Bora (singer)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Bo-ra (Korean: 김보라; born March 3, 1999), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group Cherry Bullet. She is best known for her participation in Mnet's reality survival show Girls Planet 999.

Bora
Bora in March 2023
Born	Kim Bo-ra (1999-03-03) March 3, 1999 (age 26) Gwangju, South Korea
Occupations	Singer actress
Years active	2019–present
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	FNC FNC W
Formerly of	Cherry Bullet
Korean name
Hangul	김보라
RR	Gim Bora
MR	Kim Pora

Career

Prior to her debut, she appeared in BTS's "Love Yourself: Her" highlight reel as V's partner.^[1] She also made a brief appearance in the 2017 drama Girls' Generation 1979.^[2]

Bora in June 2019

Kim officially made her debut as a member of FNC Entertainment's new girl group Cherry Bullet on January 21, 2019 with the release of their first single album Let's Play Cherry Bullet.^[3] In the same year, she participated in the show V-1, however she was eliminated in the first round after losing against Sonamoo's High.D.^[4][5]

In July 2021, she was announced as a contestant on Mnet's reality survival show Girls Planet 999.^[6] She was eliminated in the final episode ranking 15th. In the same year she appeared in the web drama Jinx.^[7]

In October 2022, she joined the virtual survival show Girls Reverse as Jipsunhui. However, she was eliminated in the final episode ranking 7th.^[8]

In 2023, she participated on Mnet's reality show Queendom Puzzle which aims to create a project girl group.^[9] On August 8, she was eliminated in episode 9 and ranked 20 in the show with 249,489 points.^[10]

Discography

For Kim's discography with Cherry Bullet, see Cherry Bullet discography.

Soundtrack appearances

List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Want It" (with Kisum)	2021	Almost Famous OST Part 1
"VLV (Viva La Vida)"	2022	Tomorrow OST Part 6
"Tears are falling"[11]	2024	Love Andante OST

Songwriting credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.^[12]

List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album

Year	Title	Artist	Album	Composer	Lyricist
2022	"Where You At? (4:00 AM)"	Cherry Bullet	Listen-Up Ep. 3
2023	"Fly Away"	Jipsunhui	Non-album single
	"A Winter Star"	Cherry Bullet	Cherry Dash

Filmography

For Kim's filmography with Cherry Bullet, see Cherry Bullet § Filmography.

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Girls' Generation 1979		Cameo	[13]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2020	Almost Famous	Eun-ha	[14]
2021	Jinx	Ja-yeong	[15]
2024	Love Andante	Park Dam-so	[16]

Television show

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	V-1	Contestant		[4][5]
2021	Girls Planet 999		Finished 15th	[6]
2023	Girls Reverse		Finished 7th	[8]
	Queendom Puzzle		Finished 20th	[17]

Music video appearances

Year	Song title	Artist	Notes	Ref.
2017	"Someone to Love"	Honeyst		[18]
	"Love Yourself"	BTS	Appeared as V's partner in highlight reel	[1]