Kim Bo-ra

For other people with the same name, see Kim Bora (disambiguation).

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Bo-ra (Korean: 김보라, born September 28, 1995) is a South Korean actress.^[4][5] She gained recognition for her role in the hit drama Sky Castle (2018).^[6][7] She started her career as a child when she was in the film For Horowitz (2006), and has since been in the dramas and films Jungle Fish 2 (2010), Bel Ami (2013), Glamorous Temptation (2015), and others.^[8]

Kim Bo-ra
Kim in April 2023
Born	(1995-09-28) September 28, 1995 (age 29) Incheon, South Korea[1]
Education	Inha University (B.A. in Film and Threatre Studies)[2]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2005–present
Agent	Noon Company[3]
Spouse	Jo Ba-reun ​ ​ (m. 2024; div. 2025)​
Korean name
Hangul	김보라
RR	Gim Bora
MR	Kim Pora

Personal life

On March 5, 2024, JTBC reported that Kim would marry director Jo Ba-reun after three years together. Kim's agency later confirmed this and revealed that the ceremony would take place in June and that the wedding would be held in private with their families, relatives, and close acquaintances.^[9] The couple married on June 8, 2024.^[10] On May 10, 2025, Kim's agency confirmed rumors that the couple had divorced.^[11]

Other appearances

In 2019, she appeared on the television commercial for Koreaglow, a beauty soap from Unilever.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2006	For Horowitz	Min-hee
2007	Shim's Family	School girl
	Small Town Rivals	young Hyang-soon
	Evil Twin	young So-yeon
2012	Children of Heaven	Cho Seong-ah	Main Role	[12]
	Grape Candy	Yeo-eun
	Perfect Number	Yoon-ah		[13][unreliable source?]
2013	Incomplete Life: Prequel	Ahn Young-yi	Main Role	[14]
2014	Monster	Park Eun-jeong		[15]
2015	Shoot Me in the Heart	Eun-yi
2016	Time Renegades	Choi Hyun-joo
	Night Song	Hee-in	Main Role	[16]
	I Miss You - Boy meets girl	Ha-jin
2019	Goodbye Summer	Han Soo-min	Main Role	[17]
	Warning: Do Not Play	Kim Ji-soo		[18]
2021	Ghost Mansion	Da Hye		[19]
2022	Love and Leashes	Hana	Netflix film	[20]
	Garden of the Stars	Narrator	barrier-free version	[21]
2023	The Ghost Station			[22][23]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2005	Wedding	young Lee Se-na
2006	Famous Princesses	Goo Seul-bi		[24]
	Love Me When You Can	Ha Yoo-mi
2007	Kimchi Cheese Smile	young Shin Yeon-ji
2008	My Pitiful Sister	Ji-yoon
2010	Jungle Fish 2	Yoon Gong-ji		[25]
2011	Royal Family	young Kim In-sook		[26]
	Scent of a Woman	young Lee Yeon-jae
	Vampire Prosecutor	Yeon-ji	Cameo (Episode 12)
2012	Ugly Cake	Seo Yoo-min		[27]
	Seoyoung, My Daughter	young Lee Yeon-hee
2013	Master's Sun	Ha Yoo-jin	Cameo (Episode 2)	[28]
	Love in Her Bag	teenage Eun Jung-soo		[29]
2013–2014	Bel Ami	Kwi-ji		[30]
2014	Mother's Garden	Kim Soo-ah		[31]
	Climb The Sky Walls	Yoo-jin		[32]
	S.O.S. (Strawberry On the Shortcake): Save Me	Jung Yoo-yi		[33]
	Bland You	Bo-ra		[34]
2015	Who Are You: School 2015	Seo Young-eun		[35]
	Glamorous Temptation	young Kang Il-joo		[36]
2016	Webtoon Hero Toondra Show 2: Flower Family	Dokgo Eok-sae		[37]
2017	The King in Love	young Princess Wonseong		[38]
	Avengers Social Club	Baek Seo-yeon		[39]
2018–2019	Sky Castle	Kim Hye-na		[40]
2019	Ghostderella	Min-ah		[41][42][unreliable source?]
	Her Private Life	Cindy / Kim Hyo-Jin		[43]
2020	Touch	Han Soo-yeon		[44]
	SF8	Joan	Episode: "Joan's Galaxy"	[45]
	KBS Drama Special	Hong-joo	Episode: "While You Are Away"	[46]
2021	Love Scene Number	Doo-ah	Episode: "Love Scene #23"	[47]
2023–2024	Like Flowers in Sand	Joo Mi-ran		[48]
2024	Black Out	Ha Seol		[49]
2025	Queen Mantis	Lee Jung-yeon		[50]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	My Only Love Song	Gwang-nyeo / New Manager
2018	Luv Pub	Baek Ha-yeon	PLAYLIST Channel	[51][52][unreliable source?]
	Love Your Glow	Kang Yoo-na	BPMSTUDIO Channel	[53][unreliable source?]
2021	I'm Watching You	MC		[54][55]
2023	Finnish Papa	Lee Yu-ri		[56]

Music video appearances

Year	Song title	Artist	Notes	Ref.
2012	"I need you"	K.Will		[57]
2013	"The Day to Love"	Lee Seung-chul		[58]
2015	"My first love"	Berry Good		[59]
2019	"If you listen to this song"	Cho Dae-ho	Promotional music video produced for 'MARHEN.J'	[60]

Discography

Year	Song title	Album	Notes	Ref.
2010	"Feeling Sad (Farewell Ver.)"	Jungle Fish 2 OST		[61]
2020	"Breath of the Stars"	SF8 - Joan's Galaxy OST		[62]

Ambassadorship

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2013	Honorary Ambassador of '16th Bucheon International Comics Festival'		[63]
2015	Honorary Ambassador of '17th Seoul International Youth Film Festival'		[64]
2019	Honorary Ambassador of '3rd Korea Youth Day'		[65]
2021	Ambassador for 2022 Unobstructed Films	with Jang Dong-yoon and Oh Seong-yoon	[66]

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	Ref.
Korea Drama Awards	2019	Popular Female Character	Sky Castle	Won	[67]
MBC Drama Awards	2021	Excellence Award, Actress in a Short Drama	Love Scene Number	Nominated	[68]