Acting
Kim Borana
Born
1972-10-16 (54)
Place of birth
Seoul, South Korea
Known for
Acting
Credits
11 titles
Kim Borana, professionally known as Borana, is a South Korean actress and singer born on October 16, 1972, in Seoul. She began her entertainment career in 1987 after winning the Photogenic Award at the Miss Lotte pageant, which led to her debut as a model for Lotte Confectionery. In 1992, she was officially selected as part of SBS's second talent recruitment class, marking her transition into acting. Throughout the 1990s, Borana appeared in various television dramas, films, and musicals, and served as the lead vocalist on Uptown's fourth album Verbal Medication in 1999. That same year, she married music producer Dick (Gu Yong-hui) and temporarily retired from public life. She returned to a…
Known for
8.3A psychopath's ruthless serial murders have left the entire nation gripped by fear and chaos. An honest, justice-seeking rookie police officer and a veteran detective with a tragic past, face off against the killer. After their encounter with the psychopath, their lives change completely.
Mouse
2021
8.4Made half-human and half-spirit by accident, a young man is employed by a company of grim reapers in the underworld to carry out special missions.
Tomorrow
2022
7.7Three con artists with different backgrounds, team up for a daring and adventurous scheme of revenge against the villains of this era.
Confidence Queen
2025
7.5A body found in the middle of town. A luxe label on the rise. A detective tests every stitch of a woman's story that keeps changing. What really happened?
The Art of Sarah
2026
8.1Once rivals in school, two brilliant doctors reunite by chance — each facing life’s worst slump and unexpectedly finding solace in each other.
Doctor Slump
2024
7.8A team of tenacious detectives study the minds of murderers at a time when Korea's first serial murders terrorized the nation. Based on true events.
Through the Darkness
2022
Film credits
1990s · 4 titles
7.5When old Mr. Park dies, his first son Chan-Wu, a film director, and his troublesome daughter Mi-Seon hurriedly come back to their rural hometown, and third son Chan-Se comes back to Korea from America. As the quiet country village gets busy preparing funeral, the house in mourning becomes a meeting place where villagers gather to ask how they are getting along and meet old friends. The children mourn their father's death and above all Mi-Seon, who caused her parents a lot of grief, can't stop crying. Chan-Wu, the chief mourner, has a revelation about his career, and Chan-Se prepares to sing hymns for the Confucian funeral service. Old Man Park's sister sells insurance products and gradually the funeral service becomes for the living rather then the dead.
Farewell My Darling
1996
Short film by Jae-Yeong Heo, Soo-gil Lee, and Derek Son Tae-woong.
The Love of a Grape Seed
1994
7.0Hye-joo and Eun-kyung vie for 1st place in school. Tae-ho, who's tormented by his parents who incessantly nag about grades, has a crush on Hye-joo. The two girls begin an earnest struggle for the top score as they prepare for the final exams. But when Eun-kyung sees Hye-joo, who's been too sick to study, cheat, she becomes indignant.
Let's Look at the Sky Sometimes
1990
9.0No synopsis available yet.
This Is the Beginning of Love
1991
Series credits
8.3A psychopath's ruthless serial murders have left the entire nation gripped by fear and chaos. An honest, justice-seeking rookie police officer and a veteran detective with a tragic past, face off against the killer. After their encounter with the psychopath, their lives change completely.
Mouse
2021
8.4Made half-human and half-spirit by accident, a young man is employed by a company of grim reapers in the underworld to carry out special missions.
Tomorrow
2022
7.7Three con artists with different backgrounds, team up for a daring and adventurous scheme of revenge against the villains of this era.
Confidence Queen
2025
7.5A body found in the middle of town. A luxe label on the rise. A detective tests every stitch of a woman's story that keeps changing. What really happened?
The Art of Sarah
2026
8.1Once rivals in school, two brilliant doctors reunite by chance — each facing life’s worst slump and unexpectedly finding solace in each other.
Doctor Slump
2024
7.8A team of tenacious detectives study the minds of murderers at a time when Korea's first serial murders terrorized the nation. Based on true events.
Through the Darkness
2022