Who is the actress? Nam Bo Ra?
You may have seen her in K-Drama The moon embraces the sun.
Although she is known as an actress, the public remembers how busy she was growing up as the first daughter of eleven children. In 2008, Nam Bo Ra appeared in a reality show Humanity Screening, which gave viewers a glimpse into her large family. As the second oldest child—and the first oldest daughter—she helped raise nine younger siblings.
She was nineteen when the show aired, and it was announced after the show that her parents had two more children – making her one of thirteen children.
Nam Bo Ra once said in an interview in 2012 that she had to start her acting career under the huge burden of twelve siblings. Despite his duties, however, he is said to draw strength from his family.
I draw a lot of strength from little things. For example, graduation is very crowded. But if my younger siblings comfort me, I quickly forget everything. In a way, they are like a driving force that helps me take my next step.
— Nam Bo Ra
Although Nam Bo Ra didn’t dream of becoming a celebrity, she was scouted by agencies that pestered her to join—and eventually became an actress. Therefore, she built her acting career in both major and minor roles in K-dramas and films and established herself as an actress. She gained attention mainly for her role in the film Sunny.
Nam Bo Ra shared the burden of being the eldest daughter on the show Golden Clinic Dr. Oh in 2021; she felt she had no choice but to become the caretaker of her twelve siblings, but she was given the responsibilities regardless.
Then in 2015 something tragic happened — her younger brother died. Her brother told her he was going to meet a friend and she didn’t hear from him for two days, leading her to call the police. On the way to the police station, she fell four times and could not breathe because she was shaken. The next day her brother was found and pronounced dead.
Nam Bo Ra confided that at the time, she couldn’t even cry at the death of her fifth oldest sibling because she thought how much harder it would be for her parents.
There was a time when I had to say goodbye to my younger brother. That time when I came home I couldn’t cry because I thought about how hard it was for the parents… They are my parents but they are also someone’s children and I thought about how they need someone to lean on . , also. I thought they needed someone to support them, so I stuck it out as hard as I could. I would cry somewhere else where there is no home. – Nam Bo Ra
The young actress continued to share JTBCreality show Secret sister in 2018 that after the death of her younger brother, she attended morning prayer every day and prayed for help. Stating that every Christmas is not a happy time for her, the actress struggled a lot after the tragedy.
Earlier this year, Nam Bo Ra officially relaunched her YouTube channel in February. Since then, she has been uploading vlogs, makeup videos and other content. She also revealed that she started her clean care brand Muhas in 2020 while acting. Through her business, she donated and sponsored single mothers with her hand sanitizers with pure ingredients, and in addition to financial support, she also started a campaign to raise awareness about single-parent families.
In her first YouTube video, Nam Bo Ra revealed that her sixth sibling Nam Hwi Ho, was diagnosed with a developmental disorder. She explained that he had not received a disability assessment for a long time because he was borderline. After two or three months of visiting several hospitals to prove that he had a disability, Hwi Ho finally received a disability assessment.
On July 3, Nam Bo Ra recently participated in Hwi Ho’s barista skills competition for people with developmental disabilities as its “manager”. In a video titled “The Life of K-Eldest Daughter…? The Busy Eldest Daughter’s Vlog,” Nam Bo Ra showed her brother’s process of preparing for and winning the award after his barista competition where she supported and encouraged her brother.
Nam Bo Ra juggles her acting career, taking on the responsibilities of being the eldest sister, and running her own business. She is busy as always. Appears in K-Drama titled Hyo Shim’s Independent Life in September this yearstarring actors UIE and Ha Jun.
