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Yoon Bo-mi (; born August 13, 1993), known mononymously as Bomi, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group
Apink Apink (; ) is a South Korean girl group formed by IST Entertainment, (formerly Play M Entertainment, A Cube Entertainment, and Plan A Entertainment) and managed by Choi Creative Lab as of April 2024. The group debuted on April 19, 2011, with the ...
. Yoon made her acting debut with a cameo role in the 2012 television series '' Reply 1997'', she then starred in various television series such as '' Because This Is My First Life'' (2017), '' Please Don't Date Him'' (2020), and gained attention through her supporting role in '' Queen of Tears'' (2024).


Early life and education

Yoon Bo-mi was born in Gwonseon District,
Suwon Suwon (; ) is the largest city and capital of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea's most populous province. The city lies approximately south of the national capital, Seoul. With a population of 1.2 million, Suwon has more inhabitants than Ulsan, tho ...
, South Korea on August 13, 1993. She has one older sister and a younger brother. She was trained in the martial art of
Taekwondo Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...
from the age of five and is a holder of a third degree black belt. She attended Youngshin Girls High School and later on, Korean Arts High School; from where she graduated in February 2012. Upon graduation from high school, she decided to postpone her further studies in college to concentrate on her music career.


Career


2011: Apink

Yoon was formally introduced as a member of Apink through the group's reality show, ''Apink News''. Yoon debuted with Apink on Mnet's
M! Countdown ''M Countdown'' () is a South Korean music program broadcast by Mnet from the CJ E&M Center Studio in Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul. It features appearances by popular music artists who also perform live on stage. First hosted by Leete ...
performing their songs "I Don't Know (; ''Mollayo'')", and "Wishlist" which were included on their debut EP '' Seven Springs of Apink''.


2012–present: Solo activities, ChoBom, and raising popularity

In 2012, Yoon, along with Apink co-member Chorong had a cameo role in the television series '' Reply 1997'', where she portrayed the teenage version of Moon Jeong-mi, the deceased mother of Yoon Yoon-jae. Yoon was an MC on the variety show '' Weekly Idol'' from July 17, 2013, to July 8, 2015. In late 2013, she appeared in K-Hunter's "Marry Me" music video and was featured in hip-hop group M.I.B's song "Let's Talk About You". In 2014, she joined the cast of the variety show ''The Human Condition''. In early 2015, Yoon was cast in MBC's '' Real Men'' female special. On May 11, she was featured in David Oh's debut song "I Know, I Know". and on June 16, she released a duet with Im Seulong titled "Lovely" for variety show ''Some Guys, Some Girls''. On September 24, she was featured in Yoon Hyun-sang's digital single "Let's Eat Together", she also starred in the music video. In September 2015, she was cast in KBS' 10-episode web television series ''Love Profiler K'' as top star Yuna, which aired in November on Naver. In January 2016, Yoon and fellow member Kim Nam-joo became the new MCs of ''Shikshin Road 2''. She then joined the fourth season of We Got Married along with actor Choi Tae-joon who serves as her virtual husband on the show. In 2017, Yoon was cast in a supporting role in the romantic comedy television series '' Because This Is My First Life''. In March 2020, Yoon was a lead cast member in the web television series ''Oppa Will Date Instead.'' In October, she joined the cast of the television series '' Please Don't Date Him'', which stars Song Ha-yoon and Lee Jun-young. The multi-part television series aired on South Korea's MBC network on November 10, 2020. In June 2022, Yoon along with Chorong formed Apink's new sub-unit called "ChoBom", they released their first single album '' Copycat'' on July 12. In August 2022, Yoon made her musical debut in ''Wonder Ticket''. On April 28, 2023, IST Entertainment announced that Yoon did not renew her contract with the company but will still be part of Apink. On the same day, Yoon signed an exclusive contract with Choi Creative Lab. In February 2024, Yoon was cast in tvN's series '' Queen of Tears'' portraying the role of Secretary Na. The series later became the highest viewership in tvN's history with 24.9% in the last episode, and also gained global popularity with 400 millions accumulative views on Netflix.


Personal life

In April 2024, reports from Dispatch have mentioned that Yoon Bo-Mi was dating Rado from
Black Eyed Pilseung Black Eyed Pilseung () is a South Korean music production and songwriting duo made up of Rado (Song Joo-young) and Choi Kyu-sung, formed in 2014. They have produced hit K-pop songs such as Sistar's " Touch My Body"; Miss A's " Only You"; Twi ...
since 2017. Both agency confirmed the news on April 23, 2024.


Discography


Singles


Soundtrack appearances


Composition credits

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


Filmography


Television series


Web series


Television shows


Web shows


Radio shows


Theater


Awards and nominations


Notes


References


External links

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