Former Rainbow member Go Woori gives birth to a son, announces on social media
In short
Go Woori, a former member of the K-pop group Rainbow who now works as an actress, said on Oct 7 that she had given birth to a son. In a post on her personal social media she wrote that the baby, whose prenatal nickname was “Bokdeongi,” was born “very robustly,” and thanked those who had supported her. She and her husband, a businessman five years her senior, married in 2022.
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Go Woori, a former member of the K-pop group Rainbow who now works as an actress, has given birth to a son, she said on Oct 7. Newsis reported in its headline that she became a mother at 38. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Dong-A Ilbo quoted her Instagram post as saying, “Bokdeongi (prenatal name) was born very robustly,” and thanking everyone who had cheered her on. Hankook Ilbo reported that the post carried a photo of a baby bib embroidered with the Korean word “Bokdeongi,” the prenatal nickname she had used publicly, and quoted a slightly different wording of the same message: “Bokdeongi was born very robustly. Everyone who cheered me on, be blessed.” Hankook Ilbo said she did not disclose the baby's face or the place of birth. [ 2 , 3 ]
Dong-A Ilbo said she married a businessman five years her senior in September 2022 and announced her pregnancy in April, about three years and seven months later. Hankook Ilbo said news of an early-stage pregnancy emerged in February and that she announced it herself on MBC's “Radio Star” in April, where she said she got the call to appear on the show the day after seeing two lines on a pregnancy test. [ 2 , 3 ]
Hankook Ilbo reported that she shared her pregnancy on her social media through the year: in August she wrote that the latter half of the pregnancy had begun, and on Sept 25 she posted photos of herself in hanbok with the message “We will soon be three. D-11.” Dong-A Ilbo reported that on Oct 5 she wrote, “Tomorrow I finally meet Bokdeongi,” calling it a night that was both frightening and exciting, and saying she would return after a healthy birth. [ 2 , 3 ]
Both outlets noted her career background: she debuted with Rainbow in 2009 and later moved into acting, and Hankook Ilbo added that she recently reunited with fellow member Jo Hyun-young under the name Rainbow18. [ 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The birth is a personal milestone covered as entertainment news by national outlets, which have followed her pregnancy through her social media posts since early this year. It carries little consequence beyond celebrity coverage; the documents give no indication of wider impact.
Key facts
- Go Woori, a former Rainbow member now working as an actress, announced on Oct 7 that she had given birth to a son. [ 2 , 3 ]
- She posted the news on her personal social media, writing that the baby was born “very robustly” and thanking those who supported her. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The baby's prenatal nickname was “Bokdeongi,” Korean for a lucky or treasured child. [ 2 , 3 ]
- She married a businessman five years her senior in 2022. [ 2 , 3 ]
- She did not disclose the baby's face or the place of birth. [ 3 ]
- She debuted with the group Rainbow in 2009. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Newsis reported in its headline that she became a mother at 38. [ 1 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The exact date and place of the birth, and the baby's face. Hankook Ilbo explicitly says the birth location and the baby's face were not disclosed.
- Her age, given as 38. The figure appears only in the Newsis headline and is not corroborated by the other documents.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Newsis reports that Go Woori has become a mother, saying she gave birth at 38. [ 1 ]
- Dong-A Ilbo reports the birth, quoting her Instagram message that the baby was born “very robustly” and that she was married in September 2022. [ 2 ]
- Hankook Ilbo reports the birth, the “Bokdeongi” baby bib photo, and that the birth location and the baby's face were not disclosed. [ 3 ]