She is known for her roles in the television series The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop (2016–2017) and Mistress (2018).
Goo attended Seoul Arts High School and graduated from Ewha Womans University with the Bachelor of Dance.
[3] During her time as a model, Goo was once in relationship with Ha Jung-woo from August 2008, which later announced in April 2009.
[4][5] On 15 June 2017, while on the way from Grand Hyatt Seoul, Goo was caught for driving under influence of alcohol near the Hannam Bridge in Seoul at 11:40 p.m, with her blood alcohol concentration of 0.051%, enough to result in the cancellation of her driver's license.
On 28 November 2018, Goo's agency My Company released an official announcement and statement of her upcoming marriage to a professor who was five years older than her and taught at a university in France, scheduled for 30 December 2018.