wedding in November' (Same Bed, Dream 2)]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved October 3, 2022 – via Naver.
- Hwang, Ji-hye (November 10, 2022). "황보라, 결혼기념 연탄 1만장 기부+봉사 활동…'선한 영향력 전파'" [Hwang Bora donates 10,000 wedding briquettes + volunteer activities...'spreading good influence'] (in Korean). Sports World. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Naver.
- Yi, Ch'ang-ho (25 January 2008). "RYOO Seung-bum and KIM Sa-rang bewitch audiences". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- Also aired on SBS.
- "We lead you to the destination of terror". Hancinema. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- Nam, Seon-woo (January 13, 2022). "2022년 한국영화 신작 프로젝트: '휴가' 육상효 감독" [A new Korean movie project in 2022: 'Vacation' directed by Yook Sung-hyo]. Cine21. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Naver.
- Cho, Ji-young (May 5, 2023). "[공식] '♥김영훈' 황보라, 영화 '수능, 출제의 비밀' 캐스팅..쉴 틈 없는 열일 행보" [[Official] '♥Kim Young-hoon' Hwang Bo-ra, cast in the movie 'SAT, the Secret of the Question'...] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved May 5, 2023 – via Naver.
- "Son Eun-seo and Hwang Bo-ra on board with Love Rain". Hancinema. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- "Hwang Bo-ra is a columnist in Something Shocking". Hancinema. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- "Hwang Bo-ra to star in Mister Baek". Hancinema. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- "황보라, '김비서가 왜 그럴까' 출연 "자칭 팜므파탈"". TenAsia (in Korean). April 18, 2018. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- "Hwang Bo-ra to Join 25 Billion Won Drama, "Vagabond"". Hancinema. Dailian. July 8, 2018.
- Ji Ji-Hyun (April 23, 2021). "안길강X서정연X황보라X안세하, '달리와 감자탕' 출연 확정 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- Kang Min-kyung (December 19, 2021). "로건리 박은석, 변우석 형 된다 "'닥터프리즈너' 의리" ('꽃 피면 달 생각하고')" [Logan Lee Park Eun-seok, Byeon Woo-seok's older brother "'Doctor Prisoner's loyalty'" ('When flowers bloom, I think of the moon')] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Naver.
- Hwang Hye-jin (December 2, 2022). "'김용건 며느리' 황보라, 학부모로 컴백…'일타 스캔들' 캐스팅[공식]" ['Kim Yong-gun's daughter-in-law' Hwang Bo-ra, comeback as a parent... Casting for 'One Big Scandal' [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved December 2, 2022 – via Naver.
- Kim Ye-eun (September 10, 2021). "[단독] 황보라, 드라마 '키스식스센스' 합류…열일 행보" [[Exclusive] Hwang Bo-ra joins drama 'Kiss Six Sense'... ten-day walk]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Naver.
- Kim Na-yeon (April 21, 2022). "키스 식스 센스' 윤계상X서지혜X김지석, 감각 깨울 짜릿 로맨스의 시작" [Kiss Six Sense' Yoon Kye-sang X Seo Ji-hye X Kim Ji-seok, the start of a thrilling romance that awakens the senses] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Naver.
- Ha Su-jeong (October 13, 2021). "[단독] 박나래→김지민 '썰바이벌', 내일(14일) 마지막회 8개월만 종영" [[Exclusive] Park Na-rae → Kim Ji-min 'Sleep Survival' ends tomorrow (14th), the last episode after only 8 months] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Naver.
- Park Soo-in (April 19, 2022). "신현준 황보라 동현 '변호의 신' MC 발탁, 현실 상담 예고" [Shin Hyun-jun Hwang Bo-ra Dong-hyun 'God of Lawyer' MC Selection, Reality Consultation Notice] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved April 19, 2022 – via Naver.
- Chung, Ah-young (14 March 2010). "Popular Drama Goes on Stage". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
- Yoon, Sang-geun (October 8, 2022). "수리남' 하정우, 2022 코리아드라마어워즈 대상 "드라마 대상 처음"[종합]" [Suriname' Ha Jung-woo, the 2022 Korea Drama Awards Grand Prize "Drama Grand Prize for the first time" [General]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Naver.
- Hong, Jong-sun (2023-05-09). "[홍종선의 캐릭터탐구㊲] '신스틸러' 황보라가 감사로 빚은 '일타 이미옥'" [[Hong Jong-sun's character exploration37] 'Scene stealer' Hwang Bo-ra's gratitude for 'Ilta Lee Mi-ok']. 데일리안 (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-05-09.
External links
- Hwang Bo-ra at HanCinema
- Hwang Bo-ra at the Korean Movie Database
- Hwang Bo-ra at IMDb