Hwang Bo-ra
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Hwang Bo-ra | |
|---|---|
Hwang in January 2026 | |
| Born | October 2, 1983 Busan, South Korea |
| Education | Dongguk University – Theater and Film |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Agent | Walk House Company |
| Spouse |
Cha Hyun-woo (m. 2022) |
| Children | 1 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 황보라 |
| Hanja | 黃寶羅 |
| RR | Hwang Bora |
| MR | Hwang Pora |
Hwang Bo-ra (Korean: 황보라; 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]
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]

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]
In November 2023, Hwang announced on SNS that she was pregnant with her first child.[11] She gave birth to a son on May 23, 2024.[12]
Philanthropy
On November 16, 2022, Hwang donated 10,000 batteries through Seoul Briquette Bank to help keep the elderly warm during the winter.[13]
Filmography

Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Memento Mori | Classmate | |
| 2007 | Skeletons in the Closet | Shim Yong-sun | |
| 2008 | Radio Dayz[14] | Myeong-wol, a gisaeng | |
| Dachimawa Lee | Weird girl | ||
| 2009 | I Am a Stewardess | ||
| The Relation of Face, Mind and Love | Tae-young | Telecinema[15] | |
| 2010 | Jumunjin | Ji-ni | |
| Petty Romance | Bol-mae's older sister (cameo) | ||
| 2014 | Navigation[16] | 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[17] | |
| TBA | SAT, the Secret of the Question | Na Eun-mi[18] |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Successful Story of a Bright Girl | ||
| 2003 | Sweetheart | ||
| Garden of Eve | |||
| Punch | |||
| Long Live Love | |||
| 2004 | Human Market | Gong-mi | |
| Toji, the Land | Yeon-yi | ||
| 2005 | Lawyers | Shin Ji-na | |
| The Secret Lovers | Seo Young-min | ||
| Nonstop 6 | 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 | [19] |
| Arang and the Magistrate | Bang-wool | ||
| Something Shocking | [20] | ||
| 2013 | The Eldest | Park Soon-geum | |
| 2014 | Cunning Single Lady | Kang Min-young | |
| Mr. Back | Yoo Nan-hee | [21] | |
| 2016 | My Horrible Boss | Jang Mi-ri | |
| Blow Breeze | Jo Hee-ra | ||
| 2017 | Fight for My Way | Park Chan-sook | Cameo |
| 2018 | The Miracle We Met | Song Sa-ran | |
| What's Wrong with Secretary Kim | Bong Se-ra | [22] | |
| My Strange Hero | cameo | ||
| 2019 | Vagabond | Gong Hwa-sook | [23] |
| Touch Your Heart | Cameo | ||
| 2020 | Mystic Pop-up Bar | Chunhyang | Cameo (episode 1) |
| Hyena | Sim Yoo-Mi | ||
| Zombie Detective | Gong Sun-young | ||
| KBS Drama Special: "While You're Away" | Song Eun-Hye | Season 11; one act-drama | |
| 2021 | Dali & Cocky Prince | Yeo Mi-ri | [24] |
| Moonshine | woman who captures the heart of Hwang-ga | (Cameo)[25] | |
| 2022 | Business Proposal | Hwang Bo-ra | Cameo (episode 9) |
| 2023 | Crash Course in Romance | Lee Mi-ok (Dan-ji's mother) | [26] |
| 2024 | High School Return of a Gangster | Lee Mi-kyung |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kiss Sixth Sense | Jang Um-ji | [27][28] |
Television shows
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | My Sibling's Lovers: Family Is Watching | Host | |
| 2021 | Seol Vival | [29] | |
| 2022 | God of Lawyer' | [30] | |
Music video
| Year | Song title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Struggle" | F&F |
| 2010 | "My Name's Woman" | Bi Girl |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Reprised |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Cats on the Roof[31] | Nam Jung-eun | 2011–2012 |