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Yoon Bo-mi (born August 13, 1993), better known by the mononym Bomi, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Apink.


Early life and education

Yoon Bo-mi was born in
Suwon Suwon (, ) is the capital and largest city of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea's most populous province which surrounds Seoul, the national capital. Suwon lies about south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety". With a popul ...
,
Gyeonggi Province Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...
,
South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
on August 13, 1993. She has one older sister, Yoon Sun-mi, and a younger brother, Yoon Jong-jin. She was trained in the martial art of
Taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean martial arts, Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast k ...
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 Korean Arts High School ( ko, 한국예술고등학교) is an arts high school in Hongik-dong, Seongdong District, Seoul, South Korea. Departments * Department of Music (Classical Major, Practical Music Major) * Department of Art * Department ...
; from where she graduated in February 2012. While studying, she decided to put off college to concentrate on music.


Career


2011: Apink

Yoon, along with fellow members, was formally introduced as a member 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. The show features appearances by popular music artists who also perform live on stage. It is broadcast from CJ E&M Center Studio in Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul. B ...
performing their songs "I Don't Know (몰라요; ''Mollayo'')", and "Wishlist" which were included on their debut EP ''
Seven Springs of Apink ''Seven Springs of Apink'' is the debut extended play by the girl group A girl group is a music act featuring several female singers who generally harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States ...
''.


2012–present: Acting career and variety shows

In 2012, Yoon, along with Apink co-member Chorong had a cameo role in the drama '' 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 ''Weekly Idol'' is a South Korean variety show that began in 2011 and currently airs Wednesdays at 7:30 PM KST on MBC M, and 12:00 AM KST on MBC Every1. It is one of the longest-running variety shows to air on satellite TV in Japan. The sho ...
'' from 17 July 2013 to 8 July 2015. She also joined the cast of the variety show ''The Human Condition'' in 2014 and has appeared in MBC's ''
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'' female special in early 2015. In September 2015, she was cast in KBS' 10-episode web drama ''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 ''We Got Married'' () was a South Korean reality variety show that aired on MBC from 2008 to 2017. The show paired up celebrities who pretended to be married couples and completed various challenges together. The show ran for four seasons and ...
along with actor
Choi Tae-joon Choi Tae-joon (, born July 7, 1991) is a South Korean actor, model and TV host. He first gained recognition for his villainous supporting role in the disaster-mystery drama '' Missing 9'' (2017). He has since taken on lead roles in melodrama '' ...
who serves as her virtual husband on the show. In 2017, Yoon was cast in a supporting role in the romantic comedy drama '' Because This Is My First Life''. In March 2020, Yoon was a lead cast member in the web drama ''Oppa Will Date Instead.'' In October, she joined the cast of the drama ''
Please Don't Date Him ''Please Don't Date Him'' () is a 2020 South Korean romantic comedy television series, starring Song Ha-yoon, Lee Jun-young, Yoon Bo-mi and Gong Min-jung. Directed by Oh Mi-kyeong, the story of this series revolves around Seo Ji-seong (Song ...
'', which stars Song Ha-yoon and Lee Jun-young. The multi-part drama aired on South Korea's MBC network on November 10, 2020.


Other works

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 2015, she was featured in David Oh's debut song "I Know, I Know", released on May 11, and on June 16, released a duet with Im Seulong titled "Lovely" for variety show ''Some Guys, Some Girls''. She was later featured in Yoon Hyun-sang's digital single "Let's Eat Together", released on September 24, 2015; she also starred in the music video.


Discography


Singles


Soundtrack appearances


Composition credits

All song credits are adapted from the
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's database unless stated otherwise.


Filmography


Television series


Web series


Television shows


Web shows


Radio shows


Theater


Awards and nominations


Notes


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yoon, Bo-mi 1993 births People from Suwon South Korean women pop singers South Korean television actresses Apink members Living people Weekly Idol members IST Entertainment artists Female YouTubers South Korean female idols South Korean female taekwondo practitioners 21st-century South Korean singers 21st-century South Korean women singers