Go Ara

Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Go Ara

Role / Field:

South Korean actress and model known for roles in Sharp, Reply 1994, and Hwarang.

Born:

1990-02-11

Century / Era:

1990s Historical Era

Database Source:

2Day Chrono-Wiki & Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Origins & Early Life

Go Ara (Korean: 고아라; born February 11, 1990) is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for starring in the television series Sharp (2003), Heading to the Ground (2009), Reply 1994 (2013), You're All Surrounded (2014), Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016–17), Black (2017), Ms. Hammurabi (2018), Haechi (2019), and Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol (2020). Go was born in Jinju, South Korea. At a young age, she constantly moved around Korea because her father was a soldier. When she was in junior high, she was recommended by a friend to audition for the talent agency SM Entertainment.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

In 2003, she became the winner of the SM Entertainment Teen Model Contest. Go was chosen to play the female lead, Lee Ok-rim, in the 2003 KBS teen drama Sharp. Her role as an ambitious and confident middle school girl catapulted her to instant stardom. She reprised her role in the sequel Sharp 2. Go next starred in the 2006 SBS melodrama Snow Flower alongside Kim Hee-ae.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

Her portrayal of the rebellious and ambitious Yoo Da-mi won her acting recognition at the Baeksang Arts Awards. Go's first film was the big-budget Japanese movie Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea, which was released in Japan in March 2007. She played Khulan, the mistress of Genghis Khan, after being picked from more than 40,000 auditions. Go was then cast in another Japanese film, Dance Subaru due to her fluency in the language. In 2008, she was cast in the MBC drama Who Are You?

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1990 (1990-02-11): Birth of Go Ara — South Korean actress and model known for roles in Sharp, Reply 1994, and Hwarang.
2. 2003: 2003 Milestone — She is best known for starring in the television series Sharp (2003), Heading to the Ground (2009), Reply 1994 (2013), You're All Surrounded (2014), Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016–17), Black (2017), Ms.
3. 2006: 2006 Milestone — Go next starred in the 2006 SBS melodrama Snow Flower alongside Kim Hee-ae.
4. 2007: 2007 Milestone — Go's first film was the big-budget Japanese movie Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea, which was released in Japan in March 2007.
5. 2008: 2008 Milestone — In 2008, she was cast in the MBC drama Who Are You?
6. 2018: 2018 Milestone — Hammurabi (2018), Haechi (2019), and Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol (2020).

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Go Ara

True or False: “Go Ara's first major role was in the film Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea.”

Answer (FALSE ❌): Her initial breakthrough came from her leading role as Lee Ok-rim in the 2003 KBS teen drama Sharp.

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