Yoon Bo-mi

In this Korean name, the family name is Yoon.

Yoon Bo-mi
Yoon in white patterned dress in January 2020
Yoon in January 2020
Born (1993-08-13) August 13, 1993 (age 31)
Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Alma materKorean Arts High School
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
  • host
Years active2011–present
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentVocals
Labels
  • IST
  • Choi Creative Lab
Member ofApink
Korean name
Hangul
윤보미
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYun Bo-mi
McCune–ReischauerYun Pomi

Yoon Bo-mi (Korean: 윤보미; born August 13, 1993), known mononymously as Bomi, is a South Korean singer, actress and host. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Apink. 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

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Yoon Bo-mi was born in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea on August 13, 1993. She has one older sister and a younger brother.[1] She was trained in the martial art of Taekwondo from the age of five and is a holder of a third degree black belt.[2] 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.[3]

Career

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2011: Apink

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Main article: Apink
Yoon performing in September 2011

Yoon was formally introduced as a member of Apink through the group's reality show, Apink News.[4] Yoon debuted with Apink on Mnet's M! Countdown performing their songs "I Don't Know (몰라요; Mollayo)", and "Wishlist" which were included on their debut EP Seven Springs of Apink.[5]

On April 28, 2023, IST Entertainment announced that Yoon did not renew her contract with the company but will still be part of Apink.[6] On the same day, Yoon signed an exclusive contract with Choi Creative Lab.[7]

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

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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.[8]

Yoon was an MC on the variety show Weekly Idol from July 17, 2013,[9] to July 8, 2015.[10] 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".[11][12]

In 2014, she joined the cast of the variety show The Human Condition.[13]

In early 2015, Yoon was cast in MBC's Real Men female special.[14][15] On May 11, she was featured in David Oh's debut song "I Know, I Know".[16] and on June 16, she released a duet with Im Seulong titled "Lovely" for variety show Some Guys, Some Girls.[17] On September 24, she was featured in Yoon Hyun-sang's digital single "Let's Eat Together", she also starred in the music video.[18] In September 2015, she was cast in KBS' 10-episode web television series Love Profiler K as top star Yuna,[19] which aired in November on Naver.

In January 2016, Yoon and fellow member Kim Nam-joo became the new MCs of Shikshin Road 2.[20] 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.[21]

In 2017, Yoon was cast in a supporting role in the romantic comedy television series Because This Is My First Life.[22]

In March 2020, Yoon was a lead cast member in the web television series Oppa Will Date Instead.[23] 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.[24]

In June 2022, Yoon alongside with Chorong formed Apink's new sub-unit called "ChoBom", they released their first single album Copycat on July 12.[25] In August 2022, Yoon made her musical debut in Wonder Ticket.[26]

In February 2024, Yoon was cast in tvN's series Queen of Tears portraying the role of Secretary Na.[27] The series later became the highest viewership in tvN's history with 24.9% in the last episode,[28] and also gained global popularity with 400 millions accumulative views on Netflix.[29]

Personal life

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In April 2024, reports from Dispatch have mentioned that Yoon Bo-Mi was dating Rado from Black Eyed Pilseung[30] since 2017. Both agency confirmed the news on 23 April 2024.[31]

Discography

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See also: Apink discography

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
KOR
Gaon
[32]
As featured artist
"Let's Talk About You"
(M.I.B featuring Yoon Bo-mi) 		2013 38 The Maginot Line
"Let's Eat Together"
(Yoon Hyun-sang featuring Yoon Bo-mi) 		2015 61 Non-album single
"Pretty Girl"
(Mighty Mouth featuring Yoon Bo-mi) 		2018 —[A]
Collaboration
"I Know I Know"
(Yoon Bo-mi with David Oh) 		2015 96 Non-album single
"Our Night Is More Beautiful Than Your Day"
(Yoon Bo-mi with various artists) 		2016 89 Summer11 Project
"Vaccine"
(Woo Tae-woo and I-One featuring Yoon Bomi)[34] 		2021 — Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart

Soundtrack appearances

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Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
KOR
Gaon
[35]
"Lovely"
(Yoon Bo-mi with Lim Seul-ong) 		2015 64 Some Guys, Some Girls OST
"Without You" 2016 —[B] Cinderella with Four Knights OST
"I Pray 4 You"
(Yoon Bo-mi with Kim Nam-joo) 		2017 — School 2017 OST
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart

Composition credits

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All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[37]

List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album
Title Year Artist Album Composer Lyricist
"Dear (Whisper)" 2016 Apink Dear Yes Yes
"Lost Piece" No Yes
"Thank You" (고마워) 2021 Non-album single No Yes

Filmography

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Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Reply 1997 Moon Jung-mi Cameo (Episode 9) [38]
2017 Because This Is My First Life Yoon Bo-mi [39]
2019–2020 Farming Academy Kang Han-byul [40][41]
2020 Please Don't Date Him Moon Ye-seul [42]
2024 Queen of Tears Na Chae-yeon [27]

Web series

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Year Title Role Ref.
2015 Love Detective Sherlock K Yoo-na [43]
2020 Oppa Will Date Instead Oh Min-joo [44]

Television shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Shikshin Road 2 Co-host With Kim Nam-joo [45]
2016–2017 We Got Married Cast member With Choi Tae-joon (Episodes 341–363) [46][47]
2018 Pocha Beyond Borders (Olive Pocha) Co-host Episode 8–13 (in Denmark) [48]
2019 Legendary Big Fishing [49]
TMI News Reporter Episode 1–8 [50]
Battle Trip Co-host Episode 159–177 [51]
2020–2021 Witches Cast member Season 1–2 [52][53]
2022 Eden, Descendants of Instinct Host [54]

Web shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 X: New World Cast Member Season 2 [55]

Radio shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Dream Radio Special DJ March 21–27, 2022; with Oh Ha-young [56]

Theater

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Year Title Role Ref.
2022 Wonder Ticket (원더티켓) Hana [26]

Awards and nominations

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See also: List of awards and nominations received by Apink
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Year Award Category Nominee(s) / Work(s) Result Ref.
Brand Customer Loyalty Awards 2020 Most Influential Celebrity YouTuber Yoon Bo-mi Won [57]
KBS Entertainment Awards 2019 New Rookie Entertainer Battle Trip Nominated [citation needed]
MBC Entertainment Awards 2016 Best Couple Award We Got Married (Season 4) (with Choi Tae-joon) Nominated
Daejeon Special Film Festival 2024 Best Supporting Actress Queen of Tears Won [58]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Pretty Girl" didn't enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 57 on Gaon BGM Chart.[33]
  2. ^ "Without You" didn't enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 34 on Gaon BGM Chart.[36]

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