Bora (singer)
Bora | |
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Born | Kim Bo-ra March 3, 1999 Gwangju, South Korea |
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Years active | 2019–present |
Musical career | |
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Instrument | Vocals |
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Formerly of | Cherry Bullet |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김보라 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Bora |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Pora |
Kim Bo-ra (Korean: 김보라; born March 3, 1999), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group Cherry Bullet. She is best known for her participation in Mnet's reality survival show Girls Planet 999.
Career
[edit]Prior to her debut, she appeared in BTS's "Love Yourself: Her" highlight reel as V's partner.[1] She also made a brief appearance in the 2017 drama Girls' Generation 1979.[2]
Kim officially made her debut as a member of FNC Entertainment's new girl group Cherry Bullet on January 21, 2019 with the release of their first single album Let's Play Cherry Bullet.[3] In the same year, she participated in the show V-1, however she was eliminated in the first round after losing against Sonamoo's High.D.[4][5]
In July 2021, she was announced as a contestant on Mnet's reality survival show Girls Planet 999.[6] She was eliminated in the final episode ranking 15th. In the same year she appeared in the web drama Jinx.[7]
In October 2022, she joined the virtual survival show Girls Reverse as Jipsunhui. However, she was eliminated in the final episode ranking 7th.[8]
In 2023, she participated on Mnet's reality show Queendom Puzzle which aims to create a project girl group.[9] On August 8, she was eliminated in episode 9 and ranked 20 in the show with 249,489 points.[10]
Discography
[edit]Soundtrack appearances
[edit]Title | Year | Album |
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"Want It" (with Kisum) | 2021 | Almost Famous OST Part. 1 |
"VLV (Viva La Vida)" | 2022 | Tomorrow OST Part. 6 |
Songwriting credits
[edit]All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[11]
Year | Title | Artist | Album | Composer | Lyricist |
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2022 | "Where You At? (4:00 AM)" | Cherry Bullet | Listen-Up Ep. 3 | ||
2023 | "Fly Away" | Jipsunhui | Non-album single | ||
"A Winter Star" | Cherry Bullet | Cherry Dash |
Filmography
[edit]Television series
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2017 | Girls' Generation 1979 | Cameo | [12] |
Web series
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2020 | Almost Famous | Eun-ha | [13] |
2021 | Jinx | Ja-yeong | [14] |
2024 | Love Andante | Park Dam-so | [15] |
Television show
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2019 | V-1 | Contestant | [4][5] | |
2021 | Girls Planet 999 | Finished 15th | [6] | |
2023 | Girls Reverse | Finished 7th | [8] | |
Queendom Puzzle | Finished 20th | [16] |
Music video appearances
[edit]Year | Song title | Artist | Notes | Ref. |
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2017 | "Someone to Love" | Honeyst | [17] | |
"Love Yourself" | BTS | Appeared as V's partner in highlight reel | [1] |
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b 체리블렛 "데뷔, 설레고 기대돼…너무 기다려왔다". Xports News (in Korean). January 21, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ '두데' 체리블렛, 7人7色 신인 만능돌.."롤모델은 아이유+이효리→AOA"[종합]. Herald POP (in Korean). February 18, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ 체리블렛 "기다렸던 데뷔, 떨리고 기쁘다". Sports Chosun (in Korean). January 21, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "'V-1' 소나무 하이디-체리블렛 보라, 카더가든 "솔로앨범 꼭 만났으면"". Single List (in Korean). September 13, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "'V-1' 정다경→하이디 걸그룹 보컬의 재발견, 드디어 빛보나[어제TV]". Newsen (in Korean). September 14, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ Jump up to: a b '걸스플래닛999' CLC 최유진·체리블렛 보라·지원·메이 등장. Star News (in Korean). August 6, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ 체리블렛 보라, '징크스'→'걸스플래닛999' 열일 행보 눈길. Sports Seoul (in Korean). October 13, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ Jump up to: a b '소녀리버스'→'퀸덤퍼즐'…걸그룹 멤버들의 멈추지 않는 '재데뷔' 도전. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). May 31, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ 체리블렛 보라·지원·채린, '퀸덤 퍼즐' 출격. Star News (in Korean). May 19, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ Lee, Soo-hyun (August 9, 2023). '퀸덤 퍼즐', 나나→휘서 14인 파이널 진출…파이→보라 7인 탈락 ['Queendom Puzzle', Nana → Huiseo advances to the 14-member final... Fye → Bora 7 eliminated]. Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Songs Registered Under Bora (10038248)". Korea Music Copyright Association (in Korean). Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "아이유→AOA가 롤모델" 체리블렛, 노래+연기 다 잡는 만능돌 될까(종합). Newsen (in Korean). February 18, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ 체리블렛 보라, 웹드라마 '반예인' 출연에 이어 OST 가창. Sports Donga (in Korean). July 9, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ 체리블렛 보라, 다재다능 매력 입증…'걸스플래닛999'부터 '징크스'까지. Newsen (in Korean). October 13, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ 체리블렛 보라, '사랑의 안단테' 출연..보건소 의사 된다 [Cherry Bullet's Bora appears in 'Andante of Love' and becomes a doctor at a public health center]. Star News (in Korean). Ahn Yun-ji. September 21, 2021.
- ^ 아이돌 '군' 나누기라니…여전한 Mnet 어그로 끌기 '퀸덤퍼즐'[TV보고서]. Newsen (in Korean). June 7, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "허니스트, '연애하고싶은데요'로 컴백! 구구단 미나 M/V 출연!". iMBC (in Korean). November 22, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
External links
[edit]Media related to Kim Bo-ra (singer) at Wikimedia Commons
- 1999 births
- K-pop singers
- Living people
- Cherry Bullet members
- Actresses from Gwangju
- Musicians from Gwangju
- South Korean dance musicians
- South Korean female idols
- South Korean women pop singers
- South Korean web series actresses
- Japanese-language singers of South Korea
- FNC Entertainment artists
- Girls Planet 999 contestants
- Queendom Puzzle contestants
- 21st-century South Korean women singers
- 21st-century South Korean actresses