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Go Ara is a prominent South Korean actress and model. Go Ara is popular for appearing in several well-known movies and drama series. She has appeared in “Sharp,” “Reply 1994,” “You’re All Surrounded,” “Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth,” “Ms. Hammurabi”, and “Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol” among many other projects.
Early life and childhood
Go Ara was born on February 11, 1990and his age is currently 33 years old. He comes from Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, and his zodiac sign is Aquarius. At a young age, Go Ara was constantly moving around Korea because his father was a soldier. His name is written in Korean as 고아라 and in Hanja as 高雅羅.
When Go Ara was in high school, a friend recommended she audition for talent agency SM Entertainment. In 2003, Go Ara became the winner of SM Entertainment’s teen model contest.
Talking about her educational background, Go Ara graduated from Chung-Ang University with a major in theater. Similarly, Go Ara has a younger brother named Go Yunseok. Apart from this, there is no information about his parents and other family details except the fact that his father is/was a soldier. Likewise, his hobbies include listening to music and playing the flute.
Professional life
Caption: Go Ara posing for a photo with her co-star Jung Il-woo while filming ‘Haechi’. Source: Instagram
Professionally, she is an actress and model. Ara is most popular for starring in the television series. Sharp in the year 2003, Reply 1994 in 2013, You are all surrounded in 2014, Hwarang: the poet warrior youth in 2016-17, Black in 2017, Mrs. Hammurabi in 2018, haechi in 2019, and Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol in 2020.
Go Ara debuted as an actor in 2003, the same year he won SM Entertainment’s teen modeling contest. He played the role of the female lead, Lee Ok-rim, in the 2003 KBS teen drama. Sharp. Her character Ok-rim was an ambitious and confident high school girl and this catapulted her to instant stardom. She later reprized her role as Lee Ok-rim in the sequel. Acute 2.
In 2006, Go Ara starred in the SBS melodrama. Snow Flower alongside Kim Hee-ae. She played the rebellious and ambitious Yoo Da-mi. This also earned her recognition as an actress at the Baeksang Arts Awards.
Similarly, Go Ara’s first film was the big-budget Japanese film. Genghis Khan: to the ends of the earth and sea. It was released in Japan in March 2007. For this film, Go Ara played the role of Khulan, Genghis Khan’s lover. The actress was then cast in another Japanese film, subaru dance due to his fluency in the language.
In 2008, Go Ara appeared in the MBC drama. Who are you? in front of Yoon Kye-sang. Despite low ratings in Korea, Who are you? is a body swap comedy that became popular among international fans. This raised his Korean Wave profile. This eventually led to him appearing in the Japanese television drama. Karei Naru Spy. In 2009, Go Ara starred in the MBC romantic comedy. Heading to the ground with idol singer Jung Yunho of DBSK.
After 2010
In the year 2011, Go Ara made her national film debut in the sports film. Pacemaker. In this film, Go Ara gained 5kg in weight to play a pole vaulter representing South Korea. Ara then showed off his singing skills in the 2012 multicultural film. Dad, with Park Yong-woo. The actress gained attention for her singing and dancing skills, her fluent English, and her performance in the film.
Furthermore, Go Ara’s popularity increased even more thanks to the nostalgic college drama. Reply 1994 released in 2013. To play the role of Sung Na-Jung in this drama, Go Ara cut her hair and also gained 18 pounds. Many doubted her casting when it was announced, but the actress’s performance later won praise from critics and viewers alike.
For her performance in this drama, Go Ara received nominations for “Best Actress” at the Baeksang Art Awards and APAN Star Awards. The actress then played the only rookie detective in the 2014 police drama. You are all surroundedalongside Lee Seung-gi and Cha Seung-won.
In 2015, Go Ara returned to the big screen alongside Yoo Seung-ho in the Joseon-era romantic film, The magician. In this film, Go Ara plays a princess who finds love with a circus magician. The actress followed this with a starring role in Ghost Detective. It is a neo-noir action film starring Lee Je-hoon as the titular Hong Gil-dong.
Subtitle: Go Ara appears on the poster of the drama ‘Miss Hammurabi’. Source: Drama Milk
After 2015
In 2016, she played the female lead alongside Park Seo-Joon in the youth historical drama. Hwarang: the poet warrior youth. The same year, the actress left SM Entertainment after 13 years. Following this, Go Ara signed with the newly formed management agency Artist Company in January 2017.
She starred in the fantasy thriller drama. Black alongside Song Seung-Heon. She played the role of a woman who can foresee death. In the year 2018, Go Ara starred in the legal drama. Mrs. Hammurabi alongside Kim Myung-soo. Also, in this project, Ara played the role of a passionate rookie judge.
In 2019, the actress starred in the historical action drama. Haechi. She played the role of a detective who knows martial arts and foreign languages well. Additionally, Go Ara’s most recent project while writing this biography is the 2020 musical romantic drama. Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol. For this project, Go Ara played a pianist who hits rock bottom after the fall of her family.
Caption: Go Ara captured with her co-stars in a still from the drama ‘Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol’. Source: Instagram
Go Ara – Personal Life
On March 7, 2019, Go Ara’s agency reported that during the filming of haechi, the actress tore her anterior talofibular ligament. This caused her to be hospitalized.
There is no verified information about Go Ara’s relationship status and love affairs. She has not shared any post on social media that could indicate the details of her past and present relationship. This could also indicate that she is currently single.
Body measurements
He has a height of approximately 1.68 meters or 5 feet 5 inches. Likewise, her body weight is around 45 kg or 121 lbs and her chest-waist-hip measurements are 34-26-38 inches. Additionally, Go Ara has dark brown hair and eyes of the same color.
Caption: Go Ara posing for a photo in a wedding dress for the drama ‘Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol’. Source: Instagram
Social media
Talking about her social media presence, she is available on Instagram with the username @ara_go_0211. This account has 901 shared posts and more than 1.1 million followers. Likewise, he created his official Facebook page on July 18, 2011. So far, more than 813.8 thousand people have followed his journey on this platform.
Go Ara – Net worth 2024
Moving on, he has an estimated net worth of approximately $800,000 to $900,000 US dollars.
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