Yoon Bo-mi (Korean: 윤보미; born August 13, 1993), known mononymously as Bomi, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Apink.
Yoon Bo-mi | |
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 Yoon in January 2020 | |
| Born | August 13, 1993 |
| Alma mater | Korean Arts High School |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels |
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| Member of | Apink |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 윤보미 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yun Bo-mi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yun Pomi |
Early life and education
Yoon Bo-mi was born in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea on August 13, 1993. She has one older sister, Yoon Sun-mi, and a younger brother, Yoon Jong-jin.[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. While studying, she decided to put off college to concentrate on music.[3]
Career
2011: Apink
Yoon, along with fellow members, was formally introduced as a member 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]
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.[6]
Yoon was an MC on the variety show Weekly Idol from 17 July 2013[7] to 8 July 2015.[8] She also joined the cast of the variety show The Human Condition in 2014[9] and has appeared in MBC's Real Men female special in early 2015.[10][11]
In September 2015, she was cast in KBS' 10-episode web drama Love Profiler K as top star Yuna,[12] which aired in November on Naver.
In January 2016, Yoon and fellow member Kim Nam-joo became the new MCs of Shikshin Road 2.[13] 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.[14]
In 2017, Yoon was cast in a supporting role in the romantic comedy drama Because This Is My First Life.[15]
In March 2020, Yoon was a lead cast member in the web drama Oppa Will Date Instead.[16] In October, she joined the cast of the drama Please Don't Date Him, which stars Song Ha-yoon and Lee Jun-young. The multi-part drama aired on South Korea's MBC network on November 10, 2020.[17]
On April 28, 2023, IST Entertainment announced that Yoon did not renew her contract with the company but will still be part of the group.[18] On the same day, Yoon signed an exclusive contract with Choi Creative Lab.[19]
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".[20][21] In 2015, she was featured in David Oh's debut song "I Know, I Know", released on May 11,[22] and on June 16, released a duet with Im Seulong titled "Lovely" for variety show Some Guys, Some Girls.[23] 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.[24]
Discography
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Gaon [25] | |||||
| 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 Feat. Yoon Bomi)[27] | 2021 | — | Non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart | |||||
Soundtrack appearances
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Gaon [28] | |||||
| "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
All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[30]
| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Composer | Lyricist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Dear (Whisper)" | 2016 | Apink | Dear |  | |
| "Lost Piece" |  | | |||
| "Thank You" (고마워) | 2021 | Non-album single | | |
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Reply 1997 | Moon Jung-mi | Cameo (Episode 9) | [31] |
| 2017 | Because This Is My First Life | Yoon Bo-mi | [32] | |
| 2019–2020 | Farming Academy | Kang Han-byul | [33][34] | |
| 2020 | Please Don't Date Him | Moon Ye-seul | [35] | |
| 2024 | Queen of Tears | Na Chae-yeon | [36] |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Love Detective Sherlock K | Yoo-na | [37] |
| 2020 | Oppa Will Date Instead | Oh Min-joo | [38] |
Television shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Shikshin Road 2 | Co-host | With Kim Nam-joo | [39] |
| 2016–2017 | We Got Married | Cast member | With Choi Tae-joon (Episodes 341–363) | [40][41] |
| 2018 | Pocha Beyond Borders (Olive Pocha) | Co-host | Episode 8–13 (in Denmark) | [42] |
| 2019 | Legendary Big Fishing | [43] | ||
| TMI News | Reporter | Episode 1–8 | [44] | |
| Battle Trip | Co-host | Episode 159–177 | [45] | |
| 2020–2021 | Witches | Cast member | Season 1–2 | [46][47] |
| 2022 | Eden, Descendants of Instinct | Host | [48] |
Web shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | X: New World | Cast Member | Season 2 | [49] |
Radio shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Dream Radio | Special DJ | March 21–27, 2022; with Oh Ha-young | [50] |
Theater
| Year | English title | Korean title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Wonder Ticket | 원더티켓 | Hana | [51] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) / Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand Customer Loyalty Awards | 2020 | Most Influential Celebrity YouTuber | Yoon Bo-mi | Won | [52] |
| 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 |
Notes
References
External links
- Yoon Bo-mi at HanCinema
- Yoon Bo-mi at IMDb
