Go Ara 고아라

In Ara's debut role, she plays an innocent 15 year old middle-schooler who has a lot of spunk and charm. She is always true to herself and other so you can't help but love her. This drama depicts the growing pains of a regular teen who is learning the lessons of life.

Ara continues her role of Lee Ok-lim in the sequel, which depicts her high school career. Compared to her hot tempered and childish personality in middle school, she's matured now. Throughout high school, she learns about love, rivalry, friends and herself. 

 [2006/2007 - SBS] 눈꽃 / Snow Flower (as Yoo Da-mi)

As Yoo Da-mi, Ara plays a completely different character from her previous roles. Yoo Da-mi is a rich, smart and polite high school teenager. When she learns that her mother has been lying to her, her whole life, Da-mi rebels and decides to pursue a career in acting. 

Young-in is a girl fresh out of college who wants to become a comic artist. Due to her father's death and his debts, she is forced to quit her dreams when she meets a lonely man who is her exact opposite. She starts falling for this man, who is mean but sweet, while learning that there is more to him than what meets the eye. 

In celebration of her 20th birthday, this is a documentary following Ara around Japan as she takes her first overseas trip as an adult. Ara shops, eats and tells anecdotes about her childhood.

 [2009 - NTV] 華麗なるスパイ / Karei Naru Spy / Unusual Spy (as Shin Yoon-ah, Ep. 3)

In Ara's Japanese drama debut, she plays Yoon-ah, a famous Korean actress with a sorrowful past. She may seem innocent and angelic on the outside but has a deadly motive on the inside.

 [2009 - MBC] 맨땅에 헤딩 / Heading to the Ground (as Kang Hae-bin)

Ara's most mature role yet, she plays Hae-bin, a rookie sports agent who discovers a hidden talent and wants to make him the most marketable player. She scorned for being a female in the sports world but depends on her own strength to survive. 

Ara is rediscovered through her drama comeback as a loud and bright college student with an easy going personality. This drama travels back and forth from the 90's, early 2000's and present day, following the lives of the students at Shinchon boarding house, run by Na-jung and her family. It depicts the lives of the college students as they learn to love and experience the city of Seoul.

 [2007 - Japan] 蒼き狼 地果て海尽きるまで / Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea (as Khulan)

Chosen from 40,000 contestants for the role of Mistress Khulan, this is Ara's movie debut; this movie is also reported to be one of the most expensive movies Japan has ever made. Ara plays the unrestrained and independent second wife of Genghis Khan. She holds a special place in the Mongol Empire and in Genghis's heart. 

 [2009 - Japan] 昴! スバル / Dance! Subaru (as Liz Park)

Liz Park is a Korean American ballerina who is a star pupil at the famous American Ballet Theatre in New York. Liz runs away to Tokyo out of boredom from the tedious life as a ballet student when she sees Subaru as a worthy competitor to revitalize her waning enthusiasm for ballet. 

 [2012 - Korea] 페이스 메이커 / Pacemaker (as Yoo Ji-won)

She is the "pretty bird" pole vaulter who is always in the light of the media. Her goal is to become recognized for her talents and after meeting a certain pacemaker at the Olympic track, she creates a friendship, perhaps romance, with Man-ho who helps her realize the strengths of her true talents.

 [2012] 파파 / Papa (as June)

June sacrifices her love for music and dance for her family but is later able to rekindle her passions through her new father's contract marriage with her mother. After applying for an audition program, she passes on to become a star.