2008–2010: Career beginnings Boram released two experimental singles prior to her debut in
T-ara. Her debut digital single "Is It Today" was released on April 15, 2008, in a single titled "Lucifer Project Vol 1. 愛". On November 14, 2008, she released her second digital single titled "From Memory". Both singles reached the Top 100 chart of South Korean online music platform
MelOn. She later appeared on television series
Star Golden Bell. She also starred in the 2002 movie
The Romantic President and was a magazine model. Additionally, She appeared as a commercial model for The National Public Relations Agency (). In 2007, she starred in
Kebee's "Feeling You" Music Video. Boram was contacted by the CEO of
Core Contents Media after he watched a video clip of her dancing to
BoA's "
My Name". In June 2009, she joined
T-ara as a new member only a month before debut after members Jiae and
Jiwon decided not to debut in the group.
2010–2013: Acting debut and breakthrough In 2009, Boram was chosen as special host for
Sunday Night - Rich Artifacts. The same year, she was a special host for
Mnet's
M!Countdown. It recorded 5,1% in viewership, a 2,2% increase from the previous one, and became the second highest rated special drama of the year. The same year, she made an appearance on the drama
Master of Study and the horror film
Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp. In March 2010, she appeared on the omnibus drama
Bubi Bubi. In December 2010, she was cast in the musical
I Really Really Like You. In 2010, Boram filmed a commercial film for
Cass beer alongside
2PM. She appeared in two of the group's promotional Music Videos for the commercial. In 2011, she made a cameo on the horror movie
Ghastly. The same year she modeled for
Crown Sando. In 2012, Boram was part of the main cast of
Crown Princess show. She was also chosen as a special host on
M!Countdown. The single debuted at number 7 on
Oricon's Weekly Singles Chart. The group held a mini-live tour in 3 cities in Japan. The
Tokyo show ,reportedly, was attended by more than 2,000 fans. The same year she was part of the variety show ''Wooram's Family Camp. It also made its festival debut at the 9th
Daegu International Musical Festival; Korea's oldest and Asia's only Musical festival. In August 2015, she was in the web drama
Sweet Temptation. The drama became one of
Naver's most watched original shows. She also appeared on
Davichi's Music Video for "Moment".
2017–2019: Departure from T-ara, return to acting and hiatus On March 6, 2017,
MBK Entertainment (formerly
Core Contents Media) announced that
T-ara would be releasing their last album as a six-member group in May, after Boram and
Soyeon decided not to renew their contracts, and other members decided to stay with the label until December 31, 2017. On May 7,
MBK Entertainment revealed the group's plans had changed and that the group would disband following the release of the album and that the final album had been rescheduled to release in June 2017, with Boram and
Soyeon not participating due to the expiry of their contracts. On May 8, it was announced that
T-ara's last performance as six-members would be in a Taiwan concert on May 13. In 2018, she appeared in a promotional video for Chinese brand
Pinduoduo's. In September 2019, Boram was cast in
MBN's
Modern Family. She also starred in the web drama ''Shall We That's'' in 2019.
2023–present: Solo activities in Japan In August 2023, Boram announced that she would be active in Japan. On September 22, she officially opened her Japan fanclub with the fandom name "BORAM CHA". The same day, she was announced to host her own new radio show named ''Boram's Annyong Entertainment G!G!G!'' on Shibuya Cross FM. The show will reportedly include an "in-depth 50 minutes of Japanese and Korean fashion, gourmet food, cosmetics". ==Endorsements==