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Jo Bo Ah
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Jo Bo Ah

Jo Bo Ah (조보아) has built one of the more reliable lead-actress resumes in her lane, moving from romantic fantasy to procedural thrillers without losing the warmth that makes her screen presence stick. After debuting in JTBC's I Live in Cheongdam-dong in 2011, she kept climbing through Tale of the Nine Tailed, Military Prosecutor Doberman, and Destined with You.

Her recent run pushed her deeper into premium-streaming territory. In 2025 she headlined Netflix's Dear Hongrang, a Studio Dragon-backed period mystery opposite Lee Jae-wook. She is also attached to Disney+'s Knock-Off, where she plays anti-counterfeit officer Song Hye-jung opposite Kim Soo Hyun.

Jo signed with BILLIONS through its XYZ Studio era in 2024, and the fit tracks the kind of career she is running now: commercially visible, platform-friendly, and still selective enough to avoid overexposure.

1 articles7 creditsDebut: January 1, 2011South Korean

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Filmography

2025
Dear HongrangK-Drama
Jae-yiLee Jae-wookNetflix
2025
Knock-OffK-Drama
Song Hye-jungKim Soo HyunDisney+
2023
Destined with YouK-Drama
Lee Hong-jo
2022
Military Prosecutor DobermanK-Drama
Cha Woo-in
2020
Tale of the Nine TailedK-Drama
Nam Ji-ah
2020
ForestK-Drama
Jung Young-jae
2018
My Strange HeroK-Drama
Son Soo-jung

Fans Also Ask

What is Jo Bo Ah best known for?
Jo Bo Ah is best known for leading fantasy, romance, and thriller dramas including Tale of the Nine Tailed, Military Prosecutor Doberman, Destined with You, and Dear Hongrang. That run turned her into one of the more dependable Korean actresses for premium streaming and broadcaster-led series.
What role did Jo Bo Ah play in Destined with You?
Jo Bo Ah played Lee Hong-jo in JTBC's 2023 drama Destined with You. Hong-jo is a civil servant who becomes tied to an ancient spell book and to Rowoon's cursed lawyer Jang Shin-yu, giving Jo one of her strongest romance-fantasy lead performances.
What was Jo Bo Ah's Netflix drama in 2025?
In 2025, Jo Bo Ah led Netflix's Dear Hongrang as Jae-yi opposite Lee Jae-wook. The period mystery was produced by Studio Dragon and adapted from Jang Da-hye's novel Tangeum: Swallowing Gold, pushing her further into the premium global-streaming lane.
Will Jo Bo Ah appear in Knock-Off?
Yes. Jo Bo Ah is attached to Disney+ series Knock-Off as Song Hye-jung, a special judicial police officer focused on counterfeit crime. She stars opposite Kim Soo Hyun in the big-budget series, which became one of the more closely watched Korean platform projects of its cycle.
What agency is Jo Bo Ah with?
Jo Bo Ah signed with XYZ Studio in February 2024, and newer 2026 agency statements were issued under BILLIONS Entertainment. HITKULTR lists her current company as BILLIONS to reflect the fresher public-facing label attached to her most recent official updates.

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