Choi Ara, Model and New Cast of Age of Youth 2
Debuting on the small screens with the slice of life drama Age of Youth 2, Choi Ara made everyone look at her direction with her natural acting skills and tall figure as Joo-eun, the new girl in Belle’s Epoque. Though her name is unfamiliar in the land of K-Drama, Choi Ara is considered to be an experienced model who has been in high demand for walking the runway by many noteworthy designers, as well as being the model for popular brand products. Considering her popular role in Age of Youth 2, it comes as no surprise that many people have become curious about Choi Ara and her career before becoming an actress.
Thus, in this article, Channel-Korea will provide you with everything about Choi Ara, starting from her personal profile, through the list of her works in the fashion industry, magazine appearances, advertisement shoots, TV shows, to her Instagram Feed. So, stay tuned!
Choi Ara’s Full Profile
Stage Name: Choi Ara
Birth Name: Choi Ah-ra
Place and Date of Birth: Seoul, South Korea, January 14th, 1993
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Chinese Astrology: Rooster
Nationality: South Korean
Education: Sungkyunkwan University, with a major in the Department of Acting
Talent Agency: Aile Model Company (formerly joined K Plus before it became a part of YG Entertainment)
Instagram: @araraach
Choi Ara’s Age, Height, and Weight
As has been introduced in her personal profile earlier, Choi Ara was born in 1993. According to the Korean Age System, in 2019 Choi Ara’s age is 27 years old while according to the International Age System, Choi Ara is 26 years old. Other than Choi Ara, there are other Korean celebrities who were born in 1993 as well, such as INFINITE’s Sungjong, IU, Yoo Seung-ho, T-ara’s Jiyeon, Lee Hyun-woo, Apink’s Eunji, Park Seon-ho, former SISTAR member Da-som, Lee Tae-sun, Kang Yoon-jae, Bae Noo-ri, and Shin Jae-ha. Choi Ara is considered to be a very tall and slim woman as her height is 178 cm, whereas her weight is 45 kg.
List of Choi Ara’s TV Show, Advertisement, Fashion Show, and Magazine Appearances
Making her debut in the entertainment industry at the young age of 16, Choi Ara’s face is quite familiar among those who are interested in fashion. Being 178 cm tall, Choi Ara frequently graces magazine covers and editorials. Besides, Choi Ara is the consistent pick of designers who join Seoul Fashion Week as she is able to bring the outfits’ notion that the creators have in mind, be it feminine, tomboyish, trendy, or eccentric. Here, you can check out the list of Choi Ara’s television show, advertisement, fashion show, and magazine appearances!
September 2009 – Singles Korea
December 2009 – J Look Korea
2010 – Music Video of 8eight’s “The End is Coming” (along with 2PM’s Nichkhun)
2010 – Music Video of Unknown Dress’s “Shooting Star”
January 2010 – Vogue Girl Korea
March 2010 – Marie Claire Korea
April 2010 – Marie Claire Korea, Dazed and Confused Korea
May 2010 – Elle Girl Korea, Marie Claire Korea, My Wedding Korea, Harper’s Bazaar Korea
June 2010 – Vogue Girl Korea
July 2010 – NYLON Korea, Elle Girl Korea
August 2010 – Elle Korea
September 2010 – W Korea, NYLON Korea, Dazed & Confused Korea, Marie Claire Korea, Style H Korea, Harper’s Bazaar Korea
October 2010 – Marie Claire Korea, Harper’s Bazaar Korea, W Korea, Vogue Korea
December 2010 – Harper’s Bazaar Korea, Cosmopolitan Korea, W Korea, NYLON Korea, Singles Korea, Sure Korea
2010 – Commercial Film Sky ‘Jamband’ (along with idol group ZE:A)
2010 – Commercial Film 2011 F/W- SKONO Korea (along with Lee Jong-suk)
January 2011 – Vogue Girl, Cosmopolitan Korea, Dazed & Confused Korea, Elle Girl Korea, Lemon Tree Korea, Marie Claire Korea, NYLON Korea, Sure Korea
February 2011 – Elle Girl Korea, Singles Korea, Vogue Girl, W Korea
March 2011 – Dazed & Confused Korea, Elle Korea, NYLON Korea, W Korea, Singles Korea
April 2011 – Harper’s Bazaar, W Korea, Vogue Girl
May 2011 – Ceci Korea, Vogue Girl Korea
June 2011 – Singles Korea, W Korea, My Wedding Korea
August 2011 – Vogue Korea, Harper’s Bazaar
September 2011 – Dazed & Confused Korea, Wonder Woman, Elle Korea, Vogue Girl Korea, Marie Claire Korea
October 2011 – W Korea, Singles Kore, Maison Korea, Elle Girl Korea, Dazed & Confused Korea, Elle Korea, Style H, Vogue Girl Korea
November 2011 – Vogue Girl Korea, Nylon Korea, W Korea
December 2011 – Elle Korea, Marie Claire Korea, Vogue Girl Korea, Luxury Korea, Arena Korea
2011 – Commercial Film Skin Food
2011- Commercial Film Demi Soda (along with musician and actor No Min-woo)
2011 – Adidas Originals #represent Campaign Korea (with Stephanie Lee)
2011 – SKONO Korea F/W 2011 (with Lee Jong-suk)
2011 – MLB Style Korea S/S 2011
2012 – Fashion Show 2012 S/S Seoul Fashion Week (Kwak Hyun-joo, Push Button by Park Seung-gun, Steve J & Yoni P, Roliat by Hong Sung-wan, RAD by Rad Hourani, and How and What by Park Byung-yu)
2012 – Fashion Show 2012 F/W Seoul Fashion Week (Kwak Hyun-joo)
January 2012 – Elle Korea, Marie Claire Korea, Nylon Korea, Vogue Girl Korea
February 2012 – Marie Claire Korea, Singles Korea, Vogue Girl Korea
March 2012 – Allure Korea, Elle Korea, My Wedding, 1st Look, Marie Claire Korea, W Korea
April 2012 – Harper’s Bazaar Korea, Nylon Korea, Singles Korea, Vogue Girl Korea
May 2012 – Sure Korea, Dazed & Confused Korea, Elle Korea
June 2012 – Vogue Korea, Singles Korea
July 2012 – Singles Korea, Ceci Korea, Marie Claire Korea, Vogue Girl
August 2012 – Singles Korea, Beauty+ Korea, Vogue Korea, Elle Korea, Dazed & Confused Korea, Vogue Girl Korea, Nylon Korea
September 2012 – Vogue Girl Korea, Ceci Korea, Cosmopolitan Korea, Elle Korea, In Style Korea, Marie Claire Korea, Style H Korea, Sure Korea, Vogue Korea, W Korea, Elle Girl Korea, Lemon Tree
October 2012 – Ceci Campus Korea, Cosmopolitan Korea, Vogue Girl Korea, Singles Korea, Marie Claire Korea, MAPS Korea, High Cut, Elle Girl Korea, Elle Korea, Dazed & Confused Korea, Harper’s Bazaar Korea
November 2012 – Elle Korea (20th Anniversary), W Korea – Maison photographed by Jung Ki Rak (Stunning pictorial), Vogue Girl Korea, Nylon Korea, Ceci Korea
December 2012 – Vogue Girl Korea, Marie Claire Korea, Elle Korea, Ceci Korea, Allure Korea, Beauty+ Korea, Dazed & Confused Korea, Cosmopolitan Korea
2012 – MLB Korea X Beyond Closet S/S 2013 (with Ahn Jae-hyun, Park Hyeong Seop, and Park Ji- woon)
2012 – Shu Uemura
2013 – Fashion Show 2013 S/S Seoul Fashion Week (Jardin De Chouette)
2013 – Fashion Show 2013 F/W Seoul Fashion Week (Kiok, Kwak Hyun-joo, Low Classic, Paul & Alice, SongZio Homme by Song Zio, and Jardin De Chouette)
2013 – Fashion Show 2013 S/S Seoul Fashion Week (Low Classic and Jardin de Chouette)
January 2013 – Elle Girl Korea, Cosmopolitan Korea, Vogue Girl Korea, Sure Korea, Marie Claire Korea
February 2013 – @star1 Korea, Marie Claire, FAST Korea, Style H Korea, W Korea, Cosmopolitan Korea, Elle Korea, Sure Korea, Vogue Girl Korea
March 2013 – Vogue Girl Korea, Elle Korea, Elle Girl Korea, Singles Korea, Dazed & Confused Korea, FAST Korea, L’Officiel Hommes Korea, Marie Claire Korea, Cosmopolitan Korea
April 2013 – Style H Korea, Ceci Korea, Cosmopolitan Korea, Elle Korea, Nylon Korea, The Galleria, Vogue Girl Korea
May 2013 – Sure Korea, My Wedding Korea, Beauty+, Vogue Girl Korea, Vogue Korea, Cosmopolitan Korea, Allure Korea, Nylon Korea
June 2013 – Vogue Korea, My Wedding Korea, Chosungah, Luxury Korea, Z-Zin, Ceci Korea
July 2013 – Grazia Korea
August 2013 – Dazed & Confused Korea, Elle Korea, Vogue Girl Korea, Style H, Marie Claire Korea
September 2013 – Cosmopolitan Korea, Sure Korea, W Korea, Casa Living Korea, Elle Korea, Vogue Korea, Ceci Korea, Vogue Girl Korea, Campus 10, Singles Korea, Nylon Korea
October 2013 – MAPS Vol.67, W Korea, Bling, Style H, Nylon Korea, Singles Korea, Harper’s Bazaar Korea
November 2013 – Vogue Girl Korea, Ceci, W Korea, Marie Claire Korea
December 2013 – Cosmopolitan Campus, Marie Claire Korea, Vogue Girl Korea, Style H, W Korea, MAPS Korea, Vogue Korea
2013 – Le Coq Sportif 2013 New Training Edition
2013 – CelebShop
2013 – Gleigh – ‘Standard Gleigh’ Fall & Winter 2013 Collection
2013 – Firstlook Outdoor F/W 2013-14 (with Lee Seung-gi)
2013 – 1st Look campaign
2014 – Fashion Show 2014 F/W Seoul Fashion Week (Johnny Hates Jazz by Choi Jin-hyung, Demoo by Park Choon-moo, ANDY & DEBB by Kim Seok-won and Yoon Won-jeong, Kwak Hyun-joo Collection, MAG & LOGAN by Kim Na-young and Kang Min-ju, and Low Classic (separate collection from Seoul Fashion Week))
January 2014 – Vogue Girl Korea, Cosmopolitan Korea, Dazed & Confused Korea, Ceci Korea
February 2014 – W Korea (three separate editorials in one month), Vogue Girl Korea, Ceci Korea, Style H Korea, Marie Claire Korea, Elle Korea, Cosmopolitan Korea
March 2014 – Marie Claire Korea, Ceci Korea, Elle Korea, Singles Korea, Marie Claire Wedding Korea, Cosmopolitan Korea
April 2014 – Ceci Korea, Cosmopolitan Korea, Sure Korea, Nylon Korea, Singles Korea
May 2014 – Marie Claire Korea, Vogue Korea, MAPS Korea, Ceci Korea, Nylon Korea, Elle Korea
June 2014 – Ceci Korea, Harper’s Bazaar Korea, Vogue Korea, Singles Korea
July 2014 – Vogue Korea, Vogue Girl Korea, Marie Claire Korea, Cosmopolitan Korea
December 2014 – Cosmopolitan Korea, Go Out Korea, Style H Korea
2014 – Low Classic S/S 2014 Campaign & Collection (with Lee Ha-eun & Yoo Eun-bi)
2014 – Charm’s S/S 2014 (with Nam Joo-hyuk)
2014 – Low Classic Resort 2014 Collection
2014 – Holika Holika
2015 – Fashion Show 2015 F/W Seoul Fashion Week (87mm, CRES. E DIM, Push Button, and ANDY & DEBB by Kim Seok-won and Yoon Won-jeong)
January 2015 – Marie Claire Korea, Nylon Korea, Vogue Korea
February 2015 – W Korea, Vogue Korea, Sure Korea, Marie Claire Korea, Grazia Korea
March 2015 – Urbanlike Korea (Cover), Ceci Korea, Nylon Korea, Marie Claire Wedding
April 2015 – Marie Claire Korea, Elle Korea, W Korea
May 2015 – Marie Claire Korea, Nylon Korea
June 2015 – Elle Korea
July 2015 – Style H Korea, Ceci Korea
August 2015 – Marie Claire Korea, W Korea, Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue Korea
September 2015 – Style Chosun, Allure Korea, Cosmopolitan Korea, Grazia Korea, Marie Claire Korea, The Galleria, W Korea, Ceci Korea, Elle Korea Wedding
October 2015 – Vogue Korea, Maire Claire Korea, Vogue Girl Korea, Cosmopolitan Korea, W Korea, Ceci Korea, Singles Korea
November 2015 – W Korea, Marie Claire Korea, Sure Korea, Vogue Korea, Beauty+, Style H Korea
December 2015 – Singles Korea, Dazed & Confused Korea, Sure Korea, Ceci Korea, Style H Korea, Women’s Joongah, W Korea, Cosmopolitan Korea, Vogue Korea
2016 – Fashion Show 2016 S/S Seoul Fashion Week (Fleamadonna)
January 2016 – Vogue Korea, Sure Korea, Marie Claire Korea, Allure Korea, Ceci Korea
February 2016 – Marie Claire Korea, Cosmopolitan Korea
April 2016 – Cosmopolitan Korea, Ceci Korea
May 2016 – Harper’s Bazaar Korea, Vogue Korea
June 2016 – Allure Korea, Singles Korea, W Korea
July 2016 – Ceci Korea, Allure Korea, Singles Korea, Dazed & Confused Korea, Singles Korea
August 2016 – Grazia Korea, Cosmopolitan Korea
September 2016 – Cosmopolitan Korea, Grazia Korea, Hera Korea
October 2016 – W Korea, Bling Korea, Nylon Korea
November 2016 – Ceci Korea
December 2016 – Allure Korea, W Korea
2017 – Fashion Show 2017 S/S Seoul Fashion Week (CRES. E DIM, Fleamadonna, and Kiok)
January 2017 – Vogue Korea, Style H Korea, W Korea, Marie Claire Korea, Allure Korea
February 2017 – Allure Korea, Grazia Korea, Vogue Korea, Harper’s Bazaar Korea, Marie Claire Korea, Cosmopolitan Korea
March 2017 – Marie Claire Korea, Vogue Korea, Harper’s Bazaar Korea, Allets, Style H Korea, Cosmopolitan Korea, Allure Korea
April 2017 – Cosmopolitan Korea, Ceci Korea, Allets
May 2017 – W Korea
June 2017 – W Korea, Allure Korea, Style H Korea, Singles Korea, Marie Claire Korea
July 2017 – Allure Korea, Vogue Korea
2017 – Bird by Juicy Couture Summer 2017
2017 – tvN Age of Youth 2
2018 – Fashion Show 2018 F/W Seoul Fashion Week (HERA)
Choi Ara’s Instagram Feed
Living an ideal life as a runway and pictorial model, Choi Ara has always been considered to be a young and very talented figure in the Korean fashion industry. Her popularity is demonstrated by her Instagram account (@araraach), which she created back in December 2013. Accordingly, Choi Ara has posted over 250 posts, follows 306 accounts, and has 83,900 followers. Here are the top 10 of Choi Ara’s Instagram Feeds that you must see!
In the first photo, which was posted on October 26th, 2018, Choi Ara looks pretty with her long black hair, contrary to the usual tomboyish image that the general public knows of her. In the caption, Choi Ara wrote, “Good afternoon #HERA #heraseoulista #Blindness.”
In the second photo, which was posted on August 24th, 2018, Choi Ara poses with a flower bucket while wearing a revealing tank top, showing her classy yet sexy vibe. In the caption, Choi Ara wrote, “I am late but I am very thankful for the opportunity #HERA #heraseoulista.”
In the third photo, which was posted on April 27th, 2018, Choi Ara looks cute even though she is wearing a basic training jacket. In the caption, Choi Ara wrote, “The temperature yesterday.”
In the fourth photo, which was posted on May 31st, 2018, Choi Ara took a vacation to France and posed at the edge of the Seine River. In the caption, Choi Ara wrote, “Midnight In Paris <3.”
In the fifth photo, which was posted on January 12th, 2018, Choi Ara looks adorable while taking a selfie with her Dalmatian dog. In the caption, Choi Ara wrote, “Kkomdingi.”
In the sixth photo, which was posted on November 24th, 2017, Choi Ara is an eccentric woman taking a stroll with her brown poodle dog on a sunny day. In the caption, Choi Ara wrote, “Today’s main star.”
In the seventh photo, which was posted on October 7th, 2017, Choi Ara once again shows that she is a dog lover as she observes a white dog while squatting. In the caption, Choi Ara wrote, “Today is the broadcast of #AgeOfYouth2 Thank you for your hard work! <3.”
In the eighth photo, which was posted on August 22nd, 2017, Choi Ara took a selfie with the main cast of her first drama Age of Youth 2. In the caption, Choi Ara wrote, “Don’t forget to watch the first episode of #AgeofYouth2 on August 25th.”
In the ninth photo, which was posted on May 23rd, 2017, Choi Ara was seen giving a peck to a dolphin. In the caption, Choi Ara wrote, “What happened in Bali.”
Finally, in the last photo, which was posted on February 22nd, 2017, Choi Ara looks feminine, showing off her shoulders. In the caption, Choi Ara wrote, “Hehe hehe #RougeCocoGloss #ilovecoco.”
