Native name 윤보라 Instruments Vocals Height 1.65 m Full Name Yoon Bo-ra Years active 2010–present Parents Kim Soon-ok | Education Myongji University Name Yoon Bo-ra Siblings Yoon Jae Suk Genres K-pop
Hip hop Role Singer | |
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Born January 30, 1990 (age 34) ( 1990-01-30 ) Seoul, South Korea Occupation Singer
Rapper
Emcee
Actress
Model Music groups Sistar (Since 2010), Sistar19 (Since 2011) Similar People Kim Dasom, Hyolyn, Soyou, Jin Se‑yeon, Yoo Jae Suk Profiles | ||
Yoon Bo-ra (born December 30, 1989), better known by the mononym Bora, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group Sistar and its sub-group Sistar19.
Contents
- Early life and education
- 20102011 Sistar and Sistar19
- 20112013 Invincible Youth Mystic White and Rookie Award
- 2015present Television show and series appearances and new label
- References
Early life and education
Yoon was born on December 30, 1989, in Seoul. She majored in Musical Theater in Myongji University, and graduated in February 2015.
2010–2011: Sistar and Sistar19
In June 2010, Yoon made her debut as a member of Sistar on KBS' Music Bank with their debut single, Push Push
In 2011, Yoon and group member Hyolyn formed as a sub-group Sistar19 with the single "Ma Boy".
2011–2013: Invincible Youth, Mystic White and Rookie Award
On October 17, 2011, it was revealed that Bora would be part of the new season of KBS2's Invincible Youth. The first episode of "Invincible Youth 2" aired on November 11.
On October 3, 2012 Bora appeared in Lee Seok-hun's "Because I Like You". On the October 21, 2012 it was revealed that Bora would join one of four groups that would perform a new song for the SBS' Gayo Daejeon music spectacular. As part of Mystic White, Yoon released the charity song "Mermaid Princess" on December 26, 2012. The group would go on to perform the song in a one off performance during the year end SBS Gayo Daejeon show.
On December 21, 2013 Bora won Best Rookie Award at the 2013 KBS Entertainment Awards along with John Park.
2015–present: Television show and series appearances, and new label
In January 2015, Yoon was the new MC for KBS2's fashion and beauty show, A Style For You together with Heechul, Hara, and Hani. In April, Yoon collaborated with Unpretty Rapstar contestants Kisum, Lil Cham, Jace, and male artist Adoonga for a hip-hop single called, "Feedback" and starred in web drama, Flatterer. In the following month, Yoon also starred in web drama, High-End Crush starring Jung Il-woo and Jin Se-yeon.
In June 2016, Yoon was a contestant of Mnet's dance survival show Hit the Stage for episodes 1-2 and 5-8.
In June 2017, Yoon signed a contract under Hook Entertainment as an actress going by her full name, leaving Starship Entertainment after seven years of being an idol singer.